Natasha Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 E Perusal

Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812

Book, Music, and Lyrics byDave Malloy

PERUS A L S CORE

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CASTING

There’s a war going on out there somewhere, and ANDREY isn’t here. (Range: Baritone, F2-Eb3)

NATASHA is young; she loves Andrey with all her heart. (Range: Soprano, G3-F5)

SONYA is good; Natasha’s cousin and closest friend. (Range: Mezzo-Soprano, B3-C5)

MARYA is oldschool; a grande dame of Moscow. Natasha’s Godmother, strict yet kind. (Range: Alto, G3-B4)

ANATOLE is hot; he spends his money on women and wine. (Range: Tenor, B2-C#5)

HÉLÈNE is a slut; Anatole’s sister, married to Pierre. (Range: Alto, G3-F5)

DOLOKHOV is fierce (but not too important). Anatole’s friend, a crazy good shot. (Range: Baritone, E3-F4)

OLD PRINCE BOLKONSKY is crazy, and MARY is plain; Andrey’s family - totally messed up. (BOLKONSKY Range: Baritone, Ab3-F4) (MARY Range: Mezzo-Soprano, G3-B4)

BALAGA is just for fun. (Range: Baritone, A2-E4)

And what about PIERRE? Dear, bewildered, and awkward PIERRE? (Range: Bari-Tenor, Ab2-Ab4)

ENSEMBLE/VARIOUS OTHERS (2F 2M +)

SHOW SPECIFICATIONS

CHORUS SIZESmall

(11 Characters, Optional Chorus)

MUSICAL STYLEPop/Rock, Folk, Operetta

VOCAL DEMANDSDifficult

TIME19th Century

SETTINGVarious locations in 19th century Russia. The original production used immersive

staging to create a Russian-Samovar-meets-New-York-City-Night-Club atmopshere.

ORCHESTRA

SIZEMedium (26 Books)

BREAKDOWN

• Piano/Conductor’s Score• Accordion• Auxilliary Percussion• Bass• Cello• Clarinet• Drums• Oboe• Viola• Violin• 3 Guitar Books• Keyboard 1

This title also includes 10 Chorus Books and optional Mary, Pierre, and Anatole books as part of the standard rental package.

MUSICAL NUMBERSSelections from the numbers in bold are included in this perusal score

1. Prologue Ensemble 12. Pierre Pierre, Ensemble 153. Moscow Marya D., Natasha, Sonya 274. The Private and Intimate Life of the

HouseBolkonsky, Mary 39

5. Natasha & Bolkonskys Natasha, Mary, Bolkonsky 516. No One Else Natasha 607. The Opera (Part I) Ensemble 677. The Opera (Part II) Ensemble 797. The Opera (Part III) Ensemble 858. Natasha & Anatole Natasha, Anatole 939. Natasha Lost Natasha 10310. The Duel "Pierre, Anatole, Dolokhov, Hélène, 11011. Sunday Morning Marya D., Natasha, Sonya 13112. Charming Hélene, with Natasha 13613. The Ball Natasha, Anatole 14514. Letters Ensemble 15915. Sonya & Natasha Sonya, Natasha 177(15) (Sonya & Natasha) (Sonya, Natasha) (191)16. Sonya Alone Sonya 20217. Preparations Dolokhov, Anatole, with Pierre 20718. Balaga Balaga, Anatole, Dolokhov, Ensemble 21819. The Abduction Ensemble 22620. In My House Marya D., Natasha, Sonya 23521. A Call to Pierre Pierre, Marya D. 24322. Find Anatole Pierre, with Natasha, Anatole, Hélène 25023. Pierre & Anatole Pierre, Anatole 25524. Natasha Very Ill Sonya 26525. Pierre & Andrey Pierre, Andrey 26726. Pierre & Natasha Pierre, Natasha 27127. The Great Comet of 1812 Pierre, Ensemble 275

Bows 281

PIANO / CONDUCTOR NOTES

Piano/Conductor Notes –

In the original production, the Conductor switched to the keyboard for the following songs:

9 – Natasha Lost

10 – The Duel

15 – Sonya and Natasha

For 15, Sonya and Natasha , Pierre played the piano while the Conductor played the Organ

patch on the keyboard. In the event that Pierre is not playing the piano in your production, it may be

easier to have the keyboard player remain on the keyboard for this song, so we have included both

the piano and a conductor book in the score.

As an additional note the Conductor switched from Piano/Conductor to a Baton Conductor for

the following songs:

14 ‐ Letters

16 – Sonya Alone

17 – Preparations

18 – Balaga

19 –The Abduction

20 – In My House

21 – A Call to Pierre

24 – Natasha Very Ill

For the following songs the Piano was played by the actor playing Pierre, while the remaining

songs did not have an acoustic Piano part.

15 – Sonya and Natasha

16 – Sonya Alone

17 – Preparations

18 – Balaga

19 –The Abduction

20 – In My House

Included in the rental package is a book for the actor playing Pierre, but if the conductor wishes

to use a pit pianist there is also a Piano only book which includes the keyboard parts and a piano part for

when the conductor may wish to baton conduct. There is also a book for the actress playing Mary, who

played Accordion and Glockenspiel, but if a pit musician is used, there are books for those instruments

as well.

PIANO/M

DP

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aryG

UITA

RA

ux P

ercussion

1P

rologu

ePiano

Accordion

Bolkonsky/D

olokhovBalaga

2P

ierrePiano

PianoBolkonsky/D

olokhov3

Moscow

Piano Accordion

Bolkonsky

4Th

e Private an

d In

timate

Piano Accordion

5N

atasha &

Bolkon

skysPiano

Tambourine

Dolokhov

Marya

6N

o On

e ElsePiano

7Th

e Op

eraPiano

Accordion

8N

atasha &

An

atolePiano

9N

atasha Lost

Keyboard H

arp1

0Th

e Du

elKeyboard S

aw1

1S

un

day M

ornin

gPiano

Glockenspiel

12

Ch

armin

gPiano

13

The B

allPiano

Keyboard S

awG

lockenspiel

14

LettersConductor

Pierre1

5S

onya &

Natash

aKeyboard O

rganPiano

Accordion

Bolkonsky

16

Son

ya Alon

eConductor

Piano Bolkonsky

17

Prep

arations

Conductor

Piano Accordion

Bolkonsky

Helen

e

18

Balag

aConductor

Piano Accordion

Bolkonsky

Marya, So

nya, H

elene

19

The A

bd

uction

Conductor

Piano Accordion

Dolokhov

Sonya H

elene

20

In M

y Hou

seConductor

Piano 2

1A

Call To P

ierreConductor

22

Find

An

atolePiano

23

Pierre &

An

atolePiano

Accordion

24

Natash

a Very Ill

Conductor

Dolokhov

25

Pierre an

d A

nd

reyPiano

Accordion

Dolokhov

26

Pierre an

d N

atasha

Piano 2

7Th

e Great C

omet of 1

81

2Piano

Dolokhov

NO. 01 PROLOGUE

ENSEMBLE(SATB)

Measures 47 - 89

ta sha's god mo ther strict yetkind Mar ya is old school Son ya is good Na tata sha is young and An drey is n't here

47

ta sha's god mo ther strict yetkind Mar ya is old school Son ya is good Na tata sha is young and An drey is n't here

mf

A‹A‹ E‹ A‹A‹ E‹ A‹A‹ E‹ B7

And this is all in your pro gram You are at the op era

D50

And this is all in your pro gram You are at the op era

E‹

f

E‹

Gon na have to stu dy up a lit tle bit if you wan na keep with the plot Cuz it's a

53

Gon na have to stu dy up a lit tle bit if you wan na keep with the plot Cuz it's a

3 3 3

3 3 3

[Tutti]

Piano/Conductor1. PROLOGUE

6

-- 6 --

comp li ca ted Rus sian no vel Ev ery one's got nine dif ferent names So

55

comp li ca ted Rus sian no vel Ev ery one's got nine dif ferent names So

Aº7

V.S.

look it up in your pro gram We'd ap pre ci ate it thanks a lot Da da da Da da da Da da da

57

look it up in your pro gram We'd ap pre ci ate it thanks a lot Da da da Da da da Da da da

A©º7 G/B C G C G C G C

3

3

3 3


7

-- 7 --

An a tole is hot he

E60

An a tole

An a toleB7

ff

E‹

mp

C G

spends his mo ney on wo men andwine

64

He spends his mo ney on wo men andwine An a toleis hot Mar ya is old school

He spends his mo ney on wo men andwine An a toleis hot Mar ya is old school

D7

mf

A‹A‹ E‹ A‹A‹ E‹

ANATOLE

[Strings]

3

3

[Winds] [Tutti]


8

-- 8 --

Hél

67

Son ya is good Na ta sha is young and An drey is n't here


A‹A‹ E‹ A‹A‹ E‹ B7 E‹

ène is a slut An a tole'ssis ter mar ried to Pi erre

70

An a tole's sis ter mar ried toPi erre Hél ène is aslut An a tole is hot

An a tole's sis ter mar ried toPi erre Hél ène is aslut An a tole is hot

mp

C G D7

mf

A‹ E‹ A‹ E‹

2

4

4

4

2

4

4

4

2

4

4

4

2

4

4

4

2

4

4

4

HÉLÈNE

3 3

3 3

3

3 3

3 3

[Strings] [Winds] [Tutti]


9

-- 9 --

Mar ya is oldold school Son ya is good Na ta sha is young and An drey is n't here

74

Mar ya is oldold school Son ya is good Na ta sha is young and An drey is n't here

A‹ E‹ A‹ E‹ A‹ E‹ B7 E‹

Do lo khov is fierce but not too im por tant An a tole's friend a cra zy good shot

77

mp

B7 C G D7

An a tole's friend a cra zy good shot Do lo khov is fierce Hél ène is a slut An a toleishot Mar ya is oldold school

80

An a tole's friend a cra zy good shot Do lo khov is fierce Hél ène is a slut An a toleishot Mar ya is oldold school

mf

A‹A‹ E‹ A‹A‹ E‹ A‹A‹ E‹ A‹A‹ E‹

3 3 3

3 3 3

DOLOKHOV

3

[Strings + Winds]

3 3 3

3 3 3

[Tutti]


10

-- 10 --


83


A‹A‹ E‹ A‹A‹ E‹ B7 E‹

Chan de liers and ca vi ar the war can't touch us here

86

Chan de liers and ca vi ar the war can't touch us here.B7 B7(b9)

Mi nor char ac ters

F88

Mi nor char ac ters

ff

E‹

2

4

4

4

2

4

4

4

2

4

4

4

2

4

4

4

6

8

6

8

6

8

6

8

3 3

3 3


11

-- 11 --

NO. 02 PIERRE

PIERREMale, Bari-Tenor

And what about PIERRE? Dear, bewildered, and awkward PIERRE?

Character Range: Ab2-Ab4

ENSEMBLE(SATB)

Measures 01 - 31

Piano/Conductor

It'smf dawned on me

q. = 80

aggressivelyf

D/A

mf

with pedal

sud den ly and for no ob vi ous rea son that I

4

F©‹/A F©‹/A

V.S.

can't go on li ving as I am.

7

E‹/G B7/F© E‹

12

8

12

8

12

8

12

8

BolkonskyDolokhov

PIERRE

2. Pierrefrom Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812

Music & Lyrics by Dave MalloyBased on War & Peace by Leo Tolstoy

PIANO

2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

[Pierre solo piano]

2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

-- 15 --

The zest of life has van ished. On ly the

10

C G

ske le ton re mains un ex pec ted ly vi le. I used to be

12

F© F©7/A© B(;3) B7/A E‹/G

bet ter I used to be bet ter I used to be bet ter. I used to be

A14

Ahp

F©7 F²7E‹

4

2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

2 2

2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

2

Sop TenAlto Bass

[+ Chorus]

2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

Piano/Conductor

2. PIERRE

2

-- 16 --

bet ter I used to be bet ter I used to be bet ter.

16

Ah

F©7 F²7 E‹

Ahsfp

Ohff

Pi erre, our mer ry feast ing crank Our most

B C18

ff

E‹ D A‹ E‹

dear, most kind, most smart, and ec cen tric A warm heart ed Rus sian of the old school. Hisf

22

C/G G F©º7/G GC G

2

2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

SopAlto Ten Bass

2

2

[Tutti]2

2 2 2 2 42

2

2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

Piano/Conductor

2. PIERRE

3

-- 17 --

purse is al ways emp ty 'cuz it's o pen to all Oh Pi erre Just

24

f

B7(b9) E‹ B7 C C/B

mf

A‹(„ˆˆ9)

onemp

of a hun dred sad old men li ving out their fi nal days in Mos cow.

27

mp

Aº7 F©º D©º C A‹6 B7 E‹

If

drink too

D29

ff

D/A

2 2 22

2

2

2 2

2 4 4 2

2

[Oboe, Guitars][Tutti]

2 2 2 2

Piano/Conductor

2. PIERRE

4

-- 18 --

NO. 09 NATASHA LOST

NATASHAFemale, Soprano

NATASHA is young; she loves Andrey with all her heart.

Character Range: G3-F5

Measures 72 - 162

Back in the thea ter full of lights Where ten ors jumped a bout in

A little fasterE72

mf

E¨ B¨ F7 B¨ E¨ B¨A little faster

E

tin sel jack ets Younggirls and old men cried bra vo in rap ture There it all seemed

80

F7 B¨ E¨ B¨ D7 G‹ E¨

sim ple But now a lone I am torrit...

tured My

88

B¨ C‹7

rit...

A¨9

4

9. NATASHA LOST

Piano/Conductor4

-- 106 --

con science gnaws a way at my heart Am I spoiled for An drey's love or

A tempoF98

mf

G‹ E¨ C‹ G‹ E¨ C‹A tempoF

not Oh I can soothe my self with i ron y

105

G‹ E¨ C‹

V.S.

No thing it was no thing I did n't lead him on at all No one will ev er know I'll ne ver

A little fasterG112

mf

E¨ B¨ F7 B¨ E¨ B¨

A little fasterG

4 5

9. NATASHA LOST

Piano/Conductor 5

-- 107 --

see him a gain No thing has hap pened and An drey can love me still Oh

118

F7 B¨ E¨ B¨ D7

God why is n't he here? And

126

C7/E D7/F©

ff

A¨9

yet it was like there was no thing be tween us No veil no mod es ty Just his face and strong hands

A tempo

H136

mp

G‹ E¨ C‹ G‹ E¨ C‹

A tempo

H

9. NATASHA LOST

Piano/Conductor6

-- 108 --

His glit ter ing eyes and his ten der smilerit....

That bolda tempo

hand some manrit....

who

143

G‹ E¨ B¨ E¨

rit....rit....

B¨

a tempoa tempo

D7

pressed my arm

152

G‹ E¨ C‹ G‹

E¨ C‹

p rit....

G‹157

9. NATASHA LOST

Piano/Conductor 7

-- 109 --

NO. 13 THE BALL

NATASHAFemale, Soprano

NATASHA is young; she loves Andrey with all her heart.

Character Range: G3-F5

ANATOLEMale, Tenor

ANATOLE is hot; he spends his money on women and wine.

Character Range: B2-C#5

Measures 140 - 211

eyes I love you You are be witch ing what can I do dar ling what can I do?

140

C7 D¨ A¨ G¨ F‹ C7 F‹ C7 F‹

Don't say such things I am be trothed I love a no ther

G149

Don't

mp

B¨‹6 B¨º B¨7 B¨º F‹ C7 F‹G

speak to me of that when I tell you that I am mad ly mad ly in love with you Is it

158

B¨‹6 B¨º B¨7 B¨º F‹ C7 F‹

13. THE BALL

6

-- 150 --

I'm so fright ened I don't un der stand an y thing to

166

my fault that you're en chant ing?E¨‹9 D¨²7 C‹

night

174

I'm here nowA¨ A¨º7

ff

5

13. THE BALL

7

-- 151 --

I can feel your eyes up on me

H178

Na ta lie!

H

His large glit ter ing mas cu line eyes are

187

Block ing her path I bring her face close to mine

so close to mine that I see no thing else

192

Is it poss i ble that I should ne ver see you a gain

Freely; speech rhythm (but intense)

LAPTOP Q13.3

[Str]

Repeat 6 bar phrase until Anatole lunges; then Letter I

gliss.

3

3

3

3

13. THE BALL

8

-- 152 --

You press my arm You press my arm

196

I love you mad ly Can I ne ver? Nat a lie? Nat a lie

You're hurt ing my hands I don't un der stand I have no thing to say

202

Nat a lie

V.S.

Burn ing lips pressed to mine Tell me what just hap pened I'm

Much slowerI J207

wine glasses mp

C‹ B¨ A¨ C‹ B¨ A¨Much slower

I J

4

4

4

4

4

4

3

3 3 3

(they kiss)LAPTOP Q13.4

Play

[Pno + bass]

13. THE BALL

9

-- 153 --

NO. 14 LETTERS

ENSEMBLE(SATB)

Measures 75 - 105

He's a ti red old man and must be for giv en Please come see us a gain

75

Dear

Ha ha ha ha ha ha Ha

Ha ha ha ha ha ha Ha

A‹ E7 A‹ E7

V.S.

Prin cess Mar y Oh what am I to write? How do I choose?What do I do? I shall

78

Ha Ha ha ha

Ha Ha ha

3 3 3 3

3 3 3

14. LETTERS9

-- 167 --

I'm so a lone here

80

ne ver be hap py a gain

These ter rib le ques tions

ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha haA‹ E¨º E‹ B¨º

And I see no thing

83

So a lone in here I see

So a lone in here I see

ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

B‹ Fº F©‹ Cº

3 3

3

(4) [Tutti]

14. LETTERS10

-- 168 --

No thing but the can dle in the mirror No vis ions of the fu ture So lost and a

H85

no thing but the can dle in the mirror No vis ions of the fu ture So lost and a

no thing but the can dle in the mirror No vis ions of the fu ture So lost and a

C©‹ G©7

V.S.

lone

I88

lone

lone

Whoa whoa whoa In nine teenth cen tury Rus sia we write

In nine teenth cen tury Rus sia we writeC©‹ G©º7 A‹

3

3

3

14. LETTERS11

-- 169 --

Dear

90

We write let ters We write let ters

let ters we write let ters We put down in wri ting what is hap pening in our minds

let ters we write let ters We put down in wri ting what is hap pening in our minds

A

J93

Nat a lie A love let ter A love let ter A love let terA‹ D‹/A G©º7/A A‹

ANATOLE

NATASHAPIERRE

MARYANATOLE

(4)

(4)

[B. cl, kbrd, bass]

14. LETTERS12

-- 170 --

let ter from him from the man that I love

97

A let ter which I com posed

A

A

love

mflet ter A love let ter A love let ter A love let ter A love let ter A love let ter A love let ter A lovelove let ter A

K99

love let ter A love let ter A love let ter A love let ter A love let ter A love let ter A love let ter A love let ter A

V.S.

Namf

ta lie Na ta lie Na ta lie I must love you or die Na ta lie Na ta lie Na ta lie if you

L103

love let ter A love let ter A love let ter A lovelove let ter A love let ter A love let ter A

love let ter A love let ter A love let ter A love let ter A love let ter A love let ter A

3

DOLOKHOV

3

(Electronic Drums continue)

HÉLÈNE

33 3 3 3 3 3

14. LETTERS13

-- 171 --

(NO. 15 SONYA & NATASHA)

ALTERNATE VERSION NOTE:

CONDUCTORS NOTE For 15, Sonya and Natasha , Pierre played the piano while the Conductor played the Organ patch on

the keyboard. The following piece is intended to be used if you are following the original tracks. If not,

you may want to jump to page 200.

NO. 24 NATASHA VERY ILL

SONYAFemale, Mezzo-Soprano

SONYA is good; Natasha’s cousin and closest friend.

Character Range: B3-C5

Measures 1 -75(Complete Excerpt)

Piano/Conductor

Na

Not too slow; in 1

mp

B‹

tash a ver y ill the whole house a state of a larm and com mo

A10

A/C© D A7 F©7/A© B‹

tion Na tash a ver y ill hav ing

19

A/C© D

poi soned her self with a bit of ars enic She

B28

C‹ E¨/B¨

3

8

3

8

3

8

SONYA

24. Natasha Very Ill

Falling sine waves

LAPTOP Q24.1

[celli + gtr]

Rev. 5/16/2014

-- 265 --

woke me in the mid dle of the night and told me what she had done andthe

38

AØ7 G‹6 D7

doc tors and the an ti dotes and now she is out of dan ger but still so

C48

E¨ F(“4) D7

weak and An drey is to re

60

E¨ EØ7

turn we wait with

68

B¨/F F F7

attacca

LAPTOP Q24.2

Rev. 5/16/2014

24. NATASHA VERY ILL

2

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