Kyle Vanderburg

The Four
Saxophones of
the Apocalypse
The End of the World for

Saxophone Quartet
 First Performance October 6, 2008, by Amanda Martin, Mandee Osterloh, Kristen Trimmell, and Maggie Gann, at Drury University,
Springfield, Missouri.

Then I watched while the Lamb opened the first of the seven seals. I heard one of the four living creatures say with a
voice like thunder, “Come!” I looked, and there before me was a white horse. The rider on the horse held a bow, and he
was given a crown, and he rode out, determined to win the victory.

When the Lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!” Then another horse came out, a
red one. Its rider was given power to take away peace from the earth and to make people kill each other, and he was given
a big sword.

When the Lamb opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come!” I looked, and there before me was a
black horse, and its rider held a pair of scales in his hand. Then I heard something that sounded like a voice coming from
the middle of the four living creatures. The voice said, “A quart of wheat for a day’s pay, and three quarts of barley for a
day’s pay, and do not damage the olive oil and wine!”

When the Lamb opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say, “Come!” I looked, and there
before me was a pale horse. Its rider was named death, and Hades was following close behind him. They were given
power over a fourth of the earth to kill people by war, by starvation, by disease, and by the wild animals of the earth.
Revelation 6:1-8

Scriptures quoted from The Holy Bible, New Century Version®, copyright © 1987, 1988, 1991 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used
by permission.

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I consider this entirely your fault! 3

The Four Saxophones of the Apocalypse

Kyle Vanderburg
I. Pestilence (2008)

q = 88  
   
Alto Saxophone       
fff     
     
  
mf
       
    
Alto Saxophone

           f     
 
mf

Tenor Saxophone            

 
mf f
   
Baritone Saxophone
         
mf f

 
  
5

Alto Sax. 
          
mf f cresc.  
           
Alto Sax.
  
      
  
mf cresc.

Ten. Sax. 
  
  mf   
 
cresc.

Bari. Sax. 
   
mf cresc.

    
        
10

Alto Sax.        

                 
Alto Sax. 
     
          
Ten. Sax.       

   
Bari. Sax.
    
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        
14
 A
Alto Sax.                

 
ff mf ff

mf

Alto Sax. 
                

     
ff mf ff mf
       
Ten. Sax.  
  ff mf ff mf

Bari. Sax.
          
mf

        
              
18

Alto Sax.  
    
Alto Sax.     
                   
Ten. Sax. 

   
Bari. Sax.  

        

       

   
21

Alto Sax.    

  
   
 
                
  
Alto Sax.
   
 
                        
Ten. Sax.   

Bari. Sax.
    
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    
  
25

Alto Sax.  

 
   
 
mf
     
                        
     
Alto Sax.
mf

Ten. Sax.                         
mf

Bari. Sax.
    

 
B
29
          
Alto Sax. 
 
     
Alto Sax.         

             
Ten. Sax.  
  
      
            
Bari. Sax.  
 

            

32

Alto Sax.       

           
Alto Sax.       
      
   
            
Ten. Sax.          
            
Bari. Sax.         
 
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 
36 q = 108
    
Alto Sax.        

  
mf

Alto Sax.         

 mf    
Ten. Sax.        

  
mf
  
Bari. Sax.        
 
mf

41
 
Alto Sax.           
         
           
Alto Sax.

mf f

              

 
  
Ten. Sax. 
mf f

          
          
       
Bari. Sax.
mf f

45

Alto Sax. 
    
      
Alto Sax.                     
      
                   
 

Ten. Sax.     
 
Bari. Sax.                    
         
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C
          
49

Alto Sax. 
       
mf
  
      
   mp
Alto Sax.

       
Ten. Sax.     
 
 mp

  
Bari. Sax.
       
mp

       
54

Alto Sax.  

   

               
Alto Sax.            
              
Ten. Sax.               

            
Bari. Sax.
                   

      
58

Alto Sax.                  
 

mf
      
 
      
Alto Sax.                    
      
 
    
mf
  
    

Ten. Sax. 
ff

      
Bari. Sax.
                    
mf
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D
              
62

Alto Sax.    
   
mp
         
      
Alto Sax.

mf
           
               
Ten. Sax.
  
mp

  
 
     
 
  
           
Bari. Sax.
mp  

        
    

66

Alto Sax.      


        
   
 
Alto Sax.

                   
Ten. Sax.        

           
 

        
 
Bari. Sax.
   

  
70

Alto Sax. 
                    


    
mf f
          
  
     
  
Alto Sax. 
f
             
             
     
Ten. Sax.

         
                  
Bari. Sax.
  
 9
E
  3    
74

3
Alto Sax.    

       
    
Alto Sax. 
             
             
Ten. Sax. 
         

        
 
 

 
     
  
Bari. Sax.
 

           

 
 
78

Alto Sax.      
f
   
f
                
Alto Sax.        
     
     
Ten. Sax.     
f

      
 

             
 
Bari. Sax.
   

            
82

Alto Sax.     
f
         
   

Alto Sax.

        
mf

 
Ten. Sax.   
mf
  
Bari. Sax.
                    
      mf
10

        
87

Alto Sax.            

     
Alto Sax.   
  
     

Ten. Sax. 

   
    
Bari. Sax.

          
90

Alto Sax.  


          


Alto Sax.

           
Ten. Sax.  

    
   
Bari. Sax.

III. Famine
q=136
 
93

Alto Sax.      

Alto Sax.      

                          
Ten. Sax.  
f
mf
    
Bari. Sax.
 
 11

           
             

97

Alto Sax. 
mf f

Alto Sax.     
         
           
Ten. Sax. 
mp

Bari. Sax.
    

     F        
    
101

Alto Sax. 

f mp
    
Alto Sax.           
             
mf
    
Ten. Sax. 

Bari. Sax.
    

                  
105
     
Alto Sax. 
 

                     
Alto Sax.   
  
      
f mp
 
            
Ten. Sax. 
  
      
   

Bari. Sax.

mf
12
 
       
G
         
109

 

Alto Sax.

      
p
        
Alto Sax. 
     
                
Ten. Sax. 
p

          
mf
      
Bari. Sax.
    
f p

        
             
113

Alto Sax.   
   
mf

         
Alto Sax.        
mf
   
mf

        
Ten. Sax.     
mf
       
     

Bari. Sax.

H
   
            
117

Alto Sax.   
f sub. p
       
Alto Sax.      
           
   
mf f sub. p
  
Ten. Sax.
   
           
   
f
  
sub. p
   
Bari. Sax.               
     
mf f sub. p f
 13
               
  
121

Alto Sax. 
  

             

sub. p f

 
     
Alto Sax.  
      
             
   
f mp

Ten. Sax.    

mp
    
f        
          
  
Bari. Sax.
mp


          
125             
Alto Sax. 
mp
 
 
      
          
   
Alto Sax.

       f
          
Ten. Sax. 
 
f
  
   
Bari. Sax.  
 

f



                    

128

Alto Sax. 
 

      
             
   
Alto Sax.


                      
Ten. Sax. 

       
Bari. Sax. 

14
I
  
   
131

Alto Sax.

    
                   

Alto Sax.

   
                     
        
Ten. Sax.  

         
Bari. Sax.


 
    
            
134

Alto Sax. 


         
             
Alto Sax.

    
                  
Ten. Sax.  

      
Bari. Sax.
  

      
                 
137

Alto Sax. 


             
Alto Sax.         
         
        
Ten. Sax.   

       

Bari. Sax.          
  
 15
J
                     
141

Alto Sax.   
     


sub. p mf
 
Alto Sax.                  
mf
       
     
sub. p
 
Ten. Sax.   
mf
    
Bari. Sax.
          
sub. p mf

                
 
145

Alto Sax. 

                 
   
Alto Sax.

             
f
         
Ten. Sax.  

          
Bari. Sax.  
       

               
149

Alto Sax. 
   

     
f

Alto Sax.      
    
          
f
   
Ten. Sax. 
f

Bari. Sax.  
                       
 
f
16

                      
K
 
153

Alto Sax.        
                      
ff

Alto Sax.         
ff                       
 
Ten. Sax.      
ff

             
     
Bari. Sax.

ff

IV. Death
     
             
q=108

158

Alto Sax.  
    
f
          

Alto Sax.  
         
mf
    
         
   
Ten. Sax.    
  
mf

             
Bari. Sax.              
       
mf

            
 
162

Alto Sax. 

             
     

Alto Sax.

 
       
          
  

Ten. Sax.

           
Bari. Sax.                
   
 17
L
166
             
Alto Sax.    

mf
      
        

 f 
Alto Sax.

           
    
   
   
Ten. Sax.


mf

             
        
 
Bari. Sax.
     
mf

                   
170

Alto Sax.    
   
      
 
   
Alto Sax. 
 
                 
Ten. Sax.      

 
              
Bari. Sax.              
  

M
             
174

Alto Sax.     

  
f
            
Alto Sax. 
  
 
    
f
        
Ten. Sax.       
 
               
f

Bari. Sax.   
         
  
f
18

 
178
         
Alto Sax. 

            
    
   
     
mf
       
Alto Sax. 
 

 
mf
        
        
 
Ten. Sax.  
 
   f
       
         
      

Bari. Sax.  
   mf

              
  
182

Alto Sax.  
         

            

  


Alto Sax.

        
          
  

Ten. Sax.

               
Bari. Sax.             
    


N
      
    
186
    
Alto Sax. 
 
  
mf


   
 
 
 
    

 
Alto Sax. 
         
mf
        
Ten. Sax.       
            
f
   
Bari. Sax.             

   
mf
 19

 
190
 
O
          
Alto Sax.               
 
  mf          
Alto Sax.         

          
mf
  
       
 
Ten. Sax.

 
mf
        
 
Bari. Sax.                 
  
f

   
               
194

Alto Sax.      
ff
           
   
  

Alto Sax.

                   



 
Ten. Sax.

          
 
   
  
  
Bari. Sax.        

 
  

P
 
      
       
198

Alto Sax.    
 

          
 
f
 
   

Alto Sax.     
f
    
       
      
Ten. Sax. 
     f
 
Bari. Sax.                  
   
 

f
20

              
     
 
     
203

Alto Sax.  

            
      

Alto Sax.

   
         
Ten. Sax.  
         

               
Bari. Sax.
  

    
207

Alto Sax.  
              
 
 
            
Alto Sax.   


           
Ten. Sax.   
       
Bari. Sax.                
          

  

     
211

Alto Sax.  
     
ff fff
 
niente

Alto Sax.      
ff

Ten. Sax.      
ff
    
     
    
Bari. Sax.

September 12, 2008
ff Springfield, Missouri
Duration: 7'45"