Suite for solo cello

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SUITE for Solo Cello BRAXTON BLAKE

BRAXTON

BLAKE MUSIC

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SUITE for Solo Cello

BRAXTON BLAKE

First Performance: Jan Pas, cello, June 8, 1991, Stuttgart, Germany

BRAXTON

BLAKE MUSIC

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SUITE for solo cello

Maestoso =54, con rubato

BRAXTON BLAKE

I – IN TR O IT

(1989)

3

7 3

3

3 3

5 3

7

9

rit.

subito a tempo

rit.

11

subito a tempo 3 9

13

5

16

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5 18 10

20 6

6

22

10 3

3

24

9

27

3

11

poco ten.

3

29

3

31

5

molto rit.

=54

33

=54 35

poco rit.

( =50)

=46

6

II – WA LTZ pizz.

=98 ( =

sempre)

arco 9

15

20 3

.

26 3

7

.

32 8

38

43

pizz.

49

58

arco

pizz.

7

arco 65

71

arco

pizz.

arco

pizz.

pizz.

77 arco

84

arco

pizz.

pizz.

arco

91

5

98 3

104 3

3

3

3

3

109 5

rit.

113

rit.

=96

118

125

senza rit.

pizz.

.=96

8

III – R AG =118

gliss.

6

12

arco pizz.

17

(l.h. pizz.)

poco accelerando

arco

leggiero

23

a tempo 28

34

39

44

pizz.

gliss.

9 49

pizz.

53

56

arco

pizz.

arco

60

pizz.

64

68

arco

71

pizz.

75

79

83

arco

10 88

arco pizz.

92

arco

leggiero

leggiero

pizz.

97

poco accelerando 101

poco accelerando 105

poco accelerando subito a tempo 109

pizz.

114

arco pizz.

117

arco

120

124

arco

pizz.

pizz.

arco

pizz.

11

IV – INTER LU D E A N D CHACO N N E =72

=52 accel.

rit.

=72

poco rit.

4

a tempo

6 3

9

poco rit.

11

=50–52 accel.

15

17

26

31

=118–122 semplice

=80–84

=rit.

=50–52

12

poco più mosso

35

40

54

arco

pizz.

46

pizz.

accel. arco

poco rit.

arco

pizz.

=118 (poco meno mosso)

5 5

59 5

62 3

5

65

6

poco più mosso 68

73

78

poco meno mosso – a tempo (quasi una cadenza) sub. a tempo ad lib.

3

sub. a tempo ad lib.

3

13 80

sempre sim. 7 6

3

7

7

82 3

3

7

rit.

84

9

3 9

9

9

3

=30 sub. molto meno mosso e accel.

9

86

poco 88

=88–90 accel.

3

=122 molto rit.

=40

3

3

accelerando

3

3

=92 con poco rubato 90

3 3

3

3

3

3 3

3

3

94

3

3

3 3

3

3

3

3

3

3

poco rit.

=88–100

97 3

3

3 3

3

3 3

3

poco rit.

102

* ossia:

3

*

*

3

14

V – SCHE R ZO pont.

=164 with great energy

4

pont.

ord.

sul G

sul C

gradually lower pitch (sul C)

gradually raise pitch (sul C)

6

3

9

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

13

pont.

3

3

ord.

3

gradually raise pitch (sul D)

3

3

3

3

3

17 3

3

3

3

gradually raise pitch (sul D)

21 3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

15 pont.

25

29

ord.

pizz.

arco

poco

ord.

pont.

arco

pizz.

arco 33

39

pizz.

pizz.

ord.

pont.

arco

pizz.

arco

pizz.

arco

3

3

3

arco pizz.

43

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

48 3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

pizz.

53

3

arco

3

3

3

57

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

16 61

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

65

3

3

3

69

3

3

arco

77

81

pizz.

3

3

3

3

85

87

3

3

pizz.

3

3

3

arco

pizz.

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

pizz.

73

3

3

3

3

3

pizz.

arco

pont.

3

ord.

3

17

VI – SE R E N A D E / E P ILO G =110 Flowing, somewhat freely

4

8

11

16

poco rit.

20

=128 24

accel.

18 28

31

=110 34

accel.

=128

37

poco accel.

41

meno mosso =92

rit.

=128 subito

rit.

pizz.

44 3

poco rit.

=128 subito

=128

gliss.

47

3

49

poco rit.

51

=128 subito

rit.

pizz.

arco

=128

rit. pizz.

=110 arco

rit.

=90

=80 rit.

rit.

pizz.

pizz.

54

=64

arco sul tasto

Epilog =54

poco rit.

arco ord.

58

3

61

3

7

63

3

10

9

poco

3

65

6

68

3

5

molto rit.

71

=54 73

=54

rit.

19

20

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B L A K E

C H A M B E R

M U S I C

PA RT I TA Flute solo

I M P ROVI S ATI O N Soprano Saxophone, two Chimes, and Piano

THREE DANCES Soprano Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, and Piano

S TR I N G QUA RTE T “ H OW D O YO U W H I STL E TH AT WAY ? ” Flute and Celesta

TEN DUOS for Two Clarinets

SAXO PH O N E QUA RTE T PA RT I TA Alto Saxophone Solo

SH O RT S TO R I E S Clarinet, Violin, Viola, Cello, and Piano

QUA RT E T Oboe, Alto Saxophone, Marimba, and Piano

D U S T A N D S H A D OW S Clarinet, Violin, and Piano

S EV E N B AG AT E LLE S Violin and Viola

DUO Trombone and Harp

DUO Violin and Viola

SPI K E Percussion Ensemble

F O LK S O N G S Violin and Piano

S EVE N P L AC E S Alto Saxophone and Percussion

FA N TA S Y Viola and Piano

FAN TA S I E STÜ C K E Clarinet and Piano

FA N TA S Y English Horn and Harpsichord

N I N E E TU D E S Alto Saxophone and Marimba

S O N ATA Violin solo

F O U R BAG ATE L L E S F O R TE N VI O L A S

S O N ATA Clarinet solo

BR ASS QUARTE T 2 Trumpets, Trombone, and Bass Trombone

NOCTURNE Trombone, Cello, and Piano

TH R E E P R E LU D E S Flute/Piccolo/Alto flute, Clarinet/Bass Clarinet, Percussion, Harp, Piano, Violin, Viola, and Cello

S U S U R R AT I O N S Flute and Piano

BAG ATE L L E S Trombone and Piano

QU I N T E T Flute/Piccolo, Clarinet/Bass Clarinet, Bass Trombone, Marimba, and Bass

S O N ATA Alto Saxophone and Piano

DUO FOR THREE Solo Dancer, Marimba, and Bass

S U I TE Cello Solo

RO U N D S Alto Flute, Glockenspiel, Chimes, Marimba, Vibraphone, Percussion, Harp, Celesta, Piano, and Cello

O C TE T Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, 2 Violins, Viola, Cello, and Bass BAL L A D E Piano and Electronic Tape

E LE G Y Clarinet and Percussion

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