Duo for Violin and Viola

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DUO for Violin and Viola

B R AXT O N B L A K E

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DUO for Violin and Viola 2010

B R AXT O N B L A K E

Commissioned by Caroline Coade and Nancy Coade Eldridge, the Coade Duo, January 2011, with support from the MidAmerican Center for Contemporary Music

NOCTURNE...........................................3 TOCCATA ..............................................6 CANTABILE .........................................16 WALTZ .................................................20 ARIA .....................................................22 SCHERZO ............................................24

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DUO

for Violin and Viola =116–120

sostenuto

I – NOCTURNE

BR AXT O N B L A K E

sim.

Violin

sostenuto

sim.

Viola

6

10

11

20 17

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4 21

23

5

sul G

26

30

32

8va

5 34

gliss.

40

38

(sul D)

43

0

gliss.

46

48

poco rit.

a tempo

50

6

II – TOCCATA =92–98

3

6

5

9

12

10

7 15

8va

20

18

22

8va

25

28

30

8

31

34

38

44

47

40

9

50

49

52

55

58

60

sul A

pizz.

62

arco

10

65

pizz.

70

68

arco

72

75

79

80

11 83

87

90

91

pizz.

95

pizz.

arco

100

arco

12 104

pizz.

109

110

arco

113

119

124

120

13 127

129

132

134

137

130

14

140

143

145

147

5

150

15 153

156

160

159

8va

162 8va

165

8va

16

III – CANTABILE

=56–64

cantabile esp.

5

5

5

5

cantabile esp.

5

9

10

5

13 5

5

5

17

poco rit.

5

5

5

5

a tempo

17

20

poco rit.

molto rit.

24

a tempo

a tempo

5

28

30

rit.

molto rit.

5

5

5

33

38

40

18 42

47

50

51

56

60

5

pizz.

(arco)

19 64

pizz. (arco)

poco rit.

a tempo

70

69

73

cantabile esp.

76

5

80

79

rit.

5 5

20

IV – WALTZ =94–100

6

10

14

18

23

poco rit.

a tempo

20

21 26

30

poco rit.

poco accel.

a tempo

molto rit.

subito a tempo

35

39

40

43

48

50

poco rit.

a tempo

22

V – ARIA =46–52 Somewhat Freely

senz sord. (sul G – as possible)

con sord.

4

7

9

12

10

23

15

18

20

21

24

27

30

rit.

24

VI – SCHERZO .=120–130

sul tasto

sul tasto

10

7

12

ord.

ord.

17

22

20

25 27

30 3

31

35

40

45

51

50

gliss.

26

60

56

61

sul tasto

sul tasto

66

ord.

ord.

71

83

sul tasto

ord. sul tasto

ord.

77

70

sul tasto

sul tasto

ord.

sul tasto

ord.

sul tasto

80

ord.

ord.

27 88

90

poco pesante, ma cantabile 93

98

100

103

108

113

110

28 118

120

122

cantabile 126

131

135

140

130

145

150

155

160

165

170

29

30 175

gliss.

3

180

179

183

190

188

193

198

sul tasto

sul tasto

ord.

ord.

200 sul tasto

ord.

sul tasto

ord.

sul tasto

sul tasto

204

ord.

ord.

31 sul tasto

sul tasto

210

ord.

ord.

220

215

sul tasto

221

sul tasto

228

230

ord.

ord.

sul tasto

sul tasto

235

ord.

ord.

240

sul tasto

sul tasto

32

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M U S I C S T R I NG QUA RT E T

THREE DA NCES for Soprano Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, and Piano

“ H OW D O YOU W HI S T L E T HAT WAY ? ” Flute and Celesta

Ten Duos for Two Clarinets

S A XOPHONE QUA RT E T PA RTITA Alto Saxophone Solo

S HORT S TOR I E S Clarinet, Violin, Viola, Cello, and Piano

QUA RTET Oboe, Alto Saxophone, Marimba, and Piano

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

SEVEN BAG ATELLES Violin and Viola

DUO Trombone and Harp

DUO Violin and Viola

S PI KE Percussion Ensemble

F O L K SO NGS Violin and Piano

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

FANTASY Viola and Piano

FA NTA S I E S T Ü C KE Clarinet and Piano

FANTASY English Horn and Harpsichord

NI NE E T U D E S Alto Saxophone and Marimba

SO NATA Violin solo

F OU R BAG AT E L L E S F OR T E N VIOL AS For Ten Violas

SO NATA Clarinet solo

BR A S S QUA RT E T 2 Trumpets, Trombone, and Bass Trombone

NO CTUR NE Trombone, Cello, and Piano

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

SUSUR R ATIO NS Flute and Piano

BAG AT E L L E S Trombone and Piano

QUINTET Flute/Piccolo, Clarinet/Bass Clarinet, Bass Trombone, Marimba, and Bass

S ONATA Alto Saxophone and Piano

DUO F O R THR EE Solo Dancer, Marimba, and Bass

SUITE Cello Solo

RO UND S Alto Flute, Glockenspiel, Chimes, Marimba, Vibraphone, Percussion, Harp, Celesta, Piano, and Cello

OC T E T Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, 2 Violins, Viola, Cello, and Bass

EL EGY Clarinet and Percussion

BA L L A D E Piano and Electronic Tape

IMPROVISATIO N Soprano Saxophone, two Chimes, and Piano

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