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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
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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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