FOLKSONGS
for violin and piano violin
BRAXTON BLAKE
BRAXTON BLAKE MUSIC
FOLKSONGS for violin and piano
BRAXTON BLAKE
Folksongs for violin and piano was composed between November 1986 and February 1987. The work was first performed on March 22, 1987 as the ballet “Americana” to choreography by Stephen Greenston. Greenston, then soloist with the Stuttgart Ballet, and I had recently completed our ballet “Alice in Wonderland” and wanted to collaborate further. In looking for subjects, I mentioned that I had wanted to compose a work based upon an event from my childhood. Raised in Galveston, Texas, I spent a good deal of time wandering through the city, eyeing the splendid old homes, many from the 19th century. One very large, old home, shaded in oak trees, happened to be empty with the door ajar. Inside, I was immediately struck with the feeling that each room in the house seemed to tell the story of those who had once lived there. Each of the five sections loosely recall individual rooms in that old home. Greenston
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BRAXTON BLAKE MUSIC
FOLKSONGS
Violin and Piano
BRAXTON BLAKE
poco rit. meno mosso
poco rit. ten. espr. meno mosso
ad lib.
=68–72
like a dulcimer
a tempo ritardando poco a poco
tempo ritardando poco a poco
81 gliss. sim
8ba
8va
8ba
8va
8ba
8ba
8ba
8va
poco rit.
135 poco rit. ad lib.
poco rit.
legato e dolce
=78
132 poco rit.
=78
8ba
8va molto rit. rit.
=60
128 pizz. arco molto rit.
=60
8ba
8va
ad lib., sempre sostenuto, ma claro
8va a tempo
20 a tempo
ad lib.
molto rit.
molto rit.
secco
gliss.
marcato legato
Maestoso, ma poco più mosso
8va
secco
Maestoso, ma poco più mosso
8ba
sost. 8va loco
8va
calando 8va 8va
(echo)
CHAMBER MUSIC
THREE DANCES
for Soprano Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, and Piano
TEN DUOS for Two Clarinets
PARTITA
Alto Saxophone Solo
QUARTET
Oboe, Alto Saxophone, Marimba, and Piano
SEVEN BAGATELLES
Violin and Viola
DUO
Violin and Viola
FOLKSONGS
Violin and Piano
FANTASY
Viola and Piano
FANTASY
English Horn and Harpsichord
SONATA
Violin solo
SONATA
Clarinet solo
NOCTURNE
Trombone, Cello, and Piano
SUSURRATIONS
Flute and Piano
QUINTET
Flute/Piccolo, Clarinet/Bass Clarinet, Bass Trombone, Marimba, and Bass
DUO FOR THREE
Solo Dancer, Marimba, and Bass
ROUNDS
Alto Flute, Glockenspiel, Chimes, Marimba, Vibraphone, Percussion, Harp, Celesta, Piano, and Cello
ELEGY
Clarinet and Percussion
IMPROVISATION
Soprano Saxophone, two Chimes, and Piano
STRING QUARTET
“HOW DO YOU WHISTLE THAT WAY?”
Flute and Celesta
SAXOPHONE QUARTET
SHORT STORIES
Clarinet, Violin, Viola, Cello, and Piano
DUST AND SHADOWS
Clarinet, Violin, and Piano
DUO Trombone and Harp
SPIKE
Percussion Ensemble
SEVEN PLACES
Alto Saxophone and Percussion
FANTASIESTÜCKE
Clarinet and Piano
NINE ETUDES
Alto Saxophone and Marimba
FOUR BAGATELLES FOR TEN VIOLAS For Ten Violas
BRASS QUARTET
2 Trumpets, Trombone, and Bass Trombone
THREE PRELUDES
Flute/Piccolo/Alto flute, Clarinet/Bass Clarinet, Percussion, Harp, Piano, Violin, Viola, and Cello
BAGATELLES
Trombone and Piano
SONATA
Alto Saxophone and Piano
SUITE
Cello Solo
OCTET
Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, 2 Violins, Viola, Cello, and Bass
BALLADE
Piano and Electronic Tape
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