Seven Places for Alto Saxophone and Piano

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SEVEN PL ACES FOR A LTO SA XO P HO N E A N D P E RCU S S I O N

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SEVEN PL ACES F OR A LTO S A XO P HO N E A N D P E RCU SSIO N BRAXTON BLAKE

PERCUSSION Triangles

small

medium large

Brake Drums

Cymbals (suspended)

Baking Sheets (suspended)

Tam-tam

medium large

medium large

medium large

large

Wood Blocks

Cow Bells

small

small

medium large

medium large

Tom-toms

Bass Drum

small

large

medium large

SEVEN PLACES for Alto Saxophone and Percussion were composed in 1997 for the saxophonist Jürgen Demmler and the percussionist Franz Lang.

Duration: circa 12’ Transposed score

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SEVEN PLACES Adagio – con rubato =48–58

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Alto Saxophone

rit. glockenspiel mallets

=40 (independent of alto saxophone)

a tempo

3

3

rub with bamboo stick vibraphone mallet

Percussion

4

3

3

a tempo ( =40) vibraphone mallet 5

5

6

vibraphone mallet 9

9

3 3

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9

4 9

3

3

3

3

3 3

11

14

16

5 20

23

26

29

At the saxophone’s final note, play until the next , then end after the resonance extinguishes.

The saxophone and percussion do not end simultaneously.

6

Presto

II

Presto

5

on the shell

9

13

sim.

7 17

21

25

sim.

5

29

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

8

III

=66-76 *

5

5

* glissandos begin immediately

=66-76 3

rim shot (wooden mallet)

5

5

thin metal rods

(within tempo) accel.

=240 rit.

=20

3

9

5

brushes (or light wooden mallets)

9

12

6 5

3

metal rods

yarn mallets

rubbed (with brushes) on the drumhead ord.

15

yarn mallets

(yarn)

20

6

5

7

5

3

3

3

3

3

3

10 23

3

6

7

5

7 3

5

5

5

5

5

5

3

27

5

5

5

metal rods

tempo) glock. (within molto rit. mallet

=60

3

(l’istesso tempo) 31

yarn mallets

3

3

3

3

metal rods rit. (within tempo)

=30

wooden mallets rim shot

11

poco gliss.

36

yarn (firm) 3

3

yarn (hard) 5

39

5

5

5

42

5

5

5

5 5

metal mallets

5

12

45

glock. mallets

yarn (firm)

wooden mallets rim shot

yarn (firm)

50

6

5

brushes

rubbed (with brushes) on the tam-tam

brushes

rubbed (with brushes) on the drumhead

ord.

ord.

poco gliss.

53

5

yarn (hard) 5

5

5

13

IV

=148–160

=148–160

2

5

(non dim.)

7

vibraphone mallets

14 13

rim shot

17

23

26

15 33

35

39

42

16 45

48

53

61

rim shot

17

65

68

72

18

V =46–52

=46–52

glockenspiel mallets or thin metal rods 5

4

5

3

5

brushes

continuous circular stoke

7

metal rods 5

rit. circular motion

=92

repeat boxed passage (ad lib.)

19

10

poco

poco accel.

=46–52 glock. or hard plastic mallet

molto rit.

poco

poco rit. brushes

brushed

poco

14

3

=52–58 glock. mallet 3 3

3

vibraphone mallet

17

glock. mallets or metal rods 3

at the nipple

20

21

3

glock. mallets or metal rods =46–52 play 3–4 times

3

3

3

24

morendo

l.v.

3

21

VI

=72

5

5

5

5

5

=72

3

5

5

5

3

5

3

3

6

3

3

3

9

5

9

5

5

5

5

(molto)

5

5

5

22 12

5

5

5

5

5

5

15

19

21

3

3

23 23

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

27

3

3

31

3 34

3

3

24 36

bend

3

3

39

3

3

3

3

42

44

9

5

5

5

5

(molto)

25 46

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

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VII

=58–62

con sord

=58–62

thin metal rods – near the edge

4

scrape in the middle 3

3

ord. – then rods – near the edge 5

hard felt mallet

7

14

ord. (strike) – thin metal rods

3

scrape in the middle

27 19

3

23

3

3

3

(l’istesso tempo)

rit. (within tempo)

28

rim shot 5

5

5

5

5

36

thin metal rods

5

5

28 42

(thin metal rods)

thin metal rods

45

48

hard felt mallet

53

soft felt mallets

29 60

thin metal rods – ord.

3

hard felt mallet

3

3

thin metal rods – scrape

65

niente

niente 3

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