Slither

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SLITHER for piano

BRAXTON BLAKE

Commissioned by The MidAmerican Center for Contemporary Music and Robert Satterlee Duration: circa 6’

BRAXTON

BLAKE MUSIC braxtonblakemusic@gmail.com http://braxtonblake.com

2024.VII.10

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Dedi c a t ed in admiration to Rober t Satterlee =58

SLITHER

Silently depress keys.

Sustain with sostenuto pedal.

8ba

Sost. Ped.

4

8ba

(Sost. Ped.)

9

8ba

12

8ba

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B R A XTO N B L A K E (2023)

3 14

8ba

8ba

18

8ba

20

legato

ad lib.

23

sostenuto, ma claro

ad lib.

26

4 29

5

31

34

8va

38

8va

42

sub. meno mosso e accel.

5 45

a tempo

sost. ma claro

49

52

55

58

poco rit.

a tempo

6

61

64

rit.

67

a tempo

poco

8ba

accel.

69

8ba

71

accel.

7

a tempo 73

8va

76

78

8va

82

8va

ad lib.

8 85

ad lib.

87

8ba

Sostenuto 90

8ba

8va

poco rit.

93

8ba

accel.

9 95

a tempo

legato

ad lib.

8ba

98

poco rit.

a tempo

sostenuto, ma claro

sempre ad lib.

101

104

5

8va

107

10 110

114

118

122

126

Damper pedal ad lib.

8ba

Sostenuto

11 128

8ba

poco rit.

a tempo

132

sost. ma claro

135

sost. ma claro

139

142

poco rit.

12 145

a tempo

poco rit.

147

150

poco rit.