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SUITE for Solo Cello BRAXTON BLAKE
BRAXTON
BLAKE MUSIC
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SUITE for Solo Cello
BRAXTON BLAKE
First Performance: Jan Pas, cello, June 8, 1991, Stuttgart, Germany
BRAXTON
BLAKE MUSIC
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SUITE for solo cello
Maestoso =54, con rubato
BRAXTON BLAKE
I – IN TR O IT
(1989)
3
7 3
3
3 3
5 3
7
9
rit.
subito a tempo
rit.
11
subito a tempo 3 9
13
5
16
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5 18 10
20 6
6
22
10 3
3
24
9
27
3
11
poco ten.
3
29
3
31
5
molto rit.
=54
33
=54 35
poco rit.
( =50)
=46
6
II – WA LTZ pizz.
=98 ( =
sempre)
arco 9
15
20 3
.
26 3
7
.
32 8
38
43
pizz.
49
58
arco
pizz.
7
arco 65
71
arco
pizz.
arco
pizz.
pizz.
77 arco
84
arco
pizz.
pizz.
arco
91
5
98 3
104 3
3
3
3
3
109 5
rit. 113
rit.
=96
118
125
senza rit.
pizz.
.=96
8
III – R AG =118
gliss.
6
12
arco pizz.
17
(l.h. pizz.)
poco accelerando
arco
leggiero
23
a tempo 28
34
39
44
pizz.
gliss.
9 49
pizz. 53
56
arco
pizz.
arco
60
pizz.
64
68
arco
71
pizz.
75
79
83
arco
10 88
arco pizz.
92
arco
leggiero
leggiero
pizz.
97
poco accelerando 101
poco accelerando 105
poco accelerando subito a tempo 109
pizz.
114
arco pizz.
117
arco
120
124
arco
pizz.
pizz.
arco
pizz.
11
IV – INTER LU D E A N D CHACO N N E =72
=52 accel.
rit.
=72
poco rit.
4
a tempo
6 3
9
poco rit. 11
=50–52 accel. 15
17
26
31
=118–122 semplice
=80–84
=rit.
=50–52
12
poco più mosso
35
40
54
arco
pizz.
46
pizz.
accel. arco
poco rit.
arco
pizz.
=118 (poco meno mosso)
5 5
59 5
62 3
5
65
6
poco più mosso 68
73
78
poco meno mosso – a tempo (quasi una cadenza) sub. a tempo ad lib. 3
sub. a tempo ad lib. 3
13 80
sempre sim. 7 6
3
7
7
82 3
3
7
rit. 84
9
3 9
9
9
3
=30 sub. molto meno mosso e accel.
9
86
poco 88
=88–90 accel. 3
=122 molto rit.
=40
3
3
accelerando
3
3
=92 con poco rubato 90
3 3
3
3
3
3 3
3
3
94
3
3
3 3
3
3
3
3
3
3
poco rit.
=88–100
97 3
3
3 3
3
3 3
3
poco rit. 102
* ossia:
3
*
*
3
14
V – SCHE R ZO pont.
=164 with great energy
4
pont.
ord.
sul G
sul C
gradually lower pitch (sul C)
gradually raise pitch (sul C)
6
3
9
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
13
pont.
3
3
ord.
3
gradually raise pitch (sul D)
3
3
3
3
3
17 3
3
3
3
gradually raise pitch (sul D)
21 3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
15 pont.
25
29
ord.
pizz.
arco
poco
ord.
pont.
arco
pizz.
arco 33
39
pizz.
pizz.
ord.
pont.
arco
pizz.
arco
pizz.
arco
3
3
3
arco pizz.
43
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
48 3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
pizz.
53
3
arco
3
3
3
57
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
16 61
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
65
3
3
3
69
3
3
arco
77
81
pizz.
3
3
3
3
85
87
3
3
pizz.
3
3
3
arco
pizz.
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
pizz.
73
3
3
3
3
3
pizz.
arco
pont.
3
ord.
3
17
VI – SE R E N A D E / E P ILO G =110 Flowing, somewhat freely
4
8
11
16
poco rit. 20
=128 24
accel.
18 28
31
=110 34
accel.
=128
37
poco accel. 41
meno mosso =92
rit.
=128 subito
rit.
pizz.
44 3
poco rit.
=128 subito
=128
gliss.
47
3
49
poco rit. 51
=128 subito
rit.
pizz.
arco
=128
rit. pizz.
=110 arco
rit.
=90
=80 rit.
rit.
pizz.
pizz.
54
=64
arco sul tasto
Epilog =54
poco rit.
arco ord.
58
3
61
3
7
63
3
10
9
poco
3
65
6
68
3
5
molto rit. 71
=54 73
=54
rit.
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20
B
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A X
T O
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B L A K E
C H A M B E R
M U S I C
PA RT I TA Flute solo
I M P ROVI S ATI O N Soprano Saxophone, two Chimes, and Piano
THREE DANCES Soprano Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, and Piano
S TR I N G QUA RTE T “ H OW D O YO U W H I STL E TH AT WAY ? ” Flute and Celesta
TEN DUOS for Two Clarinets
SAXO PH O N E QUA RTE T PA RT I TA Alto Saxophone Solo
SH O RT S TO R I E S Clarinet, Violin, Viola, Cello, and Piano
QUA RT E T Oboe, Alto Saxophone, Marimba, and Piano
D U S T A N D S H A D OW S Clarinet, Violin, and Piano
S EV E N B AG AT E LLE S Violin and Viola
DUO Trombone and Harp
DUO Violin and Viola
SPI K E Percussion Ensemble
F O LK S O N G S Violin and Piano
S EVE N P L AC E S Alto Saxophone and Percussion
FA N TA S Y Viola and Piano
FAN TA S I E STÜ C K E Clarinet and Piano
FA N TA S Y English Horn and Harpsichord
N I N E E TU D E S Alto Saxophone and Marimba
S O N ATA Violin solo
F O U R BAG ATE L L E S F O R TE N VI O L A S
S O N ATA Clarinet solo
BR ASS QUARTE T 2 Trumpets, Trombone, and Bass Trombone
NOCTURNE Trombone, Cello, and Piano
TH R E E P R E LU D E S Flute/Piccolo/Alto flute, Clarinet/Bass Clarinet, Percussion, Harp, Piano, Violin, Viola, and Cello
S U S U R R AT I O N S Flute and Piano
BAG ATE L L E S Trombone and Piano
QU I N T E T Flute/Piccolo, Clarinet/Bass Clarinet, Bass Trombone, Marimba, and Bass
S O N ATA Alto Saxophone and Piano
DUO FOR THREE Solo Dancer, Marimba, and Bass
S U I TE Cello Solo
RO U N D S Alto Flute, Glockenspiel, Chimes, Marimba, Vibraphone, Percussion, Harp, Celesta, Piano, and Cello
O C TE T Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, 2 Violins, Viola, Cello, and Bass BAL L A D E Piano and Electronic Tape
E LE G Y Clarinet and Percussion
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