Three Dances

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TH R EE D A N C ES for Soprano Saxophone Alto Saxophone Piano

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This work was made possible by the support of the University of South Carolina.

Dedicated to Clifford Leaman and Joseph Lallo

Accidentals apply for entire measures and apply only for the octave of a pitch.

Repeated pitches without accidentals continue the accidental of the initial occurrence.

Transposed score

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THREE DANCES I – RONDO =68–72 Scherzando Soprano Saxophone

Alto Saxophone

=68–72 Scherzando

Piano

5

9

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4 12

15

18

5 21

24

27

8ba

6 30

8ba

33

36

8va

7 39

8ba

42

8ba

46

whimsically

8 49

52

8ba

55

floating, lightly

9 59

whimsically

62

65

floating, cantabile

floating, cantabile

10 68

71

accompagnamento

accompagnamento

8va

scherzando

75

8va

11 79

82

85

12 88

giocoso

91

94

8va

13 97

100

103

14 106

8va

110

8va

114

8va

15 118

non vibrato

non vibrato

125

129

whimsically, poco giocoso

whimsically, poco giocoso

16 133

giocoso

giocoso

137

8va

141

accompagnamento

accompagnamento

8va

scherzando

17 145

8va

cantabile

148

8va

8va

152

giocoso

18 155

8ba

158

floating, cantabile

floating, cantabile

161

8ba

8ba

19 165

8va

168

8va

171

8va

8va

with force

8ba

Sost. Ped.

20 174

8ba

Sost. Ped.

177

non vibrato

non vibrato

8va

8ba

Sost. Ped.

180

8va

8ba

Sost. Ped.

21 183

8va

187

191

8va

22

II – SARABANDE =52–56

always played with subtone, quasi con sord. sempre senza vibrato e lontano

always played with subtone, quasi con sord. sempre senza vibrato e lontano

=52–56

8va

8

8va

8ba

16

8ba

ad libitum, very sustainded and somewhat hazy

23 24

8ba

ad libitum, ma molto sostenuto e claro

31

(

ad libitum, ma molto sost. e claro)

38

(

ad libitum, ma molto sost. e claro)

ad libitum, ma molto sost. e claro

24 44

8va

52

8va

59

6

ad lib. sempre molto sostenuto e claro 8va 64

ad lib.

poco rit.

25

I I I – TA R A N T E L L A

6

11

.=168–172 ( =

throughout)

.=168–172 ( =

throughout)

26 16

21

non vibr.

26

non vibr.

27 31

36

41

28 45

49

53

sost. Ped.

29 57

(sost. Ped.)

61

66

8va

30 71

8va

76

8va

8ba

80

31 non vibr.

85

non vibr.

90

95

non vibr.

non vibr.

32 100

leggiero

non vibr.

105

leggiero

non vibr.

110

leggiero

(ord.)

33 115

120

125

34 130

135

non vibr.

non vibr.

non vibr.

non vibr.

non vibr.

non vibr.

140

35 non vibr. gliss. (bend)

145

non vibr. gliss. (bend)

150

156

non vibr.

non vibr.

sost. Ped.

8ba

36 161

(non vibr.)

8ba

non vibr.

166

8va

8ba

171

8va

8ba

37 non vibr.

176

8va

8ba

181

leggiero

non vibr.

187

38 192

197

non vibr.

non vibr.

202

(non vibr.)

(non vibr.)

39 207

(non vibr.)

(non vibr.)

212

217

40 non vibr.

222

non vibr.

228 (non vibr.)

(non vibr.)

235

41 leggiero

240

leggiero

245

8va

250

(ord.)

(ord.)

8va

42 255

8ba

8ba

260

8ba

265

8ba

43 270

ad lib.

275

leggiero

leggiero

(ord.)

leggiero

8ba

280

leggiero

non vibr.

8va

8ba

44 285

leggiero

non vibr.

8va

8ba

290

non vibr.

leggiero

non vibr.

8va

295

(non vibr.)

45 300

305

310

leggiero

(ord.)

46 315

8va

8ba 320

8va

8va

8ba

325

47 330

8va

8ba

8ba

335

non vibr.

non vibr.

8ba 340

(non vibr.)

(non vibr.)

8ba

48 346

(non vibr.)

(non vibr.)

8ba

352

(non vibr.)

(non vibr.)

358

(non vibr.)

(non vibr.)

49 363

8va

368

8va

374

8ba

50 379

385

391

non vibr.

non vibr.

51 398 (non vibr.)

(non vibr.)

405

409

52 414

8ba

419

424

53

ritard e morendo

429

non vibr.

non vibr.

ritard e morendo

ritard e morendo

434 (non vibr.)

(non vibr.)

ritard e morendo

440

accelerando

a tempo e accelerando leggiero

leggiero

a tempo e accelerando

a tempo long

long

accelerando

a tempo

long

secco

54

55

56

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M U S I C

T E N D UO S for Two Clarinets

ST R IN G QUA RT E T “ H OW DO YOU W H ISTL E T H AT WAY ? ” Flute and Celesta

PA RT I TA Alto Saxophone Solo

SAXOP H ON E QUA RTET

Q UA RT E T Oboe, Alto Saxophone, Marimba, and Piano

SH ORT ST OR IES Clarinet, Violin, Viola, Cello, and Piano

S E V E N BA GAT E L L E S Violin and Viola

DU ST A N D SH A DOW S Clarinet, Violin, and Piano

D UO Violin and Viola

DU O \Trombone and Harp

F O L KS O N GS Violin and Piano

SP I K E Percussion Ensemble

FA N TA S Y Viola and Piano

SE V E N P L A C E S Alto Saxophone and Percussion

FA N TA S Y English Horn and Harpsichord

FA N TA SIESTÜ C K E Clarinet and Piano

S O N ATA Violin solo

N I N E ETU DES Alto Saxophone and Marimba

S O N ATA Clarinet solo

F OU R B A G AT E L L E S F OR TEN V IOL A S

N O CT URN E Trombone, Cello, and Piano

B R A SS QUA RT E T 2 Trumpets, Trombone, and Bass Trombone

S US URRAT I O N S Flute and Piano

T H R E E P R ELU DE S Flute/Piccolo/Alto flute, Clarinet/Bass Clarinet, Percussion, Harp, Piano, Violin, Viola, and Cello

Q UI N T E T Flute/Piccolo, Clarinet/Bass Clarinet, Bass Trombone, Marimba, and Bass

B A G ATEL L ES Trombone and Piano

D UO F O R T H RE E Solo Dancer, Marimba, and Bass

SON ATA Alto Saxophone and Piano

RO UN D S Alto Flute, Glockenspiel, Chimes, Marimba, Vibraphone, Percussion, Harp, Celesta, Piano, and Cello

SU ITE Cello Solo OC T E T Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, 2 Violins, Viola, Cello, and Bass

E L E GY Clarinet and Percussion

B A L L A DE Piano and Electronic Tape

I MP ROV I S AT I O N Soprano Saxophone, two Chimes, and Piano http://braxtonblake.com braxtonblakemusic@gmail.com

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