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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
http://braxtonblake.com 1508 Longshore Drive Ann Arbor, MI 48105 Tel/Fax 734/332-9277
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SUITE for solo cello
Maestoso =54, con rubato
I – IN TR O IT
BRAXTON BLAKE (1989)
3
7 3
3
3 3
5
3
7
9
rit.
subito a tempo
rit.
11
subito a tempo 3 9
13
16
5
11
copyright © 1989 Braxton Blake
5 18
10
20 6
6
22
10 3
3
24
9
27
3
11
poco ten.
3
29
3
31
5
molto rit.
33
=54 35
poco rit.
( =50)
=54
=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.
91
arco 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
poco accelerando
arco
leggiero
23
a tempo 28
34
39
44
pizz.
(l.h. 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 97
leggiero
leggiero
pizz.
poco accelerando 101
poco accelerando 105
poco accelerando subito a tempo 109
114
pizz.
arco 117
pizz.
arco
120
124
arco
pizz.
pizz.
arco
pizz.
11
IV – INTERLU 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 piĂš mosso
35
40
54
arco
pizz.
46
pizz.
accel. arco
poco rit.
arco
pizz.
=118 (poco meno mosso)
5 5
59 5
62 3
65
5
6
68
poco piĂš mosso
73
78
a tempo (quasi una cadenza) sub. a tempo ad lib.
ad lib. 3
sub. a tempo
3
13 80
sempre sim. 7 6
3
7
82
7
3
3
7
rit. 84
9
3 9
9
9
3
=30 sub. molto meno mosso e accel.
9
86
88
poco
=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
9
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
13
pont.
3
3
ord.
3
gradually raise pitch (sul D)
3
3
3
3
17
3
3
3
3
3
gradually raise pitch (sul D)
21 3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
15 25
29
pont.
ord.
pizz.
arco
poco
ord.
pont.
arco
pizz.
arco 33 pizz.
39
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
47
poco rit.
=128 subito
=128
gliss.
3
49
poco rit. 51
=128 subito
rit.
pizz.
=128
arco
pizz.
rit.
=110
arco
rit.
19 =90
=80 rit.
54
rit.
pizz.
pizz.
=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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