Braxton Blake: Suite for solo cello

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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

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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.

33

=54 35

poco rit.

( =50)

=54

=46

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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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