Braxton Blake: Sonata for alto saxophone and piano

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S O N ATA fo r a lt o s a xo p ho ne a nd p i a n o

BRAXTON BLAKE

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S O N ATA for Alto Saxophone and Piano

BRAXTON BLAKE

Duration: circa 14’

I - Largo II - Moto Perpetuo

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für Jürgen Demmler und Peter Grabinger

S O N A T A for Alto Saxophone and Piano I − Largo

Braxton Blake

(Seawall at 81st) Alto Saxophone

(1992)

=50-54 dolce

Piano

rit.

4

a tempo

3

10

5

7

poco accel.

=

(a tempo) 3

3

5

5

5

4 semplice

delicato

10

bend

delicato

sonoro

(l.v.)

15

= niente

=

21

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

sempre

26

simile

5

5

5

5

5

5

32

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

sempre

36

rit.

a tempo

39

3

43

senza vibrato

3

6

poco rit.

47

52

a tempo

leggiero

8va

sempre

59

8va

(senza rit.)

64

8va

molto rit.

molto rit.

7

=58−62 subito 69

5

5

8va

8va

3

3

3

3

ad lib.

71

5

5

9

8va

8va

3

3

3

3

senza vibrato

73

m

o

r

e

n

d

o

5

loco

3

3 3

3

8

poco rit.

76

=50−54

m o r e n d o

niente

81

cantabile

3

3

poco

84

3

3

3

3

espr.

3

3

3

3

3

3

sempre 89

3

3

3

3

3

9 94

3

sempre sost.

l.v.

98

lontano

lunga attacca

lunga

attacca

10

II − Moto Perpetuo =140 - Sempre energico

8ba

3

6

8va

11 8

10

8ba

8ba

senza vibrato

13

8va

8ba

sost. ped.

senza vib.

16

sim.

8ba

12 19

8va

(sost.)

8ba

22

sempre meccanico

8ba

26

8ba

31

8ba

8ba

13 33

8ba

38

39

42

poco marcato

14 45

poco marcato

48

51

8va

54

15

57

c r e s c e n d o

8va

c

r

e

s

c

e

n

d

o

60

8va

8va

63

8va

66

d i m i n u e n d o

d i m i n u e n d o

16 69

dim.

dim.

sim.

72

8va

8va

74

77

8ba

17 80

85

88

8va

90

=

sempre

marc.

18 92 poco marc.

8va

94

8va

8ba

96

8ba

99

8va

8ba

8ba

19 101

diminuendo

poco

diminuendo

104

dim.

dim.

107

dim.

dim.

111

dim.

dim.

8ba

20 senza vib.

115

8va

119

122

senza vib.

senza vib.

senza vib.

125

8va

21 128

vib. ord.

8va

131

marc.

sempre

134

sempre 137

8ba

8va

22 140

143

8ba

sost.

147

8va

3

3

l.v.

8ba

149

8va

3

poco

ad lib.

23 150

8va

3

151

8ba

3

3

(sost.) lontano

153

senza vib.

senza vib.

8va

l.v.

8ba

sost.

155

senza vib.

senza vib.

sim.

senza vib.

24 159

senza vib.

senza vib.

l.v.

8ba

sost.

163

senza vib.

8ba

8ba

8ba

166

senza vib.

lontano

(sost.)

8ba

168

sempre

8ba

sim.

25

172

8va

8va

sim.

sost.

(sost.)

8ba

sost. senza vib.

175

8ba

senza vib.

179

8ba

182

leggiero

8ba

8ba

sim.

8ba 8ba

26 185

5

=

188

Meno mosso 5:4

cantabile

192

195

r i t a r d a n d o 5:4

rit.

claro sost.

8ba

sost.

27 197

=42 - 48 Ancora meno mosso

8va

legato

199

8ba

202

leggiero

8va

8va

secco e leggiero

sost.

206

8ba

28

poco rit.

209

a tempo poco. rit.

5

5

= 5

8va

212

sost.

214

senza vibrato 3

molto legato

sost.

8ba

216

ancora secco e leggiero

ancora secco e leggiero

sost.

a tempo

29 219

222

3

3

3

3

sim.

224

226

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

30 228

3

230

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

8ba

Molto rit.

232

3

3

3

8ba

= 234

8ba

Tempo I

=140 (subito)

3

8ba

8ba

=

31 238

240

8va

243

245

8ba

32 249

8va

8ba

8ba

sost.

253

8va

8ba

255

8va

257

33 262

265

8ba

269

8ba

274

8ba

34

276

8ba

281

8ba

284

8ba

286

8va

8ba

35 290

8va

8va

8ba

8ba

294

poco marcato

8va

8ba

296

300

poco marcato

36 304

308

8va

poco

311

d i m i n u e n d o

d i m i n u e n d o

314

dim.

dim.

37 317

dim.

8va

dim.

8ba

320

sempre marc.

3

8va

8va

sempre marc.

sempre 8ba

8ba

323

8va

8va

326

15ma

8va

8ba

8va

38 329

8va

8ba

332

molto

marc.

molto

8ba

335

8ba

337

8va

8ba

8ba

poco accel.

339

molto

8va

8va

molto

8ba

8ba

39

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