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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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