Braxton Blake: Short Stories

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SHORT STORIES for Clarinet in B-flat, Violin, Viola, Cello, and Piano

BRAXTON BLAKE

BRAXTON

BLAKE MUSIC

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SHORT STORIES BRAXTON BLAKE 2001

INSTRUMENTATION Clarinet in B-flat Violin Viola Cello Piano

First performance: March 22, 2001, Donaueschigen Members of the Südwestfunk Orchestra, Frieburg Transposed Score Duration: circa 13 minutes

BRAXTON

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SHORT STORIES

PHOTOCOPYING

i

PROHIBITED

=132

Braxton Blake

2001

Clarinet in B

Violin

Viola marcato

Cello

=132

8va

Piano

4

marcato

cresc. poco a poco

cresc. poco a poco

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copyright © 2001 Braxton Blake

4

6

cresc. poco a poco

8

marcato

cresc. poco a poco

cresc. poco a poco

cresc. poco a poco

5

10

12

marcato

più legato

più legato

più legato

più legato

più legato

6

16

20

molto rit.

23

molto rit.

7

30

=116

=116

8va

32

8va

8

35

pizz.

arco

pizz.

arco

pizz.

8va

3

3

3

3

3

37

arco 3

3

pizz.

pizz.

6

9

40

39

6

6

arco

arco

7

41

5

10

43

5

6

8va

45

8va

11 47

6

8va

secco

50

49

8va

7

12

6

51

3

3

3

3

3

3

pizz.

pizz.

8va

3

6

6

6

53

gliss.

arco

arco

gliss.

gliss.

13

55

subito

subito

subito

7

58

pizz.

pizz.

arco

arco

arco pizz.

3

7

14

60

pizz.

arco 6

pizz.

arco

63

7

7

15

65

7

7

7

8va

67

8va

16

70

69

71

7

7

piĂš pesante

17 74

76

7

7

18 rit.

molto rit.

80

79

rit.

molto rit.

19

ii

=92

pizz.

pizz.

poco marc.

=92

5

7

10

20

11

arco

arco

15

pizz.

arco

arco

pizz.

pizz.

arco

21

19

23

20

22

26

8ba

8ba

8ba

30

8ba

8ba

8ba

8ba

23

35

pizz.

arco

6

40

39

8va

8va

24

43

50

47

pizz.

arco

pizz.

arco

pizz.

arco

25

52

pizz.

pizz.

8va

57

8va

26

60

arco

arco

8va

65

27

70

pont. punta d’arco

pont. punta d’arco

pont. punta d’arco

74

28

77

80

ord.

ord.

ord.

8va

29

=96 Sempre marcato

=96 Sempre marcato

8ba

5

8ba

iii

8ba

30

10

14

31

18

20

22

8va

8ba

32

25

8va

8ba

30

33

33

sul pont. secco

8va

secco

8ba

40

38

8va

34

42

8va

46

sempre

35

50

8ba

54

arco

pizz.

arco

pizz.

8ba

8ba

36

58

60

62

8ba

37

65

8va

38

=96 Semplice

IV

=96 Semplice

7

10

39

12

20

16

3

3

3

pizz.

3

3

40

21

3

3

3

3

arco

30

27

3

3

41

32

cresc.

cresc.

cresc.

cresc.

cresc.

36

cresc.

cresc.

cresc.

cresc.

cresc.

42

40

cresc.

cresc.

cresc.

cresc.

50 45

8va

43

51

8va

55

44

60

59

molto rit.

a tempo

molto rit.

a tempo

8va

8va

45

v

=48

gliss.

cresc. poco a poco

=48

8ba

8ba

8ba

8ba

8ba

8ba

8ba

accelerando poco a poco (progressing to =126 in m. 15)

4

sempre cresc.

accelerando poco a poco (progressing to =126 in m. 15)

sempre cresc.

8ba

8ba

8ba

8ba

8ba

46

accel. poco a poco

6

gliss.

cresc. poco a poco

sempre cresc.

accel. poco a poco

8ba

8ba

8ba

8ba

8ba

accel. poco a poco

8

gliss.

cresc. poco a poco

sempre cresc.

sempre cresc.

accel. poco a poco

8ba

8ba

sempre cresc.

8ba

8ba

8ba

47

10

accel. poco a poco

sempre cresc.

sempre cresc.

sempre cresc.

accel. poco a poco

8ba

sempre cresc.

8ba

accel. poco a poco

12

cresc. poco a poco

sempre cresc.

sempre cresc.

sempre cresc.

accel. poco a poco

sempre cresc. 8ba

8va

48 accel. poco a poco

=126

14

6

accel. poco a poco

=126

secco

8ba

16

8va

8va

49

18

(senza rit.)

20

=48 subito - ancora accel. e cresc. (progressing to =126 in m. 28)

gliss.

cresc. poco a poco

(senza rit.)

=48 subito - ancora accel. e cresc. (progressing to =126 in m. 28)

8ba

8ba

8ba

sempre accel.

21

gliss.

cresc. poco a poco

sempre cresc.

sempre accel.

8ba

8ba

50

sempre accel.

23

gliss.

cresc. poco a poco

cresc. poco a poco

sempre cresc.

sempre accel.

8ba

8ba

8ba

8ba

8ba

sempre accel.

25

sempre cresc.

sempre cresc.

sempre cresc.

sempre accel.

8ba

8ba

8ba

8ba

8ba

51

accel.

=126

accel.

=126

27

sempre cresc.

8ba

8ba

29

8ba

30

52

31

33

8va

53 =48 subito - accel. (accel. to m. 40, =132) 35

gliss.

=48 subito - accel. (accel. to m. 40, =132)

8ba

8ba

8ba

sempre accel.

37

sempre accel.

8ba

8ba

8ba

8ba

8ba

54 accel.

=132 piĂš sost.

40

39 5

5

5

cantabile

5

cantabile 5 5

5

5

cantabile 5 5

5

5

cantabile 5

5

accel.

8va

41

5

5

=132 piĂš sost.

55 45

49

50

8va

56 molto rit.

=116

53

molto rit.

=116

8va

"white key"

gliss.

57

8va

8va

57

60

pizz.

pizz.

pizz.

8va

3

62

arco

arco

arco

3

3

3

3

58

64

3

3

pizz.

arco

pizz.

arco

6

66

5

6

6

7

59

68

5

6

70

8va

60

72

pizz.

3

3

3

3

pizz.

arco

pizz.

arco

3

74

arco

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

8va

61

76

subito

subito

subito

7

78

pizz.

pizz.

pizz.

arco

arco

arco

3

7

62

80

pizz.

arco 6

pizz.

arco

83

7

7

63

85

7

7

7

8va

87

8va

64

89

90

7

92

7

piĂš pesante

65 95

7

rit.

molto rit.

100

98

8va

rit.

7

molto rit.

66 =52 accel. poco a poco

101

=52 accel. poco a poco

110

accel.

106

accel.

8ba

8va

67 accel.

111

pesante

pesante

pesante

accel.

accel.

116

accel.

8va

68

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