Braxton Blake: Duo for Violin and Viola

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DUO f o r Vi o l i n a n d Vi o l a

B R AXT O N B L A K E

BRAXTON

BLAKE MUSIC

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DUO f o r Vi o l i n a n d Vi o l a 2010 B R AXT O N B L A K E

Commissioned by Caroline Coade and Nancy Coade Eldridge, the Coade Duo, January 2011, with support from the MidAmerican Center for Contemporary Music

NOCTURNE...........................................3 TOCCATA ..............................................6 CANTABILE .........................................16 WALTZ .................................................20 ARIA .....................................................22 SCHERZO ............................................24

BRAXTON

BLAKE MUSIC

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DUO

for Violin and Viola

I – NOCTURNE =116–120 sostenuto

BR AXTON BL AKE

sim.

Violin

sostenuto

sim.

Viola

6

10

11

20 17

copyright © 2010 Braxton Blake

4 21

23

5

sul G

26

30

8va

32

5 34

gliss.

40

38

43

0

gliss.

46

48

poco rit.

a tempo

50

6

II – TOCCATA =92–98

3

6

5

9

12

10

7 15

8va

20

18

22

25

28

30

8 31

34

38

44

47

40

9

50

49

52

55

58

60

sul A

pizz.

62

arco

10 65

pizz.

70 68

arco

72

75

79

80

11 83

87

90

91

pizz.

95

pizz.

arco

100

arco

12 104

pizz.

110

109

arco

113

119

124

120

13 127

130 129

132

134

137

14

140

143

145

147

5

150

15 153

156

160 159

8va

162 8va

8va

165

16

III – CANTABILE =56–64

cantabile esp.

5

5

5

5

cantabile esp.

5

9

10

5

13

5 5

5

17

poco rit.

5

5

5

5

a tempo

17

20

a tempo

poco rit.

molto rit.

24

a tempo

5

28

30

rit.

molto rit.

5

5

5

33

38

40

18 42

47

50

51

56

60

5

pizz.

(arco)

19 64

pizz. (arco)

poco rit.

a tempo

70

69

73

cantabile esp.

76

5

80

79

rit.

5 5

20

IV – WALTZ =94–100

6

10

14

18

23

poco rit.

a tempo

20

21 26

30

poco rit.

poco accel.

a tempo

molto rit.

subito a tempo

35

39

40

43

48

50 poco rit.

a tempo

22

V – ARIA =46–52 Somewhat Freely senz sord. (sul G – as possible)

con sord.

4

7

9

12

10

23 15

18

20

21

24

27

30

rit.

24

VI – SCHERZO .=112–120 sul tasto

sul tasto

7

12

ord.

ord.

17

22

20

25 27

30 3

31

35

40

45

51

50

gliss.

26

60

56

61

66

70

71

77

83

80

27 88

90

poco pesante 93

98

100

103

108

113

110

28 118

120

6

122

6

esp.

126

131

135

140

130

29 145

150

155

ord.

ord.

160

165

170

30 175

gliss.

3

179

180

183

188

190

193

198

200 6

6

31 204

210

215

220

221

228

235

230

240

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