Sempre Dolce
Trio for Violin, Bass Clarinet in Bb and Vibraphone
(with alternate parts for violoncello and piano)
Edition 062119/050426
Sempre Dolce (2019)
2026 hic sunt leones publishing
Sempre Dolce was composed for F-Plus who premiered it on June 21, 2019 at the Great Lakes Music Festival in the Detroit Institute of Art, Detroit, Michigan
Duration: 13 minutes
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Performance & Instrumentation Notes
Sextuplet Sixteenth Notes at Rehearsal G
Time signatures that represent incomplete sextuplets occur at letter G. e denominator is “24.” 14/24 would mean 14 sextuplet sixteenth notes. e sextuplet sixteenth notes in these measures are equal to the sextuplet sixteenth notes in the more common time signatures. (For instance, the transitions from m.86 to m.87 and m. 91 to m.92.)
Instrumentation
e following combinations of instruments are possible and parts are included with this score.
Original Version
Violin
Bass Clarinet in Bb
Vibraphone
Alternatives
Violin
Violoncello
Piano
Violin
Violoncello
Vibraphone
Violin
Bass Clarinet in Bb
Piano