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Laurence Osborn

Breaths

for Solo Accordion

©Laurence Osborn 2016


Breaths for Solo Accordion Duration: 12’ Commissioned by Bartosz Glowacki for Aldeburgh Open Space, with funds from The Musicians Benevolent Fund. World première given by Bartosz Glowacki at The Britten Studio, Snape Maltings, September 23rd 2016.

©Laurence Osborn 2016


Breaths

                       Bleak q = 72



3

3

fp

ppp

fp

 

fp

3

fp

11

 

  



   

     



 



ppp

13

    

ppp

     

          

  

 

3 ppp

p

(ppp)

 

 

3

3

ppp

3

(ppp)

 

                                                           ppp

 

                      

fp

3 ffp

p

3      

Accord.

 



Accord.

ppp

fp

ppp

fp

 

3

fp

3

 

     

                   

A                  



    

 



 

Accord.

ppp

8

ppp 3







Accord.

p

ppp

                            

5

3 ppp

 

3

3 ppp

fp



                 



Accordion

Laurence Osborn

for Bartek

fp

ppp

ppp

ffp

 

 


15

 

Accord.

 mf

ppp

       

                      

3

3

ppp

(ppp)

  



2

 

6

ppp

ffp

fp

 

                                     

ppp

  

  

           

  

  

3 p

     3

mf

fp

                    ppp

ffp

     

 

          

         3 ppp

ffp

                             mfp

mf

3

ppp

26

Accord.



mfp



B



3

24

Accord.

                           

ppp

 

     







6

ffp

ppp

mf

3

3 (ppp)

 

                      

fp

 

p

ppp

22

Accord.

 





Accord.

 

                                                 

18

3 (ppp)

fp

p

ppp

 

 

 

 mf

             


3

fp





Accord.

3 ppp

3 ppp

fp

 



  



         fp

ppp

ffp

ppp

(ppp)

f

p

sfz

 

   

fp

                     



34

3

ppp

 

 

f

p

mf

3

       

 

      

fp

3

3

3

C

      

fffp

ppp

3 ppp

3

32

Accord.

fp

f

                            3

                                 

Accord.

                 

30

Accord.

3



                                 

28

                         3

3

f

ppp

ppp

fp

 

 f

 

 p

3       3            

 


4

                                                          6

37

Accord.

3 ppp

fp

f

f

ppp

fp

 

Accord.



 

fp

3

  

       

          

f

fp

            

   

fp

f

f

  



             

ppp

f

mf

              



48

Accord.

  

Accord.

ppp 6

 mf



 



f

     fp

ppp

mf

    

  

  

p

f

    

fp

 

 

 

 

mf

        mf  fp                   f

fp

f fp



  

mf

mf

mf

     pp

f

  

fp

fp

mf

          f

      mf

 

f fp

mf

E         

pp

   

mf

              

fp

           fp ppp

 

       

mf

    

fp

  



52

fp

3

3

   

fp

mf

f

3

 

 

f

3

   

fp

 

   

mf

fp

 

p

ppp

fp

D        

6

3 ppp

45

Accord.

         

                              

p

42

f

3

  

mf

39

Accord.

fp

 

    

(mf)


f fp

   

f

fp

  

fp

 

 

mf

fp



Accord.

ffp

 

 

Accord.

mf

Accord.

           f

 

        

fp

     

 

ff

ffp

   

    

  

f

 

  

p

ff

ffp

f

 

  

   



fp

mf

f

fp

fp

               3

f

 

fp

                3

3 ppp

mf

mf

fp

     

f

   

                    ffp

ppp

                              p

   

mf

      

                           

fp

 



           

        pp

mf

 

ffp

    



fp

f

   

79

 

mf

mf

 

pp

f

  



F                        

 

mf

       

f

fp

fp

fp

(f)

fp

76

Accord.

  

 (mf)

  

Accord.

f

  

fp

 



 



71

        mf



     

     f

6

 

65

fp

 

3

    f

 pp     

mf

 

6

ppp

 

3

 

61

                 

   





Accord.

   



5



      

56

     mf

  

 

3

pp

       3     

 


6

With more intensity q = 80

 3              



85

Accord.

3

   

  

 

mf

(pp)

 

pp



 

                    

p

pp

5

p

p

mf

                              5  5 5 5



          

p

fp

3

pp

mf

fp

5

(p)

5

pp

mf

            pp

mf

        

      5

 

p

mf p

pp

mf

3

3  

5

(p)

 

3

7

88

Accord.

p

 3                             



3





G

                             3 5 5 3

90

         

Accord.

5

fp  

3

p

5

 fp

3

ppp

3

mf 3

     

6

3

3

                       3

5

fp

ppp

                                           5

5

3

pp

mf



        3

mf

95

      

Accord.

 pp 

                        

5



(p)

92

 





Accord.

mf

pp

    

 

            mf

pp

 

(pp)

pp



       pp

mf

               

mf

pp

      f

           5mf

       f

fp


7

H 3 3 3                                                             

5

p

mf

6

p

   

5

p

mf



3

ppp p

fp

             3

3

 

             (mf)

5

  

  

pp

fp

      mf

3

pp

fp

3

                         mf

 

5

p

(mf)

fp

3

   

   

fp

fp

3 5            (p) fp

    

6

3

fp

                          

3

fp

         

f

mf

   

fp

  

mfp

 



107

109

    

           mf 3

   

p

3

3



 

mf

 

Accord.

ppp

  3                              3 (mf)     fp mf p mf

105

Accord.

5

fp

5

3

 

Accord.

mf

  

(p)

102

Accord.

3



Accord.

3



99

fp

fp

  

 fp

f

  fp

                      mf

6

6


8

     

      

111

Accord.

3

fp

 

113

Accord.

Accord.

p

   

f

mf



 

mf

pp

p

5

  pp

5

5

f

mfp

           

mf

  p

mf

              



mfp

mfp

mfp

            

  

           

118

 

               3 3

p

3

       

 3              

I

   



3 p

p

p

p     



  

 

 

p

  

mf

   



mf

5

f



p

    

mfp

                 

 

             

mf

             3  3   mfp

120

Accord.



pp

         

                 

116

Accord.

f

pp

  

Accord.



                 

  

114

f

     

5

5

5

                    pp

     pp

pp

mf

 

mf

  

        

ff

                  3 pp

mf

pp

6

 


 

mf

6



ffp

ff

  

       

3



  

mf

  

5 fp

5 fp

 

134

 

 

ff

mf

  

5 fp

5 fp

                      5

5

5

5

5

5

p

mf

    3

  

3

mf

         

                3

 

 

6

6

         

5

5

            

  

               

Accord.

mf

J     130                  6 mf         ff      

ff

5 fp

 

                    

 

132

Accord.

5

5

         5 fp

5 fp

5

mf

                 3          3 5 6



Accord.

5

5

   

p

6

p

ff

  

128

Accord.

 5                           ff  

ff



3 ppp

 

                           

                       

125

Accord.

 

 5                               ff p

5



 

       



Accord.

          



       

123

9

mf  fp 5 6                  mf

              ff

f

     

ff

3

6

                                   

   

5

(ff)

5 mf

5

5

   


ff

  

137

    

 

Accord.

              

3



 

3

     

fp

ff

             3

 

3

           

                                   

140

Accord.

142

Accord.

5

5

5

ff

                 

         6

                 3 ffpp

           

 

6

ff 5

6

pp

3

 

6

      

                

5

5

                   

fp

  

5

            

                  mf

(ff)

mf

  

ff

3

3

ff

139

 



 

Accord.

mf

 

         



Accord.

 



 

         



135



10

5

5

mf

5

                   

   3

K  

      

Frantic q = 96

 p

        3      

    

 

ff

 

        ff

ffp

          mf

(f)

ffp

        mf

(f)

mf


(ff) ffp

mf

(f)



   



                  5

p

mf

164

5

3



      

Accord.

fp

mf

         5

3

p

3



 

3

3

 

fp

 

fp

 f

                 5

f

 

5

 

 

 

 5     5                                     mf

3

5

mf

L                f                   

162

Accord.

   f fp

           

5

mf

5 (f)

3

3

 fp                

mf

                         

  

ff

mf

       



3

p

mf

fp

mf

158

Accord.

         mfp 3



  

(f)

mf

(f)

ff ffp

      

ff

                            

       

ff ffp

                     5 mf

5

mf

(f)

     

 

mf

154

Accord.

                  

(f)

        

5

                         

 

 

     

 3             

      

                      

      

           

 

3



5

mf



            

150

Accord.

ffp

    



ff

     



Accord.

mf





 



      

146

11

fp

ff

3

3

fp

3

3

 


12

166

Accord.

         

ff

3

5

(f)

mf

  

mf

ffp

3 3                                             

        

170

Accord.

 

ff ffp

ff ffp

  

     

3  3 3            

mf



f

p

3

3

3

f

mf

  



mf

3

ff

3               3

 



ff ffp

mf

  3  3   3       3                                            3 3 3 3 (p) 5 p 3

p

mf

mf

M 3                                                   5 3 3 f

(mf)

  

(mf)

3

3

f

3

3

fp

                      



Accord.

3



173

5

3

         

                   



Accord.

ff

3

              f              

180

Accord.

3

 

ff ffp

                                                 

178

Accord.

ffp  

(p)

fp

        

    

175

3

fp

(p)

   

5

mf

3

3

f

        ff

3

mf

3

3

3

            f

ffp

          

                   5

3

               

5

  

    

   

5

        

5 6 6                                              5

6

5


N e=e 5                             ffp

    

   



13 Expansive

182

mf

  

5

p

         p

fp

  f

mf

          

192

fmf

fmf

Accord.

3

3

3

(p) f

f

mf

  

f

3

mf

3

mf

f

mf

    

mf

3

 

(mf)

       

3 (mf)

   

p

   

   

p

3

mf 3

3

3

mf

3

f

3

3

          3

3

mf

     

     3  3        

f 3

                        3

     

3

p

 

 

     

mf

     

3

203

3

f

fmf

3

         

   



                                           3 3 3 3 3 3 f



mf

mf



O            

Accord.

3

ffp

       

   

        mf 

 f

  

p

fp

3 fmf

200

Accord.

 

      

 

   

fp

f

   

 

 

 3

fmf

196

f

fp

3

                      

   

  

         

mf

   

mf



Accord.

 

 

     



 

   

mf

     

ffp

     

187

Accord.

  



     

 



Accord.

      p

   mf

(f)

3

        



 3


14

   

206

 

Accord.

   

3

3



 3

f

3

 

3

3

    3

P

f

3

3

3

3

3

3

   

 

mf

3

3

3

3              3

   

  

              

mf

3

3

3

3

f

3

        

  





 mf

               3 3 3

mf

                

           3

3

3

mf

                                    

     

220

Accord.

3



                 

sffz

mf

3

218

Accord.

3

mf

   3

3

 



3

3

216

Accord.

 



               3

  

   

 

mf



f

    

ff

     

3

                  

3

f

3

             



3

  

3



Accord.

3

3            

213

   

                f

 

3

ff

    

  

(f)

209

Accord.



f

3

3

3

3

   

3

        

mf

sffz 3

mf

3

3

  

3

3

3

            sffz

mf

3 3 3 3                                        3 3 3 3

3

sffz

 

   3

3

    p   


15

  

223

3

3

        

p

3

3

sffz

3

sffz

mf

3

3

    

3

mf

3 mf

sffz

mf

ff

3

3

3

3

 

3

3

3

3

ffmf

 ff          ff

(ff)

3 ff

mf

3

3

sffz mf

3

3

3

3

3

3

     

3

3

                              3

3

3

3

3

3

3

ff mf

3

3

ff

3



mf

3



3



                                                     3

3

           

3

ff

3

 

3



235

3

3

3

 

3

3 mf

                                         3

3

3

   



3

3

3

                    



3

3



3



3

3



3



3



3



3

ff

                         

232

3





3

               

3 ff

                             3

                 

Accord.

3

Q

229

Accord.

3

p 3 3 3                                                          3 3 3 3

 

Accord.

3

                

mf

226

Accord.

3

3

3

       

 

3

3

ff

3

3



Accord.

3

3

ff

mf

                  3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

                 3

3

3

3

3

(ff)

                     3

3

3

3


Accord.

3



                                                 

237



16

3

3

3

3

3

3

   

   

       fp

Accord.

256

      

pp

    

 

mf

pp

mf

(p)

   

p

      

   

  

               

      

mf

        fp

  

        

p

mf

  

fp

mf

       

   

p

mf

f

 

  

    

        fp

  

       

       

    

fp

  

    

p

   mf

    

    

fp

   

mf

  

fp

 

 

    

fp

mf

                 p

 

  

fp

          

p

      

   

            fp

 

3

mf

(p)

  

Accord.

3

3

  

mf

fp

pp

  

3

3

     

      

  

252

 

sffz

247

Accord.

3

                                               

and empty  R Black q = 72      241           

Accord.

3

 

mf

  


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