Red and White Suite (2011) by Aaron Travers

RED and WHITE SUITE for guitar duo

Aaron Travers

RED and WHITE SUITE for guitar duo

I. Ouverture ("...of boyish red") II. Allemande ("...perspiration white") III. Sarabande ("...yellow and sere") IV. Minuet ("...in his white throat") V. Gigue ("...a pale sweet spike") Notes: All repeats are optional. The dynamic gamut is from ppp to fff. A sfz is always within a f dynamic unless otherwise specified. Harmonics sound as written. Throughout the suite, the players should try to stay within the indicated tempo gamut. Whenever possible, do not go slower than the lowest indicated tempo. Allemande: The tempi in this movement are very elastic and are to be read differently from the other movements. A tempo gamut is provided throughout the movement, accompanied by upward and downward arrows which signify accelerandi and rallentandi respectively. The tempo gamut is to be read according to the following scheme: Players begin with the slower tempo; over the course of an upward arrow, the players gradually speed up until they achieve the faster tempo. This new tempo is maintained until a downward arrow is given, at which point the players return to the original tempo, or move onto another indicated tempo. An example of how this should be executed is shown below. q = 80 - 92

q = 66 - 80

                                  should be rendered...

q = 66 accel.

q = 80

rall.

q = 66 accel.

q = 80

                                Red and White Suite is dedicated with affection to Maja Radovanlija and Guido Sanchez.

I: Ouverture ("...of boyish red")                ff sempre

Maestoso (q = 56 - 60)



   

                                                                

                         

                    ff sempre                     4                                                      mp sub.  7                                 (ff)  mp sub.                                 (ff)                 

     10



         

                                       

   

 



       

   



   



                         

        



       

  

      

          ff                                           

 

 

13                                                        p  

                                                         p

3 16                    

              

 

 

           f                                                         

                       ff                               ff  18

           3 22

 



    secco                                        f sempre sfz

          secco       ff

           

Allegro (q = 120)

      





sfz

  

3                        3



f sempre

26   3                                             3 3                                   3        30                                         3  3                                               

  

    

              3

          

4 3

 

    

     

      

3 3  3                                      

                                                  3      39

44                              



   

                              

                         



             





 



                                                        



          

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





       3

                                                 

     

      ff                                ff 57

   

   

                                           

             



                  

                        

53              

  

                            

48                                   



     



   

  

    

                             rasg.                               

rasg.       



   rasg.                                                                3                



    

 



 













                           



    

                                              

   



        ff    ord.          ff    75

                                 (f)  pizz.                              mp



                                   

                                    



            70

                      



                           65





  

                     f                   



       



61                            

poco f

  



3                           sfz  3 f                  sfz



 

       



                   mp

             

mp 



 

  



        





 



  

        3

 mf



 







 mf

 

            

                           

  

      

    

   

               ff rasg.      rasg.                                                 ff 88

     



   



   

               



   96

3            

          

    105

   

q = 144 3



 3                   3

                            101

  3  rasg.                            3

subito q = 120

  

  3               3



  

accel.

                  



 



3 3                    3   3              3

                rasg.                                     3  

                      

  



                      

                    

       3     

rasg.       

 

    

    

rasg.   

 

3      3                                              3        3 3                                       3    

          

     

sffz

      sffz

II: Allemande ("...perspiration white") Molto flessibile (q = 66 - 80)







              f



          





p sotto voce



            p

   



 







      f



  







      

     

 





(p)

 



  

(p)

p sotto voce

           



    



   



q = 80 - 92

                

           

   



 

      poco f 



  

    

  



   







   



         p        

  

q = 66 - 80

10                                          f mp p sotto voce ff                                              

     





q = 52

                                   (p) 13

     



  



  





 





q = 52



                     pp (p)

     17

q = 72 - 92

   

                             p

  

        



   







 



 









   





  

 









 p

        p



 



 



              

q = 80 - 96

 



                    p



  

 

f                            f

           p



  

                  p sub.





p sub.

 



 





 



q = 96



 



                                         p f p mf                                     26

q = 96 - 104





     



                                                      sfz sfz  f                                 29

sfz

 

 

  

 

  

sfz

   

            

    

     

         

              p 35



q = 60 - 72

    





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



 32       

q = 108

       

fff



    

 

 mp



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

  



 

 



      p

fff

                                     38                              p q = 52

 

 





 



              

       poco f

        

               pp

p sotto voce

 



q = 30

       

q = 40

      mp

  p



   42



   



 p

  

   

   



 

  

      



III: Sarabande ("...yellow and sere")   

Lento assai con rubato (q = 60 -72)



    

 

 

 



 





p sotto voce

 



 



 

 



 

 

p sotto voce

    

   



 



   



 





                    

 



 



   

 



 

 

                                                 

f sub.

 

 



 

 



(p)

                               

rit.

 



 

 



 

               3



   

 

    



      

 

ff sub.

               

 



f possibile

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

 

   



 



Più mosso (q = 72 - 80)

            pp 



 



               

a tempo



    

 

   

poco rit.

 

   



   



   

   

             



    

                                 3

          3             

rit.





            

  44

  



Quasi cadenza (q = 60 -80)





p sotto voce



     

p sotto voce

possibile

    



 

 





    



 

 



 

 



 

               3             3        3

   

 

   

 

poco rit.







 pp









ppp



    p



        

    



riten.

  

 mp

Più lento (q = 52)



 

 

 



   

 

  riten.

   



 

  

 

    

 

 p





       3

Lento (q = 60)

     



  

 

        





 

                   

  





 

Tempo I (q = 60 -72)

 



 



              



 

   







  



 



 

       V.S.

  54



 

  



p sub.





    



   

  

   pp



  

 



pp oscuro



    

   



    

q = 40





 



 

, , 

   ppp  

tambura



 

molto tasto





pp oscuro



   

 





rit. molto tasto



IV: Minuet ("...in his white throat")

           

               

Moderato (q = 88 - 92)

   



                    p



p sotto voce

 

 

p | mf



           

 

non harm.

     



5                                   

p | mp



           



        f sfz

          



 



              ff



    



 

      f



                       f sfz f

         (p)



 

  p

  

  

  

  

   

 

 

rasg.      

  



              sfz

  

  

 



  mp



             p

                    sfz sfz   sfz sfz    ff                          sfz sfz ff 

       

           



                       f  

  



rit.

         

          18

 





  



  9



  





p sotto voce

     22

   

       (p)

rasg.     

     p

    27

    

 

           ff

 

        p



    

   



                           

   p

 







                                                             

sfz

  31



 



    



  

(p)



sfz

      mf

 

poco f

           

                                               mp poco f  mp mp  sfz ff

  



         (p) p

   

  

    

  

 

   

   



  

rasg.      

  

          p mp

   

  

   



 

   

 





 rit.



    40

                                     



                                     ff mp ff    f mp                                         ff  ff  mp  35

q= 40

            



   



 



V: Gigue ("a pale, sweet spike...")               f sempre            f sempre Vivace (e. = 138)

       

                          

 

8                                                  

      



      

      



      

                                   

                                                                                                                                                                           

    



    

 33             rasg.                

  



                          



      



                                                       

                                  

   

      

21                              27



    

                     



                  15



                                                                        

                                                                                                                 43                                                                                                                              







        



55                                                                   

                      

                             

 rasg.                                

                  



        

             

 

       

    

  

 

                    

          



        

        

 

  



                                 ff mf                                        sfz







                                                         

       



   

                                 

rasg.      



     49

  

                        ff  f                        ff 72

              ff                    ff

 

  

                            ff                             ff 78

    

    

 





    

    





    

            







 

          



sfz



  

    



     

       







                                                                                  84

                                                      90

 

  





  





  



    





  



 



                                        mp                                                                             mp mp  poco f    poco f





                    mp                   



                                      ff                                                       ff 101



  107                                                ff                                         ff

113                                  mp                                            mp  119

  

        

     

     

                     

  

      

                       124

     130

 



      



 



 



        

   

                        



 



     









               





          

    



 





poco f

                            

         

      

                                                           

  

                       



136                                                                           



    



     

     

                         

19 142

    

               

147               

     152

  



         

                

       

                                               

                                                    

                                                                                     



         

     



     

   



        



   157                      

                      

                                                  

162                                           ff poss.                                         ff poss.      

               

        

     

       

l.v.

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