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SEVEN PL ACES FOR A LTO SA XO P HO N E A N D P E RCU S S I O N
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SEVEN PL ACES F OR A LTO S A XO P HO N E A N D P E RCU SSIO N BRAXTON BLAKE
PERCUSSION Triangles
small
medium large
Brake Drums
Cymbals (suspended)
Baking Sheets (suspended)
Tam-tam
medium large
medium large
medium large
large
Wood Blocks
Cow Bells
small
small
medium large
medium large
Tom-toms
Bass Drum
small
large
medium large
SEVEN PLACES for Alto Saxophone and Percussion were composed in 1997 for the saxophonist Jürgen Demmler and the percussionist Franz Lang. Duration: circa 12’ Transposed score
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SEVEN PLACES Adagio – con rubato =48–58
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Alto Saxophone
rit. glockenspiel mallets
=40 (independent of alto saxophone)
a tempo
3
3
rub with bamboo stick vibraphone mallet
Percussion
4
3
3
a tempo ( =40) vibraphone mallet 5
5
6
vibraphone mallet 9
9
3 3
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9
4 9
3
3
3
3
3 3
11
14
16
5 20
23
26
29
At the saxophone’s final note, play until the next , then end after the resonance extinguishes. The saxophone and percussion do not end simultaneously.
6
Presto
II
Presto
5
on the shell
9
13
sim.
7 17
21
25
sim.
5
29
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
III
=66-76 *
5
5
* glissandos begin immediately
=66-76 3
rim shot (wooden mallet)
5
5
thin metal rods
(within tempo) accel.
=240 rit.
=20
3
9
5
brushes (or light wooden mallets)
9
12
6 5
3
metal rods
yarn mallets
rubbed (with brushes) on the drumhead ord.
15
yarn mallets
(yarn)
20
6
5
7
5
3
3
3
3
3
3
10 23
3
6
7
5
7 3
5
5
5
5
5
5
3
27
5
5
5
metal rods
tempo) glock. (within molto rit. mallet
=60
3
(l’istesso tempo) 31
yarn mallets
3
3
3
3
metal rods rit. (within tempo)
=30
wooden mallets rim shot
11
poco gliss. 36
yarn (firm) 3
3
yarn (hard) 5
39
5
5
5
42
5
5
5
5 5
metal mallets
5
12
45
glock. mallets
yarn (firm)
wooden mallets rim shot
yarn (firm)
50
6
5
brushes
rubbed (with brushes) on the tam-tam
brushes
rubbed (with brushes) on the drumhead
ord.
ord.
poco gliss. 53
5
yarn (hard) 5
5
5
13
IV
=148–160
=148–160
2
5
(non dim.)
7
vibraphone mallets
14 13
rim shot
17
23
26
15 33
35
39
42
16 45
48
53
61
rim shot
17
65
68
72
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V =46–52
=46–52
glockenspiel mallets or thin metal rods 5
4
5
3
5
brushes
continuous circular stoke
7
metal rods 5
rit. circular motion
=92
repeat boxed passage (ad lib.)
19
10
poco
poco accel.
=46–52 glock. or hard plastic mallet
molto rit.
poco
poco rit. brushes
brushed
poco
14
3
=52–58 glock. mallet 3 3
3
vibraphone mallet
17
glock. mallets or metal rods 3
at the nipple
20
21
3
glock. mallets or metal rods =46–52 play 3–4 times
3
3
3
24
morendo
l.v.
3
21
VI
=72
5
5
5
5
5
=72
3
5
5
5
3
5
3
3
6
3
3
3
9
5
9
5
5
5
5
(molto)
5
5
5
22 12
5
5
5
5
5
5
15
19
21
3
3
23 23
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
27
3
3
31
3 34
3
3
24
VII
=58–62
con sord
=58–62
thin metal rods – near the edge
4
scrape in the middle 3
3
ord. – then rods – near the edge 5
hard felt mallet
7
14
ord. (strike) – thin metal rods
3
scrape in the middle
25 19
3
23
3
3
3
(l’istesso tempo)
rit. (within tempo)
28
rim shot 5
5
5
5
5
36
thin metal rods
5
5
26 42
(thin metal rods)
thin metal rods
45
48
hard felt mallet
53
soft felt mallets
27 60
thin metal rods – ord.
3
hard felt mallet
3
3
thin metal rods – scrape
65
niente
niente 3
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SE VE N B A GAT E LLE S Violin and Viola
M U S I C
S AXO P H O N E Q UA RTE T S H O RT S TO R I ES Clarinet, Violin, Viola, Cello, Piano
DUO Violin and Viola
DUST AND SHADOWS Clarinet, Violin, and Piano
F O LKSO NGS Violin and Piano
DUO Trombone and Harp
FA NTA SY Viola and Piano
SPIKE Percussion Ensemble
FA NTA SY English Horn and Harpsichord
S EV EN P L A C E S Alto Saxophone and Percussion
SO NATA Violin solo
FA N TA S I E S TÜ C K E Clarinet and Piano
SO NATA Clarinet solo
NINE ETUDES Alto Saxophone and Marimba
NO C T U R NE Trombone, Cello, and Piano
F O U R B A G ATE L L E S F O R T E N V I O L A S
SU SU R R AT I O NS Flute and Piano
B R A S S Q UA RTE T 2 Trumpets, Trombone, Bass Trombone
Q U I NT E T Flute/Piccolo, Clarinet/Bass Clarinet, Bass Trombone, Marimba, Bass
T H R EE P R ELU D ES Flute/Piccolo/Alto flute, Clarinet/Bass Clarinet, Percussion, Harp, Piano, Violin, Viola, Cello
D U O F O R T HR E E Solo Dancer, Marimba, Bass
B A G AT E L L E S Trombone and Piano
R O U ND S Alto Flute, Glockenspiel, Chimes, Marimba, Vibraphone, Percussion, Harp, Celesta, Piano, Cello
S O N ATA Alto Saxophone and Piano
E LE GY Clarinet and Percussion
S U I TE Cello Solo
I M PR OVI SAT I O N Soprano Saxophone, two Chimes, Piano
OCTET Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, 2 Violins, Viola, Cello, Bass
ST R I NG Q UA RT E T
BALLADE Piano and Electronic Tape
“HO W D O YO U WHI ST LE T HAT WAY ? ” Flute and Celesta
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