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SHORT STORIES for Clarinet in B-flat, Violin, Viola, Cello, and Piano
BRAXTON BLAKE
BRAXTON
BLAKE MUSIC
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SHORT STORIES BRAXTON BLAKE 2001
INSTRUMENTATION Clarinet in B-flat Violin Viola Cello Piano
First performance: March 22, 2001, Donaueschigen Members of the Südwestfunk Orchestra, Frieburg Transposed Score Duration: circa 13 minutes
BRAXTON
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SHORT STORIES
PHOTOCOPYING
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PROHIBITED
=132
Braxton Blake
2001
Clarinet in B
Violin
Viola marcato
Cello
=132
8va
Piano
4
marcato
cresc. poco a poco
cresc. poco a poco
2015.I.05
copyright © 2001 Braxton Blake
4
6
cresc. poco a poco
8
marcato
cresc. poco a poco
cresc. poco a poco
cresc. poco a poco
5
10
12
marcato
più legato
più legato
più legato
più legato
più legato
6
16
20
molto rit. 23
molto rit.
7
30
=116
=116
8va
32
8va
8
35
pizz.
arco
pizz.
arco
pizz.
8va
3
3
3
3
3
37
arco 3
3
pizz.
pizz.
6
9
40
39
6
6
arco
arco
7
41
5
10
43
5
6
8va
45
8va
11 47
6
8va
secco
50
49
8va
7
12
6
51
3
3
3
3
3
3
pizz.
pizz.
8va
3
6
6
6
53
gliss.
arco
arco
gliss.
gliss.
13
55
subito
subito
subito
7
58
pizz.
pizz.
arco
arco
arco pizz.
3
7
14
60
pizz.
arco 6
pizz.
arco
63
7
7
15
65
7
7
7
8va
67
8va
16
70
69
71
7
7
piĂš pesante
17 74
76
7
7
18 rit.
molto rit.
80
79
rit.
molto rit.
19
ii
=92
pizz.
pizz.
poco marc.
=92
5
7
10
20
11
arco
arco
15
pizz.
arco
arco
pizz.
pizz.
arco
21
19
23
20
22
26
8ba
8ba
8ba
30
8ba
8ba
8ba
8ba
23
35
pizz.
arco
6
40
39
8va
8va
24
43
50
47
pizz.
arco
pizz.
arco
pizz.
arco
25
52
pizz.
pizz.
8va
57
8va
26
60
arco
arco
8va
65
27
70
pont. punta d’arco
pont. punta d’arco
pont. punta d’arco
74
28
77
80
ord.
ord.
ord.
8va
29
=96 Sempre marcato
=96 Sempre marcato
8ba
5
8ba
iii
8ba
30
10
14
31
18
20
22
8va
8ba
32
25
8va
8ba
30
33
33
sul pont. secco
8va
secco
8ba
40
38
8va
34
42
8va
46
sempre
35
50
8ba
54
arco
pizz.
arco
pizz.
8ba
8ba
36
58
60
62
8ba
37
65
8va
38
=96 Semplice
IV
=96 Semplice
7
10
39
12
20
16
3
3
3
pizz.
3
3
40
21
3
3
3
3
arco
30
27
3
3
41
32
cresc.
cresc.
cresc.
cresc.
cresc.
36
cresc.
cresc.
cresc.
cresc.
cresc.
42
40
cresc.
cresc.
cresc.
cresc.
50 45
8va
43
51
8va
55
44
60
59
molto rit.
a tempo
molto rit.
a tempo
8va
8va
45
v
=48
gliss.
cresc. poco a poco
=48
8ba
8ba
8ba
8ba
8ba
8ba
8ba
accelerando poco a poco (progressing to =126 in m. 15)
4
sempre cresc.
accelerando poco a poco (progressing to =126 in m. 15)
sempre cresc.
8ba
8ba
8ba
8ba
8ba
46
accel. poco a poco
6
gliss.
cresc. poco a poco
sempre cresc.
accel. poco a poco
8ba
8ba
8ba
8ba
8ba
accel. poco a poco
8
gliss.
cresc. poco a poco
sempre cresc.
sempre cresc.
accel. poco a poco
8ba
8ba
sempre cresc.
8ba
8ba
8ba
47
10
accel. poco a poco
sempre cresc.
sempre cresc.
sempre cresc.
accel. poco a poco
8ba
sempre cresc.
8ba
accel. poco a poco
12
cresc. poco a poco
sempre cresc.
sempre cresc.
sempre cresc.
accel. poco a poco
sempre cresc. 8ba
8va
48 accel. poco a poco
=126
14
6
accel. poco a poco
=126
secco
8ba
16
8va
8va
49
18
(senza rit.)
20
=48 subito - ancora accel. e cresc. (progressing to =126 in m. 28)
gliss.
cresc. poco a poco
(senza rit.)
=48 subito - ancora accel. e cresc. (progressing to =126 in m. 28)
8ba
8ba
8ba
sempre accel.
21
gliss.
cresc. poco a poco
sempre cresc.
sempre accel.
8ba
8ba
50
sempre accel.
23
gliss.
cresc. poco a poco
cresc. poco a poco
sempre cresc.
sempre accel.
8ba
8ba
8ba
8ba
8ba
sempre accel. 25
sempre cresc.
sempre cresc.
sempre cresc.
sempre accel.
8ba
8ba
8ba
8ba
8ba
51
accel.
=126
accel.
=126
27
sempre cresc.
8ba
8ba
29
8ba
30
52
31
33
8va
53 =48 subito - accel. (accel. to m. 40, =132) 35
gliss.
=48 subito - accel. (accel. to m. 40, =132)
8ba
8ba
8ba
sempre accel.
37
sempre accel.
8ba
8ba
8ba
8ba
8ba
54 accel.
=132 piĂš sost.
40
39 5
5
5
cantabile
5
cantabile 5 5
5
5
cantabile 5 5
5
5
cantabile 5
5
accel.
8va
41
5
5
=132 piĂš sost.
55 45
49
50
8va
56 molto rit.
=116
53
molto rit.
=116
8va
"white key"
gliss.
57
8va
8va
57
60
pizz.
pizz.
pizz.
8va
3
62
arco
arco
arco
3
3
3
3
58
64
3
3
pizz.
arco
pizz.
arco
6
66
5
6
6
7
59
68
5
6
70
8va
60
72
pizz.
3
3
3
3
pizz.
arco
pizz.
arco
3
74
arco
gliss.
gliss.
gliss.
8va
61
76
subito
subito
subito
7
78
pizz.
pizz.
pizz.
arco
arco
arco
3
7
62
80
pizz.
arco 6
pizz.
arco
83
7
7
63
85
7
7
7
8va
87
8va
64
89
90
7
92
7
piĂš pesante
65 95
7
rit.
molto rit.
100
98
8va
rit.
7
molto rit.
66 =52 accel. poco a poco
101
=52 accel. poco a poco
110
accel. 106
accel.
8ba
8va
67 accel. 111
pesante
pesante
pesante
accel.
accel. 116
accel.
8va
68
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