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SMALL PIECES for piano
B R A X T ON BL AK E
BRAXTON
BLAKE MUSIC
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SMALL PIECES for piano B RA XTON B L A K E
I =68–72 8va
8va
sostenuto
8va
=102–104 (subito)
5
8ba
rit.
Tempo I ( =68–72)
8va
9
8ba
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3
II =86
rit.
rit.
a tempo (sub.)
5
(ad lib.)
poco rit.
11
16
rit.
a tempo
molto rit.
4
III =52–54
sempre sostenuto sempre sotto voce 3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
6
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
8
3
3
3
3
3
3
rit. 11
3
3
3
3
5
IV =90–92
sempre sostenuto
rit.
=66
6
poco rit.
molto rit.
10
13
accel.
18
poco rit. 23
molto rit.
Tempo I ( =90–92)
poco rit.
=66
6
V =50–56
legato
(ad lib.)
poco accel. 6 3
3 3
3
a tempo poco accel.
rit.
molto rit.
10 3
3
14 3 3
3
3
18
3
3 3
3
3
3
7
VI =56–62 – con rubato
3
3
3
l.h. r.h.
(ad lib. – sostenuto)
4 3
3 3
3
3
7 3
3
3
3
10 3
14 3
3
3
8
VII =58–64
5
9
12
15
8ba
9
19
8va
22
8va
26
30
34
38
rit.
10
VIII rit. =66
5
3
5
8ba
(ad lib. – sempre molto sostenuto)
rit. 5
=58
subito a tempo ( =66)
5
8va
9
8ba
accel.
=66
13 3
8ba
8va
11
16
8ba
20
23
3
5
rit.
3
=58
8va
8va
27
8ba
8va
8va
31
(simile – maintain the dynamic contrasts during the decrescendo)
8ba
8va
12
IX =92–96
5
9
14
13 8va
19
8ba
23
8ba
8ba
28
33
38
poco rit.
8ba
14
X Andante – sostenuto
5
9
rit.
15
XI =92–96
8va
5
9
12
8va
16
*
8ba
* – 3/6=2/4, 5/6=3.33/4
16
18
20
6
23
8va
26
3
3
29
17
32
15ma
34
3
8va
8va
3
3
8va
3
3 8va
38
3
3
41
43
3
3
8va
3
18
47
50
54
60
8va
8va
57
15ma
3
8va
8va
8va
3
3
3
3
8va
3
3 3
3
3
19
65
8va
67
8va
15ma
8va
69
73
8va
8va
78
8va
8va
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