The Dragon and the Girl

LISA BIELAWA

The Dragon and the Girl for cello solo

2014 for Joshua Roman

Duration c. 5 minutes ©2014 by Lisa Bielawa

THE DRAGON AND THE GIRL Once upon a time a dragon Instructed a virgin By reading books out loud.

Because the dragon’s breath was fire, The books burned as she read them.

They paid close attention.

The dragon and the girl who came to visit Lived in the heat of blown glass – The cave in which the dragon Lived Was blown glass.

The king sent a knight.

To put an end to this class.

Knight threw his lance and Killed the dragon.

Glass ball shattered.

- Erik Ehn, from Vireo: The Spiritual Biography of a Witch’s Accuser

The Dragon and the Girl

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

               q = 60 Like a Heartbeat

Violoncello

3

mp semplice

Lisa Bielawa

3

                                                       

8

Vc.

    

19

Vc.



3

Broadening

                   rall.

3

33

Vc.

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

3



6

5





       

f3



q = 72 Plaintive

3

pp

  

   

42

Vc.



6

3

25

Vc.

3

       

mp

3







mf

Vc.

 



3

3

 

        

 

       

               

 



   

3



    

mf



                         mp mf 

   

         

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mp

f

mp

Vc.



                              

                   

65



mf



q = 84 Buoyant

59

Vc.

3

  

                

p crisp

51

 a tempo         

rit.

                           f p 5   7                                                

      

13

Vc.

mf dolce



         

mf

  



2

                                       rit.

71

Vc.

p

Vc.

Vc.

102

Vc.

3

   6                                           p mp 5  q = 84 Buoyant again 6 86                                               mf crisp  mf Broader  poco rit. q = 72 Plaintive   94       5                                          3 3 3 3 p mp 80

Vc.

3

pp dolce



q = 60 Like a Heartbeat

f

mf

                                    

 



a tempo

p

5

3

mp

q = 84 Pressing forward

3

pp

                                          

112

Vc.

3

3

          

mf

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

119

Vc.

Vc.

Vc.

   

      pp mf 5 mf  p 5      125        3                                      f 3 ff   molto rit.

132                                        3            

140

Vc.

3

mp flaut.

148

Vc.







3

3

    pp

3

mf

q = 72 Plaintive





                    3

mp 3

               pp

3

3

3

p

  3                

q = 48 Serene, Very Free 3

mp

rit.

p