Sop Sax - Sq1

Saxophone Quartet No. 1

in Five Movements
Barbara Thompson

Intro Cadenza*

I
F#m
Ab maj#4

U
w
##4 w
w
& 4w

U
w

U
w

nU
w
b
b ww
w

U
w

mp

### 7
8

mf

Vivace q = 90

. .
. n .

#
## 7
6 #. 2 ###n 4
R

8
4
4
& 8
g li

ss.

mf
mp

. .
. . >.
###4 n # n # R # R n>J . n# # n # n R R
n
J
& 4

10

mf
sfp
mp

mf
pp leggiero

13

###
&

nbn nJ n b
J
sim.

mf

cresc.

16

### n b n n

&

rubato
n
n

#
n

## n b> # # n >

b
&

18

w
f

rit.

### n
&

21

6
4
ff

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a tempo
26

### 6 .

& 4

nb . 5
. n. .
# 4
n J J

28

### n . . b . .
n 4 n w

#
4
&
mf

n . # .n . > 2

# 4

cresc.

- - . - # n - # # n
#
#
n

>

## 2 bn.

R 43 # 44
b 87
& 4
g li

ss.

31

mf

. n #n
. .

###4
6

44
4
& 4

35

mf

-. .
. -. .
.

n 7
###4

98
8
& 4

37

mf

U
> w
- n . # -. n
.
.

#n

n
###9
4
R
R
4

& 8

39

sfz

ff

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II
Andante misterioso q = 80

> .
##4

& 4
R

. n> .

. n> .

. > .

sfp

sfp

sfp

sfp legato

## . b> .
&

b # .

w
-

mp
sfp

m n

## R .
&

. n> >.

. b > .

mp sim.
play short cadenza
on A maj 9

U
n . #J w
J

13

## . n> .
&

mf
3

tranquillo
17

## w&

g lis s .

-.

J .

J .

n.

>.

3
3

mf

sfp

mf

pi mosso
23

## . j
.

&
J J
. . . R R
. .
.
f
mp cresc.

tempo primo

n .

26

## > .
&
R

b n> .

. > .

n
sfp

sfp

30

stringendo
b .

##
&

mp

r .r . .

2
r .r b. . n
4
f

cresc.

ff

G.P.

4
4

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tempo primo
bend up
to note
33

##4 w
& 4

b .

. b .

n.

. #nn

#.
J

mp legato

U
## w
&

Coda

39

>
R .
pp

##<n>
&

44

. .

bn .

n .
nn

mp

b > .
R

w-

b .

sfp

mp

pi
> mosso
> >

> >
## n b > >.
&

49

pp

> > b > > >

-
n

>
n

mf leggiero

53

stringendo
b .

#
&#

r .r . .

r r b. . n

mf
f
cresc.

##
&

55

U
-

w
ff

ff

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III
Bravura scherzando moderato
.
e = 170 # 4
.

. . . .

& 4
R
R R R
R
.

mf
.
3
. . .

##
R
R R R R .r . r
&
J

mf
.
6
solo
## . . . R . . . .
J
&
R 3
3
mf
ritmico
10
## .

&
3

mf
13

## .
&
R

n m m
m
m

solo

. r . r j
R

b
n

#
j

R R n
& # . r . r j R R

16

## R n
R
&
R

19

mf cresc.

##
&

21

23

#
&#

R J
R

mp

24

##
&

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27

ritmico
4

giocoso

##
&

# #

n .

mf
33

##
&

. . . . #
n . . . .
mf

mp
36

##
&

n # #

. . . .

mf
39

##
&
# #
#

41

#
&#

. . . . . . .
f
44
# n # n
. . 2
##

4
&
mp
46

## 2 n 4
4
& 4

- - n
n rit.

#

mp

mf

f
Coda
a tempo - capriccioso

. .
##

RRR
R

&
mf
.

51
.
.
##
R

R
R
R


R

&
mf
- n - >
.
53
.
#
.
n

J
R J
## r r

R
R

J
& . J .
mf
ff f
ff
49

mp

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4th movement
Adagio q = 65

w-

senza vibrato

## nw
&

n w

bw

p legato

##
& nw

#w

#w

nw
mf mp

cresc. p. a. p.

mf

cresc. p. a. p.

mp

17

## n # . n .
n

&
n#.
n#
.
mp cresc.

mf

20

## n
# n
&
f

>
## > > #>
&

21

#n n

23

##
n
n - -

.
&
#n
# n
mp

decresc. p. a. p.
(decresc.)

rit.
27

## -
&

#w

nw

bw

pp

33

## n.
&

w
n

pp

5th movement
Andante q = 64

Sop Sax - Sq1

use harmonic
ngerings
sim.

b
b
& b

n . b n

. b #

ad lib
f
5
3

. b
n
J
b .

#
#. bb #.
&
#
n

12
16

mf
f

a tempo
o
oe. = 85

o
o
#12 o o o o o o o o
& 16

mp 3
3
3
3
middle note harmonic ngering

11

sim.
# o o o o o o n o o o

&
3

rit.
13

# n

##

&
3

mp

decresc.

a tempo con spirito

14

## r 3 r 3 r 3 r r 3 r j 3 r r 3 r 3 r r 3 r 3 r r 3 r
&
# n

# n n # n # n # n
mf
16
3
3
## r3 r r3 r n#n b # #n 6 #n r 3 r 3 r 3 r r 3 r #n

8 # n # n
& n
#
3
3
3
3

legato
18

## 3r r 3 r 3r r 3 r 3r r 3 r r 3 r 3 r j 3 r 3 r 3 r
& n # n # n # n n # #n
mf
20
3
3
3
3
3
#
## j 3
r
r
r
n

b R J n # # J
& <n> ## n # R J

3
3

m3 m
m3 m3
m3 3 3
3

##<#> n
# n3 ##n
#

J
&
n#
nn #

22

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25
3
3
3
3
3
3
## n
r
r
j
r
r
r j 3 n
#

R
&
n#n#
R
R
3

mp 3

f 3

27
3
3
#
## # n
#

R
R
&
3
3
3
3

28
3
##<n> r 3 r r 3 b R R J r 3 r 3 3 n #3 ## n b n

& J n

R
RJ
3
3

mp

# n # . n .
#n# . ># r 3 > 3r
## j 3 r 3 r r r #>#

& ##n
n> bR >
3
3
mf 3
mp

30

mp

# n # # n

#n# # n b n b .#.
## n> 3 r b> r #>>#

&
R ##n> R > R
3
3
3
3
>
mp
U
34
>3
>
>
b

3
3
>
>

>
## n # R R R n # R >R .
12
R
R
R
16
& R
32

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10

middle note harmonic ngering

o
o
##12 # o o o o
& 16

36

p
37

## o o o o o o n o o o o o o
&
3

39

&

n#

Solo
## n o o o . .b # .b.
3

sfz
f

Giocoso
42
3
## 3 #. 3 b n n b n b n b n b #
&
n
##
nJ 3 3
3
3
3
3
3

mf
3

45

~~~~~~~~~~~
3
3
3
## nm
r 3 r r 3 r 3 r

&
R R RJ R R

J
R
R
J
3
3

48

## j n n 3 3 b n r 3 r r 3 r # ### b
& R R

#
R
RR
3

mf
3

3
3

mp
50

## r 3 r 3 r 3 r r 3 r 3r r 3 r 3r r 3 r 3r r 3 r
&
#
n
3

52

## b3 n 3 r3 3 bn#n # r 3 r j r3 r 3 3 r 4
R # R 16
&
R R R R # R R n
3
3
3
3

f
54

## 4
& 16

r 3 r j
bb 12
16 R

3
r 3 r R 3 r

f
56
3
3 b
3
3
3
3
3

b
b
j
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
j
b

R
J
&

3
3

mf

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11

58

b . .
b > r 3 > 3r
j 3 r 3 r 3r 3r >b
b

> R
>
3
3
3
mp
f
b . b .
b n
3
3
3
3
3
> 3 r > r > >b

R b R
> > R >
3
3
3
3
f
3

b
&b
60

b
&b

3
> b 3> >3 > > >3
b 3
>

b R R R R R R R
b nn
r
b

&

62

3
3
3

mf

f 3

f
p

>
64

^
b

>
n

& b b b b n
high harmonic trills,
highest note possible
3
3
sfp
U~~~~~~~~~~~~ rit.
b

w
.

66
n
b 4

b
4
&b

>.
ff

b b n