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Peter DobbingPeter DobbingPeter DobbingPeter DobbingAugust 2011August 2011August 2011August 2011

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These Breaks were written aspractice pieces for a sopranosaxophone I acquired in July2011. The idea of the break aquasi-improvisatory piece todevelop some aspect of techniqueand musicianship was originallyconceived back in the 1980s when

I played alto and tenor sax for a while. It would have been fun tohave included some of my originalbreaks in this collection but thepieces are no longer to hand (Ithink theyre in the atticsomewhere!). I imagine thesepieces will be played (and refined)on the island of Yell when I travelup there to start work on someland that, we hope, will be our

home before too long. At leastthere wont be the problem ofannoying the neighbours!

Peter DobbingAugust 2011

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Soprano Saxophone

Like an improvisation. Very free tempo throughout

q=80

4

7

10

13

15

3 3

33

33 3

3

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3

3 33

33

3 3 3 3 3

33

3

3

3 33

3

33

3 3

3

3

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q=140

Second Break

PD 29.07.11

Soprano Saxophone 3 3

3 3 3

3

3

3

3

3

3 3 3 3

3 3

3

3 3

3

3

6

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3 3 3 3

9

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

12

3

3

3

3 3

3 3

3 3

3 3

3

15

3

3

3

3 3

3

3 3 3 3 3 3

18

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

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q=80

5

freelyq=1209

11

13

q=8017

23

28

PD 04.08.11

Sixth break

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q=150

4

9

13

17

21

25

30

32

Seventh break

PD 06.08.11

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q=140

4

7

10

14

18

21

24

Eighth break

PD 28.07.11

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5

9

13

17

Ninth Break

PD 09.08.11

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With a heavy swing

q=180

4

7

11

15

18

22

26

28

PD 09.08.11

Tenth break

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With a heavy swing

q=140

(f) (p) (f)

5

f

9

13

17

21

25

29

PD 10.08.11

Eleventh break