© 2007 Christian Asplund

Passage For Tenor Saxophone and Piano

Transposed Score Christian Asplund

Provo: 2007

Premiered 20 April 2007 Istanbul

Robert Reigle, Sax; Christian Asplund, Piano

Passage 1Christian AsplundTransposed Score

With Passion2Tenor

Saxophone

Piano

Black notes: shorter (one second or less). White notes: longer (1.5 or more seconds). Saxophone and right hand not precisely synchronized. Saxophone leads. Dynamicsand articulations left up to performers.

Improvise overE Pedal

Improvise overD Pedal

D Pedal D Pedal

3 4

T.S.

Pno.

D Pedal E Pedal

5 6 7

T.S.

Pno.

Improvise over

E Pedal

Improvise over

D Pedal

D Pedal

8 9

T.S.

Pno.

G Pedal

10 11 1213

14

T.S.

Pno.

,

,

Bb Pedal B Pedal Ab Pedal B Pedal

15 16 17

T.S.

Pno.

ShortImprovisation

ShortImprovisation

B Pedal D Pedal D Pedal

18 1920

T.S.

Pno.

F Pedal G Pedal

21 22

T.S.

Pno.

G Pedal C Pedal

23

Attacca

24

T.S.

Pno.

C Pedal

Passage 1-Transposed (continued)2

Freebop - Fast

Transposed ScoreChristian Asplund

Passage 2

TenorSaxophone

Piano

f

ff

Freebop comping/countermelody

Freebop walking

Continue(until m. 25)

5

T.S.

ff

mf

9

T.S.

mp

14 1.

T.S.

ff

18

2.

T.S.

A bit slower and gentler.25

T.S.

Pno.

mp

mp

3

31

Tempo I

T.S.

Pno.

Vamp.Enterwhenready

f

FreebopVamp

Freebop

Freebop Freebop

36

T.S.

ff

ff

41

T.S.

mf

mp

46

T.S.

50

T.S.

Pno.

ff

FreebopImprovisation

Freebop

Freebop

FreebopImprovisation

56

rit.

Attacca

T.S.

Pno.

Freebop

,

i.e. freebop walking

Passage 2 - Transposed (continued)4

Peaceful, medium slow

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Passage 3Transposed Score

Tenor Saxophone

Piano

In m. 21 (sax solo), pianist improvises an accompaniment in eighth notes, repeating theundulating interval pattern (P4 = Perfect 4th, M2 = Major 2nd) prescribed at different, improvisedtranspositions, repeating each pattern two or more times before moving to a different one.

espressivo

p

p

8

T.S.

Pno.

16

T.S.

Pno.

Melody of long, low tones

Loop

P4

M2

2 ormore X

P4

M2

2 ormore X

Loop

P4

M2

P4

M2

CODA22Attacca

Pno.

p

hold F# throughto next movement

5

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Slow, calm, mysterious

Passage 4Transposed Score

2 3 4Tenor

Saxophone

Piano

Black notes: short (1 second or less). White notes: longer (1.5 or more seconds). Notes may overlap (or not).

pp

pp

5 6 7 8

T.S.

Pno.

9 10 11 12

T.S.

Pno.

13 14

T.S.

Pno.

Re-attack if chord decaysnear inaudibility

15 16 17

T.S.

Pno.

Improvised Transition to 5

Improvised Transition to 5

6

Medium Funk Tempo

Transposed ScorePassage 5

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2Tenor

Saxophone

Piano

Repeated passages to be repeated 2 or more times (i.e. looped or vamped). "Freely": white notes: longer (2 or more seconds); black notes: shorter (one second or less)."e's or multiples of es": During these passages, use mostly eighth and quarter notes, but also other durations that are multiplesof eighth notes (i.e. dotted quarter, half, half tied to eighth, etc., but no sixteenths, 'tuplets, dotted eighths, etc.) on eighth note beats only.From m. 10 to the end: each instrument and hand may advance from measure to measure at own rate (i.e. while still maintainingsame tempo) repeating each measure two or more times. Dynamics and articulations left up to performers.

Freely

es or multiples of es only (keep up tempo)

Continue until m. 8

3 4 5

T.S.

In tempo with piano

6 7

2 ormore Xsempre

8

T.S.

Freely

ImprovisedSolo

(Octavebelowbass clef)

2 ormore Xsempre

9

10

11

12

T.S.

Pno.

es or multiples of es only, to the end (keep up tempo).Also, eighth rests or their multiples.

es or q only, and eighth rests and their multiples onlyto the end (keep up tempo)

7

13

14

15

T.S.

Pno.

16

17

T.S.

Pno.

18

T.S.

Pno.

19

T.S.

Pno.

Passage 5 - Transposed (continued)8

20

T.S.

Pno.

21

T.S.

Pno.

22

T.S.

Pno.

Continue to the end

23

T.S.

24

T.S.

25

T.S.

26

T.S.

Passage 5 - Transposed (continued) 9

Medium slow rock/funk

Passage 6Christian AsplundTransposed Score

TenorSaxophone

Piano

Saxophonist begins while pianist is still playing previous movement to cue pianist into this movement.

Improvised solo over sax ostinato

5

T.S.

Pno.

Continue improvised solo over sax ostinato

9

T.S.

Pno.

After repeating a few times, sax gradually begin replacing noteswith rests until silent or pianist begins next movement (7).

Several X

Continue improvised solo over sax ostinato

10

Big, Grand

Passage 7

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Transposed Score

TenorSaxophone

Piano

Pianist follows saxophonist. Black notes: shorter (one second or less). White notes: longer (1.5 seconds or more).Dynamics, phrasing and articulation at performers' discretion.

i.e. "arm" tremolos

with pedal

3

T.S.

Pno.

5

T.S.

Pno.

11

7

T.S.

Pno.

9

T.S.

Pno.

11

T.S.

Pno.

Improvisation usingfingered and tonguetremolos

Transition Fast atonalruns

Improvisation usingarm and fingertremolos

Fast atonalruns

Transition Fast atonalruns

Passage 7 - Transposed Score (continued)12

Fast, aggressive. Free rhythm.

Passage 8Christian AsplundTransposed Score

2Tenor

Saxophone

Piano

ff

ff

3 4 5

T.S.

Pno.

Piano: RH uses improvised pitches (not necessary to follow given contours)

6 7 8

T.S.

Pno.

9 10 11

T.S.

Pno.

13

12 13 14 15

T.S.

Pno.

16 17 18 19

T.S.

Pno.

20 21 22 23

T.S.

Pno.

24 25 26 27

T.S.

Pno.

Passage 8 - Transposed (continued)14

Strong, fairly fast.

Passage 9Christian AsplundTransposed Score

TenorSaxophone

Piano

f

Pianist plays chords whose lowest pitches, and rhythms are given.

f

6

T.S.

Pno.

12

T.S.

Pno.

18

T.S.

Pno.

Improvisation usingrepeated notes.e or q only.

Improvisation usingrepeated notes.e or q only.

CODA - To transition to next movement23

Swung

Attacca 10without pause

T.S.

Pno.

Fade out

15

Medium tempo, hard swing

Transposed ScorePassage 10

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TenorSaxophone

Piano

i.e. pianist plays given rhythms using any pitches or chords.Not necessary to follow given contours.

5

T.S.

Pno.

9

T.S.

Pno.

12 1.

T.S.

Pno.

15 2. Attacca

T.S.

Pno.

Swing improvisation

Swing improvisation

16

Passage 11Christian AsplundTransposed Score

TenorSaxophone

In this score, the sax and piano parts are on separate pages and are not strictly coordinated.

Signal to transition from 10 to 11

f

Tenor Saxophone

2

Any of the following cells may be played in any order (plenty of silence). Continue until pianist is finished. Then Attacca 12.

10

17

25

32

39

46

52

17

59 Freely, Slowly

Pno.

SwingImprovisation(continued fromprevious movement)

Pianist starts here while saxophonistplays previous page (16)

Transition (fromswing tochorale)

Passage 11: Piano Transposed

f

65

Pno.

72

Pno.

Attacca

18

Mysterious. Calm.

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Passage 12Transposed Score

TenorSaxophone

"Tick" barlines are for convenience only and do not represent any metrical division or downbeat.Rhythms should be performed precisely, however (but with expression).

p

p

7

T.S.

pp

mp

13

T.S.

mp

pp

mf

,

19

T.S.

ff

p

3

25

T.S.

mf

3

31

T.S.

p

35

T.S.

,

19

39

T.S.

Pno.

pp

Medium slow dance44

T.S.

Pno.

51

T.S.

Pno.

Several X

Improvise over La Folia bass played by saxophone Several X

59 Attacca

Pno.

Simple improvisation in RH

,

Passage 12 - Transposed (continued)20

Andante

Passage 13Christian AsplundTransposed Score

TenorSaxophone

Piano

p

dolce-espressivo

6

6

6

7

4

-§3 42

6

632

5#42

975

7

6

T.S.

Pno.

975

543

76

%95

Not figured, from here to the end

(Pianist may improvise a right hand partor just play this accompaniment.)

12

T.S.

Pno.

16

T.S.

Pno.

19

T.S.

Pno.

21