Sonata for alt-saxophone & piano Tal Balshai

Dedicated to Christof Griese


 
q=130



       
         
   
   
p       
    
 
 

2
 


   
        
      
  
       
 
  
 
simlie

3
 


    
     
   
     


  
       
 
 
 
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4
 


       
      
   
      
   
 
 
 
     
5
 
     

    
mf

         

   
   
       
   
 

    
6
        


    
         

    
  
        
   
 

             
    
7
  


    
         
    
   
 
       
 
 
 
 Sonata for alt-saxophone & piano
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         

           
 

           
8


f

              
 
           
     
  
        f 
          
      
   
 

           
  
  
10
q.=120
    


mf


      
loco
            
    
    
mp
     

             
        
legato

       
12
               

  

 
 
  
    

   
            
 

  

                     

 
15
                  
 
 
     

                   

 

  

 

                  
 Sonata for alt-saxophone & piano
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    

                     
      
        
mf
                       
                            
               
mp

          
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    
       
mf


  
                        
                 
           


  
25
         
            
cresc.

       
        
         f         cresc.       
        
            
       

 
           
28
         
 



            
 
   
 



                  
                     
          
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
 
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   

       
  
  
    
          
    
 
fff          
 
      
  
  
    
 
33
  
mf

   
 
      
  

 
  
         
 
 
fff
   

 
    

    

    
35      
       
        
     
fff

                 
               
        
f
        
               
               
    
    
    
   
37
         
    

                
                
        

        
               
               
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    
39

    
       
       
     
sub. p

                 

 
     
         

 

 
 
    
sub. p
        
               
 

         
41
   
ff

               
                
                
    
            
   
ff


        
44
             
 

           
                        
              


                  

         
         
47
   
   4 4 
4 4
sub. p
4
   
4
     
      
           4 
sub. p 4 4 4

           4      
4
  
  
 Sonata for alt-saxophone & piano
7
A q.=110
49

   


sf
 
                 
 
 sf

pp legato
       
   
  simile

51
  

 
             
 
   
    
  
         
  

        
       
53
        
 
pp

                        

    
                
   

     
56
          


 
                  
 
          
  
 Sonata for alt-saxophone & piano

    
8
58     
  

   
                 

          
  

 
 
     

60
  
  
mp

 
         
              
          
     
mp 
   


 




62
     
    

                
       
 
 

   

 
 
 
64
  
   

   
 
   
   
    
      
   
          
 
  
        
   
 mf

 Sonata for alt-saxophone & piano
9
66
 
           
mf

                
                       
         
          
   


       
  
68
            

                
                        
f
    
         

    
       
70

      
p

 
                      
         
p
      
         
  
B  
 
72
 
sfz

 
   
 
   
   




 
 
   
   

        
 sub.

  p  

   
 

 
 
sfz   
 
 Sonata for alt-saxophone & piano
10
74
  

                
            
          

  


 
 

 
 
 
         
76
        
  
  
mf

   
 
   
   
        
            
    

 

 
   

 
 
 
    
      
78
    

                
       

  


 
 

 
 
 
          
80
        
  
  

                
            
          

 

 
   

 
 
 
 Sonata for alt-saxophone & piano
11

82
                
        

                
            
          
 

  

  

 
 
 
     
       
84
   

                
       

 

   

 
 
 
86              
  
sub. p

                
                      
 p
sub.  

  
 
    

 
   
 
          
    
88
            
4 4 4 4

     
4 4
           
  

        
               
             
4 4
4 4
 Sonata for alt-saxophone & piano
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
   
   
90
        
4 4 
4


4
  
4

  
      4
    
4
          
  

                
4
 4

   


   
q.=120
  
   
92
  
sf mp mf f

 
  
 
            
                f 
                  
     
mp    
mf

           
95
    
  

  
    
  
  
 
                 
                
       

          
97  
  

   
  
  
   
   
        
  

 

 

 
    

 

 

 

         
 Sonata for alt-saxophone & piano
13
  
99                
  
      
     
p


       


    
    
 
f
           
                         
                  
  
102       
     
mp

         
      
 
mp
       
     
    
      
   
 
       
104
   

cresc.

         

     
   
cresc.
   
          
          
              
 
  
        
106
 
f


           
  

     
f

            
   













    

 Sonata for alt-saxophone & piano
14
  
      
etwas langsamer
    
108
       

p

     

       
  

   
       
    

                
   
111
  

             
           
p

   


              
      
114
    

           

     


 

           

f

   
     
117
   
   
cresc.


        
     
cresc.
             
      
 Sonata for alt-saxophone & piano
15

   
119
    

  
  
    

     
      
    
   

    
                     
121
      
p

     
        
             

p
           
           

       
     
  
     
124
 
  

   
ff

       
             
   

4
4 4 4 4

ff 4
4
   
  

   
      
  
       
126
  
 

        
4 4 4


      

4
   

  4 4 4 4

  
  
 Sonata for alt-saxophone & piano
16

   
      
  
127
 

   
4 4 4

   
     
4
   
    
   4 4 4 4

   

 
        
  
128
  
mf

        
           
        

 4   4 4 4 4 4  
4 4
  
mp
 
 

     
130
     


        
           
    4     
   4 4
4 4  
4 4
4
 
 
  
           
132
            

 

 

     
    
        
    
  4 4
4 4
4
4
4 4


 
  
 Sonata for alt-saxophone & piano
17

   

        
134
  
 

      
      
   
   
  4  
   4 4 4 4
       
4
           
  
 4
 4 4 4

 
136
    


 
    
   
           
     
4 

4
 
4 4
 
4 4
         
    

4
4 4
q.=110       
 
138
  
mf
4

          
4
                
  
4
 
4 mf

           
4

 
  
4
4

    
       
 
140
  

                        

       


  




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142
               
    

               
                                    


  
   
 

      
            
145
  

                           
                 
 


 
 


  
  

   
148
  
pp

                
    pp     
 
 

   

 
 
 
             
150
              

                

           
       
           
   
 
 
  

    

  
  
  
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        
153
               
cresc.

                        
           

  

  
   

cresc.

  
  
156     
    

             



                        
            

       
 
      
     
       
     
    


          
       
159
           
  
ff


  
  
        
 
       
                
 
 

     
   
     
             ff 
  
 
      
 
  
4 4
  
            
        
162
 
      
 
pp

   4  4  4 
        

4 
 
              
      
4 4  
4
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Die Saxophonnoten in den Flügel legen

und in den Flügel hineinspielen.
II
 
(h=46) Aus der Ferne
1
     
    
ppp f simile

 

   


 
 

Glockenähnlich
     
  

 
mp
 
   
       
 
       

 
Rubato( Choralartig)
7     
   
 
mf mp

   
       
mp
   
     
   
 

  
  
 

   
 tre

           
   
12
   

             

                         
  
 

                
           

     
rit.
 
 

16
    

  


  
 
   
       

          

       

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21
   
19
    
  



ppp



simile

   

  
mp

       
 
  
    
  
 
  tre

    
      
23
       

    
       


   
 

 
  
  


  
26
    

sf


   
 

    
 
 
  



 
      


sf
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22

 
29 A Tempo
    

   
legato molto 5 5 5 5
            
       
   5  5  5
5

 
 
30
  

5
   
5 5 5
 5
  
5
   5
  
5
  
       
     

   
31
 
 

           

       
6 6 6 6

     

6 6 6 6


 
 
32


          

        

    

 

 


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33
  
  

          

        

    

 

 



 

34
   

       
            

   

 

 



35
  
 

   
           

   

 

 





36


     
     
   
7
 
    
7

      
7
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37     
  


  
ppp

 
 
    
 
mp
 
  
      

 
 
     


42     


 

 

niente

 
  
 

   
  
      
 

  

   
 

III

     
  
                       
Nicht zu schnell (q=140)
        
3 3
f
p
  
           
3

 
 
p  
              
   
   
            
                          
4
   
   
f
3

          
    
p
             
   
    
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
                               
6
              

f p ff
3 3 3 3 3
3

     

     

9
          
   

         
 
mp
3 3

     
            
  
   

           
p      p
 
        
                      

                     
        
 
     
                      

13
    
 
f p f mf
3 3

                


                   
        
f p f
                         
              
      
                     
    
       
          
17
    

3 3 3 3 3 3
f legato

      
                  

mf

                      
                     
  
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       
 
       poco
 rit.
 
20

 
    
3 3 3
3

 
   
                  
  
  

 
            
              
   
       
  
                  
A Tempo

      
23
           

3 3


f

         

 
              
 



3 3 3 f
mp
 
 3  3        
3
           
      

          
       
27
   

    
            
3
 
  
  3
p
      
    
       
3

  
 3

       

   
  
31
        
  
f 3 3

    
3 3 3 3
  3   
3 3
              
 3             
f
  
3
  3 3 3 3
   3   3

                  
       
3
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 
   
35
   
               
3 3

       


     
             3
  
3

 

 
   p
                   
3 3
             
    
 
rit.
   
     
39
    




 

     
               
         
  
    
               
    
       
 
  
43 A tempo
   

f

 
               
      
    
  
            
mp
         
                

       
  

3  3   
          
46 3 3
      
f legato 3   
3 3


            
             
      
          
             
       
 
        
       
 
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49
      
 

       



 
       
  
  
 
      
     
 
-
     
- poco

poco
                      
                    
 
        
52
          

3 3 3 3

 
        
                 
       
    
cresc.
           

                        
     
      
       
    
             
55
     
mp

            

   
   


     
       

     
               
mp
              
           

58
                               


 
 
        
 

   
      
    
        
   
  

 
  
 Sonata for alt-saxophone & piano
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                              
60
   
ff


         
       
     
 
ff
          
 
 
          
63 Langsam

          
 
 
3 3
3
pp dolce


3    3  3
             
   
pp
 
dolce
    
     

               

A tempo       
67
     

        
p

            
       
   

          
p         

             

         
         
       



            
                    
71
 

   
           
 
 
     

  

          
 
     
       
  
 
        
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                         
           
74
     
ff p

  

        
  

          
   

  
ff

            p
                 
     


Langsamer und leichter q=120
               
                   
78

 
        
             
mp

      
                
mp      
     
    
  
   
           
                    
      

   
   
          
          
    
                
82
 
 3 3 3 3 3
3

    
                
     
   
 
      
                     
    
 
           
      
 
85

3 3 3 3
f

               
3 3 3 3
  
3 3 3
   
3
             
 
         3
                 
3 3 3
         
 3
3 3 3
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87
    
A tempo
    
f
mp


                   
     
     
mp mf
    
                       
                  
 
    
 


90
            
    

 
         
             
       

                        

           
 
            
    
          
  
93
    


 
               
   
      
  
                
  
           
  
            

          
 
96
 

         
         
 

   
      
legato dim.
       
       
 Sonata for alt-saxophone & piano
32
98
    
   
  
dim.

    
            
     


  
        

      
 

100
       
     
3
p 3



 

      
     

 
p
     
           
        

102
          
    

3 3 3
fff



 
  
   
      


fff
   
      

 
     
 