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CROSSWISE
for Alto Saxophone and Violoncello
(1994)
ALTO SAXOPHONE IN Es
VIOLONCELLO
Duration: ca. 12
EXPLANATIONS
SAXOPHONE
~~~~~~~~~~~
VIOLONCELLO
- bow directly on the edge of the resonant body to produce a weak noise
without definite tone.
flautando - minimal bow pressure.
senza arco - strike against the string with the finger of the left hand.
BOTH INSTRUMENTS
PROGRAM NOTE
The piece consists of two contrast movements: Vivo and Lento. The first one,
built from rapid passages and sustained tones, is like an ouverture to the second
movement - very slow, soft and meditative. Sounding sometimes chimerical, the
second movement suggests the idea of acoustic beauty of every sound and its
echos surrounded with silence.
Alexander Shchetynsky
VIOLONCELLO
CROSSWISE
I
3
Alto Saxophone (Es) & 4
leggierissimo
Vivace q 130
? 3 m n m
4
5
Violoncello
Alexander SHCHETYNSKY
b m n b b
leggierissimo
Sax. & m .
V-c.
? b n b
10
Sax. & .
V-c.
Sax. &
? b
b
20
b b n b n m
(lip glissando)
b.
b b
5
b m m n m m
gliss.
n
b n m b
b n n b m n b
Sax. & b n
b n
b.
b
5
V-c.
b b b
b n b b n b b
b
b b n b b n n m b
m
16
V-c.
m m m n
25
Sax. & m m b
b
V-c.
i.
m
m n m b m n m m n
j
Sax. &
30
V-c.
? m
5
m m m
. . . m . . n . m b b b n n
3
m
5
b n b b b b b n m b
m
b
4
35
Sax. & b n m
b n
V-c.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
()
.
40
Sax. & .
V-c.
vibr.
~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~
V-c.
b b b b m
& b b n
F
Sax. &
V-c.
& i .
57
Sax. &
V-c.
.
p
m m m n
F
Sax. &
V-c.
& b n m
54
n~~~~~~~~~~~
( )
m ~~~~~~~~
()
m b
m.
Sax. &
p
.
.
. . .
F .
48
51
()
b n m m m
m b m
&
V-c.
m
b b b
b n m
5
5
45
Sax. & .
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
. ( )
.
b n n m m n
5
b b
5
m m n b n
F
5
b m
b b m m n n b
m
b b n
5
5
p 5
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Flatt.
( )
~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
5
5
(b ) b b b b b n
. (b )
b
B b b n b
vibr.
~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~ m
b
5
5
60
Sax. & b
V-c.
m m n n b b
63
B
66
Sax. &
V-c.
& .
n m m
Sax. & b
V-c.
73
Sax. &
V-c.
Sax. &
.
p
i
Sax. &
& .
s. p.
n -
vibr.
. ~~~~~~~~~~~~
ord.
&
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~s. p.
( )
b n b b
m
5
5
. m
.
m m
m .
Moderato q 100
vibr.
. ~~~~~~~~~~~ . ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~
b
smorz.
p
n
J
F
m b m b
? .
83
V-c.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
. m .
? n . (b )
b . . m .
.
m . n .
F
p
77
V-c.
b.
b b
m
b m
69
m n b b n m n b b
5
P
&
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
(b ) .
n b b
&
b n b b b
b m
Sax. & b n b
V-c.
smorz.
j
.
f
b n i
~~~~~~
(m )
6
88
Sax. &
V-c.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
.
&
s. p.
ord.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
m . (n )
Sax. &
V-c.
&
99
Sax. & m
V-c.
Sax. &
Sax. &
V-c.
vibr.
. . . . . . .
&
3
ord.
.
J
f
s. p.
m ~~~~~
. (m )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~m ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
b
m ( )
( )m
& J
.
J
f
~~~~~
( )
5
F
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
b (b )
.
.
.
b .
.
. b .
. b
b
.
.
.
7:6
5
f
&
m
& n m
p 5
112
smorz.
s. p.
- .
~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
( )
m ( )
m
ord.
~~~~~~~~~~~
m (i )
s. p.
Sax. &
108
V-c.
& j .
104
V-c.
ord.
i.
94
ord.
b . . .
p
J
F
3
s. p.
7
5
116
Sax. & b . . . . n b
.
V-c.
120
Sax. &
V-c.
V-c.
127
Sax. &
b m m
133
Sax. &
V-c.
n m
&
i
3
Flatt.
& b
m n m m b
m n n m m n
5
n n b b
m b b n n m
b n b
5
~~~~~~~~~~~
m n
(b )
m m n b n
b n m m
b b b n n
m b n m m m m
& m
~~~~~~~~~~
m ( ) Flatt.
m n n b
Sax. &
V-c.
m.
p
m m n m n b n b
. . . . . . . . . b
. . . . .
p
f
& m m n
130
V-c.
vibr.
n b
smorz.
b b n
Sax. &
123
n ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
. ( )
? m
Vivace q 130
j
.
ord.
j
n .
Vivace q 130
.
J
P
.
J
F
s. p.
> .
f
b .
.
b . b b n .
&
Sax.
p 5
138
V-c.
&
m n b m n
b b b
5
5
Sax. &
.
p
. m .
? n . b
147 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sax. &
P
b.
p
Moderato q 100
.
? b .
. .
.
b
Sax. &
i
p
3
? m mm
. .
. .
. b b . .
p
F.
Flatt.
b .
.
b .
.
m ..
.
pizz.
m .
. .
3
b .
b . b . n . n .
F
.
b . b
f 3
m
~~~~~~~~~~
m ( )
p
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
( )
p
F
.
. . b . m . n . m
.
? m n
.
m . . . . m . m .
?
b .
.
. . n . n b b . . .
b
n n
b b b
. . m . .
f
f 3
V-c.
Moderato q 100
159
n.
p
Flatt.
Sax. &
V-c.
Flatt.
Sax. &
155
151
V-c.
.
. b
- . . i . b . . b n m
J
3
f 3
? i
p
m m
. . . . . . . . . . . .
f
V-c.
B m . .
ord.
142
V-c.
m
3
p
arco
n
3
m . .
b b b n n
n
. . b n
.
5
.
f
~~
vibr.
163
Sax. &
V-c.
?
170
Sax. &
&
176
Sax. &
m m
P
& . . . .
P
? m
.
.
f
b b
.
. m
.b b .
Sax. &
3
183
.
. b . b
. .
Vivace q 130
b n b b n b n
p
5
b .
n . b .
3
m n b n
J .
Sax. &
189
&
m m
b b
5
m n
m b J .
m m J
.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
( )
b b n b J .
&
b n m
J .
energico
b n . . . .
.
3
. m . m
.
b n . . b . n . b
b . .
& m J .
&
.
m.
m n b m i.
gl
5
i.
()
&
~~~~~~~~~~~
m n b m ( ) m m m J .
Sax. &
V-c.
&
p
gliss.
b n b
m b n b n
J .
&
5
5
5
energico
F
186
V-c.
b
b b n m
5
5
f
m b
m n b n b n m
Sax. &
5
f
V-c.
gl.
arco
ord.
gl. n
.
. . . .
5
180
V-c.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
(b ) b .
col legno
V-c.
b j b
- - .
f
.
?
s. p.
V-c.
smorz.
b
m m
5
U
m
J
attacca
10
4
Sax. & 4
b
(sempre)
Lento q 50
Vc.
Sax. &
Vc.
Sax. &
Sax. &
Sax. &
Sax. &
m b
..
m m
o gl. m o
o o m
o . . b
m o .
o
J
n o .
j
b b .. gliss.
o . b
o . b
gliss. b
i b
b.
.
m.
m m ..
.
liss.
g m .
b m
j
b b
b b
o o
J
n n ..
J
o m
m.
b.
gliss.
o b
b o
33
Vc.
m m
n o . .
. m m n b m
?
29
m J
n b b n.
? w
24
Vc.
o . m
Sax. &
Vc.
?
18
Vc.
12
Vc.
con sord.
? 4 m ..
4
(sempre)
II
11
m
Sax. &
b m J
37
Vc.
42
Sax. &
Vc.
j
bb
m o .
? m m ..
51
Sax. &
Vc.
Sax. &
Vc.
.
Sax. &
59
Vc.
63
Sax. &
Vc.
b
n b b n .
b j .
.
n b
j
b b ..
gl.
b .
j
m
gliss.
m n m
flautando
j
&
m .
. .
b b n b -
b.
b m
b b
.
b . . n . m
vibr.
gliss.
n b
b b ..
j
m n ..
b b . - . n m
J
m
vibr.
..
. .
b .
? b
bw
m m
gliss.
J m
b
J
. .
..
liss.
g
. -.
gl.
m
vibr.
? gliss
i. i
55
m
m n
m b J
gl. m
.
Sax. &
&
47
Vc.
j .
.
m m
j
m. . .
b j . b n
J
s.p.
m
J
12
. b
Sax. &
66
Vc.
ord. (flaut.)
Sax. &
Vc.
b
gl.
non flautando
arco
. .
F
Sax. &
j
. .
j
.
gliss.
m j
.
n.
x
Vc.
b n
n b b n n
7
s.p.
m
3
non flautando 5
m
. . . . m .
sub. f
b .
J
b b
J
m
pizz. 3
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
x
m ( )
x
. . .
.
m .
5
col legno
(senza trillo)
~~~~
vibr.
m ( ) ~~ ~~~
()
. j
m .
F
arco
j
.
~~~~~~~~~~
m . ( ) x
slap
vibr.
n.
J
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
(b ) .
ord.
~~~~~~~~~~~~
m ( )
p
flautando
m b
b . . . b -
j
.
m b . J
j
n .
slap
pizz.
n b n m
Sax. &
n m b n m
(almost toneless)
flautando
b.
ord.
.
J
.
.
.
.
? m .
m .
93
b m
m n b
Sax. &
Vc.
j
b m
s.p.
83
88
m
m
non flautando
? j
m . . . .
m . .
s.p.
Sax. &
Vc.
79
Vc.
bord.
.
? gl.m
Sax. & j
76
m m
pi espr.
71
Vc.
j
m . . .
m m n b
pizz. liss.
g
j
b .
6
j
b n b n b
non arpeggiato
(almost toneless)
slap
b
.
col legno
senza arco
.
j
ALTO SAXOPHONE IN Es
Duration: ca. 12
Alexander SHCHETYNSKY
CROSSWISE
for Alto Saxophone and Violoncello
(1994)
EXPLANATIONS
SAXOPHONE
~~~~~~~~~~~
VIOLONCELLO
s.p. - sul ponticello.
- bow directly on the edge of the resonant body to produce a weak noise without
definite tone.
flautando - minimal bow pressure.
senza arco - strike against the string with the finger of the left hand.
BOTH INSTRUMENTS
- gradual transition to the next method of playing.
- quasi cresc.
- quasi dimin.
- raising by a quarter tone.
i - lowering by a quarter tone.
Glissando should assume the whole value of the inicial tone.
PROGRAM NOTE
The piece consists of two contrast movements: Vivo and Lento. The first one, built from
rapid passages and sustained tones, is like an ouverture to the second movement - very
slow, soft and meditative. Sounding sometimes chimerical, the second movement
suggests the idea of acoustic beauty of every sound and its echos surrounded with
silence.
Alexander Shchetynsky
SAXOPHONE ALTO IN Es
CROSSWISE
I
Vivace q 130
Violoncello
& 34
.
leggierissimo
? 34 m n m
5
Alexander SHCHETYNSKY
m.
b m n b b b n b
5
leggierissimo
Sax.
& .
b.
b
? b m b b n b b n n m
V-c.
12
Sax.
&
? n b nm
V-c.
18
Sax.
V-c.
&
(lip glissando)
gl.
Sax.
m m m n
&
b m m b
b
5
b.
m n m b m n m m n m
?
V-c.
b b
n
b n m b
b n n b m n b
b m m n m m
bn b n
25
b b
b b b
b n b b n b b b b
i.
j
&
30
Sax.
m m m m n m 5
. . . . . .
b b b n n
3
? m m
V-c.
34
Sax.
V-c.
& i
b n m b n
5
b b b
m b n
b b b n m b
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
. ( )
.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
()
.
()
. .
. . .
F .
3
40
Sax.
V-c.
& .
~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~
V-c.
& .
?
49
Sax.
&
b b b b
5
V-c. &
.
p
&
b b n
b n n m m n
F
m m n b n
F
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Flatt.
i
&
b n m
B
V-c. & b b b b b n
& b m m n n b b
60
Sax.
V-c.
63
Sax.
V-c.
m n b b
&
V-c. &
b b
b m n
5
&
67
Sax.
& b n b
5
~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~ 5
(b )
.( ) m
p
b b n
n .
J
F
m n b b n
5
P
p
b n b b b
m b m b b n m m
b m b b m
~~~~~~~~~~~~
( )
b.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
(b )
.
i .
vibr.
~~~~
~~~~~~ m
b
b b n b
56
Sax.
b m
b b m n
m
m
n b b b n m
&
5
5
p 5
V-c. &
m m m n
52
Sax.
m.
p
n~~~~~~~~~~~~~
( )
m () m b b b
m
b b b
n m
b
b n m m m
m b m
45
Sax.
vibr.
4
71
Sax.
&
?
V-c.
n -
&
V-c.
? .
Sax.
i
&
Sax.
&
~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
m . (n )
&
94
& m
99
Sax.
V-c. & j .
105
Sax.
&
? i
V-c.
ord.
~~~~~~~~~~
m
(i )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
b
m ( )
m (m )
& J
ord.
ord.
.
J
f
m~~~~~
. (m )
s. p.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
(m ) .
smorz.
~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
( )
m
m ( )
- .
s. p.
s. p.
j
.
f
b n i
ord.
i.
&
s. p.
V-c. &
ord.
ord.
vibr.
. ~~~~~~~~~~~~
smorz.
V-c. & .
Sax.
s. p.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ s. p.
( )
. ~~~~~~~~~~~ . smorz.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~
b
p
V-c. & .
89
vibr.
83
Moderato q 100
Sax.
. . m
m .
. . .
3
p
3
b n b b ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
. m .
m n . (b )
.
b . . m .
m n
5
5
F . . p
77
m
m m
~~~~
m n m ( ) n m m
5
F
p 5
& j
.
J
f
Sax.
110 m
&
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
b (b )
Sax.
114 b .
&
7:6
& b
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
? n . ( )
V-c.
Sax.
V-c.
&
smorz.
&
vibr.
m m m
m b n m
b
&b
m m n
m n m m b m n n
m b b n n m
~~~~~~~
m ( ) Flatt.
m n n b
Flatt.
b m m
m
V-c. &
Vivace q 130
ord.
b n m m n n b b
b b b n n
m.
p
m m n m n b n b
130
s. p.
V-c. & m m n
Sax.
b . . . b . . . n b
.
.
p
5
n . j .j b b n n b
&
. . . . . . . . . b
. . . . .
p
f
127
Sax.
118
123
.
. b .
.
.
. . . . . . .
J
3
5
F
.
b . . . b .
V-c. &
Sax.
V-c. &
vibr.
b n b n m
3
~~~~~~~~~~~
(b )
m m n b n m n
i
3
.
J
&
P
> .
.
J
F
f
134
Sax.
V-c. &
139
Sax.
&
s. p.
m
p
Sax.
&
Flatt.
b.
p
? m
V-c.
. . . . .
5
149
Sax.
V-c.
&
Sax.
& .
?
V-c.
157
Sax.
& m
?
V-c.
161
Sax.
V-c.
&
b .
.
b .
.
m . .
f
Moderato q 100
. .
.
B b
m m
m m
. .
. .
~~~~
.
m ..
.
pizz.
. b b . .
.
F
Flatt.
vibr.
b . . .
f 3
.
. . b . m . n . m
.
? . m n
i
p
n.
p
i . b . . b n m
f 3
.
. . n . n b
b
. . m . . n
f
b b b n n
n
. . b n .
5
f .
m
. . . . . . .
f
- . .
J
i
p
b . b . n . n . b b b
F
m .
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
m ()
p
P
b b
arco
b .
b .
ord.
.
p
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
( )
p
F
3
.
.b b
. .
b .
.
3
153
m n b
m n b b
5
5
m . . . . . . . . m .
m ? m n b
.
b .
b . b n .
b
p 5
Flatt.
.
. . . b
V-c. & b
f
144
. smorz.
7
165
Sax.
&
?
V-c.
171
Sax.
V-c.
&
176
Sax.
&
gl. n
V-c. & . . . .
P
arco
b
5
b b
.
.b b . m
&
183
ord.
&
.
m .
. b .
. b
. .
b n b b n b n
p
5
b .
n . b .
3
Sax.
&
energico
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ b n
( )
b
Sax.
189 m
&
V-c. &
n b n
J .
m m
b .
J
.
b n . . .
&
b n m
J .
5
b b
5
m m
J .
m J .
V-c. &
~~~~~~~~~~
m
m n b m () m m J .
b
b n b n b n
J .
V-c. &
5
5
5
energico
F
186
m n b m .i
gl
5
. . .
b n ? . m m
b
b n b
b . . . . . .
i.
Vivace q 130
&
b
b b n m
b b
5
5
f
m b
n b n b n m
m
&
5
f
? m
V-c.
.
.
f
Sax.
()
180
gliss.
&
col legno
Sax.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
(b ) b .
s. p.
gliss.
j
b . .
-
. . . . .
b
f
m m
m n
m b J .
b
m m
5
m
J
attacca
8
Lento q 50
Sax.
& 44
(sempre)
con sord.
? 44 m ..
Vc.
(sempre)
Sax.
Vc.
&
12
Sax.
Vc.
&
Vc.
m m
Vc.
&
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