Letter from a Young Poet
for violoncello and piano
Dennis Tobenski
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premiered 3 May 2008 Bloomingdale School of Music New York, NY as part of the Tobenski-Algera Concert Series David Russell, ‘cello Stephen Olsen, piano
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for David Russell
Letter from a Young Poet [to Gertrude Stein: August 1931 – Tangier] q = 70 Light, serene arco pizz.
Violoncello
p
p
Piano
[sol]
q = 70 Light, serene
Dennis Tobenski (2008)
[do]
8 Vc.
Pno.
14 Vc.
Pno.
[re]
f
pizz.
f
f
mf
mf
pp sub.
arco
pp
pp sub.
[te]
Copyright © 2008 Dennis Tobenski
[la]
q = 168 Driven
6
20 Vc.
f
q = 168 Driven
25
pizz.
[te]
arco
sf
f
Pno.
30
f with the piano
Pno.
ff
Vc.
ff
Pno.
Vc.
(f )
pp
ff
35 Vc.
ff
7
Pno.
40 Vc.
Pno.
45 Vc.
Pno.
Pno.
ff
q = 124
q = 124
ff
molto rit.
3
ff
3
ff
3
molto rit.
51 Vc.
p
8
q = 84 With motion
56 Vc.
mf
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 mf q = 84 With motion
Pno.
60 Vc.
Pno.
Vc.
65
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3 3
3
Pno.
3
3
69 Vc.
Pno.
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
q = 100 Gentle
74 Vc.
p
q = 100 Gentle
Pno.
p
9
3
3
q = 168 Driven
77 Vc.
f
q = 168 Driven
ff
Pno.
82 Vc.
pizz.
[te]
ff
Pno.
arco
sf
f
10
87 Vc.
f with the piano
Pno.
pp
(f )
92 Vc.
Pno.
ff
97 Vc.
Pno.
ff
ff
ff
102 Vc.
p
Pno.
ff
108 Vc.
Pno.
113 Vc.
Pno.
Pno.
p sub.
p sub.
f
q = 80 Majestic
q = 73
mf
Sul D Sul A
pp
q = 73
f
sf
arco
11
p
f
q = 80 Majestic pizz.
125 Vc.
Pno.
119 Vc.
pp
4'12"
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