Blue Variants on a Riff

Justin P. Tokke (1990 -   )

For the Making Score Final Concert, May 7, 2008

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For the Making Score Program Final Concert: May 7, 2008 Blue Variants on a Riff JUSTIN P. TOKKE (1990 - ) Copyright © 2008 Justin P. Tokke 2 Instrumentaion Trumpet in Bb Trombone Tuba Drum Set Duration 4:04 mins. Performance Notes The percussionist should use a reduced drum set consisting of a hi-hat, bass drum, crash cymbal, and snare drum. For the Making Score Program Final Concert: May 7, 2008 3 JUSTIN P. TOKKE (1990 - ) Blue Variants on a Riff Cool swing, not too fast q = 128 Trumpet in Bb Trombone cool! Tuba pp quasi pizz. bass Drum Set mf p 5 Tpt. Tba. Tbn. 3 p sf Tba. 3 sf Dr. 10 Tpt. Tbn. p Tba. p Dr. Copyright © 2008 Justin P. Tokke sf p sf p sf p sf p 4 16 Tbn. A mp Tpt. Tbn. Tba. p Dr. p sim. quasi pizz. bass 21 Tpt. cresc. Tbn. mp Tba. cresc. Dr. cresc. cresc. 25 Tpt. f Tbn. p Tba. p f f p f Dr. p f 5 30 rit. 3 3 3 B Fast swing q = 206 pp Tpt. mf Tbn. mf Tba. mf pp mp quasi pizz. bass Swing feel Dr. pp 35 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 pp mf mp Tpt. f Tbn. mp Tba. f mp Dr. f 40 f Tpt. ff Tbn. ff Tba. ff 3 3 3 3 3 Dr. ff 3 6 44 C sfffz Tpt. Tbn. sfffz Tba. sfffz Fill ad lib. Dr. 49 D Trb. Solo Improvised Solo Fm7 B¨m7 Tpt. Tbn. Fm7 B¨m7 Tba. mf ad lib. jazz feel Dr. mf (5) 55 Tpt. Fm7 C7b9 Fm7 Tbn. Fm7 C7b9 Fm7 Tba. (9) Dr. 7 61 E Fm7 B¨m7 Fm7 Tpt. Tbn. Fm7 sim.: ad lib. like a walking bass line (repeat D - E) Tba. (1) Dr. B¨m7 Fm7 (5) 68 F C7b9 Fm7 + Tpt. Background Background Tpt. Fm7 mp Tbn. C7b9 Fm7 Fm7 Tba. (9) Dr. (1) 74 3 growl 3 Tpt. fp Tbn. B¨m7 f fp f B¨m7 ff mf p Tba. (5) Dr. 8 79 Tpt. Fm7 f 3 C7b9 Fm7 mp Tbn. Fm7 C7b9 Fm7 Tba. (9) Dr. 84 Tpt. ff Tbn. mf Tba. p Dr. f p f mf ff mf ff ff 90 Tpt. Tbn. Tba. Dr. ff 3 95 G p Gm7 Trumpet Solo Improvised Solo 9 Tpt. Fm7 ad lib. a la walking bass line Tbn. p Tba. sf Dr. Fill: Swing feel 101 Cm7 Gm7 D7b9 Tpt. B¨m7 Fm7 C7b9 Tbn. Tba. (5) Dr. (9) 107 Gm7 H Gm7 Cm7 Tpt. Fm7 Fm7 sim.: ad lib. like a walking bass line (repeat G - H) B¨m7 Tbn. Tba. (1) Dr. (5) 10 114 Gm7 D7b9 Gm7 Tpt. Fm7 C7b9 Fm7 Tbn. Tba. (9) Dr. 121 I Tuba Solo Background Tpt. mp Background Tbn. Fm7 fp f fp f mp fp f fp f Improvised Solo or written Solo Tba. f (1) Dr. 125 3 growl 3 Tpt. ff Tbn. B¨m7 mf p 3 growl f 3 3 ff mf p Fm7 f 3 Cm7b5(b9) Tba. fff (5) Dr. (9) 11 130 J mp Tpt. Tbn. Fm7 mp p End Solo Tba. Dr. 135 Tpt. p Tbn. Tba. p Dr. p 140 Drum Solo Tpt. ff Tbn. ff Tba. ff Solo - ad. lib Dr. ff 12 146 Tpt. Tbn. Tba. Solo! (1) Dr. 153 Tpt. Tbn. Tba. (5) Dr. (9) 160 K Tpt. Tbn. p Tba. (13) Dr. fff 13 166 Tpt. p Tbn. Tba. p Dr. p 171 Tpt. cresc. poco a poco Tbn. cresc. poco a poco Tba. cresc. poco a poco Dr. cresc. poco a poco 176 Tpt. fff Tbn. fff Tba. fff Dr. fff f dim. poco a poco mp f dim. poco a poco mp f dim. poco a poco mp f dim. poco a poco mp 14 181 Tpt. p Tbn. pp Tba. pp pp Dr. pp pp 185 Tpt. f fff Tbn. mp Tba. fff Fill. Dr. 3 3 fff fff




Program Notes:

Jazz quartet written for members of Jazz Band Classic for the Making Score concert 2008. The piece is based on the simple riff of three notes (C, E-flat, F) and utilizes the standard blues form. All four members of the quartet have opportunities for solos and improvisation.

Instrumentation:

Jazz Quartet: Trumpet, Trombone, Tuba, Drum Set

Duration:

3 minutes

Performed By:

Jazz Band Classic: Making Score Concert "Composition Date, 2008" at Symphony Space, New York, NY on May 7, 2008

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