EXPRESSIONS:

Three Short Movements for Violin & Piano

Jonathan Metzinger
 Contents

i. ......................................... p. 1
ii. ............................................. 4
iii. ............................................ 5

Duration: ca. 3 min.

Note to performers:
To truly utilize the resonance of Expressions, the violinist should use open strings whenever possible.
 EXPRESSIONS:
Three Short Movements for Violin & Piano

i. Jonathan Metzinger
(2009)
Freely, ad libitum
                 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      
       
     
      
  
               
p


 

   

Pulsing (q=ca. 138) in time

         
2

             

                       
p poco cresc.

                                 


 poco cresc. 
 
p
   
(Pedal) Light Heavy Light Heavy

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        
4
    
                 
       
mf

                                


 
mf
  

Light Heavy Light Heavy

     
  
pizz. arco arco
6
       
        
pizz.

  
   
     
(arco)  
ff sf sf p  ff sf sf
  
                      
meccanico
                  
                  


         
p
        
ff
 
ff
    
   
          
     

 pizz.   
            
9

      
    
      

       
p   
         
                                                  
    

  
p

     
poco dim.

             

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12
  arco
 
                                               
pp
 

                        
          
         
                 


pp p sf sf p


       
  
ff

  

ff

14

 
                                                     


poco cresc.
  
  
   
    
         

 
            

 
sf

  

poco cresc.




sf





sf
 






sf
 



sf





   
16
    
     

sf 
 
f ff

 
As fast as possible

    
   
    
         

  


sf
    
ff

 

  
 

 


ppp

 

 
  
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ii.
recitative

 subito pp, sul tasto 

With no sense of time
    
       
    calmato
       
         

       
 

sf mf   
sf dim. p

 
 
   
  smorz.

attacca
  
 


    
sfp mf

    
sf

    

 
f p
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iii.


    
   
Fast and disjointed
      
          
      

pp ff


as from a far
   
     
 
with force
                        
                       

  
 
ff


    


 
 
              
 




    
 
  
pp

   
subito ff 

 
  

ff



ad. lib. Quickly (e=160)


jauntily

                    
6

11 6 6

           
Vln. 
         
    
   p mf

  lightly    
                      


                     
 p

Pno.
                
       
f 
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    
                          
16

Vln.  
 
3
 
 
 



  
sf mf

mf       p



         

               3   
                        

  


              
           
p
 
  
Pno.
                 
sf
 
      
    
mp
 
f
    
22
    
     
  
Vln.       
    

         
       
  
              
    
3 3


             
  




 
 
  
  
          
   
       
  
Pno.
         

            
   
     
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Vln.           
     

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