The Fire Cadenza

Composed by Lawson Rollins

A Free time (q = ca. 80)

* Am  
8 812
1

5 12 12 12 12 12 13 12


/0
5
5
2 3 2 0 2 3 !
2
0 3
2 7

3 3 3
(q = ca. 96)
3
16 13 12 13 12 13 12 12 13 15 13 12
15 15 13 12 13 12 10 10 12 13 12 10
12

3 3 3 accel. 3 3 5

 
* N.H.
4
 
12 10 9 13 10 9 12 10 9 13 10 9
12 10 9 12 10 9 10 9 /0
11 !
12

3 3 3 3 3 * Natural harmonic

B In time (q = 132)
Am G F
6
 
 12
8 12 8 8 12 8 13 8 12 8 8 12 8 13 8 12 8 7 10 7 5 8 5
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 8 8 6
9 9 9 9 7 5
10 6

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

F(#11) E Am
8

 
5 7 5 4 7 4 8 12 8 8 12 8 13 8 12 8
6 6 5 10 10 10 10 10
5 4 9 9 9
6 10
7 12

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

G F F(#11) E
10
7 10 7 5 8 5 5 7 5 4 7 4
8 8 6 6 6 6 5
7 5 5 4
6
7

3 3 3 3 3 3 3

* Right -Hand Fingering:

“Picado” technique used throughout, Arpeggios are picked this way:
alternating index finger (i) and middle finger (m). Example
Example E
 
4 7 4 4 5 4 4 7 4

 
5 5 5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
6 6
7 7 8 10 7 7
7 8 10 10 8 7 8 10
etc.
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
i m i m i m i m i m i m i m i m i m i i i m i m i i i m i m i i i i i

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-1-
 F Am F E
11
5 8 5 8 12 8 5 8 5 4 7 4
6 6 10 10 6 6 5 5

8 12
5 5 9 9 5 5 4 4
7 7 10 10 7 7 6 6
8 12 8 8 7 7

5 3 3 5 3 3 5 3 3 5 3 3

F Am Bm7¨5 E7¨9 Am
13

  
5 8 5 8 12 8 8 13 10 10 16 13 13 17
6 6 10 10 10 12 12 15 15

8
7
5 5
7
8 12
10
9 9 13 16
"
5 3 3 5 5 3 3

15
Free time


4 5 4 5
5 6 5 6
" 4 5 4 5 1 2 1 2
2 3 2 3
2 3 2 3
4 5

rit. 5

C Free time

17 12

 11 
5 8 8 8
10
"
5

7
7
5 9
10
12


0 5 8

3 3 3

(q = ca. 104)
18

7 7 7 7 8 10
7 8 10 10 8 7 8 10 10 8 7 8 10 10 8 7 8 10

6 6 6 6

19
10 12 13
9 9 10 12 9 10 12
9 10 12 9 10 12 12 10 9 10 12
7 8 10

6 6 6 6

20
10 10 10 10 13 12 10 10 15 13 12 12
10 12 13 13 12 10 12 13 13 12 10 12 13

6 6 6 6

Dm
21
17 13 13 15 13 15 13 13 17 13 15 13 17 13 17 13
15 15 15 15 15
14 14 14

6 6 6 6

22
13 15 13 13 15 12 12 13 10 10 10 7
15 15 15 13 13 12 12 9 9
14 12 13 10

7 6 6 6

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 (q = ca. 152)
Am
23

7 7 4 4 5 7 7 8 7 7 5 7 7 5 5 12 0 8 5 0 0 8 5 0 0
6 6
7

6 3 5 accel.
25
7 4 0 0 8 5 0 0 10 7 0 0 12 8 0 0 10 7 0 0 8 5 0 0 7 4
5 5
4

5:4
E
27

4 5 4 5 4 4 7 4 5 4 7 4 7 4 4 5 4 4 7 4
5 5 5 5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
6
7

5
Slower (q = ca. 152)


28
Am

   
7 10 17 17 17 16 16 13 13 12 12 13 13
8 12 13
" 10 "
7 13 14
9 14 15
7 11 12

5

D In time (q = 88)
Gtr. 1 Am Dm E7 Am Bm7¨5 E7 Am7 Dm7 E7¨9
31   

    
8 7 8 10 12 13 12 10 12 10 8 8 8 7 8 7 10 12
5 4 5 7


Gtr. 2   

   13  
10 8 10 12 13 15 12 13 12 10 10 10 8 10 8 5 3 5 3 5 6


Gtr. 3 (rhythm w/harpsichord)

  13 
12 13 10 12
13 15 12 13 15 13 10 12 15
14 14 13 14 12 14 13 12 10 10 13
14 15 12 14 10 12 15
12 14 14 12 12 11 14
12 10

Am7 Dm7 E7¨9 Amadd2

* A.H.


34

 
8 7 5 7 5 5 17 5 17
5 4 5 4
7
 3 3 5 7
4 5 7 4 5 7
5 6 8 5 17 5 17
5 17 4 16

 


3 6 7 * Artificial harmonics
 

   
12 10 8 10 8 8
5 3
5

 
 7 
 
0
5

0
13 10 12 9 5
12 10 10 7 5
14 10 12 9 9
12 12 11 8 7
10 5

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