CHRISTOPHER WILLIAM PIERCE

SUITE FOR SOLO CELLO

Variations on Wondrous Love

2007 Christopher William Pierce

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For Rebecca Turner
 No I
Resonant, declarative

Prelude Theme Variation I

No II
Ad Libitum, Adagio ( Presto; Spirited )

Introduction Variation II Variation III Interlude

No III
Adagio

Variation IV

No IV
March, Sempre pizz.

Variation V
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Variations on Wondrous Love

for
REBECCA TURNER

CHRISTOPHER WILLIAM PIERCE

No I
Prelude, Theme and Variation I; Resonant
Prelude
( q = ca. 60 )

Resonant, declarative

# . . 0 # ..
U # n
III

? J
VIOLONCELLO 3
4 n n n .
f 0 0 f
b. #

6
? n # b b # # #. # # n
J0 n . n #
f
IV

j
. # . # # # n n n. # #
III

b.
II I

.
? b j n n
12

n . J
0 J 0 0
II
0

n . b . b # j

II

n
II

? . . # . b
III

b
17

# n n 0 .
0 0 0
0
f III
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decr. to morendo
rit.
II 0

? . # . # n b b .. # . . #
II
0
. n
23

J 0 J n . n
0 0
J
Theme
attaca
,
Cantabile ( h = ca. 52 )

? # . # # n . # # n b n n
morendo
27

0

. 0
2
2

J p 0

? b b

33

w #
w
P p
Variation I
.
(ten.)

? n b b n gliss. II

b n b b .
# n b
39
w

F

. . b
? b b. b
w
45

F 0
0
p
(ten.)

b .
b n
?
51
b. b

p F
U f
# b .
molto vib.
# b .
?
57


F 0 f
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No II
Introduction, Variation II, III and Interlude;
Ad libitum . Presto . Spirited

Introduction
^
Ad Libitum, Adagio
j
?( 3)6 j j b .
j
n # #
4 8
J J
p
3

j j j
# j j ? gn b .
4
? # # # # # j ggg n
. J & n g n J J
F F +

jgliss.
3

n # #
#
j
# #
? #
8 3

&
J+
3+ 2
8
F
p P p
3

n # # #
accel.

b b
& # # 42
(ad lib.; freely)
?
10

8 (4 ) # # # # # # #

# b b j ,
? b b b
n 4+3 ggg n n 4(2 )
8 gg J+
4 2
f
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Presto ( h = ca. 72 )
accel. ( start well below the tempo and accel. quickly )

#
III
III

? 42 #
14
sul pont.

# n # n # n
4 2 n
( )
0
0
( slight )

# # n # n # n
rit. at Tempo ( presto )

? n n n n n
16

P P
accel.

# b
rit.

? # ? b
18 pont.

n j# # #
& 3
4

p
accel. ( start well below the tempo and accel. quickly )

III

? 3 b b # # #
sul pont.

4(2 )
20

4 b + 4 2 n
f f p 0
( slight )
at Tempo ( presto )

#
III
rit.

n # n # n # n #
n
? n
n n n
22

0
accel.
F
at Tempo ( presto )

# # # #
? n n n n n n n n
24

F ( slight )

# # n # n # n
rit. at Tempo ( presto )

? n n n n n
26

P p
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rit.

? #
28
b
n & # # # n # # #
j b # #

p
b #
? b b b #
30

&
b # # # #
+
f
accel. at Tempo ( presto )
III

#
? # # # n
sul pont.

32

n
p 0
# # # #


? n n
34

# # # # #
? b b b . n


36

.

f
# # n # n # n #
rit. III

? n
38

p
0
3

slight rit. gradually to normal position x = x

# n
? b
# # n
n n
40

b
n # n &
3 3

p F
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q= ca 72

& n b b b b b b
42 3
2
4
f

b b b
? b
44

& b
F P
U
b
(ad lib.; freely)

? b
47
# # # # #
p
repeat three note figure

F p
Variation III
A Tempo
.
# . . # . . . # # # #
sim.
#
? # . . n . . . . 12(6 )
50

n n n 16 8
3 3 P

q = q. ( q . = ca 72 )
n # # . . sim. #

n b n
# n .
. #

? 12(6) # #
#
53

16 8 # n # # . .
F

# # # # #



? # #
56

n n
P
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# b b
?
59
# # b ?
n n # # # &
# # # n n
F
# # #
# n #
? #
& # # n
? ?
62

&
f
# # # #
? # # #
65

&

? ? ? ?
68

& # & & # # #

& &

? # ? # # ? & ? & ?
70

& # #
& &
f

#
? # # n #
n n n # # n & #
? ? ?
72

& n & #

# # # # #
? #
74 # #

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# #
rit.

? # #
77

2
4

Interlude
A Tempo ( Introduction )

# # # n n b
3

# # #
3

# n b
gliss.

? 2 # . . n
79

4 . J J+
3
J+ 4
f
0

b b b. b b
b n n
3

? ggg n n b b b #
n
82

gg n
f
A Tempo
.
accel.

? # b n b # #
..
87

# # n
f F
Ad Libitum
. . # j accel.
? #
92
# # # # b
b b

? # b b b
# b b b # # # . # .
96
3

. .
4

f
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n # . #
n #
? n J.
99

# n
Ad Libitum
quasi cadnza - freely
U
# #
(ten.)
ggg n # n #
?
103
# ggg n n w
gg # J
repear three note pattern
U

# # # # n # n # # n n # n
? w . w
J

(ten.)

? b ggg b
b b # r attaca

w ggg b b b n ww
R
f
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No III
Variation IV
Adagio =q.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Adagio ( q = ca 52 ) r
( b )
U
? w # 1 +2 . B2
16 4 J 4

=q
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~
# ( ) #
3

B2 # () ?
. .
J J
4
F
=q.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
(b )
? . 3 # . n 1 +2
J 4 J b
J 16 4

#
=q

? r
1 +2 b ( b ) #
16 4
2
4 J
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
F
3 3

b
?
3 # 1 +3
4 16 4
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Variation IV

n . flautondo # n. # n.
? 1 +3 . O. n . O. n . O. B 3 +1
16 4 4 16

B 3+ 1 O O O O n .
1 +3 O. ? 3
4 16 3
4 16 4 . 4

> # r # n r
? 3 # n
3+ 1 # # 3
4 4 16
R R R 4
F

# #
I

?3 n #
3+ 1
0
B
4 4 16 3
4
III 0 R

r U n .
B3 # O.
3 1 +
? 1 +3 .
4 . 4 16 . 3
4 16 4
R

# . . O. O .
? n . O. . O O.
B 1 +3
3
4 16 4 .
3
4

O #O O . .
B3 O O. O.
1 +3 ? 3
4 . 16 4 . 4
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O j r
O . n .
?3 O. O. .
. . # .
3+ 1 3
4 4 16 4

=q.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 5

# () # b n .
?3 . .
J J
2 3
4 4 4

# b
=q

? 3 # . n b r
. 1 2
16 4 b ( b ) 3
4 J J 4
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

3 3

# b b n
? 3 b # # . b
4 J

=q =q.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
# ( ) ( b ) n. O.
? . . 1 +3
16 4

n n. . O
? 1 +3 n . O. B 3 O. O
16 4 4 .
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O O O
B O O O

.
B O O O ? 1 +3 .
O.
16 4
3
4

n n. j
n. O. O. #. # n b n
?3 . 1 +3 n . 3
4 16 4 4

j j
b n b b b
? . # . n n n
J J

n n n n #
3 3

b
? b # . n b .
J

? # # # n # # n

=q.

?
# b b

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No IV
Variation V
Sempre pizz.
March ( q. = ca. 72 )

> > > >

Sempre pizz.

# gg# # . # . . . #
? 6 ggg n ggg # #
g n n
8 ggg n ggg ggg
g n g g
F p

> U
> > >
# n n # # g g# ,ggg n n g #
slight

?n n ggg ggg ggg gg n ggg#

g n ggg n ggg g #
p g p
f

. n
? n . # . # n ggg n n . # gggg n n
ggg# # n . # . # # ggg# #
gg n g gg # gg
F p F p

.
g . # . # # # n n # # #
? gg n # ggg gg n n #
ggg n gg ggg n

f

#. #
. # # g # # . # . # ggg # #
? # ggg# ggg ggg
n g g
g n g n
p P F
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. .
gg# # . #.
ggg # # . # # #

#

#. .
? ggg gg n
gg n n
p P

# # # . #. #
g
? ggg# ggg#
. # . # # # . #
g n J n g
n

#

.
#
? . #. #. # #

#.
.
#
# n # . #

n
f p
gg n n
? # ggg n
# g # . # .
ggg # # gg # g # gg . # .
gg# g g g
n gg # ggg n n n gg # ggg gg

g n n n n . # . gg n n
g
?gg #
ggg n n. # . # g
gg n gg n ggg# #
gg n gg n g gg # # . .
f

? # . n. n. n. n # # n n # # # # #
.
&
#. #. #. #.
sim.

U # .
g# #. g . . # # # j
.
#.
& # # ? gg ggg g g
ggg n n n
ggg gggg n gggg


3 g n g g

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? # #. #.
# # #
sim.
n . #. # #
n n
ggg # gggg
&
ggg
ggg n ggg ggg
?
gn g
ggg ggg
n gg
rit.

j
l.v. U?
& #. #. # # #
3
#
#
ggg
? ggggn n
ggg n

NOTE: Music placed within box should performed by rubbing the right hand over the strings. (Only beats one and four should ever be struck.)
Repeat the phrase one or two times (as desired by the performer) until completely faded out. The end of the movement should not necessarily
end on the last written note, but more desirable would be when completely faded out no matter where you are in the phrase. It is important to meter
out the decrescendo evenly. The desired effect would be close to that of a marching band that is moving away from you in the distance until they
are completely inaudible.

+ ++
A Tempo +
? # # #.
#. #. . #
#
tamburo

F + +
+ + +
# . # # # # . #. #. #. #.
? # .