Sakura Variations 2000 Version for Cello & Harpsichord Based on the composer s 1974 Version commissioned by Yuriko Ota for Cello & Two-Manual Harpsichord Sakura (Cherry Blossom) = 50 Lento delicato Cello pizz. Ann-Kay Lin (also known as Ho Wai-On) Harpsichord lute espressivo 5 arco 10 arco : all should sound prominent sul G g l iss. Haunting Meno mosso e ad lib portato = 40 or slower cantabile espressivo phrasing: bowing at the cellist s discretion lute off 14 or sul D & gliss to D 19 sul G Sakura Variations 2000 Version for &. Ann-Kay Lin (also known as Ho Wai-On)
2 24 Variation I Poco piu mosso A tempo = 50 or faster molto espressivo (ad lib cresc. & decresc.) 9 nat. 1 x 8 27 smoother L.H. 0 Sakura Variations 2000 Version for &. Ann-Kay Lin (also known as Ho Wai-On)
6 sul pont. pizz. Con moto = c.100 or as fast as possible 2 x 8 vary L.H. & R.H. articulation 9 42 more sustained 45 arco nat. Molto meno A tempo = 50 or slower nat. 1 x 8 here or at bar 50 48 poco cresc. - - - subito Attacca nat. 1 x 8 Sakura Variations 2000 Version for &. Ann-Kay Lin (also known as Ho Wai-On)
4 Variation II. Andante energico Piu mosso = 76 51 staccatissimo: non vib. e energico poco 55 59 lute on reversed arp. Delicato e rubato 6 sul tasto e non vib. secco 5 lute Hpcd: one long phrase till end of Var. II Sakura Variations 2000 Version for &. Ann-Kay Lin (also known as Ho Wai-On)
66 pizz. weeping arco 5 5 poco a poco rit. - - - - - 69 is an added short rest, like taking a quick breath pizz. nat. arco Variation III A little poignant A tempo = 76 6 6 lute off nat. 1x8 Vc: to emphasize the following 74 5 5 5 79 or change bow and play D again staccatissimo: non vib. e energico Meno mosso Sakura Variations 2000 Version for &. Ann-Kay Lin (also known as Ho Wai-On)
6 84 A tempo (mp) 90 96 ad lib double or single gliss downwards Tempo comodo poco rubato ad lib gliss whenever possible Harmonics indicate pitch only. Natural or artificial at the cellist s discretion 101 or (preferably) gliss to the next note without break = 76 A tempo = 100 Piu mosso con forza lute on lute off 2 x 8 Sakura Variations 2000 Version for &. Ann-Kay Lin (also known as Ho Wai-On) drum-like
108 Rests: to emphasize what follows 7 114 = 76 Meno mosso e legato = 100 A tempo pizz. arco 121 Place bow on a stool nearby so that in the following pizz passage R.H. becomes visually interesting pizz. rubato 127 = 120 or faster Piu mosso Vigoroso sempre pizz. dynamics to match Hpcd. lute stop (& 2 x 8) 11 Sakura Variations 2000 Version for &. Ann-Kay Lin (also known as Ho Wai-On)
8 17 144 150 Poco meno mosso Quasi Oriental instrument. Dynamics ad lib sul pont. 157 poco rit - - - Meno mosso e poco a poco rit. - - - - arco legato 1 x 8 (lute on) lute off Sakura Variations 2000 Version for &. Ann-Kay Lin (also known as Ho Wai-On)
Variation IV Lento e molto rubato, as if entangled in a spider s web = 40 or slower 162 9 legato espressivo Play the next note on a different string whenever possible, i.e. visual 1 x 8 sempre sostenuto All notes held as long as possible simile 165 Poco rit. - - - A tempo 168 SLOW reversed arpeggio if possible play acciature 8ve higher 171 Sakura Variations 2000 Version for &. Ann-Kay Lin (also known as Ho Wai-On)
10 174 or Sul D & gliss to end 177 sul G 180 18 poco decresc. Sakura Variations 2000 Version for &. Ann-Kay Lin (also known as Ho Wai-On)
186 stringendo - phrase by phrase 11 189 A tempo Meno mosso Tempo comodo e poco rubato Vc: ad lib single or double gliss whenever possible till end of this Var. SLOW reversed arpeggio 192 194 pizz. poco rit. Hold till s arp. top note E Sakura Variations 2000 Version for &. Ann-Kay Lin (also known as Ho Wai-On)
12 Variation V Ritmico 196 = 100 201 Vc: Bartokesque - when appropriate, use successive down bows to add more edge to the music. arco 206 211 216 2 Sakura Variations 2000 Version for &. Ann-Kay Lin (also known as Ho Wai-On)
221 1 226 21 26 241 Sakura Variations 2000 Version for &. Ann-Kay Lin (also known as Ho Wai-On)
14 246 251 legato 254 Hpcd: R.H. detached 256 Poco meno 4 pizz. 4 2 x 8 4 Sakura Variations 2000 Version for &. Ann-Kay Lin (also known as Ho Wai-On)