Richard Rodney Bennett - Impromptus (for Julian Bream - 1968) - 3. Elegiaco edition: Universal UE 14433L, fingering by Juliam Bream (London, 1971) see Notes and Legend below - 18 September 2022 audio: https://youtu.be/bfjtpf_s6is?t=159 (from 2min 39sec) - Julian Bream video: https://youtu.be/klyxbHk9J0E?t=156 (from 2min 36sec) - Marcin Kuzniar tuning: Eb A D G B E key: A minor time: 4/4, 5/4, 3/4, 3/2 tempo: 69 bpm Elegiaco (mournful, plaintive) 1 p mf e-|------------|-------|------------|----------------------------| B-|---0----1---|-------|---0----1---|----------------------------| G-|--------0---|-------|--------0---|---4--5-/8---7--------------| D-|---2----0---|---2---|---2----0---|---2------------5--8-\4--3--| A-|---0--------|---0---|---0--------|---0------------------------| Eb|--------0---|-------|--------0---|----------------------------| 4/4 2 1 5/4 3 4 4 3 1 4 3 2 poco rubato molto espr. 5 p |--3--| f |--3--| e-|--------------|-------------------6-----------| B-|---0-----1----|----------------8--------8-----| G-|---------0----|---4--5--/8--7--------------7--| D-|---2-----0----|---2---------------------------| A-|---0----------|---0---------------------------| Eb|---------0----|-------------------------------| 4/4 3 4 4 2 3 1 3 2 7 CIII e-|----------------------------|------------------| B-|---7p6-9--------------------|------------------| G-|---------6-9p8-4-6----------|-----------3------| D-|-------------------5p4-7----|---3----7---------| A-|----------------------------|---3-------2------| Eb|-------------------------7--|---4----------0---| 3/4 3 1 4 1 4 3 1 4 2 1 4 3 4 12 vibrato lento 9 CIII poco agitato arp. e-|------------|--------------------------------|--------<12>--| B-|------------|--------------------------------|--------------| G-|------------|--------------------------------|--------------| D-|---3----3---|------------------------12------|---12---------| A-|---3----3---|------------------------9-------|---9----------| Eb|---4----4---|---0---0--0---0--0--0--------0--|--------------| 4/4 5/4 mf |--3--| f 14 mf 12 mf e-|--------------------------7---7--|---6-----------| B-|--------------------------8---8--|---4-----------| G-|--------------------------5---5--|---0----7[19]--| D-|---------------------------------|---------------| A-|---0---0--0--0---0-0-0-0---------|---0-----------| Eb|---------------------------------|---------------| mf |--3--| f 134 14 14 p arp. arp. arp. e-|-----------------------|----------------3[15]---|---------|| B-|-----------------4-----|----4------4------------|---------|| G-|-----------------------|------------------------|---------|| D-|-----------------2-----|----2------2------------|---------|| A-|---4--4--4----4-----4--|-------4----------------|---------|| Eb|-----------------------|------------------------|---------|| 3 14 4/4 1 3/4 mp 17 Come prima p espr. sost. e-|---<12>-------|---<12>---|---<12>-------|---<12>---------------------13--| B-|---<12>---1---|---<12>---|---<12>---1---|---<12>-----------8-/11--7------| G-|----------0---|----------|----------0---|---------5-/8--7----------------| D-|----------0---|----------|----------0---|--------------------------------| A-|---<12>-------|---<12>---|---<12>-------|---<12>-------------------------| Eb|----------0---|----------|----------0---|--------------------------------| 4/4 pp 3/2 2 2 1 4 4 1 4 21 e-|---<12>-------|---<12>---<12>--|-----------|| B-|---<12>---1---|---<12>---------|-----------|| G-|----------0---|----------------|-----------|| D-|----------0---|----------------|-----------|| A-|---<12>-------|---<12>---------|-----------|| Eb|----------0---|----------------|-----------|| ppp ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Notes and Legend ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The suggested length of the piece is 1 minute 45 seconds. left hand fingering (LHF) above and below tab right hand fingering (RHF) 1 - index finger p - thumb 2 - middle finger i - index finger (forefinger) 3 - ring finger m - middle finger 4 - little finger a - ring finger (annular) CIII barre on 3rd fret (above or below the tab) p - piano - soft f - forte - loud mf - mezzo-forte - medium loud mp - mezzo-piano - medium soft pp - pianissimo - very soft ppp - pianississimo - very very soft rubato - expressive and rhythmic freedom (temporary disregard strict tempo) espr. - espressivo - expressively poco - a little molto - much, very agitato - in a restless, agitated manner lento - slowly Come prima - in the same manner as the first time sost. - sostenuto - sustained - at a slower tempo with each note being held vibrato - vibrato - enriching the sound of a note by vibrating the finger laterally along the direction of the string arp. - arpeggiate - ripple upwards from the lowest note to the highest note bpm - beats per minute (quarter notes) h - (between the notes) hammer-on p - (between the notes) pull-off / - slide up \ - slide down <12> - natural harmonic on the 12th fret 7[19] - artificial harmonic, play 7th fret, point to the 19th fret 3[15] - artificial harmonic, play 3rd fret, point to the 15th fret |-3-| - triplet - 3 notes played in the time of 2 notes ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ the latest version of this tab can be found at http://www.classtab.org