SKU: CY.CC3180

ISBN 9790530119082. 8.5 x 11 in inches.

James Pugh has written a short work of chamber music in one movement called Short Scherz, Quintet for Saxophone Quartet and Trombone. This music is appropriate for very advanced performers and is about 2 1/2 minutes in length. The work begins with a bouncy melody (A Theme) that works it's way up through the instruments, comes to a climax and continues on into a languid melodic section (B Theme) and works its way by adding speed and dynamics to the conclusion (A Theme repeated). This work was written for and first performed in 1989 by George Marge and the American Saxophone Quartet with Mr. Pugh.

SKU: AP.1-ADV7663

UPC: 805095076639. English.

This piece could be best described as a classically constructed piece with a jazz attitude. The tonal language has more to do with 20th century chamber music than jazz, as do the form and the structure of the movements. The rhythmic language probably comes more from jazz than from the classical area, although at times the piece could go either way. The same could be said for the phrasing and articulation.

SKU: AP.1-ADV7605

ISBN 9783892216711. UPC: 805095076059. English.

This original composition conveys a feeling of introspection and emotional upheaval periodically experienced throughout the course of one's life. An odd metered vamp is featured for all the saxophones to solo over.