You Are My Sunshine Quatuor de Saxophones: 4 saxophones - Intermédiaire De Haske Publications
Composed by Jimmie Davis. Arranged by Mike Sheppard. De Haske Saxophone Series...(+)
Composed by Jimmie Davis.
Arranged by Mike
Sheppard. De
Haske Saxophone Series.
Pop and
Rock. Set (Score and
Parts).
Composed 2020. De Haske
Publications #DHP
1206219-
070. Published by De
Haske
Publications
All I Want for Christmas is You Quatuor de Saxophones: 4 saxophones [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Intermédiaire De Haske Publications
Saxophone Quartet - intermediate SKU: BT.DHP-1186031-070 As performed ...(+)
Saxophone Quartet -
intermediate
SKU:
BT.DHP-1186031-070
As performed by Mariah
Carey. Arranged by
Bert van Haagen. De Haske
Saxophone Series.
Christmas. Set (Score &
Parts). Composed 2018. De
Haske Publications #DHP
1186031-070. Published by
De Haske Publications
(BT.DHP-1186031-070).
ISBN
9789043156608.
Tire
d of all the traditional
Christmas Carols? Try
Mariah Carey’s
lovely ‘All I Want
for Christmas is
You’, in this
great quartet
arrangement.
Even
genoeg van alle
traditionele
kerstliedjes? Probeer dan
eens Mariah Careys
fris-en-fruitige nummer
‘All I Want for
Christmas Is You’
in dit superleuke
arrangement voor kwartet.
Haben Sie genug
von all den
traditionellen
Weihnachtsliedern?
Versuchen Sie es mit
diesem tollen Arrangement
für Quartett von
Mariah Careys
wunderschönem All I
Want for Christmas is
You“.
You Raise Me Up Quatuor de Saxophones: 4 saxophones - Facile Beriato Music
Composed by Rolf Lovland and Brendan Graham. Arranged by Bert Appermont. Beria...(+)
Composed by Rolf Lovland
and
Brendan Graham. Arranged
by
Bert Appermont. Beriato
Music
Instrumental. Pop and
Rock. Set
(Score and Parts).
Composed
2020. Beriato Music
#BMI19010705. Published
by
Beriato Music
Play With Your Band Volume 1 Quatuor de Saxophones: 4 saxophones [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Intermédiaire Editions Marc Reift (Swiss import)
Saxophone Ensemble 4 Saxophones + CD Play Back / Play Along - Grade 3, Grade 4 <...(+)
Saxophone Ensemble 4
Saxophones + CD Play Back
/ Play Along - Grade 3,
Grade 4
SKU:
MA.EMR-24835
Composed
by Jerome Naulais. 4
Saxophones (S(A)ATT) (+
Play Back / Play Along CD
optional). Score and
parts. Duration 17'25.
Editions Marc Reift #EMR
24835. Published by
Editions Marc Reift
(MA.EMR-24835).
Amor Y Sol / As
You Like / Bahia Blues /
Bayside / Belo
Horizonte.
Play With Your Band Volume 2 Quatuor de Saxophones: 4 saxophones [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Intermédiaire Editions Marc Reift (Swiss import)
Saxophone Ensemble 4 Saxophones & Rhythm Section (Piano, Bass, Drums) + CD Play ...(+)
Saxophone Ensemble 4
Saxophones & Rhythm
Section (Piano, Bass,
Drums) + CD Play Back /
Play Along - Grade 3,
Grade 4
SKU:
MA.EMR-24840
Composed
by Jerome Naulais. 4
Saxophones (S(A)ATT) &
Rhythm Section (Piano,
Bass, Drums) (+ CD
Playback / Play Along CD
optional). Score and
parts. Duration 27'56.
Editions Marc Reift #EMR
24840. Published by
Editions Marc Reift
(MA.EMR-24840).
Black River /
Blue Day / Cool Morning /
Elisa / For You / Funky
People.
Play With Your Band Volume 2 Quatuor de Saxophones: 4 saxophones [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Intermédiaire Editions Marc Reift (Swiss import)
Saxophone Ensemble 4 Saxophones + CD Play Back / Play Along - Grade 3, Grade 4 <...(+)
Saxophone Ensemble 4
Saxophones + CD Play Back
/ Play Along - Grade 3,
Grade 4
SKU:
MA.EMR-24836
Composed
by Jerome Naulais. 4
Saxophones (S(A)ATT) (+
CD Playback / Play Along
CD optional). Score and
parts. Duration 27'56.
Editions Marc Reift #EMR
24836. Published by
Editions Marc Reift
(MA.EMR-24836).
Black River /
Blue Day / Cool Morning /
Elisa / For You / Funky
People.
Play With Your Band Volume 2 Quatuor de Saxophones: 4 saxophones [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Intermédiaire Editions Marc Reift (Swiss import)
Saxophone Ensemble 4 Saxophones & Rhythm Section & Strings + CD Play Back / Play...(+)
Saxophone Ensemble 4
Saxophones & Rhythm
Section & Strings + CD
Play Back / Play Along -
Grade 3, Grade 4
SKU:
MA.EMR-24844
Composed
by Jerome Naulais. 4
Saxophones (S(A)ATT) &
Rhythm Section & Strings
(+ Play Back / Play Along
CD optional). Score and
parts. Duration 27'58.
Editions Marc Reift #EMR
24844. Published by
Editions Marc Reift
(MA.EMR-24844).
Black River /
Blue Day / Cool Morning /
Elisa / For You / Funky
People.
Play With Your Band Volume 1 Quatuor de Saxophones: 4 saxophones [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Intermédiaire Editions Marc Reift (Swiss import)
Saxophone Ensemble 4 Saxophones & Rhythm Section (Piano, Bass, Drums) + CD Play ...(+)
Saxophone Ensemble 4
Saxophones & Rhythm
Section (Piano, Bass,
Drums) + CD Play Back /
Play Along - Grade 3,
Grade 4
SKU:
MA.EMR-24839
Composed
by Jerome Naulais. 4
Saxophones (S(A)ATT) &
Rhythm Section (Piano,
Bass, Drums) (+ Play Back
/ Play Along CD
optional). Score and
parts. Duration 17'25.
Editions Marc Reift #EMR
24839. Published by
Editions Marc Reift
(MA.EMR-24839).
Amor Y Sol / As
You Like / Bahia Blues /
Bayside / Belo
Horizonte.
Play With Your Band Volume 1 Quatuor de Saxophones: 4 saxophones [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Intermédiaire Editions Marc Reift (Swiss import)
Saxophone Ensemble 4 Saxophones & Rhythm Section & Strings + CD Play Back / Play...(+)
Saxophone Ensemble 4
Saxophones & Rhythm
Section & Strings + CD
Play Back / Play Along -
Grade 3, Grade 4
SKU:
MA.EMR-24843
Composed
by Jerome Naulais. 4
Saxophones (S(A)ATT) &
Rhythm Section & Strings
(+ Play Back / Play Along
CD optional). Score and
parts. Duration 17'25.
Editions Marc Reift #EMR
24843. Published by
Editions Marc Reift
(MA.EMR-24843).
Amor Y Sol / As
You Like / Bahia Blues /
Bayside / Belo
Horizonte.
English Christmas Rondo Quatuor de Saxophones: 4 saxophones [Conducteur et Parties séparées] Music Distribution Services
4 saxophones (SATBar or AATBar) SKU: M7.DOHR-17674 English Christmas C...(+)
4 saxophones (SATBar or
AATBar)
SKU:
M7.DOHR-17674
English Christmas
Carols. Arranged by
Albert Loritz. Sheet
music. Score and parts,
sax culture Vol. 24. 40
pages. MDS (Music
Distribution Services)
#DOHR 17674. Published by
MDS (Music Distribution
Services)
(M7.DOHR-17674).
ISBN
9790202036747.
Vier
im Charakter sehr
unterschiedliche
englische
Weihnachtslieder wurden
hier zu einem
wirkungsvollen festlichen
Rondo zusammengestellt:
Once in royal David's
city (Melodie von Henry
Gauntlett) bildet den
Refrain. Dazwischen
stehen drei traditionelle
englische
Weihnachtslieder: Here we
come a-wassailing God
rest you merry, gentlemen
I saw three ships come
sailing (Albert
Loritz).
Full Score SKU: HL.50603933 For Saxophone Quartet. Composed by Out...(+)
Full Score
SKU:
HL.50603933
For
Saxophone Quartet.
Composed by Outi
Tarkiainen. Woodwind.
Softcover. Duration 780
seconds. Edition Wilhelm
Hansen #WH33198.
Published by Edition
Wilhelm Hansen
(HL.50603933).
ISBN
9788759841891. UPC:
196288056959.
10.5x14.0x0.049
inches.
There is
more light in this room
when you are here is a
fervently optimistic mood
piece embodying the core
themes of my song cycle
The Lustful Mother. The
title refers to another
person - maybe a lover,
child or friend - whose
existence makes life more
meaningful. In the first
movement, the music
wanders through the
twilight, and the
solitary recitation of
the tenor sax is framed
by answering sighs from
the soprano and alto. In
the second movement, the
full quartet joins in the
same hopeful song, that,
endlessly swaying and
discreetly circling,
fills the whole space
with its light. The work
was commissioned by the
Arcis Saxophone Quartet,
to which it is
dedicated.
From the Paramount Picture "The Uninvited". By Young. Arranged by Lennie Niehaus...(+)
From the Paramount
Picture "The Uninvited".
By Young. Arranged by
Lennie Niehaus. For
soprano, alto, tenor and
baritone saxophones.
Saxophone Quartet. Jazz.
Published by Kendor Music
Inc. (16307)
Level: Grade 3 .
Despacito Quatuor de Saxophones: 4 saxophones - Intermédiaire Beriato Music
As performed by Luis Fonsi ft. Daddy Yankee. Arranged by Emma Philips. Beriato...(+)
As performed by Luis
Fonsi
ft. Daddy Yankee.
Arranged by
Emma Philips. Beriato
Music
Instrumental. Pop and
Rock. Set
(Score and Parts).
Composed
2020. Beriato Music
#BMI20010712. Published
by
Beriato Music
Patapan Quatuor de Saxophones: 4 saxophones Advance Music
4 Saxophones SATBar SKU: AP.1-ADV7425 For SATBar Saxophone Quartet...(+)
4 Saxophones SATBar
SKU: AP.1-ADV7425
For SATBar Saxophone
Quartet. Arranged by
Bill Perconti. Quartet;
Solo Small Ensembles;
Woodwind - Saxophone
Quartet. Advance Music:
Holiday Celebration
Series. Christmas;
Sacred; Traditional;
Winter. Score and
Part(s). Advance Music
#01-ADV7425. Published by
Advance Music
(AP.1-ADV7425).
ISBN
9783892215790. UPC:
805095074253. English.
Traditional.
Patapa
n is a French carol
attributed to Bernard de
la Monnoye who lived from
1641--1728. The title
refers to the beating of
a drum, and the lyrics
also mention other
instruments (pipes, fife,
and flute). As with many
Christmas tunes, Patapan
reflects the joyous union
of Christmas music with
dance, as the lyrics
express, when you play
your fife and drum, how
can anyone be glum? The
melody is complimented in
this arrangement by the
use of a lyrical folk
song also used by
Tchaikovsky in his 1812
Overture.
This
arrangement for saxophone
quartet, rather than
favoring a soprano solo
with accompaniment,
strives to include all of
the players by
distributing the melodic
material. In addition,
all dynamics and
articulations should be
taken as suggestions
only, as performers are
encouraged to make their
own interpretations.
Arranged for saxophone
quartet (SATBar).
4 Saxophones SATBar SKU: AP.1-ADV7413 For SATBar Saxophone Quartet...(+)
4 Saxophones SATBar
SKU: AP.1-ADV7413
For SATBar Saxophone
Quartet. Composed by
Felix Bartholdy
Mendelssohn. Arranged by
Christoph Enzel.
Masterworks; Quartet;
Solo Small Ensembles;
Woodwind - Saxophone
Quartet. Advance Music.
Masterwork Arrangement;
Romantic. Score and
Part(s). Advance Music
#01-ADV7413. Published by
Advance Music
(AP.1-ADV7413).
UPC:
805095074130.
English.
At the age
of 14, Felix Mendelssohn
Bartholdy wrote the
string quartet this
arrangement is based on.
Youthful carefreeness and
early artistic maturity
combine into a varied
musical experience. From
the buoyant allegro of
the first movement to the
complex double fugue of
the finale---this piece
is a real pleasure to
both performers and
audience alike. Arranged
for saxophone quartet
(SATB).
4 Saxophones SATBar SKU: AP.1-ADV7638 For SATBar Saxophone Quartet...(+)
4 Saxophones SATBar
SKU: AP.1-ADV7638
For SATBar Saxophone
Quartet. Composed by
Valentin Hude. Quartet;
Solo Small Ensembles;
Woodwind - Saxophone
Quartet. Advance Music.
Jazz. Score and Part(s).
Advance Music
#01-ADV7638. Published by
Advance Music
(AP.1-ADV7638).
UPC:
805095076387.
English.
Frequently
, one is in search of a
suitable ensemble piece
where each member can
present himself with a
playable solo part.
Welcome to New Orleans
offers you and your
musicians this
possibility. Using a fast
swing rhythm, the author
describes in this
composition the modern
and the old New Orleans
and its colorful history.
Due to its
compatibility---available
are editions for
saxophone, clarinet, and
brass quartet---this
piece enables you to put
together your own small
New Orleans band, e.g.
consisting of a clarinet,
a trumpet, a tenor
saxophone, and a
trombone. That's almost
like playing music in the
good old times!
Composed by Pascal
Proust. De Haske
Saxophone Series. Set
(Score and Parts).
Composed 2017. 32 pages.
De Haske Publications
#DHP 1175796-070.
Published by De Haske
Publications
(BT.DHP-1175796-070).
ISBN 9789043152433.
English-German-French-Dut
ch.
Pascal Proust
has many years of
experience as a musician
and music teacher. His
works include several
hundred compositions for
the most diverse range of
instrumentations. He
wrote 14 Intermediate
Saxophone Quartets
for saxophone players who
have around 4-5 years of
experience. It is
important that these
players have paid special
attention to an
easy-to-follow and
attractive musical style.
These quartets are ideal
performance and
competition works for
young saxophone
ensembles.
De
componist Pascal Proust
kan bogen op een
jarenlange ervaring als
muzikant en muziekdocent.
Zijn oeuvre omvat
honderden composities
voor de meest diverse
instrumentaties. Hij
schreef 14
Intermediate Saxophone
Quartets voor
saxofonisten die ongeveer
vier tot vijf jaar les
hebben gehad, waarbij hij
speciaal aandacht heeft
besteed aan een makkelijk
te volgen, aantrekkelijke
muziekstijl. Daardoor
zijn deze kwartetten
ideale voordrachts- of
wedstrijdwerken voor
jonge
saxofoonensembles.
Der Komponist Pascal
Proust kann aus seiner
langjährigen Erfahrung
als Musiker und
Musikpädagoge
schöpfen; sein Oeuvre
umfasst mehrere hundert
Kompositionen für
verschiedenste
Besetzungen. Er schrieb
14 Intermediate
Saxophone Quartets
für Saxophonisten mit
ungefähr 4 5 Jahren
Unterrichtserfahrung und
legte besonderes
Augenmerk auf einen
leicht verständlichen,
attraktiven musikalischen
Stil. Dadurch eignen sich
diese Quartette ideal als
Vortrags- und
Wettbewerbsstücke
für junge
Saxophonensembles.
Composed by Pascal
Proust. De Haske
Saxophone Series. Set
(Score and Parts).
Composed 2016. 36 pages.
De Haske Publications
#DHP 1165701-070.
Published by De Haske
Publications
(BT.DHP-1165701-070).
ISBN 9789043150415.
English-German-French-Dut
ch.
The composer
Pascal Proust has many
yearsâ?? experience as a
musician and music
teacher. His output
includes several hundred
compositions for the most
diverse instrumentations.
He wrote 14 Easy
Saxophone Quartets
for saxophone players at
the level of
approximately 2 3
yearsâ?? study and paid
special attention to an
easy-to-follow,
attractive musical style.
As a result, these
quartets are ideal
performance or
competition works for
young saxophone
ensembles.
De
componist Pascal Proust
kan bogen op een
jarenlange ervaring als
muzikant en muziekdocent.
Zijn oeuvre omvat
honderden composities
voor de meest diverse
instrumentaties. Hij
schreef 14 Easy
Saxophone Quartets
voor saxofonisten die
ongeveer twee tot drie
jaar les hebben gehad,
waarbij hij speciaal
aandacht heeft besteed
aan een makkelijk te
volgen, aantrekkelijke
muziekstijl. Daardoor
zijn deze kwartetten
ideale voordrachts- of
wedstrijdwerken voor
jonge
saxofoonensembles.
Der Komponist Pascal
Proust kann aus seiner
langjährigen Erfahrung
als Musiker und
Musikpädagoge
schöpfen; sein Oeuvre
umfasst mehrere hundert
Kompositionen für
verschiedenste
Besetzungen. Er schrieb
14 Easy Saxophone
Quartets für
Saxophonisten mit
ungefähr 2 3 Jahren
Unterrichtserfahrung und
legte besonderes
Augenmerk auf einen
leicht verständlichen,
attraktiven musikalischen
Stil. Dadurch eignen sich
diese Quartette ideal als
Vortrags- und
Wettbewerbsstücke
für junge
Saxophonensembles.
(Mix and Match Quartets for Strings, Woodwind, Brass and Keyboard). By Various. ...(+)
(Mix and Match Quartets
for Strings, Woodwind,
Brass and Keyboard). By
Various. Arranged by
Daniel Kelley. String
quartet, woodwind
quartet, piano quintet,
mixed quartet, clarinet
quartet, saxophone
quartet. For Clarinet or
Trumpet in Bb. Quartets.
Intermediate Music for
Four series. Classical.
Intermediate. Partbook -
part 2. Published by Last
Resort Music Publishing
By Various. Arranged by David Marlatt. For 4 Alto Saxophones. Mixed Instruments ...(+)
By Various. Arranged by
David Marlatt. For 4 Alto
Saxophones. Mixed
Instruments - Flexible
Instrumentation; Part(s);
Quartet. Eighth Note
Publications.
Renaissance, Christmas.
Duration 00:14:15.
Published by Eighth Note
Publications
When I'm Sixty-Four Quatuor de Saxophones: 4 saxophones - Intermédiaire De Haske Publications
Saxophone Quartet - intermediate SKU: BT.DHP-1175787-070 As performed ...(+)
Saxophone Quartet -
intermediate
SKU:
BT.DHP-1175787-070
As performed by The
Beatles. Arranged by
Eric J. Hovi. De Haske
Saxophone Series. Pop and
Rock. Set (Score and
Parts). Composed 2018. De
Haske Publications #DHP
1175787-070. Published by
De Haske Publications
(BT.DHP-1175787-070).
ISBN
9789043154147.
W
hen Iâ??m Sixty-Four
is a famous love song by
The Beatles, in which a
young man sings to his
beloved.
â??Sixty-Fourâ?? is the
age people were allowed
to retire at in 1967.
This version for
saxophone quartet is a
nice addition to oneâ??s
repertoire,and perfect
for all types of
occasions.
In
When Iâ??m
Sixty-Four een
beroemd liefdesliedje van
The Beatles zingt een
jonge man zijn geliefde
toe. Vierenzestig is de
leeftijd waarop mensen in
het Groot-Brittannië
van 1967 met pensioen
gingen. Deze versie voor
saxofoonkwartet is
eencharmante toevoeging
aan elk repertoire en een
perfect stuk voor diverse
gelegenheden.
W
hen Iâ??m Sixty-Four
ist ein berühmtes
Liebeslied der Beatles
aus dem Jahr 1967, in dem
ein junger Mann seine
Herzensdame fragt, ob sie
wohl mit sixty-fourâ??,
mit 64, noch immer
zusammen sein werden, um
den Lebensabend gemeinsam
zu genieÃ?en.Die hier
vorliegende Version
für Saxophonquartett
ist ein schönes
Repertoirestück, das
zu vielen Gelegenheiten
passt.
Whe
n Iâ??m Sixty-Four
(Quando avrò 64
anni) è una
celeberrima canzone
d'amore dei Beatles,
nella quale un giovane si
rivolge alla sua amata.
â??Sessantaquattro' era
l'et in cui, nel 1967, i
lavoratori potevano
andare in pensione.
Questa versione per
sassofono è una
gradevole aggiunta al
repertorio ed è
perfetta per tutte le
occasioni.
Game of Thrones Quatuor de Saxophones: 4 saxophones - Facile Beriato Music
Composed by Ramin Djawadi. Arranged by Emma Philips. Beriato Music Instrumenta...(+)
Composed by Ramin
Djawadi.
Arranged by Emma Philips.
Beriato Music
Instrumental.
TV-Film-Musical-Show. Set
(Score and Parts).
Composed
2020. Beriato Music
Publishing #BMI19010694.
Published by Beriato
Music
Publishing
Facing Death Quatuor de Saxophones: 4 saxophones Boosey and Hawkes
Set of Parts Saxophone Quartet (Parts) SKU: HL.48024645 Saxophone Quar...(+)
Set of Parts Saxophone
Quartet (Parts)
SKU:
HL.48024645
Saxophone Quartet Set
of Parts. Composed by
Louis Andriessen. Boosey
& Hawkes Chamber Music.
Classical. Softcover. 48
pages. Duration 780
seconds. Boosey & Hawkes
#M060134821. Published by
Boosey & Hawkes
(HL.48024645).
ISBN
9781784544034. UPC:
888680949099.
In
1989 when Louis
Andriessen was teaching
at the State University
of New York at Buffalo,
Miles Davis Autobiography
was published.While
reading it, he suddenly
knew what the subject of
his piece for the Kronos
Quartet should be - early
be-bop licks and
especially the work of
Charlie Parker. He wanted
to do the impossible -
be-bop is not at all
idiomatic for string
instruments. But be-bop
had been an important
influence on his musical
development when he was
young, and he decided to
do something with this
music from his youth.
Basically the essence of
Charlie Parkers playing
is the extremely fast
tempo. This fast tempo is
really fast, because the
playing is based upon the
chord structure of
existing melodies which
are sometimes played two
or three times as fast as
normal. Parker needed
speed to express what he
musically felt: little
time was left for him.
This is the main
explanation of the title
of the work.In the
beginning of Facing
Death, Andriessen
literally quotes
fragments of Charlie
Parker improvisations. He
also quotes one original
melody: Ornithology
(which is based on How
High the Moon). The 7th
and 8th bars of
Ornithology become an
important motif inthe
piece. The whole
composition is one long
development in Parker's
fast tempo. This work was
composed in 1990 for
string quartet and later
arranged for saxophone
quartet.
Let's Dance Volume 3 Quatuor de Saxophones: 4 saxophones [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Facile Editions Marc Reift (Swiss import)
Saxophone Ensemble 4 Saxophones + CD Play Back / Play Along - Grade 3 SKU: MA...(+)
Saxophone Ensemble 4
Saxophones + CD Play Back
/ Play Along - Grade 3
SKU: MA.EMR-28452
I Love Samba / Just
Like You / Have A Nice
Day / Let's Do The Jive /
Midnight Rendezvous /
Montana Melody /
Moonlight Fantasy.
Composed by Gunter Noris.
4 Saxophones (S(A)ATT) (+
Play Back / Play Along CD
optional). Score and
parts. Duration 16'57.
Editions Marc Reift #EMR
28452. Published by
Editions Marc Reift
(MA.EMR-28452).
Possible
instrumentations: 4 Saxophones (S(A)ATT)
(+ Play Back / Play Along
CD optional) 4
Saxophones (S(A)ATT) (+
Play Back / Play Along CD
optional).
Facing Death Quatuor de Saxophones: 4 saxophones Boosey and Hawkes
For Saxophone Quartet. Composed by Louis Andriessen (1939-). Boosey and Hawkes...(+)
For Saxophone Quartet.
Composed by Louis
Andriessen
(1939-). Boosey and
Hawkes
Chamber Music. Classical.
Softcover. 48 pages.
Boosey
and Hawkes #M060129056.
Published by Boosey and
Hawkes
Facing Death Quatuor de Saxophones: 4 saxophones Boosey and Hawkes
Set or Parts String Quartet (Parts) SKU: HL.48024644 String Quartet Se...(+)
Set or Parts String
Quartet (Parts)
SKU:
HL.48024644
String
Quartet Set of Parts.
Composed by Louis
Andriessen. Boosey &
Hawkes Chamber Music.
Classical. Softcover. 48
pages. Boosey & Hawkes
#M060134791. Published by
Boosey & Hawkes
(HL.48024644).
ISBN
9781784544010. UPC:
888680949082.
9.0x12.0x0.273
inches.
In 1989
when Louis Andriessen was
teaching at the State
University of New York at
Buffalo, Miles Davis
Autobiography was
published.While reading
it, he suddenly knew what
the subject of his piece
for the Kronos Quartet
should be - early be-bop
licks and especially the
work of Charlie Parker.
He wanted to do the
impossible - be-bop is
not at all idiomatic for
string instruments. But
be-bop had been an
important influence on
his musical development
when he was young, and he
decided to do something
with this music from his
youth. Basically the
essence of Charlie
Parker's playing is the
extremely fast tempo.
This fast tempo is really
fast, because the playing
is based upon the chord
structure of existing
melodies which are
sometimes played two or
three times as fast as
normal. Parker needed
speed to express what he
musically felt: little
time was left for him.
This is the main
explanation of the title
of the work.In the
beginning of Facing
Death, Andriessen
literally quotes
fragments of Charlie
Parker improvisations. He
also quotes one original
melody: Ornithology
(which is based on How
High the Moon). The 7th
and 8th bars of
Ornithology become an
important motif inthe
piece. The whole
composition is one long
development in Parker's
fast tempo. This work was
composed in 1990 for
string quartet and later
arranged for saxophone
quartet.