4 Saxophones SATBar
SKU: AP.1-ADV7674
Danse Macabre (for
SATBar Saxophone
Quartet). Composed by
Ramon Ricker. Quartet;
Solo Small Ensembles;
Woodwind - Saxophone
Quartet. Advance Music.
Jazz. Score and Part(s).
Advance Music
#01-ADV7674. Published by
Advance Music
(AP.1-ADV7674).
ISBN
9783892217350. UPC:
805095076745.
English.
This suite
was inspired most notably
by the saxophone quartets
of Phil Woods and was
written in a conscious
attempt to wed certain
stylistic elements of
classical and jazz music.
The players are not asked
to improvise, but the
piece does feature
sections that sound
spontaneous and freely
created. The piece is
difficult, but no more so
than other quartets, like
Glazunov and Desenclos,
that are standard
repertoire for this
instrumentation. Talented
high school and all
college groups will find
success working on this
piece. The first
movement, subtitled Danse
Macabre, is ominous,
dark, sometimes bluesy,
and is propelled along by
the use of intricate
counterpoint and an
improvised sounding solo
section for the tenor
saxophone.