Saxophone
SKU:
HL.48182295
Composed
by Alfred Desenclos.
Leduc. Classical. CD. 52
pages. Alphonse Leduc
#AL23407. Published by
Alphonse Leduc
(HL.48182295).
UPC:
888680840044.
9.0x12.0x0.194
inches.
Quartet for
Saxophones is a piece for
four saxophones composed
by Alfred Desenclos in
1964, which lasts around
15 minutes and 30
seconds. Initially
written for the Marcel
Mule Quartet, Quartet for
Saxophones is a typical
French quartet, quite
smooth and suave. The
beginning of the piece
that sets up the Soprano
Saxophone against the
others is quite jazzy but
then it continues on to a
more lyrical part, quite
slow, with a simple
melody. The tension is
gradually built up and
the finale unison is
introduced quite
dramatically, with some
bursts of energy. This
Quartet for Saxophones
would fit a Quartet of
advanced to professional
players. Alfred Desenclos
(1912-1961) is a French
Composer who won the Prix
de Rome in 1942. He also
composed masses such as
'Messe de Requiem' and
other pieces for Double
Bass, Harp, Flute,
Trumpet or French
Horn.
