Alto saxophone, piano SKU: FG.55011-432-6 Composed by Matthew Whittall. F...(+)
Alto saxophone, piano
SKU:
FG.55011-432-6
Composed by Matthew
Whittall. Fennica Gehrman
#55011-432-6. Published
by Fennica Gehrman
(FG.55011-432-6).
ISBN
9790550114326.
Acco
rding to the composer,
the sonata for alto
saxophone and piano,
which he regards as his
first mature composition,
takes its title from the
astronomical term
referring to the
spacetime boundary in a
black hole beyond which
light can no longer
escape - a point of no
return. Event Horizons is
an intensely emotional
piece, stemming from
reflections on the
immensity of the universe
and one's own place in
it. The title was merely
a catalyst, an image that
sparked the creative
process. Whittall was
also greatly affected by
the spaciousness and
subtle intricacies of
Eastern music - the
gamelan music of Bali in
particularly.
Much of the resulting
music is reminiscent of
the ringing of bells or
gongs, which in so many
cultures has great
ceremonial and spiritual
importance. They can be
seen as a symbol of
connection between the
natural and meta-physical
worlds. At its core,
Event Horizons is an
intense rite of passage,
a quest for ultimate
understanding, and
perhaps reaches it, at
least in part.
Alto saxophone and piano - intermediate SKU: HL.49015579 Composed by Istv...(+)
Alto saxophone and piano
- intermediate
SKU:
HL.49015579
Composed
by Istvá, n
Szelé, and nyi.
This edition: Saddle
stitching. Sheet music.
Edition Schott.
Classical. Composed 1947.
6 pages. Schott Music #ED
8887. Published by Schott
Music (HL.49015579).
ISBN 9790001123822.
9.0x12.0x0.055
inches.
Szelenyi
(1904-1972) studied with
Kodaly and later taught
at the Academy of Music
and the Conservatory in
Budapest. He chiefly
wrote chamber music and
material for his
students. Simple, chordal
streams in the piano
accompany a rhapsodic,
improvisatory saxophone
part, strongly influenced
by Eastern European folk
music.