Quicksilver Saxophone Alto et Piano Theodore Presser Co.
Chamber Music Piano, alto Saxophone SKU: PR.114419850 Composed by Stacy G...(+)
Chamber Music Piano, alto
Saxophone
SKU:
PR.114419850
Composed
by Stacy Garrop. Sws. See
lengthy program note on
prefatory page. Set of
Score and Parts. 44+24
pages. Duration 23
minutes. Theodore Presser
Company #114-41985.
Published by Theodore
Presser Company
(PR.114419850).
ISBN
9781491135808. UPC:
680160681044. 9 x 12
inches.
Both a
spectacular concerto for
saxophone, and a dramatic
tone poem on Roman
mythology, QUICKSILVER is
a 23-minute concerto for
Alto Saxophone and Wind
Ensemble by one of the
sax literature’s
most commissioned and
admired composers.Through
worded captions as well
as gorgeously expressive
tone painting, Movement 1
depicts the birth and
childhood pranks of
Mercury, Movement 2 shows
him escorting souls to
the gates of the
Underworld, and Movement
3 is a phantasmagoric
finale portraying Mercury
as messenger amid the
conflicts of other
mythological figures.
There are many YouTube
performances available,
both in the original
version with Wind
Ensemble, and with
Piano. In addition to
being another name for
the element mercury,
“quicksilverâ€
is used to describe
something that changes
quickly or is difficult
to contain. My concerto
of the same name was
inspired by the Roman god
Mercury, as well as the
mercurial nature of the
saxophone: unpredictable,
very lively, and
volatile. Mercury (known
as Hermes in Greek
mythology) is best known
for his winged shoes,
which allowed him to fly
swiftly as the messenger
of his fellow Olympians.
Mercury had other duties
too, including serving as
the god of merchants,
travelers, and
tricksters; he also
ushered souls of the
departed to the
Underworld.Quicksilver
tells three tales of the
Roman god. The first
movement (Antics of a
Newborn God) opens with
the birth of Mercury;
after he takes his first
steps, he toddles around,
gleefully looking for
mischief. He stumbles
across a herd of cows
that belong to his
brother Apollo; Mercury
slyly lets the cows out
of their pen before
toddling onward with his
mischief-making.In the
second movement (Guiding
Souls to the Underworld),
Pluto, god of the
Underworld, bids Mercury
to bring him fresh souls.
The movement begins with
death-knells tolling for
humans who are about to
die; Mercury picks up
these souls and leads
them down to the gates of
the Underworld.The third
and final movement
(Messenger of Olympus)
depicts Mercury as he is
busily running errands
for various gods and
goddesses. We first
encounter him mid-flight
as he dashes to earth to
find Aeneas, a Trojan
lieutenant who had been
run out of Troy by the
invading Greeks. Aeneas
is on a quest to find
land on which to
establish a new city that
would eventually become
Rome. While traveling, he
is distracted from his
quest when he meets the
beautiful queen Dido.
They live together for
many years before Mercury
intervenes; he chastises
Aeneas for giving up on
his quest and persuades
him to pick it up again.
As Aeneas mournfully
resumes his journey, we
hear Dido perish of a
broken heart. Mercury
then takes to the skies
to seek out Perseus, who
is preparing to kill
Medusa, the hideous
gorgon who has snakes for
hair and a gaze that
turns those who catch her
glance into stone.
Mercury advises Perseus
on how to slay Medusa and
lends Perseus his sword
to do the deed. We hear
Perseus victorious in the
beheading of Medusa,
after which Mercury takes
to the skies once more to
fly home to Olympus.
Un Automne a Paris Saxophone Alto et Piano [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Facile FLEX Editions
Alto Saxophone, Piano - Grade 2 SKU: FL.FX071918 Composed by Alain Lopez....(+)
Alto Saxophone, Piano -
Grade 2
SKU:
FL.FX071918
Composed
by Alain Lopez.
Classical, Educational.
Score and Set of Parts.
FLEX Editions #FX071918.
Published by FLEX
Editions (FL.FX071918).
The wind
carries away the yellow
leaves fallen on the
pavement, the cafes put
tables and chairs in... I
evoke here a fall tour
that is difficult to do
quietly in Paris. How to
take your time in this
city with so many streets
to cross (musical phrases
of 3 measures), cars or
buses to avoid (musical
phrases starts on the
second time). While the
chestnut vendors are on
subway entrances, how not
to hurry like others
(theme B) to 'catch' the
subway...
Alto saxophone, piano SKU: FG.55011-855-3 Composed by Lara Poe. Classical...(+)
Alto saxophone, piano
SKU:
FG.55011-855-3
Composed by Lara Poe.
Classical, contemporary.
Score & part. Fennica
Gehrman #55011-855-3.
Published by Fennica
Gehrman (FG.55011-855-3).
Bouncy and
brisk - but also
expressive and super
lyrical - Lara Poe's
Mainspring for alto
saxophone and piano
(2020) makes the most of
the two
instruments.
Durat
ion: 4'30''
Lara
Poe is a Finnish-American
composer who is currently
based in London. Her
works have been performed
across a wide range of
venues throughout the US,
Europe, and Asia. Her
piece Kaamos, which she
wrote for the Lahti
Symphony Orchestra, was
recently nominated for a
Ivors Composer Award in
the Large Scale
Composition category.
Kaamos also was selected
by YLE Radio Finland to
represent Finland at the
International Rostrum of
Composers 2021 in
Belgrade, Serbia. Poe was
the 2019 Tanglewood Music
Patricia Plum Wilde
Fellow and represented
Finland at Ung Nordisk
Musik 2019 in Piteå.
She was also a 2018-2019
participant in the London
Symphony Orchestra's
Panufnik Scheme, where
she worked under the
guidance of Colin
Matthews and Christian
Mason.
Creative Solos for the Church Musician. Composed by Ed Hogan. Meditative Solos. ...(+)
Creative Solos for the
Church Musician. Composed
by Ed Hogan. Meditative
Solos. Score, enhanced
CD. Lorenz Publishing
Company #9780834177154.
Published by Lorenz
Publishing Company