For Alto Sax and Piano. Composed by Andre Jolivet (1905-1974). Leduc. Classic...(+)
For Alto Sax and Piano.
Composed by Andre Jolivet
(1905-1974). Leduc.
Classical. Softcover. 4
pages. Alphonse Leduc
#AL21321. Published by
Alphonse Leduc
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; Piano Accompaniment (Score and Solo Part) SKU: HL.50601598(+)
Alto Saxophone; Piano
Accompaniment (Score and
Solo Part)
SKU:
HL.50601598
Alto
Saxophone and Piano
Reduction Exempla Nova
680. Composed by
Edison Denisov. Woodwind
Solo. Classical.
Softcover. 121 pages.
Sikorski #SIK8880.
Published by Sikorski
(HL.50601598).
8.0x11.75
inches.
The
catalogue of Edison
Denisov's works includes
16 concertos. It was a
genre to which he
returned time and again
throughout his life, from
the Concerto for Cello
and Orchestra of 1972 to
the Double Concerto for
Flute, Clarinet and
Orchestra of 1996.In
Denisov's music the role
of the soloist, or rather
the protagonist, is
extraordinarily
important, not so much
for its virtuosity as for
its confessional
character. The solo part
is a monologue
distinguished by poetic
diction and a very
personal message from
thecomposer. The
dramaturgical conception
of the Concerto for
Saxophone and Orchestra,
a reworking of the Viola
Concerto of 1986, draws
on traditional sonata
form, thereby reaffirming
the ubiquitous classicism
in Denisov's thought. In
this late work, we find
all the typical features
of his style: sinuous
melodic lines layered
into dense contrapuntal
textures, and an
interplay of orchestral
colours, with pure
sonorities contrasting
with complex mixtures of
sounds. It is a perfect
dramaturgy that governs
the evolution of the
music to the very end.
The first movement
assumes the role of a
sonata-allegro, with the
standard formal sections
of exposition,
development,recapitulatio
n and coda. The second
movement is an Adagio for
strings. The third takes
the form of a little
contrasting intermezzo
that introduces both new
thematic material and a
new range of colours.
Here tunefulness gives
way to pointillism
enriched with
soniceffects. The only
movement with a virtuosic
solo part, its
nervousness and inner
tension set it worlds
apart from the second and
fourth movements that
surround it. The fourth
movement assumes the
traditional form of a
final set of variations.
It is the dramaturgical
and semantic heart of the
concerto. The theme of
the variations is Franz
Schubert's Impromptu in
B-flat major, op. 142,
which in this case is
'born' from the celesta
as the product of a
dodecaphonic string
cluster. This finale
represents Denisov's
homage to his great
mentor, Schubert's music
being for him a symbol of
eternal and universal
beauty. 'The attentive
listener', Denisov
stressed, 'will recognise
that the Impromptu theme
is already suggested very
slowly in the course of
the three preceding
movements, not only
thematically, but also
psychologically. That's
what makes the appearance
of the Schubert theme
sound so natural.' The
variations relate to the
variation genre less in
their form than in their
spiritual and conceptual
metamorphoses. It is, one
might say, 'music round
about Schubert'.
(Ekaterina
Kouprovskaia-Denisova).
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Last Words... Saxophone Alto et Piano [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Intermédiaire Editions Marc Reift (Swiss import)
By Gilles Rocha. Arranged by Jerome Naulais. For Alto Saxophone & Piano. Swiss i...(+)
By Gilles Rocha. Arranged
by Jerome Naulais. For
Alto Saxophone & Piano.
Swiss import. Traditional
/ Spiritual. Grade 3.
Score and parts.
Published by Editions
Marc Reift