While in the middle of composing a saxophone quartet, I spent a little time listening to how some of my chamber music sounded through the lens of a sax quartet and became very intrigued and then obsessed with how my 4th String Quartet, Spirale d'Arco sounded as one. As a result, in the past 48 hours I've dedicated myself to an arrangement of that piece for that ensemble and I think the results are fantastic. The tunes and fiddling of the piece, have become transposed into a funky and wonderful type of saxophone energy.
Minor Positioning Edits - March 18, 2006 - New Score and Parts Available
Score and Parts are available in Draft Form:
Spirale d'Arco for Saxophone Quartet - Synthesized Realization
Spirale d'Arco for Saxophone Quartet - Scoret
Spirale d'Arco for Saxophone Quartet - Soprano Part
Spirale d'Arco for Saxophone Quartet - Alto Part
Spirale d'Arco for Saxophone Quartet - Tenor Part
Spirale d'Arco for Saxophone Quartet - Baritone Part
Also, I'll be having a performance of a new piece for Flute and 2 violins, Betwyxt, by the New York Miniaturist Ensemble, Monday, March 27th at 8:30 PM on Frank Oteri's 21st Centrury Schizoid Music series at the Cornelia St. Cafe - (Directions). It's a very Feldmanesque 100 note composition, as is the group's wont. I'll put the score and parts up, after the premiere.
Posted by jeff at March 12, 2006 01:12 PM