Howling at the Moon [HL:48018978]

Howling at the Moon [HL:48018978]

Boosey & Hawkes

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UPC:
73999253160
Composer:
Dana Wilson
EAN:
0
Instrumentation:
Score
Minimum Order Quantity:
1
Pages:
34
UPC:
73999253160
Format:
Saxophone Quartet - Score Only
Subtitle:
Saxophone Quartet - Score Only. Windependence Chamber Ensemble
Original Currency:
USD
Vendor:
Hal Leonard
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This dark and expressive saxophone quartet fuses music suggestive of different traditions, from Japanese Taiko drumming to African-American gospel singing. The work's title is vividly portrayed in the first movement, which calls for the saxes to do some real wailing! (duration – 12:20)

“This expressive quartet for soprano, alto, tenor, and baritone saxophones was commissioned by the Harmo Saxophone Quartet of Tokyo and is a significant contribution to the repertoire. Blending technical demands with expressive gestures, this three-movement work begins with an episode called Wailing. It has frantic chromatic sweeps that are passed between players and are interrupted by slap-tonguing and pointillistic and fragmented phrases. The slower middle section uses a gospel song style and final frenzied section includes rhythmic vocal sounds and fragmented melodies in triple meter.”--The Instrumentalist