for alto SAXOPHONE, viola, and two percussionists
Watch the video below of a live performance by James Besaw, alto saxophone; Amanda Smith, viola; Eric Retterer, percussion I; Kevin O'Connor, percussion II at the University of Tennessee, Knowxville, TN.
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Technical Features
The piece features timed notation and tablature.
Alto saxophone: changing position on mouthpiece; air sounds; key clicks; growl; teeth on reed; multiphonics.
Viola: scordatura; bow position, pressure, and speed; harmonics.
Percussion uses sand paper, plastic bags, and newspaper in varying ways for sound production.
Details
Pages: 12
Duration: 5 min
Paper size: 11” x 14”
Premiere: June 17, 2015 at the Nief-Norf Summer Festival in Knoxville, TN by James Besaw, alto saxophone; Amanda Smith, viola; Eric Retterer, percussion I; Kevin O'Connor, percussion II.
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