Concerto Grosso for Saxophone Quartet (Bencriscutto)
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General Info
Year: 1980
Duration: c. 8:00
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Neil A. Kjos
Cost: Score and Parts - Unknown
Movements
1. Serenity
2. Revelry
Instrumentation
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Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
This work displays elements of the traditional concerto grosso in its use of contrast between the saxophone quartet and the larger band; it also borrows the technique of interweaving the solo with the band from the sonata form. The styles of the two movements are well described by their titles: the quiet, peaceful, warm Serenity, with its cadenza showcasing the instrument’s melodic warmth; and the exuberant Revelry, featuring rhythmic complexities, technical display, and coloristic interplay between the saxophones and the band.
- Program Note by James Huff for The Claremont Winds
Media
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State Ratings
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Performances
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- University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Symphony Band (John Climer, conductor) - 29 March 2018
- University of Hawaii Symphonic Band (David M. Blon, conductor) – 24 April 2016
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Concertino for Clarinet and Band (1995)
- Concertino for Tuba and Band (1971)
- Concerto for Trumpet and Wind Ensemble (1979/1984)
- Concerto for Piano (as arranger) (1948/)
- Concerto Grosso for Saxophone Quartet and Band (1980)
- Festina (1971)
- Granite Rock (1971)
- Hail! Minnesota (as arranger) (1904/1962)
- Latina (1964)
- Let the Light Shine! (1978)
- Lyric Dance (1967)
- Presidents Coronation (arr. Luckhardt)
- Sensemayá (as arranger) (1938/1980)
- Serenade for Solo Alto Saxophone and Band (1976)
- Summer in Central Park (1996)
- Symphony No. 1 (as transcriber) (1942/1952)
- Profanation (as transcriber) (1942/1952)
- Symphony No. 5 (as arranger) (1950/1982)
Resources
- Bencriscutto, F. (1980). Concerto Grosso: For Saxophone Quartet and Band [score]. Kjos West: San Diego, Calif.