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Saxophone Quartet (Glass)
General Info
Year: 1995 / 2003 / 2009
Duration: c. 22:35
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Chester Music through Wise Music Classical
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $34.50 | Score Only (print) - $24.75
Movements
1. ♩= 116 – 5:40
2. ♩= 144 – 4:35
3. ♩= 104 – 7:00
4. ♩= 144 – 4:20
Instrumentation
Full Score
B-flat Soprano Saxophone
E-flat Alto Saxophone
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Glass is one of the most prolific and performed composers in the history of music. He is considered one of the founders of minimalism even though he prefers to define his compositions as “music with repetitive sounds”.
His Saxophone Quartet was written in 1995, commissioned by the Rascher Saxophone Quartet. In this piece the composer fully explores the tonal possibilities and the sounds of the four instruments. The first movement is delicate and romantic, while the second is characterized by a syncopated rhythm, polyrhythms and louder dynamics. In the third movement we find a sweet and delicate atmosphere with a simple and intimate melody started by the tenor saxophone, which is then followed by the other instruments. The fourth movement is joyous and is influenced by jazz music as is the second one.
- Program Note from liner notes of Brilliant Classics CD A Minimal Sax
Commercial Discography
- Audio CD: Freem Saxophone Quartet - 2019
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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- Promethean Quartet - 2012
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Aguas da Amazonia (arr. TCP) (1993-99/?)
- Concerto Fantasy for Two Tympanists and Orchestra (arr. Lortz)
- Concerto for Saxophone Quartet and Wind Ensemble (arr. Vickerman) (1995/2019)
- Music in Similar Motion (1969/1973)
- Marriage Between Zones Three, Four and Five (2001)
- Saxophone Quartet (2003)
- Symphony No. 4: Heroes (tr. Nefs) (1996/2020)
Resources
- Glass, P. [2009?]. Saxophone Quartet [score]. Chester Music: London.