Sull’ala
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General Info
Year: 2013
Duration: c. 28:00
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Subo Music
Cost: Score and Parts - Unknown
Movements
1. Propulsion – 7:15
– Murmuration 1 – 3:30
2. Torque – 6:55
– Murmuration 2 – 1:50
3. Aloft – 6:25
Instrumentation
Full Score
Solo Alto Saxophone
Solo Soprano Saxophone
Flute I-II-III-IV
Oboe
English Horn
Bassoon I-II
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Saxophone
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone I-II
E-flat Baritone Saxophone – I-II
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium I-II
Tuba I-II
String Bass
Percussion (I-II-III-IV)
(percussion detail desired)
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
sull'ala (on the wing) is inspired by flight. Some of the different physical properties of flight suggested to me different musical expressions of rhythm, harmony, texture... The relationship of soloist to ensemble reflects the individual flier's relationship to surrounding elements. The murmurations are small bridge movements for the soloist and sax sextet.
A "murmuration" is a group of starlings, whose mesmerizing group acrobatics fill the sky in sweeping clouds.
- Program Note by composer
Media
- Audio: Hartt School Wind Ensemble (Glen Adsit, conductor; Carrie Koffman, saxophone)
- Audio CD: Hartt School Wind Ensemble (Glen Adsit, conductor; Carrie Koffman, saxophone)
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music (Brian Diller, conductor; Brandon Jinwoo Choi, saxophone) – 13 March 2014
- Hartt Wind Ensemble (Hartford, Conn.) 9Glen Adsit, conductor; Carrie Koffman, saxophone) – 5 October 2013 *Premiere Performance*
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Cosmosis (2005)
- Eye of the Hawk (2015)
- Sull’ala (2013)
- Terra Cruda (2011)
- Vespers (2022)
Resources
- Botti, S. (2014). Sull'ala: Concerto for Saxophone aAnd Wind Ensemble (2013) [score]. Subo Music: Red Hook, N.Y.
- "SULL’ALA (Concerto for Saxophone and Wind Ensemble) by Susan Botti (USA)." WASBE. Web. (Featured as WASBE’s Composition of the Week, 3 August 2020). Accessed 15 January 2023
- Susan Botti website Accessed 15 January 2023