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HIDDEN REFLECTIONS

for alto saxophone and piano

Duration:

15 minutes

Instrumentation:

alto saxophone and piano

Year Composed:

1996

Written For:
Styliani Tartsinis

Premiere Performance:

16 December, 1997
Boston, MA, USA
Styliani Tartsinis, alto saxophone
Jenny Tang, piano

ALTO SAXOPHONE AND PIANO

THEMES:

NOSTALGIA

WINTER

Program Notes:

Hidden Reflections for Alto Saxophone and piano explores the expressivity, agility, wide range, and rhythmic characteristics of the saxophone. The piece is in two movements: First, “The March of the _______!!!” is an impression of a grotesque march and alternates between odd and steady meters. The second movement, “The Evening of the First Snow,” is nostalgic and meditative, inspired by the falling snowflakes on a Boston winter evening, as experienced in 1996. Hidden Reflections was written for saxophonist Styliani Tartsinis, who premiered and recorded the work.

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Important Note:
All slap tongue notes can alternatively be played as sharp accents.

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