Includes works for alto saxophone solo and alto saxophone and piano; the 3rd work originally composed for oboe solo, arranged for alto saxophone by composer. Preface, introduction, and biographical notes (pages 139-155) in English; also includes performance notes for selected works in English.
Contents:
Deluge : (from Sonata) (2015) / Roger Zare. An unperfect actor : (after Sonnet XXIII) (2013) / Wes Flinn -- No. 2: Adagio espressivo : (from Three scherzi, op. 26b) (2013) / George N. Gianopoulos -- dhakira : a middle eastern reflection (2017) / Anthony R. Green -- The chase : (from Chasing shadows) (2013) / Chia-Yu Hsu -- Lullaby (2000) / Lori Laitman -- Bounce (2016) / Quinn Mason -- Fuck your factory & your attitude (2019) / Aaron Jay Myers -- Absence wild (2016) / Garrett Shatzer -- Juniper run : (from River songs) (2016, rev. 2019) / Clare Shore -- I. Forefully : (from Sonata for alto saxophone and piano) (2009) / Aleksander Sternfeld-Dunn -- I. Attack : (from Saxophone sonata no. 2) (2017) / Alan Theisen -- eyelid (2018) / Cassie Wieland -- Move with brightness of peace (2016) / Chelsea Williamson -- Voix de l'orgue (2016) / Tetsuya Yamamoto -- Deluge : (from Sonata) (2015) / Roger Zare.
Summary:
"These works, which were predominantly composed in the 21st century, represent a broad range of compositional styles from composers living and writing today, and were curated for intermediate through advanced players"--Publisher's website.
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