victorclarinete (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

extraordinario

jazzobassoon (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

VERY NICE

TheIzzoGuy (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

this is not post-tonal. It's modal. I've played this piece, it goes through like 2 key changes and ends on the mixolydian. In the sax part at least. post-tonal means atonal, which this piece is not. Listen to Schoenberg. He's atonal. Nino Rota and Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov wrote trombone concerti, however.

TheIzzoGuy (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

That's very true. There are three different types of concerti. The solo concerto being the most popular.

grantrummel (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Just because the word "concerto" isn't in the title doesn't discount it as being a concerto. A work for a selected soloist or group of soloists with an orchestra is the general parameter that defines a concerto.

grantrummel (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

This is definitely not an example of tonal nor classical music. Hayd, Mozart, Beethoven, etc. is tonal, classical music. This work is a perfect example of a post-tonal, impressionistic concerto for saxophone. And by Debussy to boot! I could only dream of a Debussy trombone concerto...

TheIzzoGuy (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

yes, the saxophone was new. Then it got more attention as a lot of famous classical composers wrote for it. But now, it's looked down upon by many classical musicians claiming it's not a classical instrument. That is b.s. because here is a perfect example of tonal, classical saxophone music.

brybts (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Because the saxophone was relatively new, and no music had been written, composers of the day were unsure of the saxophones limitations and such.

TheIzzoGuy (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Well, not everything has to be crazy technique to be cool. Some pieces are meant to be very slow and expressive. In some ways it's harder to play slow because the intonation and vibrato have to be perfect. If you make a mistake, everyone knows about it. When you play fast, you can make 20 mistakes, and no one will know about all of them. Plus, I think he made this piece for someone and she wasn't technically brilliant at the alto, or something like that.

locobotics (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

while i like this composition very much, the saxophone part isn't difficult at all. especially when compared to pieces like Concertino de Camera and the final movement in the Tableux de Provence. it annoys me greatly..............oh well