Concertina No.1: Cathedrals

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Concertina No. 1: Cathedrals

For Baritone Saxophone and Fixed Electronic Media

Approximate Duration = 5:00 {2009}

Concertina No. 1: Cathedrals For Baritone Saxophone and Fixed Electronic Media

Program Notes

Concertina No. 1: Cathedrals was written in 2009 for a friend who plays bari sax. The electronic track uses recordings of the commissioner demonstrating extended techniques on the saxophone, as well as a field recording of a street saxophonist in Paris. Rather than masking the source of the sounds, I wanted to create electronics that would blend with the live saxophone so that the listener would not always be sure whether sounds are coming from the speakers or the performer. The samples are therefore processed minimally (mostly using a large amount of ‘cathedral’ reverb) to ensure the “saxophone-ness” is not lost. Extended techniques and an improvisatory element in the live part are designed to further blur the boundaries between the acoustic and the electronic.

Concertina No. 1: Cathedrals

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Concertina No. 1: Cathedrals

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& 03:28.3 œj ‰ Œ ˙ ˙ sing ƒ 03:31.7 w 03:34.10 œj ‰ Œ œ œ b . œ . . œ bœ 3 J œ cresc. poco a poco p 03:38.3 . œ œ b . ‰ . . œ œ b . œ œ œ 7 & 4 3 4 4 Ÿ~~~~~ 03:41.7 œ œ b . œ b . . œ b - œ . œ œ b . ‰ . œ b œ 3 7 03:44.10 œj . œ œ œ œ b œ . œ b . 3 03:48.3 ˙ b˙ n f 03:51.7 J œ ‰ Œ ˙ ˙ sing ƒ 03:54.10 . ˙ & 4 4 03:57.5 œj ‰ Œ — — J œ Ï highest note possible 04:00.8 ± 04:04.2 — J — ‰ Œ . œ ¨ œ ¨ ƒ tabla 04:07.5 œ ¨ œ ¨ Œ ‰ J ‚ ‚ horrendous noise Î 04:10.8 · & 04:14.2 . · J ‚ ‰ 04:17.5 " œ ¨ œ ¨ œj ¨ " R ÷ ÷ ‰ œ œ b tabla multiphonic dolce f ƒ f 04:20.8 ˙ J œ ‰ œ ¨ œ ¨ ‰ tabla ƒ 04:24.2 w with changing overtones like a didjeridoo Ï 04:27.5 w & 04:30.8 ∑ go crazy until the end ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ 3 Concertina No. 1: Cathedrals 05:00

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