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Brightest threads : saxophone quartet

by Robert Davidson (2009, this version: 2010)

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Performance by Continuum Sax from the CD Works by Kats-Chernin, Edwards, Griswold, Davidson, Hart.

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Works by Kats-Chernin, Edwards, Griswold, Davidson, Hart.

Library shelf no. CD 2303 [Available for loan]

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Work Overview

Brightest threads creates a glowing sonority by interlocking melodies in a canon, with the focus on ambiguous but tenderly expressive and direct, simple lines. As it progresses, energy levels slowly build and then subside to a passage of stillness, interrupted by rapid runs and a return to the opening melodies.

Work Details

Year: 2009, this version: 2010

Instrumentation: 3 alto saxophones, baritone saxophone.

Duration: 9 min.

Difficulty: Advanced — Complex interlocking rhythms

Commission note: Commissioned by Continuum Sax.

First performance: by Continuum Sax — 13 Mar 10. Campbelltown Arts Centre, NSW, at the ISCM World New Music Days

The composer notes the following styles, genres, influences, etc associated with this work:
Post-minimalism, Popular music, Jazz, Canons

A version also exists for solo alto saxophone performing with either digital delay or pre-recorded audio track.

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Performances of this work

2 May 10: Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre, Penrith NSW. Featuring Continuum Sax.

13 Mar 10: Campbelltown Arts Centre, NSW, at the ISCM World New Music Days. Featuring Continuum Sax.

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