Score
Dreams in Shadow : for alto saxophone / Aristea Mellos.
Library shelf no. 788.73/MEL 1 [Available for loan]
Work Overview
Dreams in Shadow was composed for the saxophonist Phil Pierick for a performance at the Miró Mallorca Fundació in Spain. Much as an artist may study a subject before commencing work on a canvass, this short solo work acts as a study of the saxophone and its contrasting musical personalities. The core material, a plaintive and ornamented melodic line is examined, picked apart, and eventually transformed throughout the piece. Its melancholic cry dissolves into silence, only to be replaced by a comical interlude and a demonic dance. There is no logic, much like the logic of the subconscious - the familiar resurfaces in warped forms, daring the dreamer to awake.
Work Details
Year: 2018
Instrumentation: Alto saxophone .
Duration: 6 min.
Difficulty: Advanced
Dedication note: "For my dear friend Phil"
Commission note: Commissioned by Phil Pierick for performance at the X Mallorca Saxophone Festival (2018)
First performance: by Phil Pierick — 23 Mar 18. X Mallorca Saxophone Festival at the Miró Mallorca Fundació, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
A freely metered work for solo alto saxophone that explores its contrasting musical personalities: from the melancholic and lyrical to the comical and obessive.
Musical Study.
Performances of this work
9 Dec 2020: at Virtual NMC Presents: Phil Pierick (Live streaming event (online only)). Featuring Phil Pierick.
14 Apr 2019: at Faculty Recital: Phil Pierick, saxophone & Chris Mathews, piano (Gault Recital Hall (Wooster, Ohio)). Featuring Phil Pierick.
23 Mar 18: X Mallorca Saxophone Festival at the Miró Mallorca Fundació, Palma de Mallorca, Spain. Featuring Phil Pierick.
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