Work
L'Arabesque : from 'Gouttes d'un Sang Etranger', version for alto saxophone
by Felicity Wilcox (2014)
Score
L'Arabesque : from 'Gouttes d'un Sang Etranger', version for alto saxophone / by Felicity Wilcox and Marin Marais.
Library shelf no. 788.73/WIL 1 [Available for loan]
Work Overview
This is a recomposition from the Suitte d'un Gout Etranger, composed by Marin Marais in 1717. It builds on his earlier work significantly, by borrowing phrases from it and transforming them with 21st c. techniques. This fragment stands alone as an individual piece or as a movement within the long-form work Gouttes d'un Sang Etranger.
Work Details
Year: 2014
Instrumentation: Alto saxophone. Optional pre-recorded sound.
Duration: 3 min.
Difficulty: Advanced — high register, microtones, slap-tongue, fast runs, extended techniques.
The composer notes the following styles, genres, influences, etc associated with this work:
Marin Marais, Baroque, early music, recomposition
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