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Performance by Synergia Jazz Orchestra from the CD Selected works by AMC represented artists, vol. 25. |
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Dig this : exploring the big band / music of Sally Greenaway.
Library shelf no. CD 2496 [Available for loan]
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Work Overview
A contemporary jazz big band piece with a Piazolla-esque atmosphere. Features the lead trombone and alto saxophone in the opening A sections, which explode into an uplifting and passionate B section. The middle of the piece features a piano solo (fully written in the score but could equally be improvised to good effect).
Work Details
Year: 2010
Instrumentation: 2 alto saxophones, 2 tenor saxophones, 1 baritone saxophone, 4 trumpets in B flat, 3 tenor trombones, 1 bass trombone, piano, guitar, double bass, drum kit.
Duration: 4 min.
Difficulty: Advanced — Trombone and saxophone sections have the trickiest parts
Commission note: Commissioned by ConneXion Big Band.
Videos
At the Start of Day by Sally GreenawaySirens Big Band plays 'At the Start of Day' by Sally Greenaway at the 2011 Capital Jazz Project in Canberra. The piano soloist is Monique Lysiak. It also features Samantha Paver on Baritone Sax. |
Subjects
- In the form/style of: Jazz
Performances of this work
8 Jun 2014: at Dig This: Exploring the Big Band (Club Sapphire). Featuring Sally Greenaway Orchestra.
28 Jun 13: Gertrude's Brown Couch, Melbourne. Featuring Melbourne Composers Big Band.
11 Nov 2012: at Melbourne Composers Big Band (Gertrude's Brown Couch). Featuring Melbourne Composers Big Band.
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