Score
Dayspring : a sudden multicolour eclipse / Andrew Robson.
Library shelf no. 785.812/ROB 1 [Available for loan]
Work Overview
This is an up-tempo, (mostly) diatonic melody in (mostly) 7/8. Inspired by Eastern European folk dances and the composer's many years of working with Australian musicans Mara and Llew Kiek.
Work Details
Year: 2017
Instrumentation: Alto saxophone, bass clarinet (easily adapted for any two melody instruments). The addition of drums and/or guitar or piano could also be easily accommodated.
Duration: 6 min.
Difficulty: Advanced — Requires the ability to improvise over chord changes in odd meters
First performance: by Andrew Robson, Paul Cutlan — 27 Jan 18. Sydney Improvised Music Association, Sound Lounge, Sydney
The composer has noted the following styles, genres, influences, etc. associated with this work:
All recorded works by MARA! (ensemble led by Llew and Mara Kiek), Traditional folk dances from Eastern Europe, Ivo Papasov and his Bulgarian Wedding Band.
Subjects
- In the form/style of: Jazz
- Influenced by: Folk music
Performances of this work
27 Jan 18: Sydney Improvised Music Association, Sound Lounge, Sydney. Featuring Andrew Robson, Paul Cutlan.
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