PROGRAM NOTES
Saxophone Suite Saxophone is inspired by folklore from the Balkans. It is a work in three movements, where each one of them has the name of the highest mountain of three countries from this region. Musala, in Bulgaria, Korab, in Albania and Macedonia, and Dinara, in Croatia.
NOTAS DE PROGRAMA
Saxofone Suite Saxophone é inspirada no folclore oriundo da zona das Balcãs. É uma obra em três andamentos, onde cada um destes tem o nome da montanha mais alta de três países desta região. Musala, na Bulgária, Korab, na Albânia e Macedónia e Dinara, na Croácia.
Soloist(s)
- Alto Saxophone Solo
Woodwinds
- Piccolo
- Flute 1-2
- Oboe 1-2
- Bassoon 1-2
- B♭ Clarinet 1-2
Brass
- B♭ Trumpet 1-2
- F Horn 1-4
- Trombone 1-3
- Bass Trombone
- Tuba
Percussion
- Bass Drum || regular || traditional ||
- Cajon
- Crash Cymbals
- Darbuka
- Floor Tom
- Ride Cymbal
- Snare Drum || traditional ||
- Suspended Cymbal
- Tam-tam
- Tambourine
- Tom-tons
- Triangle
- Whip
Pitched Percussion
- Glockenspiel
- Marimba
- Timpani
- Vibraphone
- Xylophone
Strings
- Violin 1-2
- Viola
- Violoncello
- Double Bass
Soloist(s)
- Alto Saxophone Solo
Woodwinds
- Piccolo
- Flute 1-2
- Oboe 1-2
- Bassoon 1-2
- E♭ Clarinet
- B♭ Clarinet 1-3
- Alto Clarinet
- Bass Clarinet
- Soprano Saxophone
- Alto Saxophone 1-2
- Tenor Saxophone 1-2
- Baritone Saxophone
Brass
- Cornet
- Flugelhorn
- B♭ Trumpet 1-3
- F Horn 1-4
- Trombone 1-3
- Bass Trombone
- Euphonium 1-2
- Tuba
Percussion
- Bass Drum || regular || traditional ||
- Cajon
- Crash Cymbals
- Darbuka
- Floor Tom
- Ride Cymbal
- Snare Drum || traditional ||
- Suspended Cymbal
- Tam-tam
- Tambourine
- Tom-tons
- Triangle
- Whip
Pitched Percussion
- Glockenspiel
- Marimba
- Timpani
- Vibraphone
- Xylophone
Keyboards
- Piano
Strings
- Double Bass
Soloist(s)
- Alto Saxophone Solo
Woodwinds
- Sopranino Saxophone (opt. Soprano Saxophone)
- Soprano Saxophone 1-2
- Alto Saxophone 1-3
- Tenor Saxophone 1-3
- Baritone Saxophone 1-2
- Bass Saxophone (opt. Baritone Saxophone)
COMMISSION
PERFORMANCES
- Performance Orquestra Clássica Metropolitana, João Malha (conductor) João Pedro Silva (soloist) [ Auditório da Reitoria da UNL – Campus Campolide ] (Lisbon, Portugal) [ Os Mestres Professores da EPM ] – 23 February 2025
- Performance Banda Sinfónica de Alcobaça, Rui Carreira (conductor) Nuno Mendes (soloist) [ Cine‑Teatro de Alcobaça “João d’Oliva Monteiro” ] (Alcobaça, Portugal) [ n/e ] – February 2019
- Performance Liceu Sax Ensemble, Xavier Larsson (conductor) João Pedro Silva (soloist) [ n/l ] (Barcelona, Spain) [ n/e ] – February 2018
AUDIO
Saxofone suite saxophone – Musala
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VIDEO
Saxofone Suite Saxophone – Banda Sinfónica de Alcobaça, Rui Carreira (conductor) Nuno Mendes (soloist)
Saxofone Suite Saxophone – Orquestra Clássica Metropolitana, João Malha (conductor) João Pedro Silva (soloist)
Suite for Saxophone, 1st movement – Liceu Sax Ensemble, Xavier Larsson (conductor) João Pedro Silva (soloist)
Suite for Saxophone, 3rd movement – Liceu Sax Ensemble, Xavier Larsson (conductor) João Pedro Silva (soloist)