Informationen zu "Keri Degg Songs for Claire for Soprano Saxophone and Piano (PDF) tenor / soprano saxophone & piano"
Verlag: Spartan Press Music Publishers
Verlagsnummer: SP826PD
EAN: 9990092216278
Beschreibung
Songs for Claire is intended to portray a life journey, with all the joys and
trials that may be encountered. From a personal point of view, it was written
in memory of my childhood best friend, Claire, who sadly died of cancer aged
10. I think most people will be able to relate to the moods of the three
movements, and draw from their own life experiences in order to create the
expression desired. Living Life begins with a pure and innocent piano
introduction, where life twinkles into being. The performers should aim for a
sweetness and pure innocence. At this stage there have been no challenges and
trials. Try to see this through the eyes of a child. At bar 71 we should be
able to soar with the sheer exuberance and joy of life. The mood begins to
take a downward turn via the piano there after bar 91. This is where
situations begin to take a turn for the worse, with much more agitation and a
darker emotion takes over. Troubled Times now takes us onto a road that we
would prefer not to be on, everything should be quite agitated and restless.
I had a strong feeling in this movement that it should show a battle of wills
within, trying to stay positive (the sweeter timbral trills) and trying to
fight the ever nagging negative thoughts. Performers should feel able to
release fully where the score is marked 'desperately' because these are the
cries of one who is struggling to keep fighting. At letter E, the pianist
should play almost with anger, with strong stress to accented notes. At
letter H the timbral trills stop abruptly, and this indicates that the
struggle is over, if you imagine a heart monitoring machine that suddenly
gives out is length monotone indicating the end of life. The rest of the
movement relaxes into the peace of the final movement. Flying Free is
similar in feel to Living Life. You will see that the initial theme is
reversed. In the first movement, we see the theme very introverted, probably
as we often look inwards in life. In 'Flying Free' the theme has been opened
up to see the bigger picture as it were. Again, we should feel a real sense
of freedom and purity, but this time accompanied by a strong sense of peace.
Phrases should be started with mainly just air from the saxophonist, and the
pianist is aiming for a gentle continuously rocking movement. There are still
moments where past emotions are briefly revisited, but by the end of the
movement we are able to let go fully and literally float away...
