Dedicated to Joël Versavaud A fit A shout. Anger… Slam !!! Searching… ____ A quality of tone ________ improvised sonority ? ___________ Virtuoso music ? _____ Working on spontaneity, energy _______________ the solistes presence __________ Music on… ____________________________ pulsation ? _____________ Out of step… Or _____ ____ flashes of light, ___________________ Outbursts of sound _____________________________ Random circuits. ________________________________________ And after ? _____ Tension, hush… Very nice concert piece for baritone solo. Successful! (Stéphane Sordet) press quote asaxweb – december 2007 This very beautiful piece for baritone saxophone, composed in two large parts, uses a loop pedal, or a CD recording of the part that is to be heard with this effect. The first part (quarter note to 132), very rhythmic, uses quarter tones. This part gives the impression of a rhythmic improvisation, which is developed and constructed. The difficulties lie in the pulsation aspect, the use of quarter tones, the integration of the slap in certain traits. The second part (quarter note to 120), is based on a continuous stream of sixteenth notes, and uses circular breathing. At the end of this part, the loop effect appears. The lines are not necessarily simple, certain passages between the different ranges, and the use in sixteenth notes of the acute register may prove delicate. The end of this virtuoso part, works on the repetition of notes interspersed with appoggiatures. To conclude, a brief return to the atmosphere of the beginning closes this work. My opinion: very beautiful piece of concert for baritone solo. Successful! Stéphane Sordet
copyright Alexandre Chevillard
1 baritone saxophone duration 6′ premiere october 2005 Quid Novi (Avignon) Joël Versavaud published by Note en bulle Editions
last performance 8 april 2016 – Holly Mc Cagny – Calgary (Canada)
1 loop-station (ou cd)
