Sax. - Advanced SKU: FT.FM630
Pieces for Solo Saxophone. Composed by Graham Lynch. Pieces for Solo Saxophone. Score. Forton Music #FM630. Published by Forton Music (FT.FM630). ISBN 9790570485291.
These short pieces take their titles from some of the Cut-Outs of Matisse. Each piece is an exploration of melodic lines, and their ability to create harmonic 'images'. Two Dancers is a fast and virtuosic piece that mirrors the dynamic figures in the Matisse Cut-Out, and its joyful arabesques and angular leaps are suggestive of the dancers' gestures. Icarus is a slow movement in which the music gradually becomes more agitated and rises to a climax before falling away again. The last piece, The Parakeet and the Mermaid, is a bright and colourful interweaving of motivic patterns that brings the set to a sparkling conclusion.
