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David Stanhope - Two Romantic Tributes for Solo Alto Saxophone and
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Tchaikovsky and
Rodgers were early favourite composers of mine, and they still are! |
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My favourite work
of Tchaikovsky is the Suite No.3 in G major, Opus 55. The falling
seventh found in the |
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opening theme of
the first movement inspired the theme in my little tribute to him. I
have tried to make |
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the piece as close
to Tchaikovsky as possible, both in harmony and phrasing. |
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When I first
started writing, new "highbrow" music was not considered worth putting
on paper unless it |
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was fairly
incomprehensible. A friend criticised my early efforts, saying there
were "too many overtones |
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of Richard
Rodgers". We now live in a time when I might not be so severely
criticised. My tribute to |
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Rodgers is not as
intentionally derivative as the other tribute is, but more an attempt to
write a popular |
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song reminiscent
of the great American musicals written fifty or more years ago. |
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Percy Grainger
considered the saxophone to be the instrument closest to the human
voice. People |
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familiar with
other compositions of mine will know that I use it primarily as a
lyrical instrument, so this |
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commissioned work
was a particular pleasure to write. |
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Two Romantic
Tributes was originally commissioned by the saxophonist Jason
Xanthoudakis in 2005. |
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The symphonic wind
band version was commissioned by Wilderness School through band director |
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Daryl Pope later
that year. My grateful thanks to Jason, Darryl,
and Wilderness School. |
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Programme Notes by David Stanhope. |
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Two Romantic
Tributes for solo Alto Saxophone and Symphonic Wind Band was
premiered on the 31st |
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of August 2005 at Elder Hall, Elder
Conservatorium, University of Adelaide, South Australia with the |
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Wilderness School Concert Band
conducted by Darryl Pope. |
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Two Romantic
Tributes for solo Alto Saxophone and Piano was premiered on
the 28th of |
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September 2005 at
the
Roseville Music Club - St Luke's Presbyterian Church, Roseville,
Sydney, |
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NSW, Australia
with Mr. Clemens Leske - Piano |