Cape Cod Sax Quartet, left to right: Nick Suchecki - baritone, Bruce Abbott - alto, Berke McKelvey - soprano, Ryder Corey - tenor. The initial melody for Simpático visited me as I was practicing my soprano sax. Once that melody was formed I started to compose a piano accompaniment for it but quickly realized that the new soprano sax melody was asking me to create a saxophone quartet instead. I listened and followed the melody's advice! Along the way it settled into a mambo rhythm style with solo features for each of the four saxes.
For this composition I use the standard saxophone quartet instrumentation of soprano, alto, tenor and baritone saxophones. These four siblings get along so well that I decided to call the piece Simpático. It is dedicated to my former student Nick Suchecki and the Cape Cod Saxophone Quartet in which we played together.
For this composition I use the standard saxophone quartet instrumentation of soprano, alto, tenor and baritone saxophones. These four siblings get along so well that I decided to call the piece Simpático. It is dedicated to my former student Nick Suchecki and the Cape Cod Saxophone Quartet in which we played together.
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On this track I overdubbed all four saxophone parts.
Printed music for this composition is available to preview at Sheet Music Plus and SheetMusicDirect and can be purchased and downloaded there for $14.99. Also available in arrangements for string quartet, woodwind quartet and flute quartet/choir.
More info available on the Original Music page.
Printed music for this composition is available to preview at Sheet Music Plus and SheetMusicDirect and can be purchased and downloaded there for $14.99. Also available in arrangements for string quartet, woodwind quartet and flute quartet/choir.
More info available on the Original Music page.
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