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Three Places for a New Millennium

RM279e Three Places for a New Millennium Greenbaum ALTO SAX/PNO
RM279e Three Places for a New Millennium Greenbaum ALTO SAX/PNO
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Composer: Stuart Greenbaum
Composed: 2006 Duration: 5 mins.
Instrumentation: Sax Alto & Piano Level B, Sax Alto & Piano Level C
Exam Grade: AMEB Saxophone Alto Grade 4,
AMEB Saxophone Alto Grade 5,
HSC Saxophone Alto
ISMN: M-720067-35-3 Catalogue: RM279
Level: B, C Country: Australia

Performed by Rompduo

Contents: I. In Orbit , II. Departure Lounge , III. In Traffic

Program Note

I. In Orbit
This was written wondering what it would be like to see the Earth from space. It also serves as a hymn to the technology of satellites that increasingly connect our humble human communications.

II. Departure Lounge
Most commonly, this is at an airport. When travelling alone, this can be a place to contemplate the state of one’s existence while trying to find the right angle to perch one’s hand luggage as a foot stool. But this can also be at a train station – and Sydney Central boasts a (very) modest lounge for travellers waiting for the night train to Melbourne.

III. In Traffic
Statistics bear out that lane swapping in heavy traffic to maximise time and position is mostly a waste of time and dangerous into the bargain. What’s worse is nipping into the fast lane on a slight opening, only for it to become the slow lane. My advice? Take the bike or public transport.

These pieces have been published with key signatures for ease of reading, though were not conceived as conventionally ‘tonal’ pieces.

Echoes of Another Age

RM277e Echoes of Another Age Abbott TUBA/PNO
RM277e Echoes of Another Age Abbott TUBA/PNO
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Composer: Katy Abbott
Composed: 2001 Duration: 4 mins.
Instrumentation: Tuba & Piano
Exam Grade: HSC Tuba
ISMN: M-720067-32-2 Catalogue: RM277
Level: C Country: Australia

As a note of curiosity, the opening theme of the piece was composed on the evening of September 11th Eastern Standard Time (EST) of that year at the exact moments that the World Trade Centre in New York was being attacked. The composer had no idea of the events on the other side of the world at the time of writing and the musical content is not related to these events. However, the title, Echoes of Another Age is an acknowledgment of the change in awareness these events created of how we now live and perceive our world.

Leaps and Bounds (6 pieces)

RM271e Leaps and Bounds (6 pieces) Barrett CLA
RM271e Leaps and Bounds (6 pieces) Barrett CLA
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Composer: John Barrett
Composed: 2006 Duration: 10 mins.
Instrumentation: Clarinet Solo Level B
Exam Grade: AMEB Clarinet Grade 4,
HSC Clarinet
ISMN: M-720067-25-4 Catalogue: RM271
Level: B Country: Australia

Contents: Shuffle Over Here , We Don't Tango Here , The Minor Issue, The Boogie Woogie Woogie , Funkability, Be Bopaphobia

Helter Skelter

RM270e Helter Skelter Davidson TENOR SAX/PNO
RM270e Helter Skelter Davidson TENOR SAX/PNO
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Composer: Lachlan Davidson
Composed: 2001 Duration: 4 mins.
Instrumentation: Sax Tenor & Piano Level C
Exam Grade: AMEB Saxophone Tenor Grade 6,
HSC Saxophone Tenor
ISMN: M-720067-24-7 Catalogue: RM270
Level: C Country: Australia

Also available for Tenor sax solo with Big-band I wanted to write a difficult, complex tune (as I always seemed to end up writing simple melodies) and this is what resulted. Meredith was my first student to try it and she articulated it to suit how she played. I have adopted many of her articulations in this version. In certain circumstances, I highly recommend improvising in the optional section. The biggest challenge, other than the technical difficulty, is to swap between the fusion feel with the appropriate intense sound and the jazz feel with a lighter sound, and then lead gradually back towards the fusion feel and sound towards the end. The accompanist should be sure not to slow down in the swing section. Even push ahead a little.

Mosaic (7 pieces)

RM268e Mosaic (7 pieces) Spiewak CLA/PNO
RM268e Mosaic (7 pieces) Spiewak CLA/PNO
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Composer: Tomasz Spiewak
Composed: 1997 Duration: 11 mins.
Instrumentation: Clarinet & Piano Level B
Exam Grade: AMEB Clarinet Grade 0 Preliminary,
AMEB Clarinet Grade 2,
HSC Clarinet
ISMN: M-720067-20-9 Catalogue: RM268
Level: B Country: Australia

Contents: Penguins' Meeting, An Olde Serenade, By the Shores of Lake Cadibarrawirracanna, Emus on Parade, Promenade of the Wombats, Capriccio, Folk Dance