{"id":43535,"date":"2019-04-24T13:41:03","date_gmt":"2019-04-24T17:41:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/?post_type=product&#038;p=43535"},"modified":"2023-11-26T07:11:12","modified_gmt":"2023-11-26T12:11:12","slug":"sonata-for-saxophone-and-harp","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/all-music\/artists\/andy-scott\/sonata-for-saxophone-and-harp\/","title":{"rendered":"Sonata for Saxophone and Harp"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Notes from the composer<\/h3>\n<p>PLEASE NOTE &#8211; this music has been specially typeset so that page turns are possible during performance by each performer and as such consists of two parts only without a score.<\/p>\n<p>This three-movement Sonata was composed for flute &amp; harp, written for the Arabesque Duo (Russell Gillespie &amp; Lauren Scott) and recorded on its debut CD \u2018Sonata\u2019 in 2002, the world premiere being given by Clare Southworth and Lucy Wakeford at St. Johns Smith Square, London in 2003. Subsequently recorded by Clare Southworth and Lauren Scott on The Bad Tempered Flute &#8211; the flute music of Andy Scott (Nimbus Alliance NI 6156), the Sonata has proved extremely popular in the flute and harp world, most recently being recorded by the German \u2018Queens Duo\u2019 on its CD The Art of Imagination. The composer has worked in conjunction with saxophonist Gillian Blair since 2011, creating an alto saxophone part, which was premiered in the saxophone and harp version at the World Saxophone Congress, St.Andrews, Scotland in July 2012, by the Polaris Duo (Gillian and harpist Elinor Nicholson). Since then the Polaris Duo has performed the work extensively and recently filmed a performance of the Sonata.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1020\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/srGco5ahaOA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Polaris Duo: Gillian Blair (saxophone) &amp; Elinor Nicholson (harp) Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Harp &#8211; Movement 1<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1020\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jhEV4GVj57Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Polaris Duo: Gillian Blair (saxophone) &amp; Elinor Nicholson (harp) Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Harp &#8211; Movement 2<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1020\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/C4H4MevVhwA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Polaris Duo: Gillian Blair (saxophone) &amp; Elinor Nicholson (harp) Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Harp &#8211; Movement 3<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Andy Scott&#8217;s three-movement <em>Sonata for Saxophone and Harp<\/em> (originally written for <a href=\"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/?post_type=product&amp;p=43507&amp;preview=true\">flute and harp)<\/a> is for alto saxophone and pedal harp. Influenced by Eastern European folk rhythms and jazz harmony, Scott&#8217;s writing calls for extended techniques and timbres, including using the harp as a percussion instrument to create rhythmic intensity. Scroll down for more notes from the composer.<\/p>\n<p>This piece is available as a PDF download for <strong>$22.00<\/strong> (includes two individual parts; no score is available).<\/p>\n<p><em>Length<\/em>: parts are 12 and 21 pgs.<\/p>\n<p><em>Duration<\/em>: 9:00<\/p>\n<p><em>Note<\/em>: This piece is formatted for A4 paper size. 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