Well for Alto Saxophone and Piano

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Well is a serene, yet challenging, composition for alto saxophone and piano. It features interplay between the instruments, interesting modulations, and beautiful melodies. (2018)

Description

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Premiere performance by Vanessa Woolsey, saxophone, and Liping Xia, piano. April, 2018.

Duration

6 min.

Instrumentation

Alto Saxophone and Piano

Program Notes

Well is a creative re-imagining of the hymn tune It Is Well With My Soul for alto saxophone and piano, commissioned by Vanessa Woolsey, a student at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.

Full of long lyrical lines and contrasting highly energetic and fast-moving passages, Well is a perfect fit for an accomplished undergraduate performer.

The piece begins with a simple texture of melody in the saxophone and block chord accompaniment in the piano, creating a serene atmosphere. After growing turmoil that is intensified by chromaticism and dialogue between the instruments, the piece eventually finds contentment again with a call and response between the piano and the soloist declaring It Is Well With My Soul.

For more information go to garretthope.com/well.

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