Quartet for Saxophones: I

Evan Williams
Piece Duration: 02:05

About this Piece

Program Note: "The Quartet displays a wide range of influences, from the "sound clouds" of Ligeti, the "grooves" of Minimalism and Post-minimalism, to the emotionalism of Neo-romanticism." - Evan Williams

Texture: Listen to the texture created by the overlapping melodic ideas (polyphony), that coalesce into moments of unison among all four instruments!

Other Movements Featured:
-Movement II
-Movement III
-Movement V
-Movement VI
 

Notable Passages

Time Stamp: 1:30 — 2:06
Description:

To end the movement, the players crescendo to forte, immediately followed by triple piano (ppp), with short bursts of "mf subito." To end, they decrescendo to niente (or "nothing), marked with an "n."


Keywords: Dynamics - Composition Technique , Dynamics - Expressive Elements