Finzi for Saxophone (for Alto Saxophone and Piano)
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UPC 196288062486

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HAL LEONARD
Gerald Finzi (1901-1956) is one of the most popular 20th century British composers, renowned for the lyricism of his work. He was born in London, where he spent his early childhood. Following the death of his father, and the outbreak of the First World War, he relocated to Yorkshire and later Gloucestershire where he began to study and compose. Returning to London in 1926, he was introduced to Vaughan Williams, Holst and Bliss, and took up a teaching position at the Royal Academy of Music. Following his marriage to Joy Black, he moved away from the city, firstly to Berkshire and then to Wiltshire, where he enjoyed writing surrounded by the beauty of the English countryside. He supported and encouraged the work of developing amateur musicians, particularly through his wartime formation of the Newbury String Players. His search for new music for this group led him to produce celebrated scholarly editions of English music of the eighteenth century.

This album transcribes works originally written for other instruments or accompanied voice, giving the saxophonist the opportunity to explore this most expressive English repertoire. It features highlights from Finzi's vocal writing, including “Rollicum-rorum” from Earth and air and rain (a song cycle formed of settings of Thomas Hardy's poetry), “The Salutation” and “Wonder” from Dies natalis (a song cycle with settings of texts by Thomas Traherne), “Who is Silvia?” and “Come away, come away, death” from Let us garlands bring (a set of poems by Shakespeare), “Amen” from Lo, the full, final sacrifice and “Since we loved” - the final song he wrote before his death in 1956. There are also selections from the composer's instrumental writing, including themes from the Clarinet Concerto and the Cello Concerto, Eclogue, and Romance and Carol from Five Bagatelles.

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Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes
Publisher Code: M060134814
Publication Date: 05/2022
Medium: Softcover Audio Online
Pages: 72
Length: 12.00 in.
Width: 9.00 in.
Series: Boosey & Hawkes Chamber Music
Format: Book wih Online Audio Files
ISBN: 1784544027
Voicing: SAXOPHONE & PIANO

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