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Échos éclos

Vincent DAVID

Échos éclos for tenor saxophone solo, composed in 2024 for Nahikari Oloriz Maya, is the third piece in a saxophone series that also includes Le Livre des échos.

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Details

Instrument family Saxophone
Catalog classifications Solo saxophone
Instrument nomenclature saxophone ténor
Total duration 00:09:00
Publisher Éditions Billaudot
Collection management DAVID Vincent
Cotage GB10694
Total number of pages 16
Languages French, English
Cycle / Level concert
Musical style Contemporary
Directory type Original work(s)
Copyright year 2025
EAN code 9790043106944

Description

Deriving from the initial, essential gesture featuring the interval of a tritone -common to all the pieces in the series- in natural harmonics, the main echo showcases the full-bodied tone and captivating range of the tenor saxophone. Between classical and jazz tenor sounds, a melodic discourse develops over various tone colors and sound production techniques. The echoes take a microtonal turn as they start reechoing the inharmonic multiphonics punctuating the phrases. As the echo finally gets more structured, it also becomes faster and creates a movement in which the repetitive rhythm becomes the very source of energy.