Work Overview
Drawing from the concept of duality, in particular the idea that all things exist as inseparable and contradictory opposites, which are actually complimentary, highly interconnected, and indeed give rise to each other as they interrelate to one another, Duality is in two parts, each revealing aspects obscured by the other.
Part I & II may be programmed together, or separately.
Part I
General descriptors: slow,
rubato, water, stillness, yielding, & passive.
Features: Tenor saxophone, guitar, trombone & double bass
Duration: 6:30
Part II
General descriptors: fast,
pulse, fire, movement, solid, & active.
Features: Alto saxophone, piano, trumpet 2 & drums
Duration: 7:00
Work Details
Year: 2016
Instrumentation: Alto saxophone (doubling soprano saxophone), tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, 2 trumpets, trombone, guitar, piano, double bass, drums.
Duration: 14 min.
Difficulty: Advanced
Commission note: Commissioned by Sydney Improvised Music Association (SIMA) for performance by Sydney Women’s Jazz Collective.
First performance: by Sydney Women’s Jazz Collective — Nov 16. Sydney International Women's Jazz Festival
Subjects
- In the form/style of: Jazz
Performances of this work
Nov 16: Sydney International Women's Jazz Festival. Featuring Sydney Women’s Jazz Collective.
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