SHEETS OF SOUNDfor tenor saxophone and digital audio

J. M. David (2009)

© 2009, J. M. David, ASCAP

Sheets of SoundSheets of SoundSheets of SoundSheets of Soundfor tenor saxophone and digital audiofor tenor saxophone and digital audiofor tenor saxophone and digital audiofor tenor saxophone and digital audio

commissioned by Prof. Peter Sommer, Director of Jazz Studies, Colorado State University

Requirements for Digital Audio PlaybackRequirements for Digital Audio PlaybackRequirements for Digital Audio PlaybackRequirements for Digital Audio Playback

1. CD Player2. Two high quality stereo speakers placed at stage right and stage left, slightly forward of the performer3. Optional: monitor speaker or headphones for the performer

Performance NotesPerformance NotesPerformance NotesPerformance Notes

1. The CD for the digital audio playback includes both a performance version (Track 1) and a rehearsal version (Track 2).The rehearsal version includes a metronome click track for the metered sections of the work.

2. Although chord symbols are provided, performers should feel free to improvise using any melodic or harmonicmaterials they may find suitable.

3. Chord symbols are transposed for B-flat instruments. Pitches indicated in the Digital Audio Playback score are notatedat concert pitch.

Program NotesProgram NotesProgram NotesProgram Notes

Sheets of Sound for solo tenor saxophone and digital audio is a lyrical etude that draws from both abstract and expressivesources. The title is derived from the famous Down Beat magazine description of John Coltrane’s improvisational techniquefirst heard in the 1950’s. Although this style is not literally employed in the work, compositional techniques, such as tempofugues and granular synthesis, achieve a similar result. Disguised quotations from Coltrane’s melodies are employed in theextended central section. Here, a largely improvised solo part is accompanied by “clouds” of saxophone and bell soundsbeneath. The ultimate goal of the work is a meditation on simple musical structures and the expressive power that can begained through their thoughtful manipulation.

James M. DavidSpring 2009Fort Collins, Colorado

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