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Canfield: Aabac for Saxophone Quartet [SATB]
Code: JP4085
Grade: 8Publisher: Jeanne Inc.
ISMN: 979-0-3019-0370-4
PRICE: $40.00
Product Description
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Aabac was written in 2013. The title was conceived
before even a note of the music was written, and came
from each letter of the name of the dedicatory group
(Zzyzx Quartet) being reversed, as it were, in the
alphabet, Z becoming A, Y becoming B, and X, C. Thus the
name of the Zzyzx Quartet, certainly alphabetically the
last among all performing ensembles, generated a name
for a work that would be alphabetically first among all
pieces of music.
The appeal of the name came because it can be played as notes on the staff, and the four notes A-B-B-flat-C derive naturally from the title. This occurs, since in German notation, the notation “B” indicates B-flat, while in English, “B” is B-natural. (In German, “H” is used to indicate B-natural.) With this tetrachord, the well-known B-A-C-H motive may be presented,, and indeed, this ordering of those pitches is frequently employed in the work.
The tonality of Aabac, pronounced “aback,” is quite free, and is rather atonal at times. Cast in one continuous movement, the work has several sections that contrast in mood, tempo and complexity.
The work is one movement, approximately 12 minutes.
Audio sample from Canfield: Aabac
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The appeal of the name came because it can be played as notes on the staff, and the four notes A-B-B-flat-C derive naturally from the title. This occurs, since in German notation, the notation “B” indicates B-flat, while in English, “B” is B-natural. (In German, “H” is used to indicate B-natural.) With this tetrachord, the well-known B-A-C-H motive may be presented,, and indeed, this ordering of those pitches is frequently employed in the work.
The tonality of Aabac, pronounced “aback,” is quite free, and is rather atonal at times. Cast in one continuous movement, the work has several sections that contrast in mood, tempo and complexity.
The work is one movement, approximately 12 minutes.
Audio sample from Canfield: Aabac
Click here for a complete listing of compositions by David DeBoor Canfield
Click here for bio information on David DeBoor Canfield
