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Black Notes Alto Saxophone - Sheet Music

By Howard J. Buss
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Black Notes Alto Saxophone - Sheet Music
Alto sax and piano - Grade 5

SKU: B7.B201

Composed by Zack Browning. Edited by Howard J. Buss. Vigorous swing rhythms contrast with sections of haunting beauty. 20th Century. Score and part. Composed 1987. Duration 5'40'. Brixton Publications #B201. Published by Brixton Publications (B7.B201).

8.5x11 inches.

Written for Joe Lulloff and inspired by jazz saxophonist Rahsaan Roland Kirk's composition Blacknuss. In the introduction to Blacknuss Kirk states "there are 52 white notes and 36 black notes on the piano. We're going to play the black notes only, if you don't mind." The opposition suggested between black and white notes is expanded to include static and dynamic elements, consonant and dissonant harmonies, and pattered and non-patterned events. The title also refers to the middle section's exclusive use of the black notes of the piano. Vigorous swing rhythms contrast with sections of haunting beauty.

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