Nocturne
by Richard Lane
Alto Saxophone - Sheet Music

Alto saxophone and piano - Grade 3

SKU: ET.SAX3A

Composed by Richard Lane. Contemporary. Piano (reduction). Composed 1988. Duration 1'50. Editions BIM #SAX3A. Published by Editions BIM (ET.SAX3A).

ISBN 9790207009685.

In 1987, the austrian saxophonist Otto Klingenschmid had a study scholarship at the Montclair State University, New Jersey. Richard Lane's Suite for alto saxophone and piano (Boosey & Hawkes) was included in his repertoire and he played it at a privat concert in presence of the composer. This was the start for a long term frienship between the two musicians which lasted until Richard Lane's death in 2004.
The composer wrote and dedicated this short but superb Nocture in 1988 to Otto Klingenschmid who was then poursuing his studies in Australia.
This Nocturne offers a lyrical and expressiv song of elegant intensity to the saxophone voice while the piano accompaniment, as usual with Richard Lane, is sobre but subtile, as well on the level of harmonic structures than underlining the dynamic impetus.
Otto Klingenschmid, in agreement with the composer, wrote a version with string orchestra accompaniment (BIM SAX3b/c).