Mansurian - Lachrymae For Soprano Sax/Viola
for Soprano Saxophone and Viola
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Soprano Saxophone, ViolaSKU: HU.BEL614
For Soprano Saxophone and Viola. Composed by Tigran Mansurian. Ensemble, Chamber Music. Lachrymae. Softcover Book. 8 pages. Belaieff Verlag #BEL614. Published by Belaieff Verlag (HU.BEL614).12 x 9 inches.
The work was composed in 1999 at a time when a close member of the composer's family was seriously ill. The ode of lamentation, which is about seven minutes in length, is assigned to the two instruments in such a way that they play singly in swift succession, frequently in unison, and then together as in a contrapuntal duet . . . The sound emanates from two sources, the tone colours of which are complementary and do not form a contrast. The vibrations are strictly synchronized, so that the intoned lamentation seems to come from a single source. This determines the rich simplicity of Mansurians music. (Hanspeter Krellmann).