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Sound Box
Katia Beaugeais
2008
About the
work :
Sound Box (2008) for solo soprano saxophone by Australian composer Katia Beaugeais, was the winning piece for the 2010 ISCM/IAMIC (International Society for Contemporary Music) Young Composer Award. This piece refers to a sound box of a musical instrument, similar to the open chamber body of a violin that alters the instrument's tone quality by modifying the way it resonates. Extended techniques are a feature as well as circular breathing which imitates the continual sound of a violin.
Source: http://www.adolphesax.com/index.php/en/recitales/1119-katia-beaugeais
Activity :
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Identify, describe and analyse the use and function of extended techniques for the Saxophone in excerpts from Sound Box.
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(00:00-01:45) - note bends, wide vibrato
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(05:25-07:00) - multi-phonic trills
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Concept focus: Tone Colour (the effect of extended techniques), Duration (how rhythm is used)
Composing :
Using Sound Box as a model piece, compose a half page piece for saxophone (of own choosing), that incorporates at least 3 techniques.
Reflect on your choice of techniques and how you have used them. E.g. flutter tongue at climatic points.
Click the link above to listen to listen to an interview with ABC Classic FM presenter Julian Day and Katia Beaugeais about her award winning composition, Sound Box.
