Notes from Underground
Victoria Bond
About this work:
Premiere: October 9, 1985, Kingsport, Tennesee
Neal Ramsey, alto Saxophone, Amy Dorfman, piano
Rec: Cynthia Sykes, alto saxophone, Allison Brewster, piano. Protone
Structured as a dramatic tone poem and and early study for the later orchestral Urban Bird, the piece describes the scene between a street musician playing on a subway platform and passing trains who continually drown out his music.
"A fascinating programmatic piece." -Chattanooga Times
"It is based on the Jazz idiom, and is at times heavy and dissonant. However it has a driving rhythmic energy and was presented with zeal by both performers." - The Kingsport Times
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Year composed: 1985
Duration: 00:08:45
Ensemble type: Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice:Keyboard plus One Instrument
Instrumentation: 1 Alto Saxophone, 1 Piano
Instrumentation notes: alto sax, pno