Affectionate Objects
Jay Vosk
About this work:
Notes for Affectionate Objects:
Affectionate Objects is a three-movement work modeled after the 18th-century baroque sonata. As with the baroque sonata, each movement of the piece is unified by one or two ‘moods’, i.e. ‘affections’. Compositionally, the work is structured around a pallet of pitch and rhythmic patterns. These patterns are carefully repeated and altered. In so doing, I attempt to achieve a balance of serialized and intuitive musical materials.
The first movement: (Praeludium), begins with a series of flourishes by the alto saxophone and later by the piano. This movement is rather ‘fugue-like ‘in nature.
The second movement (Intermedio), begins stately but abruptly changes to a playful, quicker contrasting section.
The third movement (Adagio-Finale), once again begins as if it were a prelude, but much like the first two movements it suddenly becomes livelier, and in this case ‘gigue-like in nature.
Jay Vosk
September 2009
Tucson, Arizona
Year composed: 2009
Duration: 09:00:60
Ensemble type: Solo instrument, non-keyboard:Alto Saxophone
Instrumentation: 1 Piano