Cut-Outs
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Instrumentation
Alto sax
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Additional Information
These short pieces take their titles from some of the Cut-Outs of Matisse. Each piece is an exploration of melodic lines, and their ability to create harmonic ‘images’. Two Dancers is a fast and virtuosic piece that mirrors the dynamic figures in the Matisse Cut-Out, and its joyful arabesques and angular leaps are suggestive of the dancers’ gestures. Icarus is a slow movement in which the music gradually becomes more agitated and rises to a climax before falling away again. The last piece, The Parakeet and the Mermaid, is a bright and colourful interweaving of motivic patterns that brings the set to a sparkling conclusion.
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Year
Publisher
Forton Music
Minutes
6
Recordings
Notes
Studio recording
Date published
2014
Performers
Mike Keepe and Alan Rodriguez
Title
Three Cut-Outs