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About the Book

Title: Divertimento

Composer: Dave Nicolette, op. 6, 2010

Description

This five-movement piece follows the general form of a divertimento in that the movements exhibit contrasting styles, but it's really a jazz piece masquerading as classical music. For instance, the Gigue is in 3/8, but is really has a 12/8 feel. All four parts have improvised solos in all five movements.

Instrumentation:

Soprano Saxophone
Alto Saxophone
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone

Durations and downloadable audio files (Ogg format, synthesized by MuseScore2). Keep in mind the synthesizer doesn't generate anything for the improvised solos, so there are empty spaces in the playback. You can get a sense of how the music goes, at least.

I. Chaconne: 5:10. https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B3oHsWoU8PJySWM1U05jUFQ4Y28
II. Valse: 4:06. https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B3oHsWoU8PJyLU5uT3dyRXA5T1E
III. Canon: 5:18. https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B3oHsWoU8PJyZGswamdEXzRPMzA
IV. Chorale and Scherzo: 8:36. https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B3oHsWoU8PJyM3dnTndYU2tzWU0
V. Gigue: 3:57. https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B3oHsWoU8PJyY3BncThSdWxzdEU

Difficulty: 5

About the Author

David Nicolette

Dave Nicolette is interested in software development, music, and science fiction.