Hello,
This is the first large scale work that I have ever created. Since the instrument that I started my voyage into music with was the alto saxophone, I decided to write a concerto for the instrument. I had many original themes stuck in my head in the months before I wrote this piece, and they all had the saxophone playing, so I decided to write a saxophone concerto.
The concerto is scored for 2 flutes, 1 oboe, 1 english horn, 3 clarinets in Bb, 1 alto saxophone, 3 french horns in F, 3 trumpets in Bb, 2 trombones, timpani (G,A,C,D), and full orchestra.
The first movement's theme can be compared to anger, frustration, and repetition that was in my life at that time.
The second movement can be compared to the innocence and simplicity of life
The third movement's theme is not as dark as the first movement's theme
Please forgive me, but I dislike modern and impressionistic music. The saxophone has traditionally been implemented in these styles, but I wrote the concerto in traditional sonata form and I gave the saxophone a traditional-classical role in the piece.
I hope you like it and any feedback (even negative) would be appreciated!
