This suite for saxophone quartet consists of three
movements. The first movement, "Lima Shore", was
inspired by my time travelling in Peru. I drew on the
rhythmic quality of the ebb and flow of waves on Lima's
pebble beaches and the syncopated motif was inspired
Peruvian popular music I heard playing on a local bus
or "colectivo". The second movement, "Mysticeti", was
inspired by whale "songs" - the pattern of regular and
predictable sounds made by some species of whale,
including blue whales an...(+)
This suite for saxophone quartet consists of three
movements. The first movement, "Lima Shore", was
inspired by my time travelling in Peru. I drew on the
rhythmic quality of the ebb and flow of waves on Lima's
pebble beaches and the syncopated motif was inspired
Peruvian popular music I heard playing on a local bus
or "colectivo". The second movement, "Mysticeti", was
inspired by whale "songs" - the pattern of regular and
predictable sounds made by some species of whale,
including blue whales and humpback whales, which belong
to the "Mysticeti" parvorder. Finally, the third
movement, "Sunflakes", is an impression of reflected
sunlight on the open sea.
SHEET MUSIC