Now & Then
orchestration saxophone quartet
duration 12:00
orchestration saxophone quartet
duration 12:00
Now and Then is scored for the standard saxophone quartet line-up of soprano, alto, tenor and baritone saxes. It is based around two intervals of a fifth, and has three main sections that run together. The first section opens with rhythmic block chord writing before moving into a groove over which solos and duets develop. This resolves onto a unison note, which becomes a pivot note around which different chords are voiced. A soprano saxophone cadenza, baritone and soprano duet and final quartet passage complete section two. The third and final section brings together fragments from the previous two sections in a funkier sound world.
Now and Then was commissioned, premiered (at the Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester in April 2001) and recorded on their CD - 'Hot Lipped' by the Kintamarni Saxophone Quartet and funded by North West Arts Board.
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Andy Scott's "Now & Then" takes on a journey through a variety of moods and textures, from the acerbic neo-bop opening through a brooding Gil Evans-ish interlude via some virtuoso saxophone writing both angular and reflective.
Musician Magazine, Spring 2004
Now and Then was commissioned, premiered (at the Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester in April 2001) and recorded on their CD - 'Hot Lipped' by the Kintamarni Saxophone Quartet and funded by North West Arts Board.
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Andy Scott's "Now & Then" takes on a journey through a variety of moods and textures, from the acerbic neo-bop opening through a brooding Gil Evans-ish interlude via some virtuoso saxophone writing both angular and reflective.
Musician Magazine, Spring 2004
