Deux berceuses pour quatuor de saxophones

Genre

Chamber Music

Date

May 1, 1935

Instrumentation

Saxophone quartet, Saxophone quartet

Manuscript Status

Alain Decruck Collection [Box 6]

Dedicatee

Dédié au Soldat inconnu et à Donald Moore

Description

Movements

1- Lento funebra; 2- Andante espressivo

This is an arrangement of Deux berceuses (originally for horn quartet). It is important to note that the published and recorded version is not in the order specified by the composer. The movement titles above are correct. A reduced score, full score and poem (which corresponds to the movements), along with notes by the composer on how to adapt for saxophone quartet can be previewed below. The work was adapted for saxophone quartet and recorded by Quatuor Ellipsos. This work is available through Éditions Billaudot and its distributors. www.billaudot.com

Recording

This is actually Movement 1- Lento funebra

This is actually Movement 2- Andante espressivo