Serenade: Music for Saxophone and Piano

What keeps his music from sounding like mere recapitulations of nineteenth- century formulas, however, is the way he has allowed it to be informed by twentieth-century developments without being subsumed by them. [...] Solitude," for solo piano, nods audibly and respectfully to Scott Joplin wit...

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Published in:Notes (Music Library Association) 2009, Vol.65 (4), p.835-835
Main Author: Anderson, Rick
Format: Review
Language:English
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Jazz
Joplin, Scott
Music
Musical recordings
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Summary:What keeps his music from sounding like mere recapitulations of nineteenth- century formulas, however, is the way he has allowed it to be informed by twentieth-century developments without being subsumed by them. [...] Solitude," for solo piano, nods audibly and respectfully to Scott Joplin without ever sounding like a ragtime piece, while the Adagio for alto saxophone and piano interpolates stomping, tango-like sections in among its long lyrical lines and its sections of occasionally rather bombastic romanticism.
ISSN:0027-4380
1534-150X