DISTORTION

Movement 2 from ‘Adjusting Parameters’

for Alto Saxophone and Track

DOWNLOADS:

• PDF Sax part

• Practise backing track (mp3)

• Performance backing track (wav)

• Demo track (mp3)

Commissioned by Worldwide Consortium of 41 players, led by Erin Royer (Perth, Western Australia)

for:

Alto Saxophone & Backing Track

Duration:

4’50

Style:

Heavy groove-based, ‘alternate’ sounds

Technique aspects:

Some altissimo, slap tongue, mouth ram, growl, harmonics, false fingerings

Programme note:

Changing Realities - Increasingly interesting relationships with the truth

Premiere:

Erin Royer - Perth, Australia

Composed:

2022