David Kechley’s Rush was written for the West Point Saxophone Quartet to demonstrate the virtuosic capabilities of the saxophone quartet. Long unison lines of chromatic display break off into imitative lines between the four instruments before settling on a middle chorale section. The soprano and baritone saxophones trade “protesting soloist” functions against this backdrop before the piece stretches into extended techniques with slap-tongue and hugely disjunctive leaps into the altissimo register. The piece ends much as it began with a restatement of the virtuosic opening material.Donald Sinta Quartet
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David Kechley
Rush Play
Recorded on 03/15/2017, uploaded on 11/03/2017
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David Kechley’s Rush was written for the West Point Saxophone Quartet to demonstrate the virtuosic capabilities of the saxophone quartet. Long unison lines of chromatic display break off into imitative lines between the four instruments before settling on a middle chorale section. The soprano and baritone saxophones trade “protesting soloist” functions against this backdrop before the piece stretches into extended techniques with slap-tongue and hugely disjunctive leaps into the altissimo register. The piece ends much as it began with a restatement of the virtuosic opening material. Donald Sinta Quartet
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