SaxoBrain

Fourth year

Black & Blue

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Composed
1995
Instrumentation
Alto Saxophone, Unaccompanied
Publisher
Reed Music

Cockcroft’s most performed piece: a three-minute “one-man band” in which the saxophonist imitates bass guitar, distorted electric guitar (multiphonics), and drum kit (rhythmic key slaps), with circular breathing and a bluesy coda.

Full program note and score: Reed Music

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