On The Difficulty And Musical Structure Of David Maslanka's Sonata-Alto Saxophone And Piano

Mr.David maslanka is a American famous composer and conductor,and he wrote for the saxophone altogether too many works,in 1989,he wrote ?sonata for alto saxophone and piano?.the saxophone player from all over the world in recent years is the same as the saxophone music college professional colleagues.Many saxophone music college professors encourage students to play the sonata as a limit to your professional challenge.Created in 1989 sonata,when commissioned by north American saxophone alliance commissioning foundation,including 32 famous saxophonist,educator and 5 saxophone manufacturers and funding from the music institutions.This sonata on January 28,1989 in North American saxophone alliance meeting and by the U.S.navy band saxophone symposium the saxophone young artist competition winner Susan Jenny premiere.It works a total of three full play down movement according to the spectral surface target speed has been more than 34 minutes,nothing but take players also very test the art accomplishment of the players and for the music,and maslanka created this sonata technique on the use of a large number of traditional classical music elements and the characteristics of contemporary music.Traditional classical music elements,including the traditional formal structure,sonata form,simple harmonic language,through these show the saxophone perfect sound quality.Second to use many of the saxophone modern techniques,such as altissimo,multiphonics,slap tongue,to the limit of volume control(prompt-FFF),fingering choice altissimo register.Therefore,I hope that through this song composition technique,technical difficulties of rational objective and careful analysis,can after studying or playing for us this piece of work of the students some practical help,deepen the cognition of the saxophone the instrumental music,explore the saxophone playing skills used in the works?...