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Prayer of a King – for alto saxophone and computer

Extract from the suite ÓOn BeingÓ

 

Alto saxophone,  computer or pre-recorded media

2008

Stefan Klaverdal

 

Score as PDF-file

Recording as mp3

Computer part as mp3

 

 

About the piece

This piece is extracted from the suite "On Being" for saxophone quartet and computer. It is thematically derived from the classical play of Hamlet, and was originally composed to a dance performance on the play.

Perhaps this is about the kings brother Claudius, torn between different emotions, maybe guilt, dread, love to the brothers wife, and maybe confusion about the situation he himself has managed to create for himself.

 

The notation is quite open, allowing the players to freely choose several aspects of interpretation, such as some rhythms, tempo, etc. for both of the musicians, both saxophone and computer

 

 

 

SVENSKA

 

Prayer of a King – fšr altsaxofon och dator

Ur ÒOn BeingÓ

Detta stycke Šr ett utdrag frŒn sviten ÒOn BeingÓ fšr saxofonkvartett och dator. Tematiskt ršr det sig kring den klassiska pjŠsen ÒHamletÓ, och skrevs ursprungligen till en dansfšrestŠllning av pjŠsen.

Kanske kan man tŠnka sig att det hŠr ršr sig om kungens bror Claudius som slits mellan olika kŠnslor, kanske skuld, fasa, kŠrlek till sin brors fru, och fšrvirring kring hela den situation som han lyckats skapa fšr sig sjŠlv.

 

Notationen Šr ganska šppen, och lŠmnar mšjligheter fšr musikerna att sjŠlva vŠlja flera aspekter av interpretationen, som rytm, tempo, etc.