Sopranino Sax - Man-Mou by Nigel Wood

Man-Mou - for sopranino saxophone and piano by Nigel Wood Sopranino Saxophone - Gerard McChrystal Piano - Catherine Milledge Recorded in the Weston Gallery Royal Welsh College of Music Drama 2 7 2014 Free piano play along track - download here a https 3A 2F 2Fsoundcloud com 2Fwitherfordway 2Fman-mou-piano-play-along-track a Sheet music is available in the following editions Sax Piano solo sopranino soprano or alto - a http 3A 2F 2Fwww saxtetpublications com 2Fcatalogue 2Fviewitem php 3Fid 3D422 a Sax Ensemble solo sopranino soprano or alto and sax sextet - a http 3A 2F 2Fwww saxtetpublications com 2Fcatalogue 2Fviewitem php 3Fid 3D481 a Sax Quartet - alto or sopranino solo a http 3A 2F 2Fwww saxtetpublications com 2Fcatalogue 2Fviewitem php 3Fid 3D434 a Sax Quintet s a a t b - a http 3A 2F 2Fwww saxtetpublications com 2Fcatalogue 2Fviewitem php 3Fid 3D464 a Wind Quintet fl ob cl hn alto sax bsn - a http 3A 2F 2Fwww saxtetpublications com 2Fcatalogue 2Fviewitem php 3Fid 3D462 a Clarinet Quartet - a http 3A 2F 2Fwww saxtetpublications com 2Fcatalogue 2Fviewitem php 3Fid 3D546 a Sax Ensemble version with The Sax Family and Gerard McChrystal as sopranino soloist a http 3A 2F 2Fwww youtube com 2Fwatch 3Fv 3DeNdokI Q4h0 a Programme Notes Commissioned by Kevin Ling for the 2012 World Saxophone Congress XVI St Andrews Scotland UK In 2011 Hong Kong saxophonist Kevin Ling commissioned the composer to write a new work for the less common combination of sopranino saxophone and piano and was premi red at the 2012 World Saxophone Congress Composer Nigel Wood also a saxophonist and soprilloist and Kevin have been involved in numerous musical collaborations over the past few years in the UK and Hong Kong This piece is the culmination of these projects The title 'Man-Mou' was inspired by the two types of Cantonese Opera plays 'Mou' plays emphasize war conflict and strife In contrast 'Man' plays tend to be gentler more elegant and poetic 'Man-Mou' is not intended to be programmatic or imitative of Cantonese Opera rather an evocation of the myriad of musical styles and instruments both Western and Eastern that have influenced Cantonese music The ornaments are only suggestions allowing the performer to embellish in a quasi improvisatory style After a brief introduction the main theme Man a coquettish lyrical melody follows This evolves into a more tense jazz funk section Mou A restorative calm leads to a peaceful ending

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