Concerto for saxophone (tenor) and orchestra, op. 28


Composed: 1984/1985

Instrumentation:

Saxophone (solo), 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets (Bb), 2 bassoons, 2 horns (F), mouth organ, vibraphone, percussion, strings (18-16-14-12-10)

Duration (total): 25:00

(1st = 10:00 [without improvisation/cadence]; 2nd = 8:30; 3rd = 6:30)

»» see also: the concertos for trombone or vibraphone: op. 25 or op. 34

3 movements:


Alex. Villinger: Concerto for saxophone and orchestra, op.28

1st: Allegro moderato con slancio (Homage to W.A. Mozart)

Annotation on the 1st movement: the music plays with the typical and familiar motifs and phrases of the "classical" sonata form, as can be found or heard everywhere in most concertos from Haydn to Mozart to Beethoven and - to some extent - still in Schubert.

2nd: Jazz ballad: Adagio espressivo

Annotation on the 2nd movement: a ballad with the harmony structure typical of jazz. The mouth organ appears exclusively in this movement to create a kind of Toots Thielemans feeling ...

3rd: Abschieds-Song für den Zauber-Frosch: Allegro energico e molto ritmico

Dedication:

● warmly dedicated to Astrid Müller

Score:

AlexiSongs (»» extract from: score)

CD/mp3:

Concertos for solo instrument and orchestra (vol. II)

We are still looking for an unbiased orchestra or a young maestro who has the courage (!) to premiere the 'Saxophone Concerto' ...!