Publisher

Theodore Presser

Year of Composition

1985

Duration

11'

Instrumentation

Alto saxophone and piano

Categories

Chamber Music

Program Note

A saxophone plays on a subway platform, his music being periodically drown out by the passing trains.

Audio/Video

Purchase Sheet Music

Score and Part (Thedore Presser)

Commission & Premiere Info

Premiered at Kingsport Fine Arts Center, Kingsport, TN on October 9, 1985

Press Quotes

"A fascinating programmatic piece" — Chattanooga Times

"It is based on the jazz idiom, and is at times heavy and dissonant. However it has a driving rhythmic energy and was presented with zeal by both performers." — Kingsport Times