for 4 baritone saxophones (or cellos or bass clarinets)
LAMENTO was originally composed for 4 BASSOONS in 1994. In 2010 the composer made a version for 4 baritone saxophones.
A lamento is a song of mourning, so this work has a sad and melancholic character.
It is a short work devided in 3 sections.
In the first section there are polyphonic imitations by the 4 saxophones.
In the second section the solo by the first baritone sax, with ornamentations referring to etnical music, is accompanied by a drown in the lower saxophones.
The last section starts from a homophonic texture debouching into a free aleatorical form.
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