Z=30: Schumann’s Excellent Extension

Commissioned by Zeitgeist for their 30th anniversary.

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As I considered how to celebrate Zeitgeist’s 30th anniversary, snippets of Z recordings ran through my head, including a melody from the beginning of Salome’s Excellent Extension, which had always reminded me of something… I finally found its mate in the third movement of Schumann’s piano concerto, so here they are, together. Happy Birthday, Zeitgeist!

Genre

Small Ensemble

Instrumentation

soprano saxophone, perc 1 (hi wdblk, vib, 2 hi toms, s dr), perc 2 (med & low wdblks, mba, 3 cowbells, 2 toms, sus cym), piano

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Sample Recording by Zeitgeist

Duration

c. 2:30

Year Written

2008

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