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San Gejtanu
Soprano saxophone : 6 violins : 2 violas
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Kyle Horch with the Altissimo Ensemble
Available on Music Chamber CD : San Gejtanu
First Performance : 5th December, 2008
St. John's Notting Hill, London
Kyle Horch with the Altissimo Ensemble :
Soprano saxophone - Kyle Horch
Violins - Guillem Calvo Martínez de Albéniz, Helena Massip i Pinatella, Eri Konii, Louisa Knapp, Sílvia Crusellas, Claudio Forcada
Violas - Mona Kodama, Juan Drown
Original Programme Notes :
The parish of San Gejtanu is in Hamrun, Malta, an area I knew well when
I played trombone in the San Gejtanu town band. Returning to Malta earlier this
year (2008) reminded me of the music that was played on feast days and I that
listened to when living there, the emphasis being on strong melodic themes
and rhythmic accompaniment. The second movement is the most obviously
Mediterranean, with long minor key melodies played over a drone, contrasting
with sections of bright triadic harmony.
The work is in four movements and again a 60's influence is apparent in some sections. It is scored for soprano
saxophone, 6 violins and 2 violas.
I composed this piece to feature the playing of Kyle Horch, the saxophone being a prominent instrument in Maltese town bands.
Marble plaque outside the San Gejtanu Band Club in the Parish of San Gejtanu, Hamrun, Malta.