Three Greek Dances for Alto Saxophone and Marimba by Sy Brandon Sheet Music for Instrumental Duet at Sheet Music Direct

Product Details

Artist Sy Brandon

Score Type

PDF, Included with PASS

Composer Sy Brandon

Format Digital Sheet Music

Pages 39

Arrangement Instrumental Duet

Publisher Sy Brandon

Level 4

Product ID 851616

Genre Folk Contemporary 20th Century

Instruments Alto Saxophone Marimba

Product Description

Three Greek Dances was composed for Konrad Owens and Adam Brennan. The dances are stylized by preserving the flavor of the dances while treating the material in a more developmental and contrapuntal manner.

Kalamationos is the most popular Greek dance and is Peloponnesian in origin. Like its cousin, the Syrtos the national dance of Greece, it is in 7/8 meter grouped as 3-2-2. The Syrtos is a more dragging dance while the Kalamationos is more bouncy.

Zeibekiko has its origin in the Eastern Aegean Islands. It is in 9/4 meter at a slow tempo with a lot of syncopation. This movement is written in 3/4 for the ease in reading but preserves the phrasing of 9/4 most of the time.

Hassapikos is a butchers dance in 2/4 time with eight measure phrases. It begins moderately and increases tempo throughout the dance.

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