COMPOSER
Name Frans Vermeerssen
Country The Netherlands
Date of birth (y-m-d) 1954-12-21
DETAILS
Title Workin’
Instrumentation Alto Saxophone and Soundtrack
Ensemble Solo with Soundtrack
Detailed instrumentation Solo Alto Saxophone in Eb with Soundtrack
Players 1
Year 2020
Exact date and place (completed) 2020, Sneek
Duration 08’16”
Genre Contemparary
Total pages 12
Level Advanced
FIRST PERFORMANCE
Date 2020-10-24
Venue Akoesticum
City Ede
Country The Netherlands
Performer(s) Dineke Nauta (saxophone)
Commissioned by Provincie Friesland
EXTRA INFO
Workin' was composed as part of the suite Workin', Relaxin', Cookin', Steamin', inspired by the four albums Miles Davis recorded in the fifties. Four solo pieces for resp. alto saxophone, cello, tenor saxophone and piano, all to be played with the soundtracks that were made with samples of the solo instrument, the original recordings and sounds associated with the album titles.