King of Prussia, PA – Theodore Presser Company is pleased to present Scherzino for E Flat Alto Saxophone and Piano (144-40649 � Score and Part � $11.99) by Steven Stucky.
John Sampen and Marilyn Shrude began a commissioning project in 1994 designed to accumulate small samples of the diversity of modern American music - the state of the art. This collection, "Postcard Pieces," would include short works by Joan Tower, John Adams, Samuel Adler, Karel Husa, William Albright, Milton Babbitt, Pauline Oliveros, Phillip Glass, Marilyn Shrude, and more. Stucky�s two-minute Scherzino, composed in 2009, was premiered by Sampen and Shrude in 2010 at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music. While Sampen and Shrude did not have discussions with Steven Stucky concerning some of the performance issues for the piece, they offer performance suggestions, included in the publication.
Scherzino for Alto Saxophone and Piano is available from Theodore Presser Company and from your favorite music retailer.
Composer Steven Stucky (1949�2016), whose Second Concerto for Orchestra won a Pulitzer Prize, served for many years as the New Music Advisor for the Los Angeles Philharmonic, was a member of the composition faculty at the Aspen Music School, and had been a professor at Cornell University for over 30 years. In 2014, Mr. Stucky joined the faculty at the Juilliard School. Mr. Stucky was also the recipient of numerous commissions from orchestras, performing groups, individuals, and foundations both at home and abroad. Mr. Stucky�s extensive catalogue of compositions ranges from large-scale orchestral works to a cappella miniatures for chorus, an eight-minute work for five percussionists, solo piano pieces, and music for such ensembles as piano quartet, string quartet, wind quintet, voice and piano, and saxophone and piano. He was also active as a conductor, writer, lecturer, and teacher. Mr. Stucky passed away on February 14, 2016 in Ithaca, New York. Learn more about Steven Stucky.
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