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John D. McDonald

Sonatina for Soprano Saxophone and Piano: "Big Crunch"

Sonatina for Soprano Saxophone and Piano: "Big Crunch"

Soprano Saxophone and Piano

Composer's Note:

Inspired by images gleaned from the extraordinary work of physicist Stephen W. Hawking, this sonatina, subtitled "Big Crunch," was commissioned by Tufts University to celebrate Dr. Hawking's appearance on the Tufts campus in the autumn of 1999. Composed in three interconnected movements, the sonatina progresses from a volatile, explosive opening to a brief musical representation of "the uncertainty principle;" the work closes with an imagined "singularity at the end of the universe"--a "big crunch."

Movements: 1. Brutal Forces: Explosive; Pushing Boundaries, 2. Interlude: Uncertain, 3. Big Crunch: Singular; Grandly Unified; Noctilucent and Suspended.

Authored (or revised): 1999

Duration (minutes): 6.0

First performance: October 12, 1999 at Tufts University

Book format: score and part

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