Composer/Author:
PREINFALK, G. Arranged/Written for: Saxophone Orchestra Instrumentation: Sino-2S-3A-3T-2B-Bs/Tubax-Drums
Score and parts
Gradec means "Graz" in Slovene and probably in all Slavic languages.The reference to Gradec is omnipresent: The main theme arose from an improvisation in the backstage area of the Graz Stefaniensaal before a concert.Most of Preinfalk's Graz students, for whom he wrote this piece, come from Slovenia.The microtonal secondary theme was premiered in octaves by an Austrian and a Slovenian, the saxophone orchestra supports the soloists in many colors.A special feature is the last part, where the background of the improvised soprano saxophone solo lies on chordal surfaces, on the other hand is generated by percussive sounds up to a pulsating groove by hitting the reed with a fingernail.
