The Decade Cycle: III. Forty-two (Prelude & Fugue)

A prelude & fugue in the tradition of Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier – or is it a Renaissance Motet reharmonized by an electric bass? Plus there’s a soprano sax solo.

Mini-Fugues

Counterpoint meets multimedia! More of these to come!

Theme from Mozart’s 23rd Symphony, 2nd movement

Leonardo Dugan, soprano saxophone
Peter Dugan, piano
Alex Salwach, bass
Will Kain, drums
Arrangement by Leonardo Dugan, copyright 2012.

For the World’s more Full of Weeping… (for saxophone and electronics)

Leonardo Dugan, alto saxophone and electronics
Composed by Leonardo Dugan, copyright 2008.
Text adapted from William Butler Yeats, The Stolen Child.

…and at the hour of our death, Amen (for saxophone, piano, and electronics)

Leonardo Dugan, alto saxophone and electronics
Peter Dugan, piano
Composed by Leonardo Dugan, copyright 2006.

Faces

Michael Dugan, spoken word
Leo Dugan, alto sax
Tim Thompson, trumpet
Peter Dugan, piano
Dave Munch, bass
Composed by Leonardo Dugan, copyright 2005.
Text by the composer

anyone lived in a pretty how town

Naeemah Maddox, vocals
Peter Dugan, piano
Jake Munch, drums
Composed by Leonardo Dugan, copyright 2004.
Text by e.e. cummings

Tam Lin (tone poem for jazz quartet)

Ave Atque Vale (Hail and Farewell), for saxophone and orchestra

The Curtis Orchestra with Leonardo Dugan, alto saxophone
Composed by Leonardo Dugan, copyright 2007.