• Joan Tower
  • Wings (for alto saxophone) (1981)

  • Associated Music Publishers Inc (World)
  • asx
  • 9 min

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Composer Note:

Wings (1981) was written for my friend and colleague Laura Flax, who premiered the piece at her recital in Merkin Hall (New York City) on December 14, 1981. The image behind the piece is one of a large bird—perhaps a falcon—at times flying very high gliding along the thermal currents, barely moving. At other moments, the bird goes into elaborate flight patterns that loop around, diving downwards, gaining tremendous speeds.

—Joan Tower

Related Work:
Wings for solo clarinet

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for alto saxophone

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