Quarter Tone Technique For Saxophone

Brandon Dixon Has Presented An Important Work That Will Be Of Great Interest To Performers And Pedagogues Worldwide, And Will Move Us Toward The Goal Of Including Techniques That We Once Considered Extended Into The Realm Of Standard Saxophone Technique. - James Romaine, Professor Of Saxophone And Associate Director Of Jazz Studies At Drake Universityduring The Early 20th Century, Western Composers Such As Alois Hba, Ivan Wyshnegradsky, And Charles Ives Began Composing Quarter Tone Works For Piano, Clarinet, And Voice. Composers Such As Dean Drummond And Easley Blackwood Composed Microtonal Pieces For A Variety Of Unique Instruments, Including Pitched Percussion, Guitar, And Electronic Instruments.since Then, Many Composers Have Experimented With The Melodic And Harmonic Possibilities Quarter Tonality Has To.