Steve Martland

The song Full Fathom Five from Shakespeare's 'Tempest' is the reference point for Martland's seven movement dance suite. Mentally and physically taxing for the players, this work was commissioned by T...

The song Full Fathom Five from Shakespeare's 'Tempest' is the reference point for Martland's seven movement dance suite. Mentally and physically taxing for the players, this work was commissioned by T...

Flöte (Piccolo), 3 Saxophone (Alt, Tenor, Bariton), 3 Trompeten in C, 2 Posaunen, Bass Posaune, Horn in F, Klavier (oder Syntesizer), Bass Gitarre

3 Saxophone (ATB), Trompete (B), Posaune, Klavier, Marimbaphon, Schlagzeug, Violine, E-Gitarre, Bass-Gitarre.

3 Saxophone (STB), Flügelhorn, Posaune, Klavier, Schlagzeug, Violine, E-Gitarre, Bass-Gitarre

3 Saxophone (STBar), Trompete, Posaune, Klavier, Marimba, Schlagzeug, Violine, E-Gitarre und Bass-Gitarre).

3 Saxophone (ATB), Flügelhorn, Posaune, Klavier, Schlagzeug, Violine, E-Gitarre und Bass-Gitarre.

This is dancing music. The use of a ground bass suggests formal Baroque models but the shifted beats and polyrhythms also evoke Latin American, and near the end, 'techno' dance music.