Comments on: Black & Blue

By: Barry

Barry — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 06:20:04 +0000

Hi Max,

Luckily I don’t have to! However, it is developmental – no classical forms here.

regards,

Barry

By: Max M B

Max M B — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 09:34:17 +0000

Hey Barry nice piece,

Im doing an assignment on this piece and i was wondering, if you had to class this pieces structure what would you put it under? (i.e Binary, Ternary etc.)

By: Barry

Barry — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 04:17:29 +0000

Hi Riley,

Great to hear you are playing my piece! Most of my compositions involve some form of imitation of other instruments including Beat Me, Slap Me & Rock Me. Pieces such as Ku Ku and Gorge imitate nature in some way. Very occasionally I write something that sounds like a saxophone!

All the best with the exams, Barry

By: Riley Johnson

Riley Johnson — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 12:36:45 +0000

Hey Barry, awesome song!
I’m playing this piece for my senior end-of-school music exams, and I’m doing a viva-voce on it.
Just wondering, which other of your compositions have used similar techniques to mimic the tone colours of other instruments?
thanks heaps

Riley

By: Barry

Barry — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 10:17:12 +0000

Black & Blue = bruised
Blues = Blues music

regards,
Barry

By: Matthew

Matthew — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 05:21:35 +0000

I was wondering whether there is any specific reason for the title, “Black & Blue.”

Thanks.

By: Barry

Barry — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 21:14:50 +0000

Hi Ryan,

This is Gerard McChrystal http://saxsaxsax.com/ – he is great!

regards, Barry

By: Ryan H

Ryan H — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 10:46:07 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbCjHjHnAVw

Just in case anyone wanted to listen to someone play it. That isn’t me by the way, it is just a movie I found on Youtube…

It’s somewhat amazing!

By: Barry

Barry — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 02:35:53 +0000

Hi Evan,

I don’t mind personally, it is just that sometimes instrument specific devices will not work on different devices. English saxophonist Tony Davis does an excellent version of Ku Ku on tenor. The multiphoncics for Black and Blue should be okay on tenor, but perhaps not quite as effective. Gorge will not be as good on tenor. Rock Me, Bo and Beat Me, however work perfectly on the tenor. I hope that helps.

regards,

Barry

By: Evan Jenkin

Evan Jenkin — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 11:27:26 +0000

Hi Barry,

Is it possible to successfully play this piece on tenor sax? How about your other alto sax solo pieces like Gorge?

Thanks
Evan