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July 2016 Sax Trivia Contest

Prizes:

  • Saxquest Gift Card ($ 25.00 value)

Winner

Luke Mankovich from Chesterfield, MO US

Contest background

This saxophone quartet was composed in 2006 based on the ideas and sounds of the Italian madrigal with the interesting theme of death. This piece is a 5 movement work that has melody and characteristics of Bach's “Jesu, meine Freude” and di Venosa's “Ecco Moriro dunque”. This quartet has become more popular than the composers first sax quartet piece Mountain Roads (1997).
 

Contest Question

Who is the composer and the work?

Correct Answer

David Maslanka – Recitation Book

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