{"product_id":"gottry-two-dances-of-sorts","title":"Gottry-Two Dances…of sorts (SP)-P\/ASX","description":"\u003cp\u003eTwo Dances…of sorts was written on commission for Jason Laczkoski and Nicholaus Meyers. The idea behind the composition was to create a work based on two historical dance styles, loosely incorporating those styles’ formal structures, but with a contemporary twist on rhythmic and metric elements. The duet opens as a minuet strictly set in 3\/4 time, as would be expected. A and B sections are presented, then are repeated in a more highly ornamented manner that occasionally strays into 7\/8 time. The C and D sections follow, a pseudo-trio that wanders even further metrically before a da capo reprise of A and B. An interlude connects the two dances as the percussionist changes implements and the saxophonist switches from alto to soprano horn. The second dance, a gigue, opens predictably in 6\/8 time as both the sax and percussion present the four-measure primary theme once individually and twice in cooperation, with one superfluous eighth note in the final measure of each joint statement. The second theme, much less firmly in 6\/8, is presented once, then again in a slightly abbreviated fashion before a return to the first theme of this dance. Again, the gigue’s second theme returns, this time with an additional bar that links directly to the coda, a piu mosso reprise of the minuet’s B section, along with a few brief quotes from the interlude. This work is a fun and playful showpiece capitalizing on each instrument’s individual strengths and the full potential of the paired orchestration!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003eNumber of players: 2\u003cli\u003eDifficulty: Intermediate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInstrumentation:\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlayer 1: Djembe, bongos, pandeiro, cowbell\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlayer 2: Alto saxophone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Steve Weiss Music","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43804334817334,"sku":"GOTTRYTWODANCES","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/3055\/1350\/files\/gottry-two-dances-of-sorts-sp-p-asx.jpg?v=1773511630","url":"https:\/\/www.steveweissmusic.com\/products\/gottry-two-dances-of-sorts","provider":"Steve Weiss Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}