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PUNTO CORONATA in BLUE - The blues version for Saxophone (alto & soprano) Cello (or Bass), Piano and Drums Score Parts
Film: https://youtu.be/SiK_dvywjVc
About the title "PUNTO CORONATA quasi una passacaglia"
Corona aka punto coronato ("punto coronata" in some historical sources) is a fermata, a symbol of musical notation - a crowned dot or, colloquially, "a cyclops eye". This symbol indicates that the note or rest is to be extended beyond the normal measure. Exactly how much longer it is held is at the discretion of the performer or conductor. When the conductor shows the orchestra a fermata, not only does the music linger but time itself gets put on hold. It seems to me that the "chief conductor" from the very top has put a fermata over all mankind.
The passacaglia is a 17th century Spanish "farewell dance" in 3/4 time that became a popular form of Baroque works - with a melancholy character and a repeating line of the lower voice.
"PUNTO CORONATA quasi una passacaglia" is a work by Vladimir Genin, composed during the 1st Lockdown in March 2020.
The blues version was created in 2021. |