Sonatine Sportive (1939) Alexandre Tcherepnine (1899-1977)

Patrick Templeton Senior Saxophone Recital ETSU 2007


Alexander Tcherepnin, the son of Nikolay Tcherepnin, was born is St Petersburg, Russia. His early training was haphazard, though his home saw such greats as Rimsky-Korsakov, Stravinsky and Prokofiev. By age 14, Tcherepnin had composed many piano pieces, some of which evidenced early experiments with bitonality, dissonance and irregular rhythms. Only a year after the Russian revolution of 1917, Tcherepnin composed the Sonatine Sportive for alto saxophone and piano. The three movements are supposed to represent a competition between saxophone and piano. In the first movement, the saxophone and piano are engaged in a boxing match. The two instruments bob and weave and hit each other with their musical sounds, and the audience is left to determine the victor. The second movement is a rest period between competitions, the eye of the storm, whose lyrical, consonant melody demonstrate Tcherepnins softer, lyrical side and possibly the French influence on his style (note the similarities between this and Bozzas Aria). The third movement represents a footrace. The saxophone begins a melody and then the piano enters with the same melody but lower in pitch. As the movement progresses, the piano draws nearer and nearer to the saxophone until the two are almost superimposed, but the saxophone has a surprise. Who finishes first? The audience must decide.

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[mipi44]

wonderful play

i have a question for you

im writing an article about this play and i wondered if you can tell me something about the theme's and the form of this play some information

greetings

[teethonreed]

@mipi44 My program notes are in the video description.

[uemusicman]

I love your program notes. If I were to adapt them for a performance of my own coming up, how should I cite you?

[picktownfball72]

@fizzmeal play it like it's no big deal. I'm playing this as a sophomore in highschool hahaha.

[fizzmeal]

can anyone explain the 'mp indifferent' in page 2 of this piece ?

[andrebarros1001]

very good

[socceraddict46]

I'm just learning this. DANG.

[fantasyfox]

Wow. Just wow... I too am trying to iron this piece out myself. That was purely inspirational.

[saxophonefreak101]

that was amazing!! kudos to you!

i'm working on this piece myself, thanks for the inspiration to keep on practicing :)