INVENTIONS ON INVENTIONS (2026)

Alto Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone | ca. 6'30"

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Available starting October 1st, 2027

PROGRAM NOTE

Inventions on Inventions was written for Jordan Calhoun and Trinity Bahng, for their non-degree recital at the University of North Texas College of Music on September 26th, 2026. The theme of their recital was "novelty", which I wanted to incorporate into the piece. Novelty refers to something that is new or original, like an invention... the light bulb, the steam engine or the printing press, for example. An "invention" is also a type of short musical form for two voices, made famous by Baroque-era composer J. S. Bach with his 15 Inventions (BWV 772-286), which were written for his eldest son as instructional material. In the spirit of both the technological and the musical innovations throughout history, Inventions on Inventions is divided into five short movements, each pairing the ingenuity of a particular historic invention with styles and conventions inspired by Bach's famed two-part Inventions.

I. Gutenberg's Printing Press, 1440

II. Trevithick's Steam Locomotive, 1804

III. Edison's Light Bulb, 1879

IV. Berliner's Disc Gramophone, 1887

V. The Wright Brothers' "Wright Flyer", 1903