Three Images for Saxophone Octet (Full) by Joel Love | Composer published on 2016-03-18T17:48:49Z To purchase a score, visit: http://murphymusicpress.com/products/c-124 https://issuu.com/joellove8/docs/thre... These three movements all explore their own sound worlds. The first movement, “Spring” begins with three simple melodic motives, is through- composed, and is meant to depict a verdant springtime landscape in which people/animals are playing. “The Golden Hour” is a meditation on the image of the sun setting (or rising). In photography, the term “the golden hour” refers to the time just before and after sunrise/sunset, during which daylight is reddish and soft. Lastly, “Bed Monsters” is an unbridled rondo that is evocative of someone or something being chased by a predator. The title comes from my wife, Amelia, who thought it sounded like a monster lurking under the bed (from her childhood...). This piece was premiered on March 12, 2016 at 11:20a in Hemmle Recital Hall at Texas Tech University during the 2016 North American Saxophone Alliance National Conference. It was commissioned by the Kenari and Barkada quartets: Barkada Quartet is Christopher Elchico, Shane Rathburn, Steven Lawhon*, and Justin Polyblank Kenari Quartet is Bob Eason, Kyle Baldwin, Corey Dundee, and Steven Banks * - Harrison Clarke subbed for Steven Lawhon on this world premiere performance. Genre Classical Comment by Naru Hap Jr. Great composition, and great performance! 2016-03-20T23:35:51Z Comment by Naru Hap Jr. Beautiful sound. It's like strings! 2016-03-20T23:29:20Z Comment by Max Stoffregen that bend is great 2016-03-18T22:25:17Z