The Music of William Horne

Three Bagatelles of Alto Saxophone and Piano (2013)

These three short, lyrical pieces were written in memory of a young girl, a high-school senior, who loved to play the saxophone and who, for reasons that we will never know, took her own life. Her funeral was among the saddest I have ever attended. But the moods of these pieces are by no means sad. Rather, I aimed to write lyrical, even playful music, to express the beauty of her life. You can hear a fine performance of this work by saxophonist Edward Goodman and pianist Hyae-jin Whang nearby.

  1. Moderately
  2. Slowly and gently
  3. Playfully
Three Pieces for Alto Sax and Piano–first movement–transp

1. Moderately

Three Pieces for Alto Sax and Piano–II–2–transp

2. Slowly and gently

Three Pieces for Alto Sax and Piano–III–2nd version (1)–transp

Playfully