Meleagro
Music for Thomas
For clarinet or alto sax or trumpet with piano
Duration: 2' 45"
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Meleagro: Music for Thomas was composed in 2015 for Thomas Piercy. It was adapted for alto saxophone in 2016.
The title is a riff on Meleager, a hero in Greek mythology and one of the Argonauts famed as the host of the Calydonian boar hunt in the epic tradition that was reworked by Homer.
The artwork above is "Meleagro" by Richard Hutter, and used by permission. For information about the artist, visit richardhutter.com.
Purchase Sheet Music
Sheet music for Meleagro for CLARINET is available from Art of Sound Music.
Sheet music for Meleagro for TRUMPET is available from Art of Sound Music.
Sheet music for Meleagro for ALTO SAX is available from J.W.Pepper and from Sheet Music Plus.
Performance History
World premiere February 18, 2016, by Tony Park and Joshua Vigran at the Firehouse Space, Brooklyn, New York.
April 7, 2018, by Karl Schmidt and Libby Kardontchik on the NACUSA-SF "Composers & Friends" concert at Foothill Presbyterian Church, San Jose, California.