Urban Species vii - Unseen City
Urban Species vii - Unseen City
PDF download (+ optional mp3 backing track*)
Inspired by early morning birdsong as dawn breaks over a sleeping city - lyrical, lilting, peaceful.
Half composed, half improvised.
From the suite/album Urban Species
Duration: 6 minutes
Featured on the album Urban Species (Commissioned & Performed by Kyran Matthews)
“As dawn breaks over a city, few see it in its ghost-like state. Who is awake to witness this predominantly Unseen City? The city can be at its most beautiful at this time, when the buildings can really speak for themselves, telling us their story, how they see the city from their eyes”.
*Unseen City is to be performed by Soprano Saxophone & Piano, with the optional addition of the backing track, which is mostly birdsong. The chords on the backing track are the same as the Piano, therefore the live Piano can join in at any appropriate point. The birdsong backing track is only for the first 4 minutes, followed by silence for the Soprano Saxophone & Piano to finish the piece alone.
**This version is the second half of the original full ‘Unseen City’ movement from Urban Species - the full movement begins with Alto Saxophone then moves to Soprano Saxophone. Is it the second half, for Soprano Saxophone only, which is available here.