Peter Clinch Peter Clinch was born in Western Australia and began studying music at the age of nine, making his first solo appearances on and saxophone for the Australian Broadcasting Commission at a very early age.

He quickly gained an outstanding reputation for his performances with opera, ballet and symphonic , as well as chamber and jazz ensembles, often as a soloist.

Peter Clinch received two government grants to study in Europe, Britain and the United States. Since his return to Australia he has made numerous solo appearances, performed with orchestras and recorded works dedicated to him. A number of major compositions have been written for him.

He was Senior Lecturer in Music at the Melbourne State College, and received a Doctorate in Musical Acoustics at Monash University.

Dr. Clinch has been a celebrity artist for the ABC three times, and to performed regularly in Europe, Britain and USA. RHAPSODIE (Op. 92) Platti is considered a significant LES TRESTEAUX [THE for , harp, celesta figure in the earliest development STAGE BOARDS] and percussion of the classical sonata. Like most of for alto saxophone, and PIERRE VELLONES (1889-1939) his sonatas, this one follows the four PIERRE MAX DUBOIS (b. 1930) movement plan: Grave, Allegro, Adagio, Pierre Vellones was born in Paris. He Allegro Molto. The slow movements [1] Prologue en fanfare [2] Romantica was a doctor of medicine and a self- display surprisingly deep expressive [3] Valse vulgaire taught musician who delighted in the sections. The fast movements are full uncommon and the refined. of extended melodic ideas, coupled Pierre Max Dubois is one of the most with rhythmic vitality and an interesting prolific 20th century composers of The Rhapsodic exemplifies the vocabulary of harmonic colours. woodwind music and has written over composer’s interests in unusual 25 compositions for the saxophone. instrumental combinations, especially DANCE FOR SALOME He studied composition with Darius their resonance and timbre. for saxophone and three timpani Miihaud and Jean Rivier and won the PIERRE CAPDEVIELLE (1906-l969) Grand Prix de Rome award in 1955. SONATA IN C MAJOR for soprano saxophone and piano Pierre Capdevielle was well-known for His music displays the French GIOVANNI PLATTI (c1700-1763) his work as a member of the council individualistic harmonic structure that is of music of UNESCO and active in the marked by brilliant virtuosity, couched Platti was employed as a composer, International Society for Contemporary in a neo-classic style with a flavouring tenor, singing teacher, oboist, violinist, Music. of humour and satire. Les Tresteaux, cellist, flautist and harpsichord player in written in 1966, contains most of these the court of the Wurzburg bishops. The Dance for Salome was created and musical elements. choreographed for French television in The present sonata was taken from one 1966. In the first of two sections the The interesting combination of of his 57 sonatas that were written for saxophone plays unaccompanied in a sonorities found in the work seems various instruments. It was transcribed free sensual-like recitative, setting the to demonstrate the flexibility of the and edited for soprano saxophone stage for the dance. saxophone timbre, and upholds the by the noted American concert impressions Berlioz gained of the saxophonist Eugene Rousseau. The The timpani enters, and as the dance instrument over a hundred years ago keyboard realization is by Marion Hall. proceeds it develops progressively with when he wrote: ‘These newly gained an underlying crescendo to the final orchestral voices have rare and valuable exciting climax. qualities”. CANTILENA AND DANCE 1 RHAPSODIE (Op. 92) Producer: for violin, alto saxophone and piano for alto saxophone, harp, celesta Maria Vandamme MARK EYCHENNE (b. 1933) and percussion 5’41” PIERRE VELLONES (1889-1939) Sound engineers: The Australian composer Percy George Hunt and Haime Gonshor Grainger once wrote: “ created the saxophone with definite 2 SONATA IN C MAJOR Project coordinator: intentions of providing a group of for soprano saxophone Michael Bowden instruments mid-way in tonal strength and piano 10’03” between the weaker sonorities of the GIOVANNI PLATTI (c1700-1763) Recorded in 1976 by the Australian reeds and the stronger sonorities of Broadcasting Commission in their the brass”. The “tonal strength” of the Melbourne studios alto saxophone in combination with 3 DANCE FOR SALOME the violin and piano are adequately for saxophone Released in 1982 by MOVE RECORDS demonstrated here. and three timpani 3’55” PIERRE CAPDEVIELLE (1906-l969) P 1982 Move Records This trio is romantic in style, offering the three instruments ample move.com.au opportunity for dialogue in a poetic 4 LES TRESTEAUX atmosphere. [THE STAGE BOARDS] for alto saxophone, flute and piano 9’08” PIERRE MAX DUBOIS (b. 1930)

5 CANTILENA AND DANCE for violin, alto saxophone and piano 13’38” MARK EYCHENNE (b. 1933)