French composer Fernande Decruck composed over forty works for the saxophone, most of which fell into obscurity after her death. In recent years, the Sonata in C-sharp Major for Alto Saxophone and Piano, written in 1943, has been rediscovered and frequently performed. The work consists of four-movements: the first in a classical sonata-form, a slow second movement, the third movement entitled "Fileuse" (spinning song), and a rondo-like finale. The compositional style reminds the listener of Impressionism and sometimes of Asian music, because of its pentatonic melody lines. Like a lot of pieces written at that time, it was composed for the famous pioneer of the classical saxophone in France, Marcel Mule.Michael Krenn
Fernande Decruck
Biography
French composer Fernande Decruck composed over forty works for the saxophone, most of which fell into obscurity after her death. In recent years, the Sonata in C-sharp Major for Alto Saxophone and Piano, written in 1943, has been rediscovered and frequently performed. The work consists of four-movements: the first in a classical sonata-form, a slow second movement, the third movement entitled "Fileuse" (spinning song), and a rondo-like finale. The compositional style reminds the listener of Impressionism and sometimes of Asian music, because of its pentatonic melody lines. Like a lot of pieces written at that time, it was composed for the famous pioneer of the classical saxophone in France, Marcel Mule. Michael Krenn