Robert Lemay

Eole
Saxophones trio (Soprano/Alto/Tenor)Duration 04’30

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Eole
Clarinet trioDuration 03’00
Aeolus (Éole), god of the wind in Greek mythology.The work was premiered in Alma, Quebec, by the Trio Éole in October 2008.

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Eole
Clarinet trioDuration 03’00
Aeolus (Éole), god of the wind in Greek mythology.The work was premiered in Alma, Quebec, by the Trio Éole in October 2008.

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Falten und Farben
Saxophone EnsembleDuration 9’00
The piece Falten und Farben (Folds and Colors) was written for Lars Mlekusch and the Zürich Saxophone Collective. The work was premiered in April 2022 during the Zürich Saxfest 2022.

The work is a tribute to the Hungarian painter Simon Hantaï (1922-2008). The title refers to the folding techniques that the artist used at the end of his life. He crumpled up the canvases, painted them and then unfolded them. The result is an abstract work dominated by color and the absence of it, distributed in space in regular or irregular ways. Musically, this translates into clusters in which I sculpt the sound. The clusters are deployed in the acoustic space.


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The saxophone ensemble for Falten und Farben includes 
2 soprano saxophone
3 alto saxophone
3 tenor saxophone
2 baryton saxophone

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Falten und Farben
Saxophone EnsembleDuration 9’00
The piece Falten und Farben (Folds and Colors) was written for Lars Mlekusch and the Zürich Saxophone Collective. The work was premiered in April 2022 during the Zürich Saxfest 2022.

The work is a tribute to the Hungarian painter Simon Hantaï (1922-2008). The title refers to the folding techniques that the artist used at the end of his life. He crumpled up the canvases, painted them and then unfolded them. The result is an abstract work dominated by color and the absence of it, distributed in space in regular or irregular ways. Musically, this translates into clusters in which I sculpt the sound. The clusters are deployed in the acoustic space.


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EXTRAIT AUDIO

The saxophone ensemble for Falten und Farben includes 
2 soprano saxophone
3 alto saxophone
3 tenor saxophone
2 baryton saxophone

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Faux fuyant
Oboe and Soprano Saxophone
duration 4'00
This piece is part of a series of short duets for saxophone and another instrument. In this series, there is a quest for unity and equality between the two instruments. It is through an exploration of timbres, articulations and dynamics that balance between the instruments is achieved.

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Fragments noirs
Two Saxophones (Soprano and Alto)Duration 13'
Fragments noirs (Dark Fragments) 9 musical comments on Fragments of texts by Thierry Dimanche.This piece is made up of 9 fragments (musical comments) that can be played in any order. It is not necessary to play all the fragments. The texts of Thierry Dimanche put in parentheses at the end of each fragment are not titles, but only literary and poetic references.

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Fragments noirs
Two Saxophones (Soprano and Alto)Duration 13'
Fragments noirs (Dark Fragments) 9 musical comments on Fragments of texts by Thierry Dimanche.This piece is made up of 9 fragments (musical comments) that can be played in any order. It is not necessary to play all the fragments. The texts of Thierry Dimanche put in parentheses at the end of each fragment are not titles, but only literary and poetic references.

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Kif-Kif
Saxophone and Snare Drums
duration 3'30
This piece is part of a series of short duets for saxophone and another instrument. In this series, there is a quest for unity and equality between the two instruments. It is through an exploration of timbres, articulations and dynamics that balance between the instruments is achieved.
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Kif-Kif
Saxophone and Snare Drums
duration 3'30
This piece is part of a series of short duets for saxophone and another instrument. In this series, there is a quest for unity and equality between the two instruments. It is through an exploration of timbres, articulations and dynamics that balance between the instruments is achieved.
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Last call
French Horn and PianoDuration 4 ’00
Last Call is part of a series of short pieces for brass and piano. In this series, Robert Lemay tried to find a fusion between the piano and the brass rather than a juxtaposition. In this piece, we can speak of a true horn and piano duet instead of a work for horn with piano accompaniment. The two instruments become complementary to each other.
This piece was made possible with the financial support of the Canada Council for the Arts.
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Last call
French Horn and PianoDuration 4 ’00
Last Call is part of a series of short pieces for brass and piano. In this series, Robert Lemay tried to find a fusion between the piano and the brass rather than a juxtaposition. In this piece, we can speak of a true horn and piano duet instead of a work for horn with piano accompaniment. The two instruments become complementary to each other.
This piece was made possible with the financial support of the Canada Council for the Arts.