Wonderful writing. Thank you for contributing to our instrument's library! I hope you are encouraged to write for more saxophone. You've got the ear for it.

@stevenfox9695

3 ай бұрын

If you ended up playing it, I'd love to see the recording!

After a successful performance a few months ago, listening to it again very nearly brought a year to my eye. This will probably remain the hardest sax ensemble piece I’ve played for years to come.

@kewntube

11 ай бұрын

Glad to hear your performance went well! The work was written for a particularly virtuosic ensemble, so I wasn't being particularly mindful about the technical challenge aspect at the time. I'm pleased you took it on!

"Bellows" is such a great piece, one of the few times where the soprano outshines the rest of the quartet for me.

I transposed this for alto sax, tenor, trombone, and flute. this song is amazing!

@BBG_CJ

4 ай бұрын

and i was the trombone player 😅

@chromium864

26 күн бұрын

can I have the transscription?

@surgelightning989

26 күн бұрын

@@chromium864 how would i give it to you?

me and the rest of my quartet is strongly considering playing this for our next concert, wonderful piece

@remilius1

Жыл бұрын

update!: we are now buying the music and will be performing it next semester.

@lindseyjohnson4769

Жыл бұрын

If you do please post it I would love to hear this piece preformed by real players!

@hannahherrmann4921

9 ай бұрын

@@remilius1where did you buy it? i can’t seem to figure that out. i’d love to play this!

@frankgyeabour359

9 ай бұрын

any update on this? @@remilius1

@kewntube

9 ай бұрын

@@hannahherrmann4921 Hi Hannah! There's a link to the publisher in the video description.

me and a couple of my friends are playing this piece for our spring concert, sadly we had to shorten it down to movements II and V, but i’m still super excited to play this piece!!

@kewntube

Жыл бұрын

Nice selection. Good luck with the concert!

Jesus, i cried to Gears :'( Beautiful is an understatement

So great! We need a recording with real players!

@ethanbruley8858

Жыл бұрын

Give our quartet a couple weeks and we will have bellows and maybe activation uploaded on my channel Edit: Yeah we weren't good enough then. Now that I'm college we will try again with a new quartet.

@heidisamuels7201

Жыл бұрын

​@@ethanbruley8858 DO ITTT

@tomsmith12345

Жыл бұрын

@@ethanbruley8858 Please do it! I would love to hear this piece with real people

@seymour_as2498

10 ай бұрын

@@ethanbruley8858ay

@frankgyeabour359

9 ай бұрын

​@@ethanbruley8858so did you do it?

Brilliant to say the least. This kind of piece is what got me into composing and music in the first place. When I say I adore contemporary composition this is exactly what I’m referring to.

finally, i have a purchased copy of this piece in my possession. it’s the piece that inspired me to get some of my friends together and make a quartet. can’t wait to start practicing

My quartet is still deciding on what to play, but I'm trying to get my leader to choose this one, it's so beautiful and it looks like a lot of fun.

I just received this piece, and I can’t WAIT to play it. As the soprano player, I physically can’t express how beautiful the first movement is, and as a composer myself, the whole piece is undeniably amazing! PLEASE do more!

My quartet is performing this next Sunday for our quartet recital! Thank you for writing such an amazing work! It fits our group sooo well!!

Amazing composition! An inventive and demanding tour de force. Also gotta shout out the great Bari Sax part at 3:40

Straight off of a first listen, I love this-I will bring it up when we next talk about programming!

This piece is so great that me and my high school friends are doing that third movement for a concert soon and plan to try and do the whole thing next year

I'm in high school and play bari. Me and some of my friends just had our first rehearsal of movements 2 and 3 and I love how it sounds! Great writing.

Beautiful piece, masterfully composed. The little counterlines and harmonies are truly magnificent. Pieces like this remind me why I do music. Amazing!

I find myself constantly listening to this music! I just love the themes and how they all mix together so well in the end it’s truly telling a story! I’m not anywhere near the level, but I would be proud if I could be able to play all these pieces with an ensemble 😁

this is definitely one of my more favorite sax quartets, absolutely beautiful

This is pure beauty! I play tenor and this is a perfect addition to the saxophone musical library. Activation has to be my favorite movement. I cannot express in words how wonderful this is! Thank you for composing this masterpiece. I wish you much success composing for many years to come! ❤❤🙏🙏

Thank you very much for sharing Lachlan, this has been thoroughly enjoyable.

Really great stuff! I really enjoyed that. Thank you for sharing!

Simply amazing!

That is a great piece of music, love it!

this is incredibly good! I've shared it with my friends and they've loved it to! Keep it up!

This is gorgeous! Especially movement four, genius.

Absolutely wonderful. In a way its like color with a fine tip but with soft strokes its a masterpiece. Inspiration through the roof.

This piece is amazing! I love how you brought all the themes in the last movement

This is one of the most wonderful quartets I have ever listened to! Thank you for this blessing to my ears

Just purchased the piece with my friends!!! It finally came in cant wait

this is incredible really nice work

Amazing piece, everything about it is stunning and captures the ideas and strengths of each instrument amazingly. I love all the contrasting sounds in all the first four movements that all end up coming together to create the incredible soundscape and theme of movement 5. Composers like you are the reason I want to be one so bad, we love coming up with ideas and expressing them through music. Me and my buddies are thinking of playing this for a contest at our school in May of next year (2025) where we will hopefully play all five moments in the entirety. For most of my ensemble, we will be seniors in high school next year and we all think this would be an amazing piece to end our high school careers on. I’m actually a clarinet player but I’ve taken on the task of learning soprano sax to contribute with my group. We’re all super excited and can’t wait to see what more you have in store and what we can accomplish. From one Lachlan to another, keep up the amazing work!!!😁

@kewntube

5 ай бұрын

Thanks, fellow Lachlan! Good luck with your music journey. I hope the contest goes well for you in '25!

This is just so beautiful. Thank you for bringing to the world!

Great piece for saxophones! Bravo!!!

Great composition!

Splendid composition! I love the tone and harmony.

Ngl this has blown me away. Keep writing good music!

This needs a recording! Love movement 3.

I love this piece so much! We’ve put together an ensemble because we fell in love with it. Great job composing :)

Def one of my favorites and inspiration for my recent sax quartet

this is the greatest thing ive ever heard!!!!

This has to be one of the most beautiful pieces for a sax ensemble I have ever had the pleasure to listen to, I hope to one day find myself a group and play this piece!

this is beautiful

i love it! gracias por compartirlo con nosotros, la verdad que muy hermoso. espero en el futuro ser capaz de adquirirlo y poder interpretarlo. ♡ aguante el saxofón !

My quartet is playing this for our chamber night and I’m learning saxophone for this piece thank you for your wonderful piece

I can’t begin to express how much I love each part and their melodies. I find myself humming at least one part of the whole song

@juicymango8400

7 ай бұрын

ALSO THE SOPRANO SAX SUSTAIN IN BELLOWS IS A STUNNING MASTERPIECe

@kewntube

7 ай бұрын

@@juicymango8400 Glad you like it! Originally written as circular breathing, however in the end I took pity on the performer.

Amazing 🎉 I listen to this song every day it is so good and perfect ❤ I am actually a alto saxophonist I am currently trying to learn the tenor sax part my fav. Part is the Activation 🎉

Impresionante ✅

Cant wait to play this w me and my quartet :D

oh how i love contemporary composition

Beautiful writing! Please get a sax quartet to perform and record it. It really needs the humanity of 4 people working with each other’s ideas. But I think the writing is there. Keep up the good work. This is a fine addition to the repertory of an instrument that is possibly at its chamber music zenith when playing with four versions of itself, rather than as a solo instrument in orchestral or recital concerts. But maybe your writing will elevate it in those other concerts as well if you keep it up. Congratulations on a well-composed quartet!

@kewntube

Жыл бұрын

Hi @Shooshie128. Thanks for your kind words! I'm casually optimistic that some group out there will have a crack at it at some point, and upload their effort. I'll be sure to link to it if I become aware of a recording.

Muito bonito ouvir esse talentoso quarteto. Parabéns!!!

@kewntube

2 ай бұрын

Obrigado!

This is, as the kids would say, lit.

This is a gorgeous piece. Absolutely love it. Has anyone performed it?

@kewntube

Жыл бұрын

Rehearsed, but not performed. The last few years have not been good for gathering in a confined space to blow air around!

@karitori6526

Жыл бұрын

@@kewntube Me and my highschool ensemble are planning on playing this thing man. I have to say, it is absolutely remarkable. Amazing piece. It's a such a nice blend of chords and different moving bits and pieces. Thank you for creating this wonderful piece of music.

Gonna be playing this with my quartet next spring 💪 (Probably only gonna do mvts 2, 3, 5 because we’re high schoolers and probably won’t be able to learn the music well that fast)

This is an awesome piece! I dig the style. Also, I'm impressed by the sound samples. Do you know what sample library was used?

@kewntube

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! The samples are Vienna Symphonic Library: Saxophones.

This is fucking awesome.

Nice, sounds great! It would also be a pretty good string quartet

@kewntube

11 ай бұрын

Thanks! Yes, I've had the same thought - I'd be most interested to see a string quartet have a crack at it!

how nice and buitiful it is ,may I have a copy and play with my friends please, just for practice

Awesome writing, Lachlan! You must be a saxophonist. All the movements have great character. Sparks was giving me Smalltown Boy by Bronski Beat! 😁 I'll definitely be ordering this to bring with me to a saxophone retreat this coming summer.

@kewntube

10 ай бұрын

Thanks Jeffrey! Not a saxophonist, just an enthusiast. I see what you mean about the similarities to Smalltown Boy, especially with sections C/D sharing a very similar chord progression and angular accompanying motif. Thanks for sharing!

@calvinblackmon_sax

Ай бұрын

@@kewntubeyou don’t play sax?!?! I couldn’t tell from this, it really seems like a love letter to the instrument, I cannot stop listening to it!

Wow

Very beautiful piece! Is there also a digital version for sale?

@kewntube

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Lukas! There is no digital-only purchase option, however a PDF version is available with proof of hard copy purchase.

Thank you so much for this amazing piece! When I first heard it I knew that this was something I wanted to perform so I purchased it right away! I'm not sure if you are able to confirm my order on Murphy Music Press, but I was wondering if u had access to an E-Print of the music that my ensemble and I could use as it shipped? Thanks once again!

@kewntube

Жыл бұрын

Hi Hayden. Send me your details through the contact section of my website (See the About page), and I'll see what can be done about this. Cheers!

@haydenk5995

Жыл бұрын

@@kewntube Alright gotcha! I sent over my transaction ID for the purchase, is there anything else you need?

@kewntube

Жыл бұрын

@@haydenk5995 Thanks Hayden. Leave it with me!

Absolutely great composition. How old are you? This is wonderful, keep writing sax!

@kewntube

Жыл бұрын

Extremely old, hailing originally from the 20th century. I'll write more if I survive long enough!

Nice Music, I just ordered it from Murphy music press, and I'm excited to perform with my quartet, I'm from France, would it be possible to get a digital copy (PDF) in addition/or instead postal shipping? Thanks in advance.

@kewntube

Жыл бұрын

Hi Philippe! Please send me your details via the contact section of my website (see the About page).

Hello! Student at mars hill university here. We have a woodwind ensemble here and we would like to ask permission to arrange this for our instrumentation with bari sax, 2 bass clarinet, 1 clarinet and 1 flute. I play bari and have been wanting to play this for a year now. Came across this song and just fell in love with it. Thank you! Hope to hear back soon!!

@kewntube

10 ай бұрын

Sounds great! Go for it.

👌👏👏👏

Hello I was wondering if there is a way to buy a pdf version instead of getting a physical copy sent out??

@kewntube

7 ай бұрын

There is no digital-only option unfortunately, however the PDF version is available with proof of hard copy purchase.

Hi! If I'm able to, would it be fine if I transcribed this for a brass quartet by any chance?

@kewntube

11 ай бұрын

Go for it!

Best part is D at 10:22

A very beautiful piece, that I listen since.. At least one year ! And now, this is the summmer holidays, so I have the time and I would like to record it and maybe post it (it will take a little bit time lol). Are you okay with it ?

@kewntube

18 күн бұрын

Go for it!

for those of you who have purchased it how does it work? when we bought it it didn’t ask for address or anything

@kewntube

10 ай бұрын

One possibility is that your shipping address was set from PayPal, if that's how you paid. I'd suggest contacting Murphy Music Press for clarity on this point.

How can I get the sheet music for this? I want to play it!!!

@kewntube

Жыл бұрын

Hi Alex. Link in video description!

Other than the "solos" in the last piece, this is written amazingly and sounds amazing too

@kewntube

8 ай бұрын

Thanks! Yes, in retrospect, perhaps the annotation "melody" might have been more appropriate. Solo felt a bit more showy, so I went with it.

@voltagestorm1787

8 ай бұрын

@@kewntube either way, it's a great piece and you did amazing

Hido you have the parts for clarinet quartet?

@kewntube

5 ай бұрын

Sax only, sorry.

oh excuse me, may I ask the part3 C。that is the baritone sax playing low A ,i remember that we can only bow to B flate on sax……right,I am also a Alto Sax player,but I can only blow way down to the low B fate ,say my English is actually not that good,whether there are any wrong place ,I apologize, thank you~

@kewntube

Жыл бұрын

Some baritones - including the one in the ensemble this piece was written for - are capable of playing the concert C2. If your instrument can't, you might like to selectively transpose some of those notes up an octave. Good luck!

@user-jk4xy5un4d

Жыл бұрын

@@kewntube oh OK, I learned a new lesson on Sax thank you too!😊

@user-jk4xy5un4d

Жыл бұрын

@@kewntube and I will try your advice, thank you for toding me that😆

@user-jk4xy5un4d

Жыл бұрын

tolding (sry wrong English, let me fix that

Is there a way to buy a digital copy of this piece? Sorry, I just can't find it. I only found printed version

@kewntube

11 ай бұрын

Hi Boris! There is no digital-only option, however a PDF version is available with proof of hard copy purchase.

@boriskorolyov5253

11 ай бұрын

@@kewntube Nice. Thanks!

Is there any way i could get a digital copy of the music while my actual copy ships? I just bought it the other day, and i would like to start playing it asap

@kewntube

10 ай бұрын

Hi. Drop me a line via the About page of my website and we'll sort this out!

@ThatOneGuyNamedToby

10 ай бұрын

It says the page is down, unfortunately, so should i wait for that to be fixed?

@kewntube

10 ай бұрын

@@ThatOneGuyNamedToby Browse to the 'About' page (use the menu button top right if you're on a mobile device), and you'll find the contact form!

@ThatOneGuyNamedToby

10 ай бұрын

@@kewntubeah, i just sent one, thank you!

very great, watched the whole thing which is rare for even a 4 minute video, but the ending ): you ended the song on an F major chord in the key of Bb! It feels unfinished

@kewntube

Жыл бұрын

Good analysis! There is deliberate ambiguity around the tonality, particularly in relation to the 3 prominent recurring chords. Sometimes it is represented as IV, vi, V ... elsewhere it is VIb, i, VIIb - notably when first established in the 3rd movement. Either way, you are correct. This is actually the case throughout the entire work - only the first movement ends unambiguously on the tonic.

is this mad by musescore, I am now learning it to,if you want ,I wish you make some video to teach us how to use it ,thank you 😆 subscribers already !

@user-jk4xy5un4d

Жыл бұрын

made from ,my English is so bad haha ,actually I am a Taiwanese, so I wish the video also have a Chinese translation haha 🤣 just my personal opinion

@kewntube

Жыл бұрын

你好! Yes, this was written in MuseScore. The handbook on the MuseScore website is an excellent reference, and there are plenty of good KZread videos that can teach you the basics.

@user-jk4xy5un4d

Жыл бұрын

@@kewntube ok！ thank you for tolding me that 謝謝😊 I really love the lessons on KZread teaching musescore, but it is all Japanese and no Chinese translation haha,it's good for me to learn Japanese

Is this available for AATB ?

@kewntube

6 ай бұрын

SATB only, sorry!

@Thatbarisax

6 ай бұрын

Unfortunate but amazing piece. @@kewntube

What music notation software do you use?

@kewntube

11 ай бұрын

This one was written in MuseScore 3.6, though I heartily recommend version 4!

@Kaiden.Kristek

11 ай бұрын

@@kewntube How do you get the saxes to sound so good??? They never want to cooperate with me 😂

@kewntube

11 ай бұрын

@@Kaiden.Kristek The audio for this video was produced seperately. I exported MIDI from MuseScore, shipped it over to Logic Pro, and patched it through to the VSL Saxophones library. And then spent far too long playing around with articulation keyswitches! 😃

Hello, I'm sorry, but can I transfer the score in the video to the program and print it out and play it? If it doesn't work, I'm going to buy points right away!

@kewntube

Жыл бұрын

Hi. You could potentially screenshot the video one page at a time if you wanted a print of the conductor's score. If you are after the individual parts, there's a link to purchase in the video description.

@user-wo9ir3pp7s

Жыл бұрын

Then can I capture the score in the video and play the instrument?

@kewntube

Жыл бұрын

@@user-wo9ir3pp7s Go for your life!

@user-wo9ir3pp7s

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I will see this score and play a great musical instrument with four players!

@user-wo9ir3pp7s

Жыл бұрын

Maybe our team will play this music for the first time in Korea!

I can hear a certain Russian inspiration in that gears movement. Hmm!??! I wonder what it could be… 🤪

@kewntube

11 ай бұрын

I wasn't specifically going for Russian, but I do love Eastern European harmonies! I'd be interested to know what it reminds you of.

@adrianoseresi3525

11 ай бұрын

@@kewntubeI was alluding to the fact that the famous saxophone melody from Rachmaninoff's symphonic dances is clearly audible.

@kewntube

11 ай бұрын

@adrianoseresi3525 Interesting! I'm struggling to find the Symphonic Dances in there, though I'd be interested to know if others hear a similarity. If you'd suggested Shchedryk, I might have agreed with you!