Dance Cards (Saxophone Quartet)

Dance Cards comes from a European social custom dating back to the 18th century, where upperclass women would write the names of their suitors on a card in order to remember who their various dance partners were during a gala.

Genre: Saxophone Quartet | # of Players: 4
Series: N/A
Level: Medium Advanced | Duration: 6:00

Instrumentation
Soprano Saxophone
Alto Saxophone
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone


Program Notes
Dance Cards was written in 2024 for the Icelandic Saxophone Quartet, who premiered the work on March 9th, 2024 in Reykjavik, Iceland. The title comes from a European social custom dating back to the 18th century, where upperclass women would write the names of their suitors on a card in order to remember who their various dance partners were during a gala.

Icelandic Saxophone Quartet