A Conductor’s and Performer’s Guide to Steven Bryant’s Concerto for Alto Saxophone - Chester Jenkins

39 Chapter 5. Movement III Figure 24. Form Movement III, Concerto for Alto Saxophone The third movement starts with a fast and angular version of the Creston motive. Whereas the first movement started on the third pitch, and created a line that flowed up and down, this treatment of the motive features a leap of the third pitch up a major 6 th . Figure 25. Concerto for Alto Saxophone 3 rd movement, measure 3 and 4. Creston motive as introduced by alto saxophone soloist. Another change to the motive featured prominently in this movement is an alteration to the fifth pitch. Previously, in this version of the motive, the notes would be G-F-D-Eb-F#. However, Bryant reverses motion, and changes the final pitch to a half step above the beginning pitch, rather than a half step below, and leaps down instead of steps up. This creates a falling perfect 5 th that creates a more cadential sound to the motive. It is first