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Saucy Sally, Mad Mary (2005) Duration: 11' 0" Instrumentation: trombone, percussion (1) Alternate Versions: Availability: from the composer Recordings: n/a Program Notes: For many months prior and during the composition of Saucy Sally, Mad Mary I had been listening to a variety of classic rock and blues artists and bands (early recordings of The Allman Brothers and Jimi Hendrix, and blues artists Willie McTell, T-Bone Walker, Elmore James, et al). Whatever influences from these great artists that may have been transferred to this composition while writing proceeded, were not suppressed. Saucy Sally, Mad Mary is definitely a character piece. The fictitious Sally and Mary (or are they?) were conjured up to provide that underlying bluesy "my wife left me, lost my job, the dog died" feeling. The work is divided into three seperate sections, each having a unique "personality". First Performance: Other Performances: |