Josh Trentadue

Bread and Circuses

$40.00

Duration: 10'

Instrumentation: SATB saxophone quartet with optional fixed-media electronics

Delivery Method: Physical Delivery
Performance Materials: Score and Parts

Bread and Circuses, Josh Trentadue (2018) 10'
for SATB saxophone quartet and optional fixed-media

Commissioned by Zenith Saxophone Quartet as part of a Collaborative Concert with teh Millennium Composers Initiative

The title refers to a term that was coined by a satirical poet in Rome sometime in the 1st-2nd century AD. In their writings, the poet uses the term as a figure of speech to describe politicians who satisfy public approval by the most basic, distracting means possible. Often, this could be with food to quell their hunger or entertainment to raise their enjoyment. It's a term that decries both the politicians for not addressing the bigger issues preventing society from continuing to thrive, as well as the public audience for ignoring those same issues in the first place.

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Delivery Method: Physical Delivery
Performance Materials: Score and Parts

About the Work

Duration: 10'

Instrumentation: SATB saxophone quartet with optional fixed-media electronics

Commissioned by: Commissioned by Zenith Saxophone Quartet

The title refers to a term that was coined by a satirical poet in Rome sometime in the 1st-2nd century AD. In their writings, the poet uses the term as a figure of speech to describe politicians who satisfy public approval by the most basic, distracting means possible. Often, this could be with food to quell their hunger or entertainment to raise their enjoyment. It's a term that decries both the politicians for not addressing the bigger issues preventing society from continuing to thrive, as well as the public audience for ignoring those same issues in the first place.

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