[1905-1960]

Mátyás Seiber - 2 Jazzolettes

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Year
1929/32
Time
7'
Instr.
2Sax. Trp. Trb. Perc. Pno.
Edition
Wilh.Hansen
This composition has been played by the Ebony Band
CD
Dancing, the jazzfever of Milhaud, Martinu, Burian, Seiber and Wolpe. Channel Classics, CCS 30611

The Two Jazzolettes betray the unmistakable influence of the Second Viennese School, and in the second Jazzolette the trumpet even begins with a strict 12-note series. This system is not applied consistently, however, and both middle movements feature a (quasi) blues with all sorts of jazz elements such as glissandos, blue notes and wa-wa mutes.