Beautiful, beautiful, magnificent desolation

"Beautiful, beautiful, magnificent desolation" was how Buzz Aldrin described the landscape of the moon.

This new work by Robert Steadman, for soprano saxophone and string orchestra, tries to put that quote into musical form.



Score and parts are available from: http://www.scoreexchange.com/scores/127853.html

The piece exists in a number of other versions each with piano accompaniment:

Soprano sax & piano: http://www.scoreexchange.com/scores/127485.html
Bassoon & piano: http://www.scoreexchange.com/scores/127486.html
'Cello & piano: http://www.scoreexchange.com/scores/127487.html
Euphonium & piano: http://www.scoreexchange.com/scores/127488.html
Horn in F & piano: http://www.scoreexchange.com/scores/127489.html
Oboe & piano: http://www.scoreexchange.com/scores/127490.html
Piccolo & piano: http://www.scoreexchange.com/scores/127491.html
Violin & piano: http://www.scoreexchange.com/scores/127492.html

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Oboe in Pop and Rock

A while ago Helen Blaby, who used to present the traffic news on BBC Radio Five Live, asked what pop and rock songs included an oboe. I decided to make a playlist of such pieces. Here it is - you'll need Spotify installed on your computer or iPhone to listen!