Michael Blake
SONG OF THE BULLFROGS for Sax Quartet & frogs
Bardic Edition BDE945
Song of the Bullfrogs (for S,A,T & Bar Saxes & frogs) was inspired by two frogs in Punda Maria, the northernmost camp in the Kruger National Park, who duetted all night after the start of the torrential rains in January 2006, resulting in many road closures and most of the animals simply hiding. But these two fellows croaked on, allowing me to capture them on a mini disc recorder. They are represented by the tenor and baritone saxes, and even put in a guest appearance towards the end of the piece.
Song of the Bullfrogs was commissioned by SAMRO Endowment for the National Arts and is dedicated to Sven, Jorgen, Leif and Per. The first performance was given at the New Music Indaba, Grahamstown on 2 July 2006.
A soundtrack of the croaking frogs’ part can be downloaded from the composer’s website: www.michaelblake.co.za/resources/soundtracks
Duration 10½ minutes
Song of the Bullfrogs was commissioned by SAMRO Endowment for the National Arts and is dedicated to Sven, Jorgen, Leif and Per. The first performance was given at the New Music Indaba, Grahamstown on 2 July 2006.
A soundtrack of the croaking frogs’ part can be downloaded from the composer’s website: www.michaelblake.co.za/resources/soundtracks
Duration 10½ minutes
