After an eight-bar introduction, the melody is played and it moves from one player to another. Dynamics are well marked so that the sax playing the melody will be heard. The tune is then developed and within its development there is even a choral-like section where eighth notes are played evenly. A short 3/4 section is heard and a coda back to 4/4.
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LENNIE NIEHAUS is an award-winning composer, arranger, and performer whose career has included a kaleidoscope of musical experiences. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree cum laude and teaching credential from California State University, Los Angeles. Soon after, in 1952, he joined the Stan Kenton Orchestra. With the exception of two years of service in the U.S. Army, he performed and recorded with Kenton until 1960, winning a Down Beat magazine award for "New Star - Alto Sax" in 1955. During this time, he also wrote and recorded his own albums and contributed compositions and arrangements to the Kenton library. Niehaus' commercial credits include film scoring for Pale Rider, Tightrope, The Bridges of Madison County, Bird (for which he received a Cannes Film Festival Technical Achievement Award and British Academy Award nomination for Best Score), and the highly praised movie for Showtime, Lush Life, for which he won an Emmy for Best Composition. Niehaus is currently an active composer, arranger, performer, clinician, and adjudicator.
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