O processo contemporâneo de composição para saxofone : a utilização das técnicas estendidas

Abstract

Within the possibilities of sound procedures and materials used in the process of contemporary musical composition, the use of extended techniques has been a remarkable and transformative element of aural and visual perceptions of this music. Speaking specifically of the saxophone, extended techniques have been present in many compositions for the instrument, so that people involved in the process of making music are brought to find new possibilities for creation and interpretation. The present paper aims to trace, through extended techniques, an aesthetic overview and to propose discussions on some compositional processes present in works of contemporary concert music for saxophone. Analyzing the use of these sounds in specific works together with the needs related to the implementation generated by such sounds, we depart from the perception and understanding of the ruptures occurred in creative processes, culminating in the need for expansion of compositional techniques and by performance by players and composers. As an important part of the work, we propose also the composition of a song where the elements developed across research can be included to serve as final material for practical experience subject.