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<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Program Notes: </span> Added information about Jazzical #8 by Howard Buss</span></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>[[Howard Buss]]<br /> <br /> &lt;!-- fill in the name of the file (it can be a .jpg or a .gif) as well as the composer&#039;s name in the fields above. You may delete this text once this is done.--&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> == General Info ==<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Year&#039;&#039;&#039;: 2025 &lt;br /--&gt;<br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Duration&#039;&#039;&#039;: c. 14:30 &lt;br /--&gt;<br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Difficulty&#039;&#039;&#039;: Grade V (see [[Ratings]] for explanation)&lt;br /--&gt;<br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Publisher&#039;&#039;&#039;: [[Brixton]]&lt;br /--&gt;<br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Cost&#039;&#039;&#039;: Score and Parts - $32.00 &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;|&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Score Only - $0.00&lt;br /--&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Movements==<br /> I. Lyrical Convergences (duration 4’58”)<br /> <br /> II. Enchanted Chroma (duration 3’25”)<br /> <br /> III. Lilty (duration 3’32”)<br /> <br /> IV. Fusion Fantasia (duration 3’38&quot;)<br /> <br /> == Instrumentation ==<br /> [[Marimba]], [[Flute]], and [[Cello]]&lt;br&gt; <br /> &lt;!--for copying and pasting <br /> Player I: &lt;br&gt; Player II: &lt;br&gt; Player III: &lt;br&gt; Player IV: &lt;br&gt; Player V: &lt;br&gt; Player VI: &lt;br&gt; Player VII: &lt;br&gt; Player VIII: &lt;br&gt; --&gt;<br /> == Program Notes ==<br /> Jazzical #8 “Four Synergies” for violin, alto saxophone, and marimba by Howard J. Buss was composed during the fall of 2025 for Drs. Rachael Fischer, violin; Stephen Fischer, alto sax; and Todd Mueller, marimba. It was premiered by these artists on April 6, 2026 at Georgia Gwinnet College in Lawrenceville, Georgia. This work may be played on a 4-octave marimba. The percussionist has a choice to read from the score or the marimba part. The mallets to be used are left to the discretion of the performer.<br /> <br /> Often the technical and spiritual elements that determine a particular musical style overlap with the traits of other styles. I have always been interested in the fine line(s) that can separate one style of music from another. Many of my compositions over the years explore and celebrate the similarities and differences among musical styles. For example, my Capriccio for clarinet, trombone and percussion includes an extended section of twelve-tone Dixieland; Mysterious Exit for flute and percussion ensemble combines elements of Hopi social dance songs with serialism; and, Traditions for violin, clarinet, guitar, and string bass is a synthesis of elements of Klezmer music with those from mainstream Western concert music. <br /> <br /> In the case of Jazzical #8 for violin, alto sax, and marimba, elements of modern classical music and jazz are juxtaposed in a way to sometimes blur the lines between the styles. The “#8” in the title recognizes the kindred predecessors of this composition: Three Jazzicals, (published in versions for trumpet and tuba, clarinet and tuba, and soprano sax and tuba,) Jazzical #4 for horn, trombone, tuba, and piano, Jazzical #5 for euphonium, tuba and piano, Jazzical #6 in versions for solo alto sax and sax quartet, and solo alto sax and piano; Jazzical #7 “Latin Vibes” for string quartet, piano, bass, and drums; and Jazzical #8 for flute, cello, and marimba.<br /> <br /> == Commercial Discography==<br /> &lt;!-- Enter any COMMERCIALLY available recordings or downloads...if there are none, enter this: {{none}} You may delete this text once this is done.--&gt;<br /> ==Recent Performances==<br /> {{performances}}<br /> &lt;!-- Enter any recent performances, but leave the above template to encourage further submissions. 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