Tiebreaker (2025)
for saxophone duet
for saxophone duet
instrumentation:
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone
duration: 6 minutes
written for: Bárbara Lopes and Rita Fernandes
Program Note
The match is tied. Both players are beyond their limit, both physical and mental. Every last reserve of energy was spent many points ago and now the only thing left to them going is sheer will. The crowd goes silent. All we hear is - tap tap tap - that ritualistic prelude before the whip-like crack of the serve and the battle that follows. Tiebreaker is inspired by the dance and mental battle that comes with a well-matched tennis game.