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| Charles Koechlin (1867-1951) was born in France and studied at the Paris Conservatoire, where his teachers included Taudou, Massenet, Gédalge, and Fauré. His musical style may be defined as eclectic, as he experimented with a wide variety of structures, styles, and genres. At various times Koechlin used elements of polytonality, serialism, and modality in his works. Koechlin's output includes an opera, several ballets, some incidental and film music, choral works, orchestral works, band music, concertos, chamber music, sonatas and studies for solo instruments and piano, solo piano music, solo songs, duets and trios. Interestingly, the Epitaphe de Jean Harlow was not the only work Koechlin composed which was inspired by the film industry. He also wrote musical homages to Ginger Rogers, Douglas Fairbanks, Greta Garbo, and Charlie Chaplain, among others.
Other works by Koechlin for saxophone include: Septet for Flute, Oboe, English Horn, Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, and Saxophone (1937); Two Sonatinas for Oboe D'Amore or Soprano Saxophone and Chamber Orchestra (1942-43), and 15 Studies for Alto Saxophone (1943). |
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