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A Day in the City
für Saxophon Solo
I. Another Sunrise
II. Off to A Busy Day
III. Lost Key Episode
IV. The Waitin' in Line Blues
V. Romantic Interlude
VI. Sudden Storm
VII. Out on the Town
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These colorful musical scenes from the city are excellent study and recital pieces.
Each movement is given a title which depicts an occurrence that might happen during the day such as “Lost Key Episode”, “The Waitin’ in Line Blues”, and “Sudden Storm”.
Because of the variety of styles presented among the different movements, the lyrical nature of the melodies, as well as the widely varied and interesting rhythms, A Day in the City “7 Vignettes” is a refreshing and accessible
addition to the unaccompanied literature.
About the Composer
Howard J. Buss (b. 1951) is recognized internationally as a composer of contemporary
classical music. His compositions have received critical acclaim and have been performed in more
than 50 countries. His music is widely performed and frequently featured at national and
international music conventions and festivals. Faculty musicians from major universities as well as
current and former members of organizations such as The Boston Symphony Orchestra, Minnesota
Orchestra, Buffalo Philharmonic, Israel Philharmonic, Berlin Philharmonic, Vancouver Symphony,
Atlanta Symphony, New York Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony, etc have performed them. A
copy of his patriotic composition Fanfares is included in the Presidential Collection of Ronald
Reagan. Buss’ more than 180 published works include instrumental solos, chamber music,
symphonic, choral, and band works.
The legendary Leon Russianoff described Dr. Buss’ style as “imaginative, sincere, rewarding
to both performers and audiences, and without the gimmickry which is so prevalent in
contemporary music today.” Upon hearing his music critics have written: “By far the night’s most
memorable piece” - The Los Angeles Times, “This is truly one of the finest works in our idiom” -
Robert McCormick in the Florida Percussive News, and “The evening’s highlight” - The Maine
Sunday Telegram.
Buss has received numerous awards and his commissioned works include original
compositions as well as arrangements. His works are frequently included and analyzed in doctoral
dissertations, lectures, professional music journals, and music literature bibliographies, and his
compositions have been recorded on the Albany, Bottega Discantica (Italy), Crystal, Capstone,
DUX (Poland), Equilibrium, HoneyRock, IBS Classical (Spain), PL Productions, C. Alan
Publications, Ravello, and Urania (Italy) labels.
Howard J. Buss received his B.A. in Applied Music from West Chester University, M.M.
in Performance and M.M. in Composition from Michigan State University, and D.M.A. in
Composition from the University of Illinois. He is the founder and editor of Brixton Publications
(ASCAP) and Buss Publications (BMI), which publish contemporary American concert music.
