Die Müde

Complete Work Title: 

Die Müde (The Tired Woman) — character study after Elias Canetti


Performance Medium: 

solo alto saxophone


Duration: 

c.5:00


Dedication: 

to Eric Nestler


Date Composed: 

September 2004


Performance History: 

Eric Nestler, saxophone:
• 4 November 2007; University of North Texas (Denton, TX)
• 20 August 2007; China Agricultural University (Beijing, China) — 2007 China International Clarinet and Saxophone Festival
• 16 August 2007 (Zhengzhou, China) — Henan Province Saxophone Festival
• 6 July 2006; Linhart Hall of Cankarjev dom, Cultural and Congress Centre (Ljubljana, Slovenia) — 14th World Saxophone Congress

Chiaki Hanfusa, saxophone:
• 12 September 2005; University of North Texas (Denton, TX)
• 11 September 2005; Dallas Public Library (Dallas, TX)
• 6 September 2005; Texas Woman’s University (Denton, TX)

Eric Nestler, saxophone:
• 19 October 2004; University of North Texas (Denton, TX) [premiere]