PAUL NOLEN / Roy D. Magnuson - Book of the Dead: Concierto para Saxofón Alto, Vientos y Percusión
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Book of the Dead: Concerto for Alto Saxophone, Winds and Percussion - Roy D. MagnusonI. All the evil upon me has been removed
II. Guarding against the loss of heart
III. Defending against being devoured by servants of Osiris
IV. The weighing of the heart
The Book of the Dead is a musical interpretation of a number of ancient Egyptian writings found in the text of the same name. Commonly referred to as 'spells', each movement is an interpretation of the text which has been used to facilitate movement from this world to the world of the afterlife. Each movement follows the saxophonist on this journey, slowly moving from burial and separation of body and soul, through the trials of the underworld, and ending with the judgement of worth and the weighing of the heart. |
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