" As the light whose reflection in the water is sometimes broken by the waves, I used ascending and descending movement in the melody. The pervasive use of syncopation also enabled me to exacerbate the impact felt by the ebb and flow. " - Alain LOPEZ
" Astérique refers to Celtic music, a folklore which is not present in saxophone quartet repertoire. Its melody is played in equity by all protagonist and is built of 3 eighth note repeated on a binary measure : you'd better take some potion! " - Alain LOPEZ
" Blues des bacs à sable allows young players to play as the "big ones": a constant harmonic formula, a slow tempo and of course... choruses! " - Alain LOPEZ
" The title of this Piece is a pun on Cubans rhythms. The opposition between the tone and used homonymous tone, as well as the rhythmic formula chosen on theme "B" are a typical feature of South America music. Concerning the melody, it is a stylistics composition on quarter note triplets! " - Alain LOPEZ