Lay for the Day 3rd February

1844, Paris: Hector Berlioz conducts an arrangement of his own choral work Chant Sacré which includes a saxophone, made and played by his friend, the Belgian instrument-maker Adolphe Sax. This is the first definite instance of a saxophone appearing on a concert stage.

From The Improvised Version, Vol. 2.

Horn

Extends itself / up
beat / down

beat buoyant on elastic pinions

Tenor
the land can only just
make itself in time
to be flown over

A swift full hand
drawing
everything moving

John Gibbens

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