Henry Cowell

Henry Cowell (1897-1965)

Nationality: American
Born: March 11, 1897, Menlo Park, CA Died: December 10, 1965, Shady, NY (age 68)

Saxophone Quartet, Based on Sailor's Hornpipe (no. 737)

(for 2 alto saxes, tenor sax and baritone sax)
Duration: 5 minutes (approximately)
Composed: 1961 (age 63-64)
1 recording, 1 videos
4:03
Saxy Quartet

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