Trio No. 3 for violin, alto saxophone and piano

Abstract

Trio No. 3 (1995, clarinet; 1998, alto sax) is based on a folk-like modal tune that highlights the composer’s Greek heritage. This tune appears as a solo passage on the clarinet or the alto saxophone at the beginning. Parts of the tune and the intervals of fourths and fifths are worked out in various ways throughout the piece, thus creating new tonal possibilities. The first movement can be performed as a separate piece under the title Study III.