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Quatuor Ellipsos

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The Emergence of a Beautiful and Valuable New Repertoire for the SaxophoneFernande Duruc (18961954) was a French female composer. Although she was part of the same generation as the Group of Six, she remains relatively unknown. She studied composition and organ at the Paris Conservatory. Because her husband became a double bassist and saxophonist with the New York Philharmonic during the Toscanini era, she lived in the United States for several years, where she was introduced to the world of Gershwins jazz.Duluc composed numerous saxophone pieces for her husband, and these works came to be performed by renowned virtuosos such as Franois Combel and Marcel Mule. Even today, her Saxophone Sonata in F-sharp Major remains an important part of the instruments repertoire.Although many of her saxophone works remained unpublished, they were finally released by Biyodo in 2020, so it is safe to say th