Prayer places a single saxophone line in an exposed spiritual space. Without accompaniment, the instrument must create its own gravity, resonance and silence.

The title T’filah points toward prayer as both utterance and listening. The music suggests an inward address rather than display: a line shaped by breath, memory and concentration.

The four saxophones reveal different expressive colors within the work: the soprano’s clarity, the alto’s vocal warmth, the tenor’s depth and the baritone’s dark resonance. Each remains a complete, independent solo version.

• Form One movement.
• Duration Approximately 6 minutes.
• Forces Solo soprano, alto, tenor or baritone saxophone.

Prayer exists in several solo versions within Auerbach’s catalogue. Its four saxophone versions extend the work’s central idea across the full saxophone register, from soprano to baritone.

The original T’filah was written in 1996 as a response to the tragedy of the Holocaust. In each saxophone version, the work’s prayerful character is carried through the body of the instrument: breath, resistance, tone and silence.

Boosey & Hawkes / Sikorski lists four saxophone versions. The alto version is dated 1996/2009; the soprano, tenor and baritone versions are dated 1996/2020. Each has a duration of 6′.

All four versions have separate publisher and sales pages. Public performance materials include YouTube performances by Carrie Koffman, Nicki Roman, Jan Berry Baker and Ties Mellema, as well as a Spotify track performed by Bill Perconti.

Publisher and sales links for all four saxophone versions, together with recordings, videos, scores and other related versions of Prayer.