Composer Series - John Zorn's Cobra "Snake Charmer"

I did these a while ago. First subject part of my series pairing a composer with an animal somehow associated with their music. This is John Zorn, playing sax for a cobra.

first take

2nd take

His work "Cobra" is the culmination of years of experimenting on rules for "game pieces" where a prompter cues large ensembles of musicians in organized improvisations. Every performance of the piece is drastically different depending on the players and the cues.

2nd take/variation