This ever-popular piece is often performed at weddings, funerals and many other solemn

ceremonial events. It has always been a favorite among instrumental players and often used in

recitals or concert encores. This arrangement by Colin Kirkpatrick has been transposed into B

flat to feature the middle to upper range of the saxophone. In is ideal for the intermediate

player who can manage a top ?b? with confidence.
In 1853, the well-known French composer Charles Gounod added his own melody over a rippling

keyboard accompaniment which was a slightly adapted version of the Prelude No. 1 in C major,

BWV846, from Book I of J. S. Bach's The Well-Tempered Clavier, published in 1722. The title of

the ?combined? piece was Méditation sur le Premier Prélude de Piano de S. Bach. Gounod?s

original arrangement transposed Bach?s keyboard part from C major into F major and it was

scored for violin (or cello), organ and piano. In 1859, the French music publishing company

Jacques-Léopold Heugel brought out a vocal version based on the familiar Latin text. Ave Maria

(Hail Mary) is a traditional Catholic prayer addressed to the Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus.
The version of Bach's prelude which Gounod used included the so-called "Schwencke measure" (m.

27 in this arrangement), a measure (bar) allegedly added by the German composer and pianist

Christian Friedrich Gottlieb Schwencke (1767-1822) in an attempt to correct what was considered

a harmonic weakness in the original. Whether there actually was a ?harmonic weakness? (or

possibly an error in the manuscript) remains a matter of conjecture but the fact remains that

the most familiar-sounding version of this piece, recorded countless times by both singers and

instrumentalists includes this Schwencke measure. It is therefore included in this arrangement.
Some published arrangements show minor inconsistencies in the rhythm of the melody. This

arrangement uses the familiar rhythm of the Ave Maria version as it appeared in the 1859

edition.

With ten of the most popular pieces for wedding ceremonies, this intermediate-level collection is perfect for aspiring and professional musicians alike. Arranged for solo alto sax with optional piano accompaniment.

Air on the G String
Bridal Chorus
Canon in D
Clair de Lune
The Four Seasons (Spring)
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
Ode to Joy
Prelude No. 1 from the Well-Tempered Clavier Bk 1
Trumpet Voluntary
Wedding March

Includes all scores and 9/10 sets of parts.

"6 Easy Dixieland Tunes" for Eb Alto Saxophone and Piano, great ideas for beginners/intermediate, comfortable range and key (complete parts). Contents: 1. Down By The Riverside ? trad. (*key Eb) 2. Joshua Fight The Battle of Jerico ? trad. (*key C min.) 3. Just A Closer Walk With Thee ? trad. (*key Ab) 4. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot - trad. (*key F) 5. Washington and Lee Swing ? Mark W. Sheafe and Thornton W. Allen. (*key Bb) 6. When The Saints Go Marching In - trad. (*key Eb). * Concert key.

Lullaby (Johannes Brahms)

La Donna E Mobile (Giuseppe Verdi)

Sonatina (In C Major) (Muzio Clementi)

Soldier's March (Robert Schumann)

Emperor Waltz (Johann Strauss Jr.)

Arioso (George Frideric Handel)

Melody In F (Anton Rubinstein)

To A Wild Rose (Edward MacDowell)

Wedding March (Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn)

Passacaglia (Handel-Halvorsen)