Piano Reduction including solo part. Par DENISOV EDISON. The catalogue of Edison Denisov's works includes 16 concertos. It was a genre to which he returned time and again throughout his life, from the Concerto for Cello and Orchestra of 1972 to the Double Concerto for Flute, Clarinet and Orchestra of 1996. In Denisov's music the role of the soloist, or rather the protagonist, is extraordinarily important, not so much for its virtuosity as for its confessional character. The solo part is a monologue distinguished by poetic diction and a very personal message from the composer. The dramaturgical conception of the Concerto for Saxophone and Orchestra, a reworking of the Viola Concerto of 1986, draws on traditional sonata form, thereby reaffirming the ubiquitous classicism in Denisov's thought. In this late work, we find all the typical features of his style: sinuous melodic lines layered into dense contrapuntal textures, and an interplay of orchestral colours, with pure sonorities contrasting with complex mixtures of sounds. It is a perfect dramaturgy that governs the evolution of the music to the very end. The first movement assumes the role of a sonata-allegro, with the standard formal sections of exposition, development, recapitulation and coda. The second movement is an Adagio for strings. The third takes the form of a little contrasting intermezzo that introduces both new thematic material and a new range of colours. Here tunefulness gives way to pointillism enriched with sonic effects. The only movement with a virtuosic solo part, its nervousness and inner tension set it worlds apart from the second and fourth movements that surround it. The fourth movement assumes the traditional form of a final set of variations. It is the dramaturgical and semantic heart of the concerto. The theme of the variations is Franz Schubert's Impromptu in B-flat major, op. 142, which in this case is 'born' from the celesta as the product of a dodecaphonic string cluster. This finale represents Denisov's homage to his great mentor, Schubert's music being for him a symbol of eternal and universal beauty. 'The attentive listener', Denisov stressed, 'will recognise that the Impromptu theme is already suggested very slowly in the course of the three preceding movements, not only thematically, but also psychologically. That's what makes the appearance of the Schubert theme sound so natural.' The variations relate to the variation genre less in their form than in their spiritual and conceptual metamorphoses. It is, one might say, 'music round about Schubert'. (Ekaterina Kouprovskaia-Denisova)/ Répertoire / Saxophone Alto et Piano

Instrumental Solos-Since its opening in 1957 the musical West Side Story has been a hit on Broadway. Made into a successful film starring Rita Moreno Natalie Wood and Richard Beymer in 1961 this tale of star-crossed lovers caught between feuding New York gangs has been gripping audiences for decades.The arrangements in the West Side Story: Instrumental Solos series remain faithful to Bernstein's original score. In this edition the pieces have been idiomatically adapted for the solo Alto Saxophone.This book features 10 of the best-known songs from the musical including Maria Tonight America I Feel Pretty and more.West SideStory: Instrumental Solos Alto Saxophone comes with an enhanced CD featuring Piano accompaniments for all tracks. Playable on both CD player and computer tempo adjustment software is also included for CD-Rom computer use only.

Saxophone Alto-Piano-Contemporary Italian-French composer Armando Ghidoni brings together influences of both Italy and France in his music. Also as an expert on jazz the harmonies and rhythms of the composer's works reflect a huge diversity  Dans L'Air for Alto Saxophone and Piano being no exception. Ghidoni is significant within the contemporary French music school and his works are regularly chosen as set pieces for leading national and international competitions. Dans L'Air reflects Ghidoni's mastery of a range of instruments suitable for intermediate players. With a typical performance lastingabout three minutes and twenty seconds  Dans L'Air is an exciting addition to the intermediate Alto Saxophone repertoire.

A delightful miniature for Alto Saxophone and Piano based on folk music from the composer's native Moravia.

Par SCHWARTZ JAY . From the composer: “I composed Music for Saxophone and Piano for Harry Kinrose White in 1992. It is an early attempt in my work at magnifying the barriers between sound and silence, exploring the extreme ranges of pianissimo sounds in the saxophone that seem to appear without recognizable transition out of nothing. Glissandi, sliding tones, have always fascinated me, and in this piece I applied for the first time my ideas about pitch slides in a composition. These two qualities - the absence of a recognizable boundary between soft and inaudible sound, and the absence of a stationary pitch by employing glissandi - were soon to become something of a basis of my compositional aesthetic for many years. It was in Music for Saxophone and Piano that these ideas seem to have first germinated. The architecture of this piece employs a simple binary form, but the halves are stylistically diametrically opposed, creating a dialectical pair, the serene and elegiac character of the second half being born out of the high point and cathartic event of the first half. In this architectural formula new and unexpected material is catalyzed by the long arch of the opening material reaching a breaking point.” For advanced players./ Recueil / Saxophone Alto et Piano

Three Concert Works for Saxophone are for alto saxophone and piano accompaniment. Titles include: Jacques Ibert: Histoires (arr. Marcel Mule), Jeanine Rueff: Sonate, Henri Tomasi: Ballade

NoticeQuasi una saeta est le deuxième mouvement de la Sonate pour saxophone et piano, Cité ardente et peut faire l'objet d'une exécution séparée. / Saxophone Alto Et Piano

The Enchanted Saxophone est une charmante composition originale de niveau intermédiaire pour solistes de tous âges. C?est une pièce extrêmement abordable pour mettre en valeur l?expression lyrique et un jeu audacieux. Avec ses mélodies tour à tour paisibles, chantantes ou évoquant une fanfare, cette ?uvre attrayante vient s?ajouter avec bonheur au répertoire pour saxophone. Elle sera pour vous aussi intéressante qu?agréable à apprendre et interpréter ! / Partitions variété - pop - rock / Variété internationale / Vents / DEHASKE

Andante e Vivo séduit immédiatement par la subtilité de la ligne mélodique mais également par la variété des éléments rythmiques et techniques proposés par le compositeur. Une oeuvre complète qui trouvera, naturellement, sa place dans le répertoire des jeunes saxophonistes. / Saxophone / Billaudot

La réputation du compositeur Bohême Zdenek Fibich (1850-1900) a toujours été quelque peu éclipsée par celle de Bedrich Smetana et Antonín Dvorák. C'est fort dommage, pour Fibich, bien qu'il est mort jeune, apporté une contribution tout aussi importante à l'émergent styl national tchèque avec son large éventail de compositions. Après le début des leçons de piano avec sa mère comme son premier maître, le garçon ensuite à l'école de musique à Prague, puis au Conservatoire de Leipzig, où il apprend son métier comme compositeur. Il passe quelques mois enseignement de piano à Paris et poursuit ses études avec Vinzenz Lachner à Mannheim. Prague a finalement pour devenir le centre d'activités musicales du Fibich : comme son rêve d'un poste au Conservatoire est resté déçus, son emploi principal était donner des leçons de musique privée et comme un compositeur Zdenek Fibich a écrit des oeuvres de nombreux genres musicaux : chant et musique de chambre, pièces pour piano et oeuvres orchestrales, opéras, musique de scène et mélodrames, récitals littéraires avec orc... / Saxophone En Mib Et Piano

1 W. F. Bach (1710-1784): Menuett2 C. Czerny (1791-1857): Allegretto3 G. F. Händel (1685-1759): Gavotte4 M. Clementi (1752-1832): Sonatina5 L. v Beethoven (1770-1827): Sonatina

7 pièces caractéristiques pour jeunes saxophonistes (1er cycle). Recueil proposé par Nicolas Prost. Imposé au concours national pour jeunes saxophonistes le 13 mars 2011 au Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional de Paris. / Saxophone / 24 pages / niveau : Facile / Partition + CD

Jacques Ibert: Histoires (arr. Marcel Mule) â?¢ Jeanine Rueff: Sonate â?¢ Henri Tomasi: Ballade