Historical information about Händel's Water Music Suites is limited, but certainly these works were intended for two, possibly three, parties given by King George I on the Thames River, London, between 1715 and 1736. Händel and his orchestra played on a barge. Since then the some twenty-two separate original pieces have been organized into three Suites and nicknamed 'Water Music?, each having a separate key and likely corresponding to these river parties. This transcription of Water Music Suite II for saxophone quartet has two purposes: to make this music available to saxophonists for performance and education, and to provide in one volume the entire Suite II. The exception to the latter, because of the limits of endurance, is the exclusion of the short Adagio, a brief interlude between the fi rst two movements. Included though are the Allegro, Hornpipe, Minuet, Lentement, and Bourree. These works were originally meant for an outdoor performance, and one of the original intentions of the saxophone was to play in French military bands, also an open-air purpose. The original scoring of brass, woodwind, and string instruments (but no continuo) transcribe well for saxophones. Matching the ranges of instruments of the original to the saxophone quartet was a primary objective. In addition, this arrangement strives to disperse melodic material to all four saxophones so as to make the arrangement pleasing to all the members of the quartet while providing variety to an audience. Any dynamic, articulation, and tempo markings are to be taken only as suggestions so as to allow interpretation by the performers. The musical study and performance of all styles while using examples of composition and performance that represent excellence is necessary for saxophonists who wish to be well-rounded musicians. For the above reasons saxophonists are urged to listen to recordings of the original orchestration in order to learn and imitate proper interpretation of Baroque style. There are currently a number of excellent recordings of Handel's Suites on period instruments, such as (but not limited to) those by conductors John Eliot Gardiner, Christopher Hogwood, and the ensemble Tafelmusik. The Lewis-Clark State College Saxophone Quartet has for many years enjoyed performing Suite II for concerts, ceremonies and social settings, and I thank Advance Music for the opportunity to bring these great works to the profession. / 4 Saxophones (SATBar)

Le compositeur américain George Gershwin (1898-1937) a écrit la chanson I Got Rhythm énergique, avec des paroles de son frère Ira Gershwin, en 1930, pour la fille musicale Crazy. L'histoire de Crazy Girl se déroule dans le monde du théâtre des années 1930. Le Théâtre gaieté dans Deadrock, le Nevada, est pratiquement en faillite, mais le fils du riche banquier de l'enfant de Bobby tourne autour des choses. Sa passion pour le théâtre mène à l'amour les vicissitudes habituelles et les subtilités comiques - et un nouveau spectacle réussi.I Got Rhythm, désormais un standard de jazz, a été réalisée au cours des années par de nombreux artistes célèbres et moins célèbres. Le schéma d'accords est devenu si célèbre qu'il a été nommé changements de rythme, et est souvent utilisé par les musiciens de jazz. / 4 Saxophones / niveau : Elémentaire / Partition

Conducteur et parties Saxophone Quartet (SATB) The Three Songs (Trois Chansons) dating from 1914/15 were arranged for four a cappella voices by Ravel immediately after he had written the music of these pieces. The lyrics were penned by the composer himself. The songs represent Ravel’s sole contribution to choral literature. The first song consists of three sections and tells the story of Nicolette, who sets out to pick flowers in the fields. Just like Little Red Ridinghood, she meets a wolf who asks her if she is on her way to her grandmother’s house (M.1-13). Fleeing from him, she meets a page who wonderswhether she would like to have him as her “lover true”. She dismisses his proposition though she finds it hard to do so (M. 14-39). In the third section, she encounters a plump, unhandsome man (lento!). He speaks to her:”Stay, stay, my Nicolette, all this gold I give to thee”, and - “VIVO” - Nicolette takes refuge in his arms. (M.40 to end). The Three Lovely Birds from Paradise are sky-blue, white as fallen snow and bright red - just like the colors of the Tricolore, the national flag of France - which has been interpreted in many reviews as a sign of an increasingly nationalistic attitude becoming apparent in the war year of 1914. This song mourns the loss of the beloved one who went to war. The Ronde is also made up of three sections. The old women are the first to sing (M.1-28). They warn the young maidens against entering the forest since it is inhabited by all kinds of dangerous (male) beasts. Then (M. 29 – 56) the old men warn the young lads against going into the woods because of the numerous (female) demons living there. The irony of the story is to be found in the final answer of the young people (as of M. 57), who conclude: “We will not go into the woods since the old folks have frightened off all the beasts, anyway.”

Act II - Part I. Par ROSSINI GIOACHINO / ENZEL CHRISTOPH. Act Ii - Part I/ Répertoire / 4 Saxophones (SATBar)

as performed by The Beatles-When I?m Sixty-Four est l?une des toutes premières composition de Paul McCartney dans laquelle un jeune homme s?adresse à une jeune fille pour lui promettre un amour éternel. Cette version pour quatuor de saxophones est un complémentindispensable à votre répertoire et trouvera sans aucun problème sa place dans tous vos prochains programmes.

4 Mantras For Saxophone Quartet. Par SCHNEIDER ENJOTT. Panta rhei - tout est dans un état de flux ' est la ligne de fond de ce qu'en pense le philosophe grec Heraclitus. ' Tout est dans un Etat continuel de flux et de changement ' - lui, c'était ' logos ', ordre rationnel. Il est à l'interface entre la pensée personnelle et rituel archaïque que les quatre mantras pour quatuor de saxophones ont été créés. Dans l'hindouisme et le bouddhisme, ' mantras ' sont sacrées phrases, les messages clés, les ' instruments de pensée et d'expression '. Ils étaient adressées à des divinités comme une forme de culte et de mode de concentration et consistent principalement en des mots et des syllabes continuellement répétés. Dans cet esprit, chaque mouvement dans ' Panta rhei ' a été donné à un motif principal (surtout un geste base rythmique) qui est répété dans les variations et les cycles mais toujours différemment - dans un perpétuel état du flux. (Acteur Schneider)/ Répertoire / 4 Saxophones

Part I: Overture. Par TCHAIKOVSKI PIOTR ILITCH / MAYS BILL. / Recueil / 4 Saxophones (SATBar)- Piano, Basse, Percussions A

Par VOGEL HELMUT. \'In \'Quatre caractères\' I seek to represent the four human temperaments in music, as well as the different colors and registers that are brought together in the saxophone quartet. The four movements are written in free form and should not only be associated with mental states but reflect gestural actions.\'\' Helmut Vogel\' / Date parution : 2022-06-08/ Répertoire / 4 Saxophones

Ces morceaux de six caractères proviennent de célèbre cycle piano 'Musica ricercata' du Ligeti. Maintenant sauvages, maintenant joviale, maintenant contemplative, maintenant excité - chacune de ces miniatures est un joyau immanquable. Les bagatelles minimalistes existent déjà dans les arrangements populaires / Quatuor De Saxophones (Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Baryton)