Playing on the Changes features 13 jazz etudes through the various chord qualities found in standards and jazz tunes in all 12 keys. Areas covered include major 7th chords, minor 7th chords, dominant 7th chords (Mixolydian, altered dominant, and half-whole diminished), minor ii (flat-5) chords, tritone substitutions, and a variety of progressions using all of the above. Bob Mintzer has written out etude solos that traverse the changes in a way that familiarizes you with the sound of each harmonic setting. Each etude is modeled after ideas---such as melodic and rhythmic patterns that create continuity---and singable melodies that he recommends using when improvising through the chord changes. Using the TNT 2 software, listen to and analyze the etudes, and by removing Mintzer's saxophone from the mix, you can then practice and play these harmonic exercises on your own with a stellar rhythm section. The amazing TNT 2 software allows you to slow down the tempo, too! / Instruments En Sib

Par HUMMEL BERTOLD. The overall form of this work in one movement is in seven sections. A slow introduction begins with multiphonics of the saxophone and sounds of cymbals played with a double-bass bow. Vibraphone and marimbaphone provide the chordal foundation for a fanfare-like invocation by the saxophone. The atmosphere of the following Allegro is dominated by an ostinato series of notes taken from the chords of the introduction and played by the marimbaphone - over this, starting from a four-note series, the saxophone develops jazz-influenced figures. The constructional elements are worked into a cadenza-like section, followed by an arioso passage, leading over lightly-pulsating sounds to a final climax with a B-A-C-H (B flat - A - C - B) quotation in the saxophone. Once again, it continues with a cadenza-like section. Slap in the saxophone and stopped notes in the vibraphone and marimbaphone introduce new ideas and sonorities for discussion, the constructional elements are played off against each other in a loose sequence. At the end of this second cadenza, the B-A-C-H (B flat - A - C - B) quotation re-appears in the saxophone. A varied reprise of the first Allegro section leads to a concluding passage, taking up the atmosphere of the introduction, combined however with clear references to the four-note series of the Allegro. The interval of a third is heard and remains hovering in the air to the very end, closing the work in pianissimo./ Répertoire / Saxophone Soprano et Percussions

Par NAON LUIS. Un chant secret, une prière, est en principe destiné à soi ou à Dieu. Alors pourquoi rendre publique une action qui est de l'ordre de l'intime le plus stricte ? C'est une manière de rendre audible, par des tiers, les auditeurs, un état qui est essentiel à la musique : un acte d'humilité, d'engagement véritable, d'introspection et de solitude, mais aussi de fragilité et de débordement. Ces chants ont été pensés, vécus pendant leur composition, comme des prières. Dans le creux de cette intimité que j'imagine entre l'homme et Dieu - qui est, par ailleurs, la seule façon de rendre audibles ces chants par l'interprète - s'immisce un regard extérieur, celui du public, qui, par sa seule présence rend tangible dans l'air qui vibre, un élan qui vient du plus profond de l'être. Pour ces raisons, rares sont dans ces pages les expressions directes. Et si, parfois, on doit élever le ton de sa prière c'est plus un reflet du doute intérieur qu'une affirmation. L'amitié qui nous lie avec Claude Delangle depuis de nombreuses années est à l'origine de cette idée. J'ai imaginé chaque son, chaque phrase, chaque tournure au travers de l'image sonore et visuelle de son jeu. Luis Naón/ Répertoire / Saxophone Soprano

Par MARAZIA GIULIO. / Date parution : 2022-11-29/ Répertoire / Saxophone Soprano

Par GEROMET W.. / Contemporary / Date parution : 2020-10-15/ Répertoire / Saxophone Soprano

/ Saxophone Tenor Et Soprano / 24 pages / niveau : Facile - Elémentaire / Partition + Cd