23 Pieces From 6 Centuries. The Easy Concert Pieces series for alto saxophone and piano provide easy to intermediate pieces from the Renaissance to the modern era for music lessons, concert performances or private music-making. The volumes with accompanying CD add to the not very extensive repertoire of performance pieces for saxophone. They were carefully selected according to technical and musical requirements and are arranged in three volumes according to their level of difficulty. All pieces are included on the accompanying CD as demo and play-along versions (piano accompaniment). The piano part contained in the volume is very easy so that it can even be played by a pupil, e.g. at a music school concert. Volume 1 (ED 22553) contains easy pieces which mainly range from d' to c''', occasionally even to d'''. The keys range from C to D major or the respective minor keys. This volume contains works by Charpentier, Vivaldi, Handel, Bach, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Smetana, Pütz, Moser, and others. Volume 2 (ED 22554) contains intermediate pieces ranging from c' to e''', with unusual metres and demisemiquavers appearing occasionally. Including works by Wolkenstein, Peuerl, Schein, Purcell, Telemann, Handel, Mozart, Beethoven, Gounod, Humperdinck, Elgar, and others. Volume 3 (ED 22942) - in preparation: Will contain pieces at even higher levels of difficulty and add further works to the repertoire. / Niveau : Facile / Recueil / Saxophone Alto et Piano

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

Groove Lab is a series designed and composed by Andy Hampton and David Motion for the development of jazz playing and improvisation skills. While the books are aimed at individual learning, they can be flexible and can also accommodate a large group or class situation. Groove Lab (Alto Sax/CD) is ideal for teaching children with basic musical understanding the art of improvisation and some jazz technique. This book, with CD backing, will give saxophone players the chance to play familiar, popular styles and rhythms at relatively early stage. Books are also available for electronic keyboard, flute , clarinet and alto sax. Each book is accompanied by a CD of backing tracks for an enhanced learning experience.

Take the lead Flute on these classic ballads carefully selected and edited for alto saxophone with chord symbols in concert pitch. The accompanying CD includes full backing tracks professionally arranged and recorded and full demonstration recordings to help you learn the songs.

Discover the Lead on these Smash Hits. The book contains carefully selected and edited arrangments with chord symbols in concert pitch. The accompanying CD includes full backing tracks and demonstration recordings to help you learn the songs. Includes 'Anything Is Possible' (Will Young) 'Just A Little' (Liberty X) and 'One Step Closer' (S Club Juniors). Suitable for players grade 1-2 standard.

Par SAMITZ NICO. Nico Samitz has been composing for chamber ensembles since his school days. For over ten years he has been writing works in a wide variety of genres for the ?BlechReiz BrassQuintett? ensemble, in which he himself plays trumpet and piano. His field of expertise ranges from classical pieces to jazz and meditative music?and even to pop-oriented compositions. While honing his skills in ear-training and composition at the Mozarteum, Salzburg, Nico became acquainted with a wide repertoire of works as a trumpet player with the Munich Symphony Orchestra, The Munich Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Bavarian State Opera, all of which have influenced his writing style. The driving force behind his creative work is a winning combination of passion, the fun of music-making and a desire to express, through the medium of music, feelings that are difficult to put into words. Like many of his works, Nico composed The Joy of Freedom for the ?BlechReiz BrassQuintet?. The catchy tune is reworked in a variety of styles throughout the entire work, giving it the quality of a true ?earworm?. / Date parution : 2023-07-31/ Répertoire / Saxophone Alto et Piano

Teachers seeking further material for their pupils to relish and enjoy but without searching through quantities of music that is technically too challenging or inappropriate for the pupil's level need look no further. James Rae has carefully selected a variety of pieces suitable for the first 3 - 4 years of tuition from classical to modern and studies of all kinds. The pieces are presented in three groups: levels 1 2 and 3 providing a variety of tempting repertoire at each level. These books present an opportunity for pupils to broaden their musical experiences and explore the wide variety of music that is within their grasp. Selections include works by G. P.Telemann G. F. Handel W. A. Mozart Ludwig van Beethoven Franz Schubert Pyotre Tchaikovsky Erik Satie Béla Bartók and Arvo Pärt. Further pieces include: The Skye Boat Song ord of the Dance Morning has Broken Londonderry Air and The Irish Washerwoman. Pieces in jazzy and latin styles by James Rae and John Reeman.

Inspirational works by black composers. This inspiring collection celebrating black composers has been selected and edited by the renowned saxophonist, YolanDa Brown. Suitable for intermediate-level alto saxophone with piano accompaniment, plus commentary from YolanDa and downloadable backing tracks.

8 carefully selected and edited alto saxophone arrangements with chord symbols in concert pitch. The accompanying CD includes full backing tracks professionally arranged and recorded and full demonstration recordings to help you learn the songs.

Discover The Lead is an integrated series of easy arrangements for numerous instruments. In each edition all the songs are in the same concert pitch key so the different instruments can play together. The book includes chord symbols in concert pitch and a guide to notation as well as eight huge hits to play. CD includes full backing tracks - professionally arranged and recorded and full demonstration recordings to help you learn the songs.

This book includes carefully selected and edited trumpet arrangements with chord symbols in concert pitch to play 8 latin tunes. The included CD contains full backing tracks professionally arranged and recorded and full demonstration recordings to help you learn the songs.

New Edition 2012-18 pieces for Alto Saxophone and piano selected and edited by Peter Wastall now refreshed and repackaged to fulfil the needs of the next generation of musicians.Providing the perfect 'next step' for students reaching the end of Peter Wastall's award-winning Learn As You Play method books these collections of repertoire are ideally suited for students of Grade 3-5 standard.Each piece is now complemented by useful practice and performance tips. A newly-recorded CD of backing tracks is also included alongside the piano accompaniment.Content- A. Ilyinsky: Berceuse- R. Maltby: Heather on the Hill- F. Schubert: Serenade- J.S. Bach: Musette- W. Benson: Cantilena- A. Rubinstein: Melody- P. Harris: Foxtrot- H. Ferguson: Petit jeu- C. Evans: Sweet Corn- K.R. Cole: Hooligan Strain- A. Krori: Blue Funk- A. Ridout: Scherzo- C. Batton: A Lady in Blue- J. Gurewich: Czardas- P. Bouillon- A. Ktori: Soul-Track- C. Cowles: Myopic Mice- E. Wolf-Ferrari: Strimpellata

French composer Michel Mériot (1928-2003) studied at the Conservatory of Poitiers before joining the band of the French Marines. He then studied at the Paris Conservatoire where he won prizes for Saxophone proving himself as a highly competent player of the instrument. His compositions including Sicilienne Et Dance for Alto Saxophone and Piano have provded that he is also a highly capable composer. With a typical performance lasting around 3 minutes and 10 seconds Mériot's Sicilienne Et Dance is suitable for intermediate standard saxophonists. The Sicilienne containstypical characteristics of the musical style including a 6/8 meter dotted rhythms and moderate tempo. Contrastingly the Dance is highly rhythmic with many semiquaver flourishes in a 2/4 meter. For all aspiring saxophonists seeking alternative repertoire Mériot's Sicilienne Et Dance is a delightful addition to the repertoire.

Grade 1-Grade By Grade Alto Saxophone: Grade 1 - Book/CD draws on the rich and varied Boosey & Hawkes catalogue of classical contemporary and educational repertoire highlighting composers such as Serge Prokofieff Dmitri Shostakovich Karl Jenkins Carol Barratt and Christopher Norton alongside arrangements of traditional music from around the world by Peter Wastall Vera Gray and others. This practical anthology provides the complete repertoire resource for the aspiring Grade 1 Alto Saxophone and creates the perfect package for teaching exam preparation and performance all carefully selected by JanetWay. Grade By Grade Alto Saxophone: Grade 1 - Book/CD includes:   19 pieces & short studies each complemented by a useful practice and performance tip. Grade-appropriate scales and arpeggios linked to the repertoire through bespoke text and exercises. Selection of sight-reading activities. Aural awareness tasks. Piano accompaniment booklet. CD of full performance demonstrations Piano backing tracks and grade-appropriate aural awareness resources.  

Grade 5-Janet Way's Grade By Grade series draws on the rich and varied Boosey & Hawkes catalogue of classical contemporary and educational repertoire highlighting composers including Serge Prokofieff Dmitri Shostakovich Karl Jenkins Carol Barratt and Christopher Norton alongside arrangements of traditional music from around the world by Peter Wastall Vera Gray and others.This practical anthology of carefully selected pieces provides the complete repertoire resource for the aspiring Grade 5 saxophonist and creates the perfect package for teaching exam preparation and performance.Each volume contains:19 pieces & shortstudies each complemented by a useful practice and performance tip.Grade-appropriate scales and arpeggios linked to the repertoire through bespoke text and exercises.Brand new sight-reading activitiesNewly-commissioned aural awareness tasks.A Piano accompaniment booklet. This book for Grade 5 Alto Saxophone players includes the pieces Tonight from Leonard Bernstein’s West Side Story Duo I by Ástor Piazzolla A Tempo Guisto by Georg Philipp Telemann and more.Janet Way: Grade By Grade - Alto Saxophone (Grade 5) comes complete with a CD of full performance demonstrations Piano backing tracks and grade-appropriate aural awareness resources.