Seventeen classic transcriptions from one of the most important saxophonists to emerge in the 1950s. Primarily known for his work with the Dave Brubeck Quartet Desmond wrote the famous 'Take Five' which is included in thiscollection. Also includes 'Bossa Antiqua' 'Late Lament' and 'Take Ten'. Biography and selected discography.

Eb Alto Saxophone 1-Twelve outstanding arrangements for the beginning jazz ensemble written by experienced educational arrangers and composers. A variety of styles and tempos are included: swing ballads rock pop holiday Latin and a great warm-up chart titled 'Loosen Up.' This collection of charts is written for full instrumentation of 5 saxophones 3 trumpets 3 trombones and 4 rhythm but designed to sound full and complete with reduced instrumentation of just nine players - 2 Alto Saxes Tenor Sax 2 Trumpets Trombone Piano Bass and Drums. Optional parts are available for C Flute Tuba (doubles Bass part) Horn in F (doubles 1st Trombone) and Baritone Horn T.C. (doubles 1st Trombone).Rhythm section parts offer suggestions for voicings and rhythms and guitar chord frames are included to assist young guitarists. Solos are written out for improvised sections and there is plenty of full sounding ensemble. Conductor's book includes a full length CD recording.

Au cours de dix ans, le légendaire jeunes compositeurs de bande John O'Reilly et Mark Williams a composé et arrangé plus de 100 oeuvres de création qui sont en corrélation avec des pages spécifiques dans leur méthode de bande très réussie, Accent sur ??le rendement. Alfred Music est maintenant fière de faire ces arrangements disponibles dans un format de livre qui comprend 22 un régime complet de chaque collection.La Favoris Concert Collection propose toutes les compositions originales composées dans une variété de styles contemporains. / Saxophone Alto

For Alto Saxophone and Piano Accompaniment-It is often the case that at the end of a concert a soloist is requested to perform an additional item not listed in the programme in other words an encore. In general the piece that is chosen is short and emphasises the expressive qualities of the instrument as well as the musical ability of the soloist. In this collection you will find a series of works that are suitable as encore pieces due to their duration and technical content. On the CD you will find a complete recording of each piece which you can use as a guide before performing the solo part with the piano accompaniment.

The Jazz Sax Collection (Alto/Baritone) is an unmissable selection of authentic jazz written and arranged by professional jazz saxophonist Ned Bennett. It includes accompanied and unaccompanied pieces featuring well-known jazz standards with opportunities for improvisation within selected pieces together with performance notes and listening suggestions. This book contains selected pieces for the forthcoming ABRSM Saxophone syllabus. Audio demo and backing tracks of all the pieces will be available online. Suitable for intermediate to advanced-level players (approximately Grade 4 to 7).

Famous Classical Melodies for the Early Intermediate Level Alto Saxophonist-The Classical Collection offers saxophonists the opportunity to gain confidence when performing well-known classical repertoire which was composed before the invention of the saxophone. It includes pieces by such famous composers as Handel Mozart Gluck Vivaldi Purcell and many more. The musical interpretation of the pieces always plays an important role however the performer must also concentrate on finger dexterity and technique. The CD features complete performances by Nobuya Sugawa together with piano accompaniment. A piano accompaniment part is also included with the book.

Au cours de dix ans, le légendaire jeunes compositeurs de bande John O'Reilly et Mark Williams a composé et arrangé plus de 100 oeuvres de création qui sont en corrélation avec des pages spécifiques dans leur méthode de bande très réussie, Accent sur ??le rendement. Alfred Music est maintenant fière de faire ces arrangements disponibles dans un format de livre qui comprend 22 un régime complet de chaque collection. / Saxophone Alto

Au cours de dix ans, le légendaire jeunes compositeurs de bande John O'Reilly et Mark Williams a composé et arrangé plus de 100 oeuvres de création qui sont en corrélation avec des pages spécifiques dans leur méthode de bande très réussie, Accent sur ??le rendement. Alfred Music est maintenant fière de faire ces arrangements disponibles dans un format de livre qui comprend 22 un régime complet de chaque collection. / Saxophone Alto

A collection of favourite melodies specially arranged for early-intermediate alto sax players-10 Great Solos rassemble dix mélodies traditionnelles et des airs populaires classiques spécialement arrangées pour les musiciens de niveau débutant à élémentaire. Cet ouvrage contient des pièces intéressantes qui agrémenteront vos leçons et enrichiront vos prestations musicales. La version intégrale et la version d'accompagnement piano de chacune des pièces sont enregistrées sur le compact disc.

Themes from 14 favorite contemporary video games are included in this collection for beginning solo instrumentalists. It features online access to audio demonstration and backing tracks for download or streaming to help you hear how the song should sound and then to play-along and sound like a pro! Includes themes from: Angry Birds · Assassin's Creed III · Assassin's Creed Revelations · Battlefield 1942 · Civilization IV (Baba Yetu) · Deltarune (Don't Forget) · Elder Scrolls IV

Grade 2 Alto Saxophone Pieces allows you to learn a diverse range of popular solo works that have all been carefully chosen with the specifications of the major exam boards in mind. This particular book is perfectfor Grade 2 saxophonists including some classic tunes and contemporary pop hits. The included download card also gives you instant online access to full backing tracks for every song. Thisfantastic songbook includes valuable supplementary repertoire for Grade 2 saxophonists of any age. These particular Alto Saxophone Pieces will aid with your technique and theoretical skills while also allowing you to play some incredible tunes that will help to enhance your musicality. Including such contemporary pop classics as Miley Cyrus' Wrecking Ball One Direction's What Makes You Beautifuland some fantastic film songs like Atlas from 'The Hunger Games' and 'Frozen's Let It Go  these familiar tunes will be fun to play for any saxophonist. Not only this but a bigcollection of timeless pop tunes are included such as The Beatles' Yellow Submarine Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah and Simon & Garfunkel's Bridge Over Troubled Water such familiar favourites allowingeveryone to enjoy Grade 2 Alto Saxophone! Each of the tunes features song background notes and brief performance guidance while at the beginning of the songbook is an introductory section featuring an invaluablefingering chart. With a fantastically diverse collection of old and new pop songs some beautifully crisp engraving and helpful performance tips for each song this is the perfect songbook forGrade 2 saxophonists. It will help hone the techniques necessary for major exam boards while enabling you to develop a versatile repertoire and have fun playing some familiar songs.

Grade 3 Alto Saxophone Pieces allows you to learn a diverse range of popular solo works that have all been carefully chosen with the specifications of the major exam boards in mind. This particular book is perfectfor Grade 3 saxophonists including some classic tunes and contemporary pop hits. The included download card also gives you instant online access to full backing tracks for every song. Thisfantastic songbook includes valuable supplementary repertoire for Grade 3 saxophonists of any age. These particular Alto Saxophone Pieces will aid with your technique and theoretical skills while also allowing you to play some incredible tunes that will help to enhance your musicality. Including such contemporary pop classics as John Legend's All Of Me Ed Sheeran's Thinking Out Loud and KatyPerry's Roar  these familiar tunes will be fun to play for any saxophonist. Not only this but a big collection of timeless pop tunes are included such as The Beatles' Hey Jude CatStevens's The First Cut Is The Deepest and ABBA's Dancing Queen such familiar favourites allowing everyone to enjoy Grade 3 Alto Saxophone! Each of the tunes features song background notesand brief performance guidance while at the beginning of the songbook is an introductory section featuring an invaluable fingering chart. With a fantastically diverse collection of old and new pop songs some beautifully crisp engraving and helpful performance tips for each song this is the perfect songbook for Grade 3 alto saxophonists. It will help hone the techniques necessary for major exam boards whileenabling you to develop a versatile repertoire and have fun playing some familiar songs.

OpenSax – the title of this collection should appeal to all saxophonists who seek to explore new directions while keeping an eye on the current musical scene. Claude Georgel director of the Vent de Sax collection took advantage of a festive occasion – the 17th World Saxophone Congress and Festival in July 2015 – to ask nine composers from very different backgrounds to write pieces either joyful or poetic. The idea was to allow instrumentalists (starting year two of Alto Saxophone study) to explore a variety of artistic and technical worlds guided by the pure joy of playing. It’s a thrilling adventure: British composer JohnHarle draws on the Sanskrit symbol Yantra to weave magical connections between soloist and electroacoustics. Sophie Lacaze turns young saxophonists into Oriental storytellers as they celebrate through deft plays on keys the thousand shards of La Lune dans l’Eau. Vincent-Raphaël Carinola takes musicians into the dreamlike mechanism of the Montre molle so dear to Dali. In Sunny groove Claude Barthélémy offers those who thrill to jazz the pleasure of slipping into the skin of the legendary Sonny Rollins. Annette Mengel gives her Vol au Vent the appearance of a fragile haiku while Clara Olivares the composer of L’Envol transforms what could have been a banal study of the various types of vibrato into a hymn for freedom – that of the performer for example to whom she gives great importance. Claude Georgel’s Du Tac au Tac! conjures an amusing world to which a “very free questioning” rubato brings a simply irresistible sway. In Gamaphone for Saxophone and electroacoustics Philippe Gleiss throws a bridge between jazz and funk by plunging the musician into the sensual delights of rhythm. Xavier Rosselle brings the electroacoustic accompaniment of Main gauche Main droite et Clac a granular quality that emphasizes the music’s sobriety. From the nine stops that compose this journey springs an intoxicating taste of freedom. - Claude BarthélemySonny’s groove