Alto Sax

SKU: HL.48183438

For Solo Alto Saxophone. Composed by Ryo Noda. Leduc. Classical, Contemporary. Softcover. 8 pages. Alphonse Leduc #AL25523. Published by Alphonse Leduc (HL.48183438).

UPC: 888680788483. 9x12 inches.

Maï by Ryo Noda, a Japanese composer, is a unique piece of work for solo saxophone that is strongly influenced by Japanese music. With some sonority supposed to be quite close to those of a koto and of a shakuhachi, this piece is very technical and complex to play.

The story behind this work is about the ghost of a Japanese Samurai. While his wife asks why he let her behind and left to fight in the war, he tries to justify his choices. Most of the work depicts the struggle within the mind of the Samurai, between ending his life and living in the end of his enemies. The screaming altissimo at the end is the climax of his struggle which then followed by a 10 second silence that represents his death. The technical abilities required are: large interval leaps, rapid trills, alternate fingerings to achieve pitch bending, multiphonics, altissimo, portamento and cutting tone.

Composed by Various. Arranged by Kenneth D. Friedrich. For alto saxophone solo. Level 2 to 4. Published by Kenneth D. Friedrich

Alto Saxophone Solos. Arranged by Bill Galliford and Ethan Neuburg. Instrumental Series; Play- Along. Instrumental Solos Series. Patriotic. Book. 28 pages. Alfred Music #00- 48684. Published by Alfred Music

101 Popular Songs for Alto Sax * Solos and Duets * with 3 CDs composed by Various. Arranged by Jonathon Robbins. For alto sax. This edition: Paperback. Collection. Popular, Play Along. Collection and 3 CDs. Text Language: English. 160 pages. Published by Santorella Publications

Alto Saxophone

SKU: HL.48180937

For Alto Saxophone and Piano. Composed by Eugene Bozza. Leduc. Classical. Softcover. Alphonse Leduc #AL19807. Published by Alphonse Leduc (HL.48180937).

UPC: 888680859978. 9.0x12.0x0.135 inches.

This version of Concertino by Eugene Bozza is the version for alto saxophone and piano dedicated to Marcel Mule. Written in two parts, I. Fantasque et leger and II. Andantino, this work lasts 17 minutes and is very difficult to execute as a strong endurance and really good skills and technique are required. Very interesting in term of melody and sonority, this piece definitely shows the full saxophone range at its best and is perfect for contests and recitals. Eugene Bozza won different prizes at the Conservatoire de Paris such as the First Prizes for the Violin, conducting and composition, as well as the Grand Prix de Rome. He composed several operas, chamber works and ballets among others.