SKU: PR.114419850

ISBN 9781491135808. UPC: 680160681044. 9 x 12 inches.

Both a spectacular concerto for saxophone, and a dramatic tone poem on Roman mythology, QUICKSILVER is a 23-minute concerto for Alto Saxophone and Wind Ensemble by one of the sax literature’s most commissioned and admired composers.Through worded captions as well as gorgeously expressive tone painting, Movement 1 depicts the birth and childhood pranks of Mercury, Movement 2 shows him escorting souls to the gates of the Underworld, and Movement 3 is a phantasmagoric finale portraying Mercury as messenger amid the conflicts of other mythological figures. There are many YouTube performances available, both in the original version with Wind Ensemble, and with Piano.
In addition to being another name for the element mercury, “quicksilver” is used to describe something that changes quickly or is difficult to contain. My concerto of the same name was inspired by the Roman god Mercury, as well as the mercurial nature of the saxophone: unpredictable, very lively, and volatile. Mercury (known as Hermes in Greek mythology) is best known for his winged shoes, which allowed him to fly swiftly as the messenger of his fellow Olympians. Mercury had other duties too, including serving as the god of merchants, travelers, and tricksters; he also ushered souls of the departed to the Underworld.Quicksilver tells three tales of the Roman god. The first movement (Antics of a Newborn God) opens with the birth of Mercury; after he takes his first steps, he toddles around, gleefully looking for mischief. He stumbles across a herd of cows that belong to his brother Apollo; Mercury slyly lets the cows out of their pen before toddling onward with his mischief-making.In the second movement (Guiding Souls to the Underworld), Pluto, god of the Underworld, bids Mercury to bring him fresh souls. The movement begins with death-knells tolling for humans who are about to die; Mercury picks up these souls and leads them down to the gates of the Underworld.The third and final movement (Messenger of Olympus) depicts Mercury as he is busily running errands for various gods and goddesses. We first encounter him mid-flight as he dashes to earth to find Aeneas, a Trojan lieutenant who had been run out of Troy by the invading Greeks. Aeneas is on a quest to find land on which to establish a new city that would eventually become Rome. While traveling, he is distracted from his quest when he meets the beautiful queen Dido. They live together for many years before Mercury intervenes; he chastises Aeneas for giving up on his quest and persuades him to pick it up again. As Aeneas mournfully resumes his journey, we hear Dido perish of a broken heart. Mercury then takes to the skies to seek out Perseus, who is preparing to kill Medusa, the hideous gorgon who has snakes for hair and a gaze that turns those who catch her glance into stone. Mercury advises Perseus on how to slay Medusa and lends Perseus his sword to do the deed. We hear Perseus victorious in the beheading of Medusa, after which Mercury takes to the skies once more to fly home to Olympus.

SKU: BT.DHP-1155655-401

ISBN 9789043147507. English-German-French-Dutch.

Who could play a waltz more beautifully than a saxophone? This little waltz could have been played in the Roaring Twenties in the fashionable districts of Paris.

The composer Pascal Proust has many years’ experience as a musician and music teacher. His output includes several hundred compositions for the most diverse instrumentations. He wrote Paris Dance for saxophonists at the level of approximately3 4 years’ study and paid special attention to an easy-to-follow, attractive musical style. As a result, Paris Dance is an ideal performance or competition work for young musicians.

Wie kan een wals mooier spelen dan een saxofonist? Dit fraaie walsje zou zomaar gespeeld kunnen zijn in de jaren twintig van de vorige eeuw in de modieuze stadsdelen van Parijs.

De componist Pascal Proust kan bogen op een jarenlange ervaring als muzikant en muziekdocent. Zijn oeuvre omvat honderden composities voor de meest diverse instrumentaties. Hij schreef Paris Dance voor saxofonisten die ongeveer drie tot vierjaar les hebben gehad, waarbij hij speciaal aandacht heeft besteed aan een makkelijk te volgen, aantrekkelijke muziekstijl. Daardoor is Paris Dance een ideaal voordrachts- of wedstrijdstuk voor jonge muzikanten.

Wer könnte einen Walzer schöner spielen als das Saxophon? Diese Walzertakte könnten genau so in den zwanziger Jahren des vorigen Jahrhunderts in einem berühmten Stadtviertel von Paris erklungen sein...

Der Komponist Pascal Proust kann aus seiner langjährigen Erfahrung als Musiker und Musikpädagoge schöpfen; sein Oeuvre umfasst mehrere hundert Kompositionen für verschiedenste Besetzungen. Er schrieb Paris Dance für Saxophonisten mit ungefähr3 4 Jahren Unterrichtserfahrung und legte besonderes Augenmerk auf einenleicht verständlichen, attraktiven musikalischen Stil. Dadurch eignet sich Paris Dance ideal als Vortrags- und Wettbewerbsstück für junge Musiker.

Quel instrument ferait mieux valser que le saxophone ? Voici quelques mesures que l’on aurait pu entendre il y a quelques décennies dans un quartier populaire de Paris.

Le compositeur Pascal Proust puise volonté dans son immense expérience de musicien et professeur de musique ; son catalogue d’oeuvres englobe plusieurs centaines de compositions pour divers instruments. Il a notamment écrit Paris Dance poursaxophonistes ayant environ 3 4 années de pratique, dans un style musical accessible et coloré. De ce fait, Paris Dance est la pièce idéale pour tout examen ou audition de jeunes musiciens.

SKU: YM.GTW01091429

ISBN 9784636914290.

25 songs arranged for solo saxophone and piano. Saxophone part with a book for piano accompaniment and Karaoke CD.
25Shou Zhong Yin Sa Ke Si Guan Du Zou Qu ,Gang Qin Ban Zou . Han Sa Ke Si Guan Pu Ji Gang Qin Ban Zou Pu &Ban Zou CD.

1. Soshunfu(Ode to Early Spring); 2. Haru no Umi(Sea in Spring); 3. Hana; 4. Sakura Sakura; 5. Oborozukiyo(A Night with a Hazy Moon); 6. Amefuri Otsukisan(Moon in the Rain); 7. Kono Michi; 8. Hamabe no Uta(A Song at the Seaside); 9. Yashi no Mi; 10. Natsu no Omoide(A Memory from Summer); 11. Nanatsu no Ko; 12. Aka Tombo(Red Dragonfly); 13. Momiji; 14. Furusato(My Old Town); 15. Sato no Aki; 16. Nagori Yukii(Snowfall at the end of the Winter); 17. Nada SouSou(Down Come My Tears); 18. Ue o muite Aruko(Sukiyaki Song); 19. Kawa no nagare no Yo ni(As a River's Running); 20. Hana wa Saku(Flowers Will Bloom); 21. Satoukibi Batake(In a Large Field of Sugarcane); 22. Sen no Kaze ni natte(A Thousand Winds); 23. Stand Alone; 24. Miagete goran Yoru no Hoshi wo(Look up at the Night sky); 25. Jidai
1. Zao Chun Fu ; 2. Chun Zhi Hai ; 3. Hua ; 4. Ying Hua ; 5. Meng Long Yue Ye ; 6. Yu Zhong De Yue Liang ; 7. Zhe Tiao Lu ; 8. Hai Bin Zhi Ge ; 9. Ye Zi De Guo Shi ; 10. Xia Ri Hui Yi ; 11. Qi Ge Hai Zi ; 12. Hong Qing Ting ; 13. Hong Xie ; 14. Gu Xiang ; 15. You Jian Chui Yan ; 16. Can Xue ; 17. Lei Guang Shan Shan ; 18. Ang Shou Xiang Qian Zou ; 19. Chuan Liu Bu Xi ; 20. Hua Zheng Zai Kai ; 21. Gan Zhe Tian ; 22. Hua Wei Qian Feng ; 23. Stand Alone; 24. Yang Wang Xing Kong ; 25. Shi Dai.

SKU: FL.FX072866

Pall Mall, a pretty street in London where it is good to stroll... and where you can meet a young musician who plays this easy air. - Pascal PROUST ;

A perfect Piece for exams or auditions - for students for 4 years onwards ; Instruments: 1 Alto Saxophone 1 Piano; Difficuly Level: Grade 3.