SKU: AP.1-ADV7628
UPC: 805095076288. English.
Variazioni Canonici by Luigi Zaninelli features a theme and five variations for saxophone quartet (AATB). The premier performance was by the Rascher Saxophone Quartet.
SKU: AP.1-ADV7675
UPC: 805095076752. English.
This suite was inspired most notably by the saxophone quartets of Phil Woods and was written in a conscious attempt to wed certain stylistic elements of classical and jazz music. The players are not asked to improvise, but the piece does feature sections that sound spontaneous and freely created. The piece is difficult, but no more so than other quartets, like Glazunov and Desenclos, that are standard repertoire for this instrumentation. Talented high school and all college groups will find success working on this piece. Soft Shadows of the Night features the alto saxophone in a quasi Bolero setting. The piece conveys a feeling of a big city in the tranquil pre-dawn hours---hence the title. Arranged for saxophone quartet (SATBar).
SKU: BT.DHP-1135506-070
ISBN 9789043144810. 9x12 inches.
Instrumentation 1 - Conductor 1 - Alto Saxophone 1 1 - Alto Saxophone 2 1 - Tenor Saxophone 1 - Baritone Saxophone Additional Part 1 - Soprano Saxophone substitute for Alto Saxophone 1 Bohemian Rhapsody was een wereldwijde hit voor Queen in 1975/1976, en de heruitgave in 1991 werd ook een groot hitsucces. Het wordt algemeen beschouwd als één van de succesrijkste popnummers aller tijden. Met pop-, opera-, klassieke rapsodie-en rockelementen, is dit nummer een hele uitdaging voor klarinetensemble en saxofoonkwartet! Diesen Popsong der Gruppe QUEEN kennt eigentlich jeder - er zählt zu den wohl erfolgreichsten Hits aller Zeiten. Abwechslungsreich und voller Überraschungen springt die Melodie zwischen verschiedenen Stilen hin- und her. Ein Crossover mit vielenHerausforderung für alle Mitglieder des Ensembles. Lors de sa sortie dans les bacs, Bohemian Rhapsody, immense succès du groupe Queen, bouleversait les conventions : une chanson sans refrain, une ballade, des passages de hard rock, des traits d´opéra... Un concentré de bonheur musical pourEnsemble vent ! Instrumentation : Quatuor de Saxophones : Saxophone Soprano (ad Libitum) / Saxophone Alto / Saxophone Ténor / Saxophone Baryton .Bohemian Rhapsody, celebre per la sua struttura musicale con un´introduzione a cappella, un segmento in stile ballata che termina con un assolo di chitarra, un passaggio d´opera e una sezione rock, conobbe un enorme successo per il suoapproccio totalmente innovativo. L´ immenso successo della band Queen è un vero concentrato di piacere musicale! Strumentazione: Quartetto di sassofoni: Sassofono soprano (ad lib.) / Sassofono contralto / Sassofono tenore / Sassofono baritono.
SKU: AP.1-ADV7634
UPC: 805095076349. English.
Drei Allemanden und eine Tripla is from the repertoire of the Berlin Saxophone Quartet, arranged for four Saxophones (SATBar/ AATBar) and percussion ad lib by Friedmann Graef.
SKU: AP.1-ADV7614
UPC: 805095076141. English.
What is probably Albéniz' most famous piece, Tango Andaluz, has been transcribed for many different instrument combinations. In this unique arrangement, from the repertoire of the Berlin Saxophone Quartet, all four saxophones get a chance to shine.
SKU: AP.1-ADV7635
UPC: 805095076356. English.
La Donna is from the repertoire of the Berlin Saxophone Quartet, arranged for four saxophones (SATBar/ AATBar) and percussion ad lib by Friedmann Graef.
SKU: AP.1-ADV7698
ISBN 9783892217589. UPC: 805095076981. English.
Mozart's Finale from Sonata No. 11, KV 331, also known as Rondo alla Turca, is one of his most recognized works. This tuneful, lively work was composed in the late 1770s, and since then has been transcribed for many ensembles. Two objectives were in mind while transcribing the Rondo alla Turca. One was to produce a relatively clean manuscript with a minimum of articulation and dynamic markings so as to allow interpretation by the performers. Such markings found here are provided only as suggestions. Secondly, rather than featuring just the solo soprano saxophone, the melodies were given to other parts as well.
SKU: AP.1-ADV7697
UPC: 805095076974. English.
Two objectives were in mind while transcribing the Finale. One was to produce a relatively clean manuscript with a minimum of articulation and dynamic markings so as to allow interpretation by the performers. The articulation markings placed at the beginning of the work are provided only as suggestions. Secondly, the melodies were divided among all parts, rather than a solo featuring just the soprano saxophone. The Finale, a molto allegro in rondo form, should sparkle with cheerful charm and wit. Saxophonists should strive for the lightness and grace so prevalent in much of Mozart's timeless music.
SKU: AP.1-ADV7605
ISBN 9783892216711. UPC: 805095076059. English.
This original composition conveys a feeling of introspection and emotional upheaval periodically experienced throughout the course of one's life. An odd metered vamp is featured for all the saxophones to solo over.
SKU: AP.1-ADV7432
UPC: 805095074321. English.
A Chinese-styled barn burner for the advanced saxophone quartet. An intensely paced crowd pleaser with heated action for all the saxophones. With its showcase of technique and group cohesion, this is a great piece to cap a performance.
SKU: AP.1-ADV7676
ISBN 9783892217374. UPC: 805095076769. English.
This suite was inspired most notably by the saxophone quartets of Phil Woods and was written in a conscious attempt to wed certain stylistic elements of classical and jazz music. The players are not asked to improvise, but the piece does feature sections that sound spontaneous and freely created. The piece is difficult, but no more so than other quartets, like Glazunov and Desenclos, that are standard repertoire for this instrumentation. Talented high school and all college groups will find success working on this piece. Trance Dance, is a rhythmically grooving 12/8 feel that features the tenor and baritone saxophones.
SKU: AP.1-ADV7434
ISBN 9783892215882. UPC: 805095074345. English.
This collection of short compositions contains a variety of classical masterpieces. These arrangements will be useful as style and sonority etudes, encores, and short concert works. Titles: J.-B. Lully: Air des Hautbois (folies d'espagne) * R. Schumann: Waldszenen op. 82: Eintritt * F. W. Gluck: Andante aus don Juan * F. W. Gluck: Allegretto aus Don Juan * F. Schubert: Choral aus Der Tod und das Mädchen * F. Chopin: op. 28/4 * F. Chopin: op. 28/6 * F. Chopin: op. 28/7 * D. Scarlatti: Sonata L418 * G. Puccini: Scherzo * F. Schubert: Moment Musical No. 3 * L. v. Beethoven: Sonata op. 27/2 (Mondschein).
SKU: AP.1-ADV7624
ISBN 9783892216896. UPC: 805095076240. English. Transcribed by; ed. Ramon Ricker.
La Fille aux Cheveux de Lin (The Girl with the Flaxen Hair), one of the most beautiful pieces from French impressionist Claude Debussy has been arranged for saxophone quartet (SATBar/AATBar) by Ramon Ricker.
SKU: AP.1-ADV7616
UPC: 805095076165. English. Transcribed by by Trent Kynaston.
The Fugue predates Debussy's mature impressionistic style but is none the less a beautiful piece of music and perfectly suited to the saxophone quartet.
SKU: AP.1-ADV7619
UPC: 805095076196. English.
This is an abstract recasting of tenor saxophone giant Coleman Hawkins' remarkable 1948 unaccompanied tenor saxophone improvisation Picasso. Using the four distinct voices of the quartet, Hawkins' phrases are fractured into a series of intersecting variations that manipulate texture, density, color, space, and form.
SKU: AP.1-ADV7695
UPC: 805095076950. English. Traditional.
This is an engaging composition based on the traditional Chanukah tune, Rock of Ages. Ideal for holiday programming, it features the use of ethnic melodic inflections and rich harmonic textures featuring the soprano and tenor saxophone with interludes. Written for saxophone quartet (SATBar).
SKU: AP.1-ADV7643
UPC: 805095076431. English.
Little Brown Jug has been arranged by Frank Reinshagen in the tradition of the great saxophone sections of the Swing era, for saxophone quartet (AATBar/AATBar/SATBar/STTBar).
SKU: AP.1-ADV7413
UPC: 805095074130. English.
At the age of 14, Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy wrote the string quartet this arrangement is based on. Youthful carefreeness and early artistic maturity combine into a varied musical experience. From the buoyant allegro of the first movement to the complex double fugue of the finale---this piece is a real pleasure to both performers and audience alike. Arranged for saxophone quartet (SATB).
SKU: AP.1-ADV7412
ISBN 9783892215677. UPC: 805095074123. English.
Bach's quartet for oboe and strings is one of his most popular pieces (it is part of almost every oboist's repertoire), and lends itself beautifully to this setting for SATB saxophone quartet.
SKU: AP.1-ADV7608
ISBN 9783892216742. UPC: 805095076080. English.
A piece dedicated to Johann Sebastian Bach. The writing concentrates on intervallic combinations within the context of a four part chorale. Also notated are solo excursions or optional improvising.
SKU: AP.1-ADV7474
ISBN 9783892218562. UPC: 805095074741. English.
This jazz-flavored composition reflects an ordinary day filled with everyday activities. An improvised solo chorus for alto(s) and/or tenor can be repeated as desired, and spirited bebop phrases will require special attention.
SKU: AP.1-ADV7682
UPC: 805095076820. English.
Relaxed jazz waltz featuring a written soprano solo.
SKU: AP.1-ADV7680
UPC: 805095076806. English.
Goodbye California has a straight-eighth feel and features a written jazz tenor solo with cadenza.
SKU: AP.1-ADV7536
ISBN 9783892216490. UPC: 805095075366. English.
The Fantasie opens with a long pedal point over which the upper parts unfold a solemn, declamatory theme. The energetic first theme of the Fugue develops an incomparable drive, especially in combination with its diverse, imaginative countersubject in eighth notes. This is a great selection for more advanced saxophone ensembles.
SKU: AP.1-ADV7473
ISBN 9783892218531. UPC: 805095074734. English.
Dating back to ca. 1770, Harmoniemusik was originally conceived for wind orchestras and was mainly played at open-air concerts as Tafelmusik (table music). Though the composers themselves typically adapted their own music for such purposes, this Rossini masterpiece, The Barber of Seville, was not and is beautifully rendered here for saxophone quartet.
SKU: AP.1-ADV7472
ISBN 9783892218524. UPC: 805095074727. English.
SKU: AP.1-ADV7625
UPC: 805095076257. English.
'Round Midnight is a classic jazz ballad by Thelonious Monk and Cootie Williams arranged for saxophone quartet (AATBar/SATBar) by Rainer Muller-Irion.
SKU: AP.1-ADV7652
UPC: 805095076523. English.
The traditional Christmas carol, Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht, or Silent Night now arranged for saxophone quartet (SATBar/AATBar) with a beautiful gospel-style treatment by Frank Reinshagen.
SKU: AP.1-ADV7433
UPC: 805095074338. English.
Joaquin Valverde (1846--1910) composed more than 70 zarzuelas, a popular Spanish form of comic and romantic operetta. Tambourine Dance (Danza de Crótalos) comes from one of his most successful, La Tierra de la AlegrÃa, (Land of Joy). Arranged for saxophone quartet (SATB).
SKU: AP.1-ADV7408
ISBN 9783892215639. UPC: 805095074086. English.
The Pavane for a Dead Princess is considered to be one of Ravel's most popular works. The solemn and stately court dance strutting along in an even pulse turns into a melancholic, yet not sombre dirge. The arrangement on hand is in line with the orchestral version written by Ravel himself in 1910 and constitutes part of the series Ravel for Saxophone Quartet including publications of, among others, Ma Mère L'Oye (Mother Goose), Trois Chansons (Three Songs), and Le Tombeau de Couperin.
