SKU: SU.90920040

Julius Hemphill is celebrated for the brilliance and expressive range of his compositions for Saxophone Quartet and Sextet. The Saxophone Quartet works included in Book I and II were premiered by Julius with the World Saxophone Quartet (WSQ). Covering a broad range of musical styles, they are compelling vehicles for improvisation and equally works that can be performed without improvisation as a concert suite. The orchestration is S/A/T/B, with some doubling of alto and soprano saxophone. These two collections are also available for String Quartet instrumentation and performance. Saxophone Quartet (SATBar) Published by: Subito Music Publishing Includes: Revue Another Feeling Touchic' R&B Cool Red JiJi Tune Pillars Latino Slide One/Waltz/Time Bumpkin.

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-ADV7647

ISBN 9783892217114. UPC: 805095076479. English.

These saxophone quartets are available together with a play-along CD, offering every musician of the quartet the possibility of working on his part at home---in addition to quartet rehearsals. The written parts do not include the phrasings of the improvisations on the CD, which is meant to induce the students to imitate those phrasings. Imitation is an essential step on the students' way to learning how to phrase in jazz. These solos are by no means obligatory. The notated chords serve as a basis for those who wish to improvise and create their own solos.

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: AP.1-ADV7661

ISBN 9783892217220. UPC: 805095076615. English.

This four-movement work was originally composed for the New York Saxophone Quartet. Three movements are through-composed and playable by good high school groups; the second movement requires good improvisational skills by all four players.

SKU: AP.1-ADV7451

UPC: 805095074512. English.

This suite includes five separate movements that represent an authentic Latin musical form. The second movement features an authentic rhythmic feel with lilting melodies, rich harmonies, and intriguing chordal structure. The tenor is given the opportunity to improvise on the tune, accompanied by the rest of the quartet.

SKU: AP.1-ADV7657

UPC: 805095076578. English.

Inspired by John Williams' film score for Catch Me if You Can, this creative original features three contrasting movements that can be performed as a complete work or programmed separately. Each movement has a recurring theme, often modified with augmentation, agogic accents, jazz-influenced solos, meter changes, and improvised solo cadenzas.

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-ADV7692

UPC: 805095076929. English.

This arrangement distributes the melodic material throughout all four parts. Improvised solos are for alto and tenor, both with open cadenzas.

SKU: AP.1-ADV7406

UPC: 805095074062. English.

This rhapsody, based on Eastern European music and Klezmer, contains four main themes: a waltz, a dance on asymmetrical rhythms, followed by a slow but expressive movement, a brilliant finale with Mediterranean influences including an improvisational part.