SKU: BT.1332-06-400-DHI

ISBN 9789043124546. 9x12 inches. Japanese.

Dance of Uzume is a concertino that is based on a Japanese myth. Out of anger toward her brother Susanowa (the storm god), Amaterasu (the sun goddess) hides in a cave. The goddess of joy, Uzume, succeeds in luring the sun goddess out of the cave by dancing wildly. The joy and laughter from the other gods as they watch Uzume arouses Amaterasu’s curiosity and with her appearance, the light on Earth returns. This fantastic new original work will provide a much needed addition to the advanced repertoire for saxophone and piano. It also comes with a demo CD played by the famous Japanese saxophonist Nobuya Sugawa showing you exactly how it should be performed.

Piet Swerts componeerde Dance of Uzume op verzoek van de Japanse topsaxofonist Nobuya Sugawa. Het werk is gebaseerd op een Japanse mythe: uit woede op haar broer Susanowa, de god van de storm, verschuilt de zonnegodin Amaterasuzich in een grot. De vreugdegodin Uzume weet de godin van de zon echter met een wilde dans uit de grot te lokken. Het gelach van de andere goden wekt namelijk de nieuwsgierigheid van Amaterasu en met haar verschijning komt hetlicht terug op aarde. Dit verhaal wordt in de muziek meesterlijk weerspiegeld.

Danc e of Uzume ist ein auf einer japanischen Sage basierendes Concertino. Es Werk besteht aus einem konzertanten Dialog zwischen dem Solisten und der Begleitung. Dieses anspruchsvolle, abwechslungsreiche Werk mit lebhaften und lyrischen Themen, einem sehr melodischen Mittelteil, Blues und Marsch ähnlichen Motiven sowie östlichen Anklängen ist eine lohnende Herausforderung für Saxophonisten. Dance of Uzume ist ebenfalls für Saxophon und Blasorchester erhältlich.

SKU: HL.48181367

UPC: 888680788445. 9.25x12.25 inches.

Composed by J.S. Bach originally for flute and piano, this edition of 6th Sonata was arranged for alto saxophone in E flat and piano by Marcel Mule. Its difficulty would fit the skills and abilities of intermediate players. In terms of composition, this piece was created in four different sections: Adagio ma non tanto, Allegro, Siciliano and Allegro.

Marcel Mule (1901-2001) is one of the greatest French saxophonists, renowned worldwide for his work on the classical saxophone repertoire. He was teaching his students how to obtain a good quality of sound and believed it was dependent on the embouchure, the emission, the mastery of vibrato and thus of breathing. He wrote different methods that focus on technique, articulation and tone productions such as Scale and Arpeggios (in three books), Daily Exercises After Terschack or 30 Great Exercises or Studies After Soussmann (in two books), among others.