(Concerto for Alto Saxophone in E-flat Major). By Alexander Glazunov (1865-1936)...(+)
(Concerto for Alto
Saxophone in E-flat
Major). By Alexander
Glazunov (1865-1936).
Edited by Regina Back and
Douglas Woodfull-Harris.
For Alto Saxophone Solo
and Piano (String
Reduction). This edition:
Urtext Edition. Score and
part. Op. 109. Duration
13 minutes. Published by
Baerenreiter Verlag
Alto Saxophone; Piano Accompaniment (Score and Solo Part) SKU: HL.50601598(+)
Alto Saxophone; Piano
Accompaniment (Score and
Solo Part)
SKU:
HL.50601598
Alto
Saxophone and Piano
Reduction Exempla Nova
680. Composed by
Edison Denisov. Woodwind
Solo. Classical.
Softcover. 121 pages.
Sikorski #SIK8880.
Published by Sikorski
(HL.50601598).
8.0x11.75
inches.
The
catalogue of Edison
Denisov's works includes
16 concertos. It was a
genre to which he
returned time and again
throughout his life, from
the Concerto for Cello
and Orchestra of 1972 to
the Double Concerto for
Flute, Clarinet and
Orchestra of 1996.In
Denisov's music the role
of the soloist, or rather
the protagonist, is
extraordinarily
important, not so much
for its virtuosity as for
its confessional
character. The solo part
is a monologue
distinguished by poetic
diction and a very
personal message from
thecomposer. The
dramaturgical conception
of the Concerto for
Saxophone and Orchestra,
a reworking of the Viola
Concerto of 1986, draws
on traditional sonata
form, thereby reaffirming
the ubiquitous classicism
in Denisov's thought. In
this late work, we find
all the typical features
of his style: sinuous
melodic lines layered
into dense contrapuntal
textures, and an
interplay of orchestral
colours, with pure
sonorities contrasting
with complex mixtures of
sounds. It is a perfect
dramaturgy that governs
the evolution of the
music to the very end.
The first movement
assumes the role of a
sonata-allegro, with the
standard formal sections
of exposition,
development,recapitulatio
n and coda. The second
movement is an Adagio for
strings. The third takes
the form of a little
contrasting intermezzo
that introduces both new
thematic material and a
new range of colours.
Here tunefulness gives
way to pointillism
enriched with
soniceffects. The only
movement with a virtuosic
solo part, its
nervousness and inner
tension set it worlds
apart from the second and
fourth movements that
surround it. The fourth
movement assumes the
traditional form of a
final set of variations.
It is the dramaturgical
and semantic heart of the
concerto. The theme of
the variations is Franz
Schubert's Impromptu in
B-flat major, op. 142,
which in this case is
'born' from the celesta
as the product of a
dodecaphonic string
cluster. This finale
represents Denisov's
homage to his great
mentor, Schubert's music
being for him a symbol of
eternal and universal
beauty. 'The attentive
listener', Denisov
stressed, 'will recognise
that the Impromptu theme
is already suggested very
slowly in the course of
the three preceding
movements, not only
thematically, but also
psychologically. That's
what makes the appearance
of the Schubert theme
sound so natural.' The
variations relate to the
variation genre less in
their form than in their
spiritual and conceptual
metamorphoses. It is, one
might say, 'music round
about Schubert'.
(Ekaterina
Kouprovskaia-Denisova).
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Composed by Henry Brant (1913-). Arranged by Elizabeth Ames. For Alto Saxophone,...(+)
Composed by Henry Brant
(1913-). Arranged by
Elizabeth Ames. For Alto
Saxophone, Piano
reduction. Contemporary.
Solo part with piano
reduction. Standard
notation. 36 12 pages.
Published by Carl Fischer
Solo and Piano Reduction. Composed by Jaromir Weinberger (1886-1967). Arra...(+)
Solo and Piano Reduction.
Composed by Jaromir
Weinberger (1886-1967).
Arranged by Tristan
Willems.
Southern Music.
Classical,
Concert. Softcover. 24
pages. Southern Music
Company #SU821. Published
by
Southern Music Company
Alto Saxophone and Piano - advanced SKU: HL.14026659 Composed by Richard ...(+)
Alto Saxophone and Piano
- advanced
SKU:
HL.14026659
Composed
by Richard Rodney
Bennett. Music Sales
America. Classical. Book
[Softcover]. Music Sales
#NOV361063. Published by
Music Sales
(HL.14026659).
8.25x11.75x0.188
inches.
Commissione
d by Leslie Bishop for
John Harle and London
Music (1988) and
dedicated to John Harle.
Duration 16 minutes. Alto
Saxophone and Piano
reduction.
Chamber Music & Piano Accompaniment 1 Alto Saxophone 1 Piano - Grade 3 SKU: F...(+)
Chamber Music & Piano
Accompaniment 1 Alto
Saxophone 1 Piano - Grade
3
SKU: FL.FX074302
Composed by Pascal
Proust. Original
Composition. Classical,
Educational. Score and
Set of Parts. FLEX
Editions #FX074302.
Published by FLEX
Editions (FL.FX074302).
3 movements of
a mini concerto for mini
soloists who have been
playing their instruments
for 4-5 years - Pascal
PROUST ; Instruments: 1
Alto Saxophone 1 Piano;
Difficuly Level: Grade 3;
Duration: 3 mn 35 s;
Musical Style: Classical,
Educational; Category:
Original Composition;
Composer: Pascal
PROUST.
Chamber Music Piano, alto Saxophone SKU: PR.144407580 For Alto Saxopho...(+)
Chamber Music Piano, alto
Saxophone
SKU:
PR.144407580
For
Alto Saxophone and Wind
Ensemble. Composed by
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich. Set
of Score and Parts.
Duration 11 minutes, 30
seconds. Merion Music
#144-40758. Published by
Merion Music
(PR.144407580).
ISBN
9781491137598. UPC:
680160691043.
A
major addition to the
saxophone concerto
repertoire,
Zwilich’s
three-movement work is
inspired by her early
experience playing in big
bands, along with a love
of rich textures and
driving rhythms
interrupted by striking
silences. Originally
scored for saxophone with
wind ensemble, the piano
reduction is thoroughly
retextured for recital
performances as a sax and
piano duo.
(Alto/Soprano Saxophone and Piano Reduction). Composed by Edward Gregson. For Al...(+)
(Alto/Soprano Saxophone
and Piano Reduction).
Composed by Edward
Gregson. For Alto
Saxophone. Music Sales
America. 74 pages.
Novello and Co Ltd.
#NOV956219. Published by
Novello and Co Ltd.
Solo Part and Piano Reduction. Composed by Kenneth Fuchs. LKM Music. Classica...(+)
Solo Part and Piano
Reduction. Composed by
Kenneth Fuchs. LKM Music.
Classical. Softcover.
Lauren
Keiser Music Publishing
#EBM288185. Published by
Lauren Keiser Music
Publishing
By Donald Martino. For Saxophone, Piano. This edition: Saxophone with Piano. Con...(+)
By Donald Martino. For
Saxophone, Piano. This
edition: Saxophone with
Piano. Contemporary
Classical. Contemporary
Classical. Level:
Conservatory. Sheet
Music. Published by
Dantalian, Inc.
(for Alto Saxophone). By Ida Gotkovsky. By Ida Gotkovsky. For Alto Saxophone, Pi...(+)
(for Alto Saxophone). By
Ida Gotkovsky. By Ida
Gotkovsky. For Alto
Saxophone, Piano
Accompaniment. Music
Sales America. 60 pages.
Editions Musicales
Transatlantiques
#ETR000936. Published by
Editions Musicales
Transatlantiques
For Alto Sax and Piano. Composed by Alexander Glazunov (1865-1936). Leduc. Cl...(+)
For Alto Sax and Piano.
Composed by Alexander
Glazunov (1865-1936).
Leduc.
Classical, Romantic.
Softcover. 24 pages.
Alphonse Leduc #AL19256.
Published by Alphonse
Leduc
For Alto Sax and Piano Accompaniment. Composed by Pierre Max Dubois (1930-). ...(+)
For Alto Sax and Piano
Accompaniment. Composed
by
Pierre Max Dubois
(1930-).
Leduc. Classical.
Softcover.
24 pages. Alphonse Leduc
#AL22834. Published by
Alphonse Leduc
Quicksilver Saxophone Alto et Piano Theodore Presser Co.
Chamber Music Piano, alto Saxophone SKU: PR.114419850 Composed by Stacy G...(+)
Chamber Music Piano, alto
Saxophone
SKU:
PR.114419850
Composed
by Stacy Garrop. Sws. See
lengthy program note on
prefatory page. Set of
Score and Parts. 44+24
pages. Duration 23
minutes. Theodore Presser
Company #114-41985.
Published by Theodore
Presser Company
(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,
“quicksilverâ€
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.
(Alto Saxophone and Piano). By NiccolÌ_ Paganini and Niccol. Arranged by Raaf H...(+)
(Alto Saxophone and
Piano). By NiccolÌ_
Paganini and Niccol.
Arranged by Raaf Hekkema.
For Alto Saxophone, Piano
Accompaniment. Schott.
Softcover. 24 pages.
Schott Music #ED20971.
Published by Schott Music
(Alto Saxophone Solo with Keyboard). By David Ott. For Alto Saxophone, Piano Acc...(+)
(Alto Saxophone Solo with
Keyboard). By David Ott.
For Alto Saxophone, Piano
Accompaniment. LKM Music.
68 pages. Hal Leonard
#X151007. Published by
Hal Leonard
By Lennon J.A. Arranged by Robert Conway. For piano reduction. Concerto for Alto...(+)
By Lennon J.A. Arranged
by Robert Conway. For
piano reduction. Concerto
for Alto Saxophone and
Orchestra Alto Saxophone
and Piano. Duration 20'.
Published by C.F. Peters.
(Music from Cult Films). Arranged by Richard Harris. For Alto Saxophone and Pian...(+)
(Music from Cult Films).
Arranged by Richard
Harris. For Alto
Saxophone and Piano.
Book; Woodwind -
Saxophone Method or
Collection. Faber
Edition. Intermediate.
Published by Faber Music
Composed by Various. Arranged by Dalpiaz and Lange. For Eb alto saxophone solo w...(+)
Composed by Various.
Arranged by Dalpiaz and
Lange. For Eb alto
saxophone solo with piano
accompaniment. Grade 4.
Score and part. Published
by Kendor Music Inc
(Alto Saxophone with Piano Reduction). By Erland Von Koch (1910-). Peermusic Cla...(+)
(Alto Saxophone with
Piano Reduction). By
Erland Von Koch (1910-).
Peermusic Classical.
Softcover. 54 pages.
Peermusic #60227-357.
Published by Peermusic
Krakatoa Saxophone Alto et Piano Theodore Presser Co.
Chamber Music Piano, alto Saxophone SKU: PR.114424250 Concerto for Alt...(+)
Chamber Music Piano, alto
Saxophone
SKU:
PR.114424250
Concerto for Alto
Saxophone, Strings, and
Percussion. Composed
by Stacy Garrop. Set of
Score and Parts. Duration
21 minutes. Theodore
Presser Company
#114-42425. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.114424250).
For Alto Sax and Piano. Composed by Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767). Edited...(+)
For Alto Sax and Piano.
Composed by Georg Philipp
Telemann (1681-1767).
Edited
by Jean-Marie Londeix.
Leduc.
Classical. Softcover. 8
pages. Alphonse Leduc
#AL25008. Published by
Alphonse Leduc