Pour Alto Saxophone et Piano-Born to an Italian father and a French mother Eugène Bozza (1905-1991) divided his music studies between the Academia Santa Cecilia in Rome and the Conservatoire de Paris where he was taught by Henri Büsser and Henri Rabaud. His chamber music compositions reveal a marked predilection for wind instruments as reflected in Fantaisie pastorale for oboe and piano (1939) and New-Orléans for bass saxhorn and piano (1944). During his stay a few years earlier at the Villa Medici in Rome (1936) Bozza had written his Aria Pour Saxophone Alto Et Piano – a free adaptation of the third movement of JohannSebastian Bach’s Organ Pastorale in F major BWV 590. This expansive and nostalgic melody which unfolds over a regular meter has become one of the most widely played Saxo­phone pieces in the world. Having enjoyed such success Éditions Leduc has decided to supplement its republication with an audio version that will enable saxo­phonists to carry out “full-scale” practice.

Par RUEFF JANINE. Composed by Jeanine Rueff, Chanson Et Passepied for Saxophone is a piece for advanced players written in two parts. The first part, ?Chanson? (Song) is a lyrical part written in Andantino Tempo, starting with a very simple yet beautiful melody, and organised in the format of a Question/Answer. It is then followed by a second melody with the same organisation and by the first melody that is played by the piano. The second part, ?Passepied?, which refers to a Baroque dance, is composed in Allegretto and has an A/B/A structure. A is quite melodic while B is more like a Valse. Wonderfully composed, very technical yet also lyrical, this piece is really enjoyable and can be used forrecital or contests. Jeanine Rueff composed numerous pieces for Saxophones often used in contests, as well as many pieces for Saxhorn, Clarinet, Horn and Cornet./ Répertoire / Saxophone en Mib et Piano

Here is a fine collection of elegant classical masterpieces by Glück Rachmaninov and Schubert paired with compositions by their living counterparts David Morgan Subaram Raman and Brian Scott Taylor. These timeless workshighlight the tonal beauty sonority color and expressive qualities inherent in the saxophone. Listen and study the complete versions then take center stage and play the solo parts. Includes free downloads of the pianoaccompaniment score for your performance needs.

Canzonetta Op. 19 is a piece for Alto Saxophone and Piano accompaniment composed by Gabriel Pierné and arranged by Marcel Mule. Initially written for Clarinet and Piano the piece was written in 1888 and can be played by advanced players with a fairly high difficulty level. Composed in a single movement the piece features some different sections linked together. It starts with dotted rhythms that are slightly reminiscent of a siciliano and is followed by a part that sounds like a Scherzando. The dotted rhythms disappear in the Piu Vivo section but the opening theme soon comes back before a grandiose finale.Gabriel Pierné (1863-1937) was a French composer conductor and Organ player. He won the French Prix de Rome 1882.