By Various. Edited by Frans Hanssen. For Saxophone (Eb) and Piano. Educational. Instrumental Collection. Classical. Level: Intermediate. Book and Solo Part. 40 20 pages. Duration 32 minutes. Published by Digital Music Print (Belgian import).

Alto Saxophone and Piano. By Christopher Norton. (Saxophone). Boosey and Hawkes Chamber Music. Size 9x12 inches. Published by Boosey and Hawkes.

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, “quicksilver” 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 - easy

SKU: BT.DHP-1155651-401

Composed by Pascal Proust. De Haske Saxophone Series. Book Only. Composed 2015. 8 pages. De Haske Publications #DHP 1155651-401. Published by De Haske Publications (BT.DHP-1155651-401).

ISBN 9789043147460. English-German-French-Dut ch.

The young saxophonists escape for a moment to far-off Cuba…

The composer Pascal Proust has many years’ experience as a musician and music teacher. His output includes several hundred compositions for the most diverse instrumentations. He wrote Mojito for saxophonists at the level of approximately oneyear’s study and paid special attention to an easy-to-follow, attractive musical style. As a result, Mojito is an ideal performance or competition work for young musicians.

De jonge saxofonisten ontsnappen een moment voor een uitstapje naar het verre Cuba…

De componist Pascal Proust kan bogen op een jarenlange ervaring als muzikant en muziekdocent. Zijn oeuvre omvat honderden composities voor de meest diverse instrumentaties. Hij schreef Mojito voor saxofonisten die ongeveer een jaar les hebbengehad, waarbij hij speciaal aandacht heeft besteed aan een makkelijk te volgen,aantrekkelijke muziekstijl. Daardoor is Mojito een ideaal voordrachts- of wedstrijdstuk voor jonge muzikanten.

Die jungen Saxophonisten entfliehen für einen Moment ins ferne Kuba…

Der Komponist Pascal Proust kann aus seiner langjährigen Erfahrung als Musiker und Musikpädagoge schöpfen; sein Oeuvre umfasst mehrere hundert Kompositionen für verschiedenste Besetzungen. Er schrieb Mojito für Saxophonisten mit ungefähr einemJahr Unterrichtserfahrung und legte besonderes Augenmerk auf einen leicht verständlichen, attraktiven musikalischen Stil. Dadurch eignet sich Mojito ideal als Vortrags- und Wettbewerbsstück für junge Musiker.

Quelques secondes d’évasion Cuba pour les très jeunes saxophonistes.

Le compositeur Pascal Proust puise volonté dans son immense expérience de musicien et professeur de musique ; son catalogue d’oeuvres englobe plusieurs centaines de compositions pour divers instruments. Il a notamment écrit Mojito poursaxophonistes ayant environ une année de pratique, dans un style musical accessible et coloré. De ce fait, Mojito est la pièce idéale pour tout examen ou audition de jeunes musiciens.