Chamber Music Piano, soprano Saxophone

SKU: PR.114419290

Composed by Chen Yi. Edited by Chen Yi. Arranged by Wong Tak Chiu. Sws. Score and parts. 44 pages. Duration 20 minutes. Theodore Presser Company #114-41929. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.114419290).

ISBN 9781491135235. UPC: 680160676118. 9 x 12 inches.

Supported by a major commissioning award from the Serge Koussevitzky Music Foundation in the Library of Congress, my Chinese Folk Dance Suite is written for violin solo and orchestra, and premiered by The Women's Philharmonic with violin soloist Terrie Baune, conducted by Apo Hsu, on March 10, 2001, at Yerba Buena Center For the Arts Theater in San Francisco. Inspired by various Chinese traditional folk dances, I've composed three movements in the suite: 1) Lion Dance. Traditionally, people dance with richly decorated hand made lions, accompanied by percussion ensemble, to celebrate happy occasions and major festivals throughout the country. In the composition, I use Chinese drum and other percussion instruments in the background, to form a dynamic and rhythmic texture responding to the solo part, which imitates the tunes played on the suona (traditional Chinese trumpet). The pitch materials came from traditional Guangdong Music tune and Chaozhou Music tune ; 2) YangKo. Originated in northern China, it's a major folk dance form in mass performance popularized in the country. In YangKo performance, people always play rhythmic patterns on the drums hung around their waists while singing and dancing. In my second movement, I have imagined a warm scene of YangKo dancing in distance. The solo violin plays a sweet and gracious melodic line while all members in the orchestra sing the non-pitch syllables in different layers as the soft background, to imitate the percussion sound which produces the ever going pulse. 3) Muqam. It is a large scale traditional music and dance form from Uygur nationality in Xinjiang province, originated in the 15th century. In my third movement, I keep the meter of seven eight and the melodic style of Muqam music. The fiery dancing gesture cumulates the sustained climax section at the end of the work, after a colorful violin cadenza in both improvisational singing style and polyphonic writing with woven lines. Scored for 2 flutes (2nd doubling piccolo), 2 oboes, 2 clarinets in Bb, 2 bassoons, 4 French horns in F, 2 trumpets in Bb, 3 trombones, percussion 1 (3 congas, low tom-tom, temple block, paddle castanets), percussion 2 (snare drum, 6 small Beijing opera gong, 12 big Beijing opera gong, crotales, tambourine), percussion 3 (suspended cymbal, a pair of 6 Chinese cymbals, bass drum), solo violin, violins I, violins II, violas, cellos and double basses. Duration is about 16 minutes. The work is recorded on Bis [CD-1352] and released in 2003, performed by Cho-Liang Lin and the Singapore Symphony Orchestra, cond. by Lan Shui. Reduction for B-flat soprano saxophone and piano by Wong Tak Chiu (2017) and edited by Chen Yi (2018) The second movement YangKo is premiered by Dr. Wong and Korak Lerpibulchai at the Singapore Saxophone Symposium on 8/13/2017. The American premiere of the saxophone and piano reduction version of Chinese Folk Dance Suite is given by Chi Him Chik and Hao Yin at the Society for American Music National Conference in Kansas City, MO on 3/2/2018.

For Soprano Saxophone or Clarinet with Piano Accompaniment. Composed by John Harle. Series; Solo; Solo Small Ensembles; Woodwind - Saxophone Method or Collection. Faber Edition. Folk. Book. Faber Music #12-0571541348. Published by Faber Music

(Soprano Saxophone and Piano). By James Whitbourn. For Piano, Soprano Saxophone. Music Sales America. Softcover. Chester Music #CH78969. Published by Chester Music

Composed by Katherine Hoover (1937-). For Soprano Saxophone, Piano. Papagena Press #PP188. Published by Papagena Press

Soprano Saxophone & Piano or CD Play Back / Play Along - Grade 1

SKU: MA.EMR-45008

Melodies pour Debutants / Melodien fur Anfanger. Composed by Bertrand Moren. Soprano Saxophone & CD Playback (Play Along). Score and parts. Duration 16'15. Editions Marc Reift #EMR 45008. Published by Editions Marc Reift (MA.EMR-45008).

Grandfather Clock / Snail, come out to play! / Rain is Falling / Joy To The World / William Tell / Tenderness / Let's Climb the Ladder / Little Ladybird / It's Christmas / Santa Claus's Toy / Pirouette, Cacahuete / Doctor Staccato...

Soprano Saxophone & Piano (Organ) + CD Play Back / Play Along - Grade 2, Grade 3

SKU: MA.EMR-33869

Auld Lang Syne / The First Nowell / Ode To Joy / Go Down Moses / My Bonny / Walking The Dog / Washing The Car / Rainy Sunday Afternoon / Poltergeist / March Of The Elefants / On The Trail / Jig / Hornpipe / Saraband / Offbeat / Kangaroo Blues etc.... Composed by John G. Mortimer. Soprano Saxophone & CD Playback (Play Along). 17 Titles. Score and parts. Duration 17'20. Editions Marc Reift #EMR 33869. Published by Editions Marc Reift (MA.EMR-33869).

Possible instrumentations:

Soprano Saxophone & CD Play Back / Play Along
Soprano Saxophone & Organ (+ Play Back / Play Along CD optional)
Soprano Saxophone & Piano (+ Play Back / Play Along CD optional).

Soprano Saxophone & Piano or CD Play Back / Play Along - Grade 1, Grade 2

SKU: MA.EMR-54366

Melodies pour Debutants / Melodien fur Anfanger. Composed by Jirka Kadlec. Score and parts. Duration 14'11. Editions Marc Reift #EMR 54366. Published by Editions Marc Reift (MA.EMR-54366).

Entry March / Charmaine / Little Mouse Polka / Crazy Journey On Tricycle / Boogie Rock Woogie / Fairy Tale Romance / Bella Ciao.