SKU: BT.DHP-1094793-070

ISBN 9789043132909. 9x12 inches.

Cartoon Music is an exciting new original composition by Jan de Haan which displays many of the characteristics of music featured in cartoons. A funny and imaginative piece for four saxophones.

Cartoon Music ist eine mitreißende originale Komposition für Saxophonquartett (AATB, SATB opt.), zu der sich Jan de Haan von der charakteristischen Musik in Zeichentrickfilmen inspirieren ließ. Lustig und fantasievoll!

Una splendida raccolta di canzoni originali ispirate dalla musica dei cartoni animati.

SKU: HL.48024644

ISBN 9781784544010. UPC: 888680949082. 9.0x12.0x0.273 inches.

In 1989 when Louis Andriessen was teaching at the State University of New York at Buffalo, Miles Davis Autobiography was published.While reading it, he suddenly knew what the subject of his piece for the Kronos Quartet should be - early be-bop licks and especially the work of Charlie Parker. He wanted to do the impossible - be-bop is not at all idiomatic for string instruments. But be-bop had been an important influence on his musical development when he was young, and he decided to do something with this music from his youth. Basically the essence of Charlie Parker's playing is the extremely fast tempo. This fast tempo is really fast, because the playing is based upon the chord structure of existing melodies which are sometimes played two or three times as fast as normal. Parker needed speed to express what he musically felt: little time was left for him. This is the main explanation of the title of the work.In the beginning of Facing Death, Andriessen literally quotes fragments of Charlie Parker improvisations. He also quotes one original melody: Ornithology (which is based on How High the Moon). The 7th and 8th bars of Ornithology become an important motif inthe piece. The whole composition is one long development in Parker's fast tempo. This work was composed in 1990 for string quartet and later arranged for saxophone quartet.

SKU: HL.49044240

ISBN 9790220134784. 9.0x12.0x0.073 inches.

Published alongside Martland's arrangement of Purcell's Fantazia 7 for trombone quartet, Fantazia 6 for saxophone quartet follows in a long line of exceptionally inventive arrangements by Steve Martland which includes Step by Step for wind octet and One Note Fantasy for brass quintet.

SKU: M7.DOHR-17674

ISBN 9790202036747.

Vier im Charakter sehr unterschiedliche englische Weihnachtslieder wurden hier zu einem wirkungsvollen festlichen Rondo zusammengestellt: Once in royal David's city (Melodie von Henry Gauntlett) bildet den Refrain. Dazwischen stehen drei traditionelle englische Weihnachtslieder: Here we come a-wassailing God rest you merry, gentlemen I saw three ships come sailing (Albert Loritz).

SKU: HL.48182974

UPC: 888680877118. 9.0x12.0x0.022 inches.

Written by Robert Clerisse, Serenade Variee is a serenade piece for Bb soprano saxophone or tenor and piano accompaniment. Perfect for intermediate players, this volume features the score and parts. The serenade itself is very melodious. It starts Andantino to evolve to Andante before coming back to the main tempo before a harmonious finale. Robert Clerisse (1899-1973) was a saxophonist and composer. He was the founder of the Marcel Mule Saxophone Quartet.