Saxophone Quartet SKU: YM.GTW01101685 Composed by Frank Churchill. Arrang...(+)
Saxophone Quartet
SKU:
YM.GTW01101685
Composed by Frank
Churchill. Arranged by
Shohei Wani. The Rev
Saxophone Quartet.
Disney. Score and parts.
Yamaha Music Media
#GTW01101685. Published
by Yamaha Music Media
(YM.GTW01101685).
ISBN
9784636113570. 12 x 9
inches.
The Rev
Saxophone Quartet â
Masterpiece Collection is
part of the Progressive
Arrangement Series.
Someday My Prince Will
Come from this series
features full-sounding
arrangements that are
also satisfying for
concerts and ensemble
contests. Arranged by
Shohei Wani.
Groove Quartets Quatuor de Saxophones: 4 saxophones [Partition + CD] - Facile De Haske Publications
Four Groovy Saxophone Quartets. By Bert Lochs. De Haske Play-Along Book. Play Al...(+)
Four Groovy Saxophone
Quartets. By Bert Lochs.
De Haske Play-Along Book.
Play Along. Softcover
with CD. Size 9x12
inches. 28 pages.
Published by De Haske
Publications.
By Various. Arranged by Niehaus. For soprano saxophone (optional alto saxophone)...(+)
By Various. Arranged by
Niehaus. For soprano
saxophone (optional alto
saxophone), alto
saxophone, tenor
saxophone, and baritone
saxophone. Saxophone
Quartet. Level: Grade 3.
Published by Kendor Music
Inc.
By Styne, Cahn. Arranged by Holmes. For 2 alto saxophones, tenor saxophone, and ...(+)
By Styne, Cahn. Arranged
by Holmes. For 2 alto
saxophones, tenor
saxophone, and baritone
saxophone. Saxophone
Quartet. Level: Grade 3.
Published by Kendor Music
Inc.
By Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). Arranged by David Marlatt. For Alto, Tenor...(+)
By Johann Sebastian Bach
(1685-1750). Arranged by
David Marlatt. For Alto,
Tenor and Baritone
Saxophones (AATB).
Masterworks; Quartet;
Woodwind - Saxophone
Quartet. Eighth Note
Publications. Form:
Concerto. Baroque;
Masterwork Arrangement.
16 pages. Published by
Eighth Note Publications
4 Saxophones SATBar SKU: AP.1-ADV7429 For SATBar Saxophone Quartet...(+)
4 Saxophones SATBar
SKU: AP.1-ADV7429
For SATBar Saxophone
Quartet. Composed by
Conrad Kocher. Arranged
by Bill Perconti.
Quartet; Solo Small
Ensembles; Woodwind -
Saxophone Quartet.
Advance Music: Holiday
Celebration Series.
Christmas; Epiphany;
Sacred; Traditional;
Winter. Score and
Part(s). Advance Music
#01-ADV7429. Published by
Advance Music
(AP.1-ADV7429).
UPC:
805095074291.
English.
The lyrics
for As with Gladness Men
of Old were written by
Englishman William Dix
(1837--1898) in the
1860s, reportedly on the
day of the Epiphany while
Dix was sick in bed. The
tune was included in a
collection of German
chorales edited by Conrad
Kocher and published in
the 1830s. As a testimony
to the flexibility of
such music, the hymn is
also sung during
Thanksgiving under the
title For the Beauty of
the Earth.
This
arrangement for saxophone
quartet (SATBar)---rather
than favoring a soprano
solo with
accompaniment---strives
to include all of the
players in the music
making, particularly by
distributing the melodic
material. All dynamics
and articulations,
minimally marked, should
be taken as suggestions
only, as performers are
encouraged to make their
own interpretations.
4 Saxophones SATBar SKU: AP.1-ADV7428 For SATBar Saxophone Quartet...(+)
4 Saxophones SATBar
SKU: AP.1-ADV7428
For SATBar Saxophone
Quartet. Arranged by
Bill Perconti. Quartet;
Solo Small Ensembles;
Woodwind - Saxophone
Quartet. Advance Music:
Holiday Celebration
Series. Christmas;
Sacred; Traditional;
Winter. Score and
Part(s). Advance Music
#01-ADV7428. Published by
Advance Music
(AP.1-ADV7428).
ISBN
9783892215820. UPC:
805095074284. English.
Traditional.
Infant
Holy, Born So Lowly is
one of the oldest
traditional Polish
Christmas songs and can
be found in present day
hymnals. A simple folk
tune, the origins of this
stately melody date from
the 13th or 14th century.
The lyrics depict a
manger song, and the
music has been performed
as a circle dance.
This arrangement
for saxophone quartet
(SATBar), rather than
favoring a soprano solo
with accompaniment,
strives to include all
the players in the music
making by distributing
the melodic material. In
addition, all dynamics
and articulations,
minimally marked, should
be taken as suggestions
only, as performers are
encouraged to make their
own interpretations.
4 Saxophones SATBar SKU: AP.1-ADV7426 For SATBar Saxophone Quartet...(+)
4 Saxophones SATBar
SKU: AP.1-ADV7426
For SATBar Saxophone
Quartet. Arranged by
Bill Perconti. Quartet;
Solo Small Ensembles;
Woodwind - Saxophone
Quartet. Advance Music:
Holiday Celebration
Series. Christmas;
Sacred; Traditional;
Winter. Score and
Part(s). Advance Music
#01-ADV7426. Published by
Advance Music
(AP.1-ADV7426).
ISBN
9783892215806. UPC:
805095074260. English.
Traditional.
The
Sleep of the Infant Jesus
is a ballad carol that is
also a lullaby.
Traditionally French, the
tune dates before 1800,
but the composer is
unknown. Although little
known, the tune is a
beautiful and serene
Christmas folk melody.
This arrangement
for saxophone quartet
(SATBar), rather than
favoring a soprano solo
with accompaniment,
strives to include all
the players in the music
making, particularly by
distributing melodic
material. In addition,
all dynamics and
articulations should be
taken as suggestions
only, as performers are
encouraged to make their
own interpretations.
Arranged for saxophone
quartet.
Let's Dance Volume 3 Quatuor de Saxophones: 4 saxophones [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Facile Editions Marc Reift (Swiss import)
Saxophone Ensemble 4 Saxophones + CD Play Back / Play Along - Grade 3 SKU: MA...(+)
Saxophone Ensemble 4
Saxophones + CD Play Back
/ Play Along - Grade 3
SKU: MA.EMR-28452
I Love Samba / Just
Like You / Have A Nice
Day / Let's Do The Jive /
Midnight Rendezvous /
Montana Melody /
Moonlight Fantasy.
Composed by Gunter Noris.
4 Saxophones (S(A)ATT) (+
Play Back / Play Along CD
optional). Score and
parts. Duration 16'57.
Editions Marc Reift #EMR
28452. Published by
Editions Marc Reift
(MA.EMR-28452).
Possible
instrumentations: 4 Saxophones (S(A)ATT)
(+ Play Back / Play Along
CD optional) 4
Saxophones (S(A)ATT) (+
Play Back / Play Along CD
optional).
Play With Your Band Volume 2 Quatuor de Saxophones: 4 saxophones [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Intermédiaire Editions Marc Reift (Swiss import)
Saxophone Ensemble 4 Saxophones & Rhythm Section (Piano, Bass, Drums) + CD Play ...(+)
Saxophone Ensemble 4
Saxophones & Rhythm
Section (Piano, Bass,
Drums) + CD Play Back /
Play Along - Grade 3,
Grade 4
SKU:
MA.EMR-24840
Composed
by Jerome Naulais. 4
Saxophones (S(A)ATT) &
Rhythm Section (Piano,
Bass, Drums) (+ CD
Playback / Play Along CD
optional). Score and
parts. Duration 27'56.
Editions Marc Reift #EMR
24840. Published by
Editions Marc Reift
(MA.EMR-24840).
Black River /
Blue Day / Cool Morning /
Elisa / For You / Funky
People.
Play With Your Band Volume 2 Quatuor de Saxophones: 4 saxophones [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Intermédiaire Editions Marc Reift (Swiss import)
Saxophone Ensemble 4 Saxophones + CD Play Back / Play Along - Grade 3, Grade 4 <...(+)
Saxophone Ensemble 4
Saxophones + CD Play Back
/ Play Along - Grade 3,
Grade 4
SKU:
MA.EMR-24836
Composed
by Jerome Naulais. 4
Saxophones (S(A)ATT) (+
CD Playback / Play Along
CD optional). Score and
parts. Duration 27'56.
Editions Marc Reift #EMR
24836. Published by
Editions Marc Reift
(MA.EMR-24836).
Black River /
Blue Day / Cool Morning /
Elisa / For You / Funky
People.
Play With Your Band Volume 2 Quatuor de Saxophones: 4 saxophones [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Intermédiaire Editions Marc Reift (Swiss import)
Saxophone Ensemble 4 Saxophones & Rhythm Section & Strings + CD Play Back / Play...(+)
Saxophone Ensemble 4
Saxophones & Rhythm
Section & Strings + CD
Play Back / Play Along -
Grade 3, Grade 4
SKU:
MA.EMR-24844
Composed
by Jerome Naulais. 4
Saxophones (S(A)ATT) &
Rhythm Section & Strings
(+ Play Back / Play Along
CD optional). Score and
parts. Duration 27'58.
Editions Marc Reift #EMR
24844. Published by
Editions Marc Reift
(MA.EMR-24844).
Black River /
Blue Day / Cool Morning /
Elisa / For You / Funky
People.
Saxophone Quartet SKU: HL.14008247 Composed by Per Norgard. Music Sales A...(+)
Saxophone Quartet
SKU:
HL.14008247
Composed
by Per Norgard. Music
Sales America. Classical.
Book [Softcover]. Music
Sales #KP00517. Published
by Music Sales
(HL.14008247).
ISBN
9788759860694.
Danish.
Per Norgard
DANCERS AROUND JUPITERI:
'Shadow Dancer',
dedicated to Axel
Borup-Jorgensen, as my
birthday greeting on the
composer's 70th birthday
22.11.94II: 'Jupiter
Waves', dedicated to Dr.
Jeffrey D. ThompsonIII:
'Day Dancer', dedicated
to the dancer and
choreographer Marie
Lalander, as a homage:
Marie wrote the line
which inspired me for the
title: 'Woman, oh you day
dancer'.The title of the
whole work is immediately
intelligible if one
compares the individual
titles of the outer
movements with the title
of the middle
movement.Axel
Borup-Jorgensen and Marie
Lalander could be said to
be in rotation around
Jupiter in the following
sense:Axel's music has a
'shadow dancing' side,
which can most clearly be
heard in his works for
harpsichord and
double-bass - or in his
work for organ. But his
music has also a light
side, which can be heard
in 'Marin' or in 'Nordic
Summer Pastorale'.Marie's
dance and choreography
contain both ecstatic
forces of light and
expressions of the
suppressed and dark. The
music of the middle
movement on the other
hand is in all ways
inspired by the actual
acoustic ion waves, that
constantly arise through
the collision of the sun
wind with Jupiter's
magnet field (registered
by Voyager II, 1989).
This movement is
dedicated to Dr Jeffrey
D. Thompson who made
these NASA registrations
publicly available in the
CD-series'NASA Voyager
Space Sounds'.Per
Norgard.
Let's Dance Volume 3 Quatuor de Saxophones: 4 saxophones [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Facile Editions Marc Reift (Swiss import)
Saxophone Ensemble 4 Saxophones & Rhythm Section & Strings + CD Play Back / Play...(+)
Saxophone Ensemble 4
Saxophones & Rhythm
Section & Strings + CD
Play Back / Play Along -
Grade 3
SKU:
MA.EMR-28462
Composed
by Gunter Noris. 4
Saxophones (S(A)ATT) &
Rhythm Section & Strings
(+ Play Back / Play Along
CD optional). Score and
parts. Duration 16'57.
Editions Marc Reift #EMR
28462. Published by
Editions Marc Reift
(MA.EMR-28462).
I Love Samba /
Just Like You / Have A
Nice Day / Let's Do The
Jive / Midnight
Rendezvous / Montana
Melody / Moonlight
Fantasy.
Let's Dance Volume 3 Quatuor de Saxophones: 4 saxophones [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Facile Editions Marc Reift (Swiss import)
Saxophone Ensemble 4 Saxophones & Rhythm Section (Piano, Bass, Drums) + CD Play ...(+)
Saxophone Ensemble 4
Saxophones & Rhythm
Section (Piano, Bass,
Drums) + CD Play Back /
Play Along - Grade 3
SKU: MA.EMR-28457
Composed by Gunter Noris.
4 Saxophones (S(A)ATT) &
Rhythm Section (Piano,
Bass, Drums) (+ Play Back
/ Play Along CD
optional). Score and
parts. Duration 16'57.
Editions Marc Reift #EMR
28457. Published by
Editions Marc Reift
(MA.EMR-28457).
I Love Samba /
Just Like You / Have A
Nice Day / Let's Do The
Jive / Midnight
Rendezvous / Montana
Melody / Moonlight
Fantasy.
4 Saxophones AATBar SKU: AP.1-ADV7474 For AATBar Saxophone Quartet...(+)
4 Saxophones AATBar
SKU: AP.1-ADV7474
For AATBar Saxophone
Quartet. Composed by
Javier Zalba. Quartet;
Solo Small Ensembles;
Woodwind - Saxophone
Quartet. Advance Music.
Jazz; Latin. Score and
Part(s). Advance Music
#01-ADV7474. Published by
Advance Music
(AP.1-ADV7474).
ISBN
9783892218562. UPC:
805095074741.
English.
This
jazz-flavored composition
reflects an ordinary day
filled with everyday
activities. An improvised
solo chorus for alto(s)
and/or tenor can be
repeated as desired, and
spirited bebop phrases
will require special
attention.
Patapan Quatuor de Saxophones: 4 saxophones Advance Music
4 Saxophones SATBar SKU: AP.1-ADV7425 For SATBar Saxophone Quartet...(+)
4 Saxophones SATBar
SKU: AP.1-ADV7425
For SATBar Saxophone
Quartet. Arranged by
Bill Perconti. Quartet;
Solo Small Ensembles;
Woodwind - Saxophone
Quartet. Advance Music:
Holiday Celebration
Series. Christmas;
Sacred; Traditional;
Winter. Score and
Part(s). Advance Music
#01-ADV7425. Published by
Advance Music
(AP.1-ADV7425).
ISBN
9783892215790. UPC:
805095074253. English.
Traditional.
Patapa
n is a French carol
attributed to Bernard de
la Monnoye who lived from
1641--1728. The title
refers to the beating of
a drum, and the lyrics
also mention other
instruments (pipes, fife,
and flute). As with many
Christmas tunes, Patapan
reflects the joyous union
of Christmas music with
dance, as the lyrics
express, when you play
your fife and drum, how
can anyone be glum? The
melody is complimented in
this arrangement by the
use of a lyrical folk
song also used by
Tchaikovsky in his 1812
Overture.
This
arrangement for saxophone
quartet, rather than
favoring a soprano solo
with accompaniment,
strives to include all of
the players by
distributing the melodic
material. In addition,
all dynamics and
articulations should be
taken as suggestions
only, as performers are
encouraged to make their
own interpretations.
Arranged for saxophone
quartet (SATBar).
Rock of Ages Quatuor de Saxophones: 4 saxophones Advance Music
4 Saxophones SATBar SKU: AP.1-ADV7695 For SATBar Saxophone Quartet...(+)
4 Saxophones SATBar
SKU: AP.1-ADV7695
For SATBar Saxophone
Quartet. Arranged by
Dennis C. Anderson.
Quartet; Solo Small
Ensembles; Woodwind -
Saxophone Quartet.
Advance Music: Holiday
Celebration Series.
Chanukah; Jewish
Heritage; Sacred;
Traditional; Winter.
Score and Part(s).
Advance Music
#01-ADV7695. Published by
Advance Music
(AP.1-ADV7695).
UPC:
805095076950. English.
Traditional.
This
is an engaging
composition based on the
traditional Chanukah
tune, Rock of Ages. Ideal
for holiday programming,
it features the use of
ethnic melodic
inflections and rich
harmonic textures
featuring the soprano and
tenor saxophone with
interludes. Written for
saxophone quartet
(SATBar).
4 Saxophones AATBar SKU: AP.1-ADV7653 For AATBar Saxophone Quartet...(+)
4 Saxophones AATBar
SKU: AP.1-ADV7653
For AATBar Saxophone
Quartet. Arranged by
Eberhard Michaely.
Quartet; Solo Small
Ensembles; Woodwind -
Saxophone Quartet.
Advance Music: Holiday
Celebration Series.
Christmas; Sacred;
Traditional; Winter.
Score and Part(s).
Advance Music
#01-ADV7653. Published by
Advance Music
(AP.1-ADV7653).
UPC:
805095076530. English.
Traditional
Carol.
The theme
Kommet, ihr Hirten, or
Come, All Ye Shepherds,
first presented in the
style of a classical
swing waltz, is followed
by a tutti variation of
the melody in 4/4 time,
then by a tenor saxophone
solo, and a return to the
opening theme. The
arrangement for saxophone
quartet (AATBar) by
Eberhard Michaely is
written at a medium swing
tempo.
The First Nowell Quatuor de Saxophones: 4 saxophones Advance Music
4 Saxophones SATBar SKU: AP.1-ADV7422 For SATBar Saxophone Quartet...(+)
4 Saxophones SATBar
SKU: AP.1-ADV7422
For SATBar Saxophone
Quartet. Arranged by
Bill Perconti. Quartet;
Solo Small Ensembles;
Woodwind - Saxophone
Quartet. Advance Music:
Holiday Celebration
Series. Christmas;
Sacred; Traditional;
Winter. Score and
Part(s). Advance Music
#01-ADV7422. Published by
Advance Music
(AP.1-ADV7422).
ISBN
9783892215769. UPC:
805095074222. English.
Traditional.
Noels
(the French spelling) are
old but enduring carols
that often tell a
ballad-like story.
Nowells (English
spelling) are likely
derived from and
developed by English
wandering minstrels. Both
carols and nowells are
often in 3/4 meter,
lending themselveswell to
dance. The First Nowell
is one of a few carols
that survived a ban on
Christmas by the English
Parliament in 1645. The
tune is one of the oldest
ballad carols, perhaps
dating back to 1500, and
likely originating in
England. This arrangement
of The First Nowell has
multiple settings of the
3/4 time melody.
This arrangement
for saxophone quartet
(SATBar)---rather than
favoring a soprano solo
with
accompaniment---strives
to include all the
players in the music
making, particularly by
distributing melodic
material throughout the
ensemble. In addition,
all dynamics and
articulations should be
taken as suggestions
only, as performers are
encouraged to make their
own interpretations.
4 Saxophones AATBar SKU: AP.1-ADV7654 For AATBar Saxophone Quartet...(+)
4 Saxophones AATBar
SKU: AP.1-ADV7654
For AATBar Saxophone
Quartet. Arranged by
Eberhard Michaely.
Quartet; Solo Small
Ensembles; Woodwind -
Saxophone Quartet.
Advance Music: Holiday
Celebration Series.
Christmas; Sacred;
Traditional; Winter.
Score and Part(s).
Advance Music
#01-ADV7654. Published by
Advance Music
(AP.1-ADV7654).
ISBN
9783892217183. UPC:
805095076547. English.
Traditional
Carol.
Herbei, O
Ihr Gläub'gen (Adeste
fideles, or O Come, All
Ye Faithful) has been
arranged for saxophone
quartet (AATBar) by
Eberhard Michaely. After
a rubato introduction,
the groove in 5/4 time
immediately sets in and
runs through the
remainder of the piece.
The unusual time
signature creates a
flowing melody. The first
alto part features a
funky solo, which can be
played ad lib or as
written.
4 Saxophones SATBar SKU: AP.1-ADV7656 For SATBar Saxophone Quartet...(+)
4 Saxophones SATBar
SKU: AP.1-ADV7656
For SATBar Saxophone
Quartet. Arranged by
Bill Perconti. Quartet;
Solo Small Ensembles;
Woodwind - Saxophone
Quartet. Advance Music:
Holiday Celebration
Series. Christmas;
Sacred; Traditional;
Winter. Score and
Part(s). Advance Music
#01-ADV7656. Published by
Advance Music
(AP.1-ADV7656).
ISBN
9783892217206. UPC:
805095076561. English.
Traditional French
Carol.
Angels We
Have Heard on High, a
popular Christmas song,
is likely a traditional
French carol. The lyrics
refer to the Gospel of
Luke's account of the
birth of Christ. In that
rendition, shepherds note
that the newborn child is
surrounded by a chorus of
angels. The chorus of
Angels We Have Heard on
High features a memorable
cascading effect of notes
on the text Gloria in
excelsis Deo, Latin for
Glory to God in the
highest. In this setting
of the popular Christmas
favorite, the melodic
material has been
carefully arranged for
four saxophones (SATBar)
by Bill Perconti.
For
SATBar/AATBar Saxophone
Quartet & Opt. Rhythm
Section. Arranged by
Frank Reinshagen.
Quartet; Solo Small
Ensembles; Woodwind -
Saxophone Quartet.
Advance Music: Holiday
Celebration Series. Form:
Waltz. Christmas; Jazz;
Sacred; Traditional;
Winter. Score and
Part(s). Advance Music
#01-ADV7650. Published by
Advance Music
(AP.1-ADV7650).
UPC:
805095076509. English.
Traditional.
The
Christmas carol, Sweeter
the Bells Never Sound,
dates back to the 1850s,
now arranged in a medium
jazz waltz for four
saxophones
(SATBar/AATBar), and
optional rhythm section
of guitar, piano, bass,
and percussion by Frank
Reinshagen.
4 Saxophones SATBar/AATBar SKU: AP.1-ADV7652 For SATBar/AATBar Saxopho...(+)
4 Saxophones
SATBar/AATBar
SKU:
AP.1-ADV7652
For
SATBar/AATBar Saxophone
Quartet. Composed by
Franz Xaver Gruber.
Arranged by Frank
Reinshagen. Quartet; Solo
Small Ensembles; Woodwind
- Saxophone Quartet.
Advance Music: Holiday
Celebration Series.
Christmas; Sacred;
Traditional; Winter.
Score and Part(s).
Advance Music
#01-ADV7652. Published by
Advance Music
(AP.1-ADV7652).
UPC:
805095076523.
English.
The
traditional Christmas
carol, Stille Nacht,
heilige Nacht, or Silent
Night now arranged for
saxophone quartet
(SATBar/AATBar) with a
beautiful gospel-style
treatment by Frank
Reinshagen.
4 Saxophones SATBar SKU: AP.1-ADV7424 For SATBar Saxophone Quartet...(+)
4 Saxophones SATBar
SKU: AP.1-ADV7424
For SATBar Saxophone
Quartet. Arranged by
Bill Perconti. Quartet;
Solo Small Ensembles;
Woodwind - Saxophone
Quartet. Advance Music:
Holiday Celebration
Series. Christmas;
Secular; Traditional;
Winter. Score and
Part(s). Advance Music
#01-ADV7424. Published by
Advance Music
(AP.1-ADV7424).
ISBN
9783892215783. UPC:
805095074246. English.
Traditional.
Jolly
Old Saint Nicholas is an
American traditional
carol by an anonymous
composer. St. Nicholas is
associated with a priest
serving in Asia Minor who
was consecrated as
Archbishop in Myra, then
was made a patron Saint
of the Russian Orthodox
Church. Legend has it
that he was generous and
kind to children and
practiced gift giving in
secrecy at night. This
charming, gentle tune
blends well with
Pachelbel's Canon in D,
and performers are urged
not to take a beginning
tempo too fast that would
rush the coming eighth
notes.
This
arrangement for saxophone
quartet (SATBar), rather
than favoring a soprano
solo with accompaniment,
strives to include all
the players in the music
making, particularly by
distributing melodic
material. In addition,
all dynamics and
articulations should be
taken as suggestions
only, as performers are
encouraged to make their
own interpretations.
4 Saxophones SATBar SKU: AP.1-ADV7423 For SATBar Saxophone Quartet...(+)
4 Saxophones SATBar
SKU: AP.1-ADV7423
For SATBar Saxophone
Quartet. Arranged by
Bill Perconti. Quartet;
Solo Small Ensembles;
Woodwind - Saxophone
Quartet. Advance Music:
Holiday Celebration
Series. Christmas;
Secular; Traditional;
Winter. Score and
Part(s). Advance Music
#01-ADV7423. Published by
Advance Music
(AP.1-ADV7423).
ISBN
9783892215776. UPC:
805095074239. English.
Traditional.
Glouce
stershire Wassail is
associated with an
English custom that was
observed at Christmas
time. A large, decorated
bowl of spiced ale was
hoisted through town by a
group of carolers---Yule
serenaders---in a
tradition that has its
roots in the beggars of
the Middle Ages and Pagan
festivals. The tune is
therefore associated with
Christmas revelry and
joy. Gloucestershire
Wassail probably dates
from the 18th century,
and is considered a
traditional English tune.
This arrangement
for saxophone quartet
(SATBar), rather than
favoring a soprano solo
with accompaniment,
strives to include all
the players in the music
making, particularly by
distributing the melodic
material. In addition,
all dynamics and
articulations should be
taken as suggestions
only, as performers are
encouraged to make their
own interpretations.