By Various. Arranged by David Marlatt. For 4 Alto Saxophones. Mixed Instruments ...(+)
By Various. Arranged by
David Marlatt. For 4 Alto
Saxophones. Mixed
Instruments - Flexible
Instrumentation; Part(s);
Quartet. Eighth Note
Publications.
Renaissance, Christmas.
Duration 00:14:15.
Published by Eighth Note
Publications
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-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-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.
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.
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 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.
4 Saxophones SATBar SKU: AP.1-ADV7655 For SATBar Saxophone Quartet...(+)
4 Saxophones SATBar
SKU: AP.1-ADV7655
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-ADV7655. Published by
Advance Music
(AP.1-ADV7655).
ISBN
9783892217190. UPC:
805095076554. English.
Traditional.
Dating
from the 18th century, He
Is Born, Holy Child is a
traditional French carol.
The composer and lyricist
are anonymous, but
translations of the texts
have resulted in many
references to music,
including Sound the
pipes, let the trumpets
play, Play the oboes and
bagpipes merrily, and
Bells are ringing, we are
singing.
This
arrangement for saxophone
quartet (SATBar) strives
to include all the
players in the music
making, particularly by
distributing melodic
material. All dynamics
and articulations,
minimally marked, should
be taken as suggestions
only, as performers are
encouraged to make their
own interpretations.