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.
(From The Baroque to the 20th Century) Arranged by William Ryden (1939-), edited...(+)
(From The Baroque to the
20th Century) Arranged by
William Ryden (1939-),
edited by Thom Proctor.
Performance score for
alto saxophone quartet
(or any combination of Eb
Saxophones and Eb
Clarinets). With full
score notation. Series:
Classical Quartets for
All. 24 pages. Published
by Alfred Publishing.
Tambourine Dance Quatuor de Saxophones: 4 saxophones Advance Music
4 Saxophones SATBar SKU: AP.1-ADV7433 For SATBar Saxophone Quartet...(+)
4 Saxophones SATBar
SKU: AP.1-ADV7433
For SATBar Saxophone
Quartet. Composed by
Joaquin Valverde.
Arranged by Mike Curtis.
Masterworks; Quartet;
Solo Small Ensembles;
Woodwind - Saxophone
Quartet. Advance Music.
Masterwork Arrangement;
Romantic. Score and
Part(s). Advance Music
#01-ADV7433. Published by
Advance Music
(AP.1-ADV7433).
UPC:
805095074338.
English.
Joaquin
Valverde (1846--1910)
composed more than 70
zarzuelas, a popular
Spanish form of comic and
romantic operetta.
Tambourine Dance (Danza
de Crótalos) comes
from one of his most
successful, La Tierra de
la AlegrÃa, (Land of
Joy). Arranged for
saxophone quartet
(SATB).
Irish
Folksong (for
SATBar/AATBar Saxophone
Quartet). Arranged by
Frank Reinshagen.
Quartet; Solo Small
Ensembles; Woodwind -
Saxophone Quartet.
Advance Music. Folk;
Traditional. Score and
Part(s). Advance Music
#01-ADV7623. Published by
Advance Music
(AP.1-ADV7623).
UPC:
805095076233. English.
Traditional.
Writin
g these arrangements,
Frank Reinshagen has
created little
masterpieces, which
broaden the rhythmical
and harmonic context of
the original tunes in an
interesting manner
without detracting from
their archaic and
melancholic character.
These original tunes have
been borrowed from the
Irish, Scottish, and
Gaelic musical tradition.
These through-composed
arrangements are rather
easy to perform from the
rhythmical and technical
point of view. Yet, they
are quite demanding in
respect of the key they
are written in, their
intonation and,
especially, their
interpretation. Their
different
instrumentations are
fully compatible with
each other and, due to
their overall structure,
they are also suitable to
be played with
multi-scored parts. The
original of The Sons of
Liberty is of a more
recent date and goes back
to the time when the King
of England forced the
Irish farmers' sons to go
to war in America against
their own fellow
countrymen who were
striving for freedom
there. The arrangement
conveys the impression of
a vigorous forward motion
created by a recurring
and changing riff.
Although it is written in
a somewhat more difficult
key (E minor), it is not
too exacting from the
technical point of
view.
