4 Saxophones SATBar SKU: AP.1-ADV7693 For SATBar Saxophone Quartet...(+)
4 Saxophones SATBar
SKU: AP.1-ADV7693
For SATBar Saxophone
Quartet. Composed by
Joe Lovano. Arranged by
Steve Slagle. Quartet;
Solo Small Ensembles;
Woodwind - Saxophone
Quartet. Advance Music.
Jazz. Score and Part(s).
Advance Music
#01-ADV7693. Published by
Advance Music
(AP.1-ADV7693).
UPC:
805095076936.
English.
Up-tempo
even eighth piece. The
melody is very angular
(kind of Dolphy-ish), and
the harmonies are
unusual, since they are
not based on traditional
chord voicings. This
chart sounds best played
fast with a funky,
gritty, earthy quality,
but can work well even at
a medium 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.
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.
Saxophone Quartet SKU: FG.55011-533-0 Little Quartet for Four Saxes op...(+)
Saxophone Quartet
SKU:
FG.55011-533-0
Little Quartet for
Four Saxes op 185.
Composed by Erkki
Melartin. Arranged by
Jari Eskola. Score and
parts. Fennica Gehrman
#55011-533-0. Published
by Fennica Gehrman
(FG.55011-533-0).
ISBN
9790550115330.
The
Little Quartet for Four
Horns op. 185 by Erkki
Melartin was commissioned
by the progenitor of
Finnish horn playing,
Holger Fransman
(1909-1997). The Helsinki
Music Institute's horn
class received this three
movement quartet from
their principal for the
spring concert in May
1936. A composition for
four French horns was a
rarity in 1930s Finland.
The quartet was performed
for decades as Holger
Fransman's arrangement.
This edition is based on
the original version of
the composer.