Historical information about Händel's Water Music Suites is limited, but certainly these works were intended for two, possibly three, parties given by King George I on the Thames River, London, between 1715 and 1736. Händel and his orchestra played on a barge. Since then the some twenty-two separate original pieces have been organized into three Suites and nicknamed 'Water Music?, each having a separate key and likely corresponding to these river parties. This transcription of Water Music Suite II for saxophone quartet has two purposes: to make this music available to saxophonists for performance and education, and to provide in one volume the entire Suite II. The exception to the latter, because of the limits of endurance, is the exclusion of the short Adagio, a brief interlude between the fi rst two movements. Included though are the Allegro, Hornpipe, Minuet, Lentement, and Bourree. These works were originally meant for an outdoor performance, and one of the original intentions of the saxophone was to play in French military bands, also an open-air purpose. The original scoring of brass, woodwind, and string instruments (but no continuo) transcribe well for saxophones. Matching the ranges of instruments of the original to the saxophone quartet was a primary objective. In addition, this arrangement strives to disperse melodic material to all four saxophones so as to make the arrangement pleasing to all the members of the quartet while providing variety to an audience. Any dynamic, articulation, and tempo markings are to be taken only as suggestions so as to allow interpretation by the performers. The musical study and performance of all styles while using examples of composition and performance that represent excellence is necessary for saxophonists who wish to be well-rounded musicians. For the above reasons saxophonists are urged to listen to recordings of the original orchestration in order to learn and imitate proper interpretation of Baroque style. There are currently a number of excellent recordings of Handel's Suites on period instruments, such as (but not limited to) those by conductors John Eliot Gardiner, Christopher Hogwood, and the ensemble Tafelmusik. The Lewis-Clark State College Saxophone Quartet has for many years enjoyed performing Suite II for concerts, ceremonies and social settings, and I thank Advance Music for the opportunity to bring these great works to the profession. / 4 Saxophones (SATBar)

Score + Parties. Par DJAWADI RAMIN / PHILIPS EMMA (Arr.). Le thème sombre et dramatique de la populaire série HBO Game of Thrones est une des musiques les plus puissantes et reconnaissables écrites pour la télévision ou le cinéma ces dernières années. Retravaillée dans un arrangement vigoureux pour quatuor de saxophones, cette pièce aura sûrement un grand succès auprès de vos musiciens./ Répertoire / 4 Saxophones

Le compositeur Pascal Proust puise à volonté dans son immense expérience de musicien et professeur de musique - son catalogue d'oeuvres englobe plusieurs centaines de compositions pour divers instruments. Il a écrit 14 Easy Saxophone Quartets pour saxophonistes ayant environ 2 à 3 années de pratique, dans un style musical accessible et coloré. De ce fait, ces quatuors sont des pièces idéales pour tout examen ou audition de jeunes ensembles de saxophones. / Quatuor De Saxophones

Par LIEBMAN DAVID. Trajectory explores all facets of the saxophone quartet sound in dense, choral-like harmonies as well as alternating voice combinations. Musical dialogues and improvisation open up a field for intense interactions. Available as a digital download from notafina.de./ Répertoire / 4 Saxophones

A set of 4 original compositions for AATBar saxophone quartet. Although the pieces draw from jazz music, they cover a wide variety of styles and leave plenty of room for improvisation. / 4 Saxophones

Three Jazz Settings. Par RICKER RAMON. This suite was inspired most notably by the saxophone quartets of Phil Woods and was written in a conscious attempt to wed certain stylistic elements of classical and jazz music. The players are not asked to improvise, but the piece does featuresections that sound spontaneous and freely created. The piece is difficult, but no more so than other quartets, like Glazunov and Desenclos, that are standard repertoire for this instrumentation. Talented high school and all college groups will findsuccess working on this piece. The first movement, subtitled Danse Macabre, is ominous, dark, sometimes bluesy and is propelled along by the use of intricate counterpoint and an improvised sounding solo section for the tenor saxophone. Medium-advanced. / Niveau : Intermédiaire à Avancé / Recueil / 4 Saxophones

Par HARLOW ED. True to its title, Funky Tango is a groovin’ journey in the style of Argentina’s most famous dance music. Solos (written or improvised) for all four saxes make this a great piece to highlight all quartet members. / Niveau : Moyen / score and parts / Recueil / 4 Saxophones (AATBar)

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The Three Songs (Trois Chansons) dating from 1914/15 were arranged for four a cappella voices by Ravel immediately after he had written the music of these pieces. The lyrics were penned by the composer himself. The songs represent Ravel's sole contribution to choral literature.
The first song consists of three sections and tells the story of Nicolette, who sets out to pick flowers in the fields. Just like Little Red Ridinghood, she meets a wolf who asks her if she is on her way to her grandmother's house (M.1-13). Fleeing from him, she meets a page who wonderswhether she would like to have him as her 'lover true'. She dismisses his proposition though she finds it hard to do so (M. 14-39). In the third section, she encounters a plump, unhandsome man (lento!). He speaks to her:'Stay, stay, my Nicolette, all this gold I give to thee', and - 'VIVO' - Nicolette takes refuge in his arms. (M.40 to end).
The Three Lovely Birds from Paradise are sky-blue, white as fallen snow and bright red - just like the colors of the Tricolore, the national flag of France - which has been interpreted in many reviews as a sign of an increasingly nationalistic attitude becoming apparent in the war year of 1914. This song mourns the loss of the beloved one who went to war.
The Ronde is also made up of three sections. The old women are the first to sing (M.1-28). They warn the young maidens against entering the forest since it is inhabited by all kinds of dangerous (male) beasts. Then (M. 29 ' 56) the old men warn the young lads against going into the woods because of the numerous (female) demons living there. The irony of the story is to be found in the final answer of the young people (as of M. 57), who conclude: 'We will not go into the woods since the old folks have frightened off all the beasts, anyway.'

' Jesous ahatonhia ', pour quatuor de saxophones, est une commande de la Fondazione Adkins Chiti: Donne in Musica pour sa saison de concerts ControCanto: Natale in Musica dans la région du Lazio (Italie) en 2013, La pièce a été créée par le Kommandaria Sax Quartet à Rome le 18 Décembre 2013,' Jesous ahatonhia ' (' Jésus est né ') est basée sur un chant de Noël écrit par le missionnaire Jean de Brébeuf en langue huronne en 1641 ou 1642, / 4 Saxophones

Ensemble de 11 minutes d'arrangements quatuor de saxophones de la musique de film Copland à 'Our Town' et la rubrique 'Simple Gifts' du célèbre du ballet 'Appalachian Spring'. 'Our Town' extrait arrangements basés sur suite pour piano de Copland de la musique du film. Arrangement 'Simple Gifts 'arrangement sur ??la base de Copland' Shaker Variations pour orchestre à vent. Arrangeur Paul Cohen sert sur ??les facultés de la Manhattan School of Music, l'Université Rutgers, Montclair State University, Brooklyn Conservatory, et Aaron Copland School of Music au Queens College. / 4 Saxophones

Cette partition QUATUOR POUR SAXOPHONES de Lacour Guy a été éditée par les éditions Billaudot. La référence de cette partition de musique est MRB1217. Cette oeuvre d'une durée de 00:11:00 est idéale pour les musiciens pratiquant Saxophone. Après quelques heures de pratique, cette partition n'aura plus de secret pour vous. / Quatuor De Saxophones / Partition

Ce sont les éditions françaises Robert Martin qui ont eu le privilège d'éditer la partition Diversions pour quatuor de saxophone de Crepin Alain. Idéale pour les musiciens pratiquant Saxophone et ayant un niveau proche de Or:5, cette pièce se classe dans la catégorie Classique sous la référence CREP03807-PK. / 4 Saxophones / niveau : Or:5 / Partition

Ce sont les éditions françaises Robert Martin qui ont eu le privilège d'éditer la partition Diversions pour quatuor de saxophone de Crepin Alain. Idéale pour les musiciens pratiquant Saxophone et ayant un niveau proche de Or:5, cette pièce se classe dans la catégorie Classique sous la référence CREP03807-PS. / 4 Saxophones / niveau : Or:5 / Partition

Ce sont les éditions françaises Robert Martin qui ont eu le privilège d'éditer la partition Eclats d'azur (quatuor de sax solo) de Boutry Roger . Idéale pour les musiciens pratiquant Saxophone et ayant un niveau proche de Or:5, cette pièce se classe dans la catégorie Classique sous la référence BOUT04440-PK. / 4 Saxophones / niveau : Or:5 / Partition

Ce sont les éditions françaises Robert Martin qui ont eu le privilège d'éditer la partition Eclats d'azur (quatuor de sax solo) de Boutry Roger . Idéale pour les musiciens pratiquant Saxophone et ayant un niveau proche de Or:5, cette pièce se classe dans la catégorie Classique sous la référence BOUT04440-PS. / 4 Saxophones / niveau : Or:5 / Partition