Quicksilver Saxophone Alto et Piano Theodore Presser Co.
Chamber Music Piano, alto Saxophone SKU: PR.114419850 Composed by Stacy G...(+)
Chamber Music Piano, alto
Saxophone
SKU:
PR.114419850
Composed
by Stacy Garrop. Sws. See
lengthy program note on
prefatory page. Set of
Score and Parts. 44+24
pages. Duration 23
minutes. Theodore Presser
Company #114-41985.
Published by Theodore
Presser Company
(PR.114419850).
ISBN
9781491135808. UPC:
680160681044. 9 x 12
inches.
Both a
spectacular concerto for
saxophone, and a dramatic
tone poem on Roman
mythology, QUICKSILVER is
a 23-minute concerto for
Alto Saxophone and Wind
Ensemble by one of the
sax literature’s
most commissioned and
admired composers.Through
worded captions as well
as gorgeously expressive
tone painting, Movement 1
depicts the birth and
childhood pranks of
Mercury, Movement 2 shows
him escorting souls to
the gates of the
Underworld, and Movement
3 is a phantasmagoric
finale portraying Mercury
as messenger amid the
conflicts of other
mythological figures.
There are many YouTube
performances available,
both in the original
version with Wind
Ensemble, and with
Piano. In addition to
being another name for
the element mercury,
“quicksilverâ€
is used to describe
something that changes
quickly or is difficult
to contain. My concerto
of the same name was
inspired by the Roman god
Mercury, as well as the
mercurial nature of the
saxophone: unpredictable,
very lively, and
volatile. Mercury (known
as Hermes in Greek
mythology) is best known
for his winged shoes,
which allowed him to fly
swiftly as the messenger
of his fellow Olympians.
Mercury had other duties
too, including serving as
the god of merchants,
travelers, and
tricksters; he also
ushered souls of the
departed to the
Underworld.Quicksilver
tells three tales of the
Roman god. The first
movement (Antics of a
Newborn God) opens with
the birth of Mercury;
after he takes his first
steps, he toddles around,
gleefully looking for
mischief. He stumbles
across a herd of cows
that belong to his
brother Apollo; Mercury
slyly lets the cows out
of their pen before
toddling onward with his
mischief-making.In the
second movement (Guiding
Souls to the Underworld),
Pluto, god of the
Underworld, bids Mercury
to bring him fresh souls.
The movement begins with
death-knells tolling for
humans who are about to
die; Mercury picks up
these souls and leads
them down to the gates of
the Underworld.The third
and final movement
(Messenger of Olympus)
depicts Mercury as he is
busily running errands
for various gods and
goddesses. We first
encounter him mid-flight
as he dashes to earth to
find Aeneas, a Trojan
lieutenant who had been
run out of Troy by the
invading Greeks. Aeneas
is on a quest to find
land on which to
establish a new city that
would eventually become
Rome. While traveling, he
is distracted from his
quest when he meets the
beautiful queen Dido.
They live together for
many years before Mercury
intervenes; he chastises
Aeneas for giving up on
his quest and persuades
him to pick it up again.
As Aeneas mournfully
resumes his journey, we
hear Dido perish of a
broken heart. Mercury
then takes to the skies
to seek out Perseus, who
is preparing to kill
Medusa, the hideous
gorgon who has snakes for
hair and a gaze that
turns those who catch her
glance into stone.
Mercury advises Perseus
on how to slay Medusa and
lends Perseus his sword
to do the deed. We hear
Perseus victorious in the
beheading of Medusa,
after which Mercury takes
to the skies once more to
fly home to Olympus.
Solo Pieces Vol. 1 Saxophone Alto et Piano [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Facile Editions Marc Reift (Swiss import)
Alto Saxophone & Piano (Organ) + CD Play Back / Play Along - Grade 1, Grade 2 (+)
Alto Saxophone & Piano
(Organ) + CD Play Back /
Play Along - Grade 1,
Grade 2
SKU:
MA.EMR-33874
Au
Clair de la Lune /
Chorale / Twinkle Little
Star / The Bluebells Of
Scotland / Alpine Song /
Melancholy Waltz /
Promenade /Pagoda /
Goldfish Blues / Cats On
The Prowl / March Of The
Gladiators / Berceuse /
This Old Man / Minuet /
Bourree etc....
Composed by John G.
Mortimer. Alto Saxophone
& CD Playback (Play
Along). 20 Titles. Score
and parts. Duration
18'21. Editions Marc
Reift #EMR 33874.
Published by Editions
Marc Reift
(MA.EMR-33874).
Possible
instrumentations: Alto Saxophone & CD Play
Back / Play Along Alto
Saxophone & Organ (+ Play
Back / Play Along CD
optional) Alto
Saxophone & Piano (+ Play
Back / Play Along CD
optional).
Creative Solos for the Church Musician. Composed by Ed Hogan. Meditative Solos. ...(+)
Creative Solos for the
Church Musician. Composed
by Ed Hogan. Meditative
Solos. Score, enhanced
CD. Lorenz Publishing
Company #9780834177154.
Published by Lorenz
Publishing Company
Alto Saxophone and Piano - easy SKU: BT.AMP-408-400 Arranged by Philip Sp...(+)
Alto Saxophone and Piano
- easy
SKU:
BT.AMP-408-400
Arranged by Philip
Sparke. Anglo Music
Play-Along Series. Book
with CD. Composed 2015.
40 pages. Anglo Music
Press #AMP 408-400.
Published by Anglo Music
Press (BT.AMP-408-400).
ISBN 9789043148504.
English-German-French-Dut
ch.
Part of the
Anglo Music Play-Along
Series, Philip
Sparke’s 15
Easy Christmas
Carols is aimed
at the young
instrumentalist who can
play just over an octave.
Specifically tailored to
suit the individual
instrument, this book
introducesthe beginning
player to the
world’s most
popular Christmas tunes
by selecting simple yet
attractive melodies that
fit their limited range.
This book will provide
invaluable additional
material to complement
any teaching method and
includes both
pianoaccompaniment and a
demo/play-along
CD.
Philip Sparkes
15 Easy Christmas
Carols sind Teil
der Anglo Music
Play-Along Reihe und
richten sich an junge
Instrumentalisten, die
den Tonumfang von einer
Oktave beherrschen. Auf
jedes Instrument
zugeschnitten, führen
diese Ausgaben,für die
einfache und zugleich
ansprechende Melodien
ausgewählt wurden die
sich für diesen
begrenzten Tonumfang
eignen, den Anfänger
an die weltweit
beliebtesten
Weihnachtslieder heran.
Dieser Band bietet
wertvolles
Ergänzungsmaterial,
das zu
jederInstrumentalschule
passt und sowohl eine
Klavierbegleitung als
auch eine Play-Along-CD
enthält.
20 Greatest Sacred Music Saxophone Alto et Piano [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Facile Editions Marc Reift (Swiss import)
Alto Saxophone & Piano (Organ) + CD Play Back / Play Along - Grade 3 SKU: MA....(+)
Alto Saxophone & Piano
(Organ) + CD Play Back /
Play Along - Grade 3
SKU: MA.EMR-28996
Composed by Various. Alto
Saxophone & CD Playback
(Play Along). Score and
parts. Duration 67'00.
Editions Marc Reift #EMR
28996. Published by
Editions Marc Reift
(MA.EMR-28996).
Dix / Nearer,
My God, To Thee / Passion
Choral / Grosser Gott,
wir loben Dich /
Redemption / Jerusalem /
Pray For A Better World /
Wir pflugen /
Resurrection / In Terra
Pax / Lobe den Herrn /
Nun danket alle Gott /
Ein' feste Burg ist unser
Gott ....
Instrumental Play-Along. Composed by Various. Instrumental Play-Along. Christ...(+)
Instrumental Play-Along.
Composed by Various.
Instrumental Play-Along.
Christian, General
Worship,
Hymns, Sacred. Softcover
Audio Online. 24 pages.
Published by Hal Leonard
Christmas Lites Saxophone Alto et Piano [Partie seule] - Intermédiaire Kendor Music Inc.
(10 Carols Arranged in a Jazz Style). By Various. Arranged by Lennie Niehaus. Fo...(+)
(10 Carols Arranged in a
Jazz Style). By Various.
Arranged by Lennie
Niehaus. For Eb alto
saxophone with piano
accompaniment. Christmas.
Grade 3-4. Solo part and
accompaniment part.
Published by Kendor Music
Inc