Child's Play Saxophone Alto et Piano [Conducteur] Universal Edition
Chamber Music Piano, alto Saxophone SKU: PR.UE021699 18 First Pieces f...(+)
Chamber Music Piano, alto
Saxophone
SKU:
PR.UE021699
18
First Pieces for Young
Beginners. Composed
by Traditional James Rae.
Arranged by James Rae.
Full score. With Standard
notation. 30 pages.
Universal Edition
#UE021699. Published by
Universal Edition
(PR.UE021699).
ISBN
9783702472771. UPC:
803452069898.
Espec
ially for young
beginners, James Rae
presents 18 very easy
pieces to ease the path
to musicianship. From the
first piece featuring one
note, Rae adds a note to
each successive piece,
using very simple rhythms
and small intervals. The
piano accompaniment
enhances each piece and
provides support for the
beginners. UE even
provides downloadable
cartoons for
coloring.
(Concerto for Alto Saxophone in E-flat Major). By Alexander Glazunov (1865-1936)...(+)
(Concerto for Alto
Saxophone in E-flat
Major). By Alexander
Glazunov (1865-1936).
Edited by Regina Back and
Douglas Woodfull-Harris.
For Alto Saxophone Solo
and Piano (String
Reduction). This edition:
Urtext Edition. Score and
part. Op. 109. Duration
13 minutes. Published by
Baerenreiter Verlag
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.
Chamber Music & Piano Accompaniment 1 Alto Saxophone 1 Piano - Grade 1 SKU: F...(+)
Chamber Music & Piano
Accompaniment 1 Alto
Saxophone 1 Piano - Grade
1
SKU: FL.FX073460
Composed by Pascal
Proust. Original
Composition. Classical,
Educational. Score and
Set of Parts. 9 (score);
8 (parts) pages. Duration
6 minutes, 30 seconds.
FLEX Editions #FX073460.
Published by FLEX
Editions (FL.FX073460).
The Saxophone
du cote de chez Proust is
a series of pieces
composed by Pascal PROUST
with piano accompaniment.
Each piece is also
published
separately.
This
volume, for beginners, is
a visit full of surprises
in an incredible zoo
where nice elephants
applaude a parade of
ants... These 6 short
pieces for very young
saxophonists reflect
those rare moments! ;
Instruments: 1 Alto
Saxophone 1 Piano;
Difficuly Level: Grade
1.
Chamber Music Piano, alto Saxophone SKU: PR.144406060 For Alto Saxopho...(+)
Chamber Music Piano, alto
Saxophone
SKU:
PR.144406060
For
Alto Saxophone and
Piano. Composed by
Sydney F. Hodkinson.
Premiered in Nuremberg,
Germany at the World
Saxophone Congress.
Contemporary. Set of
Score and Parts. With
Standard notation.
Composed Sep-81. 48+20
pages. Duration 13
minutes. Theodore Presser
Company #144-40606.
Published by Theodore
Presser Company
(PR.144406060).
UPC:
680160621842. 9 x 12
inches.
Three Dance
Preludes is one of an
impressive list of
commissions by master
saxophonist John Sampen,
who premiered the piece
at the 1982 World
Saxophone Congress with
pianist Marilyn Shrude.
The three preludes pay
homage to jazz greats
Charlie Parker, Lee
Konitz, and Jimmy Dorsey,
and are to be performed
with a sound style that
emulates each. Hodkinson
also points out that the
piano is neither
accompanimental nor
secondary in any sense,
but a full partner in the
duet. For advanced
performers. Duration:
13'.