Soprano Saxophone & Piano (Organ) or CD Play Back / Play Along - Grade 2

SKU: MA.EMR-57098

Composed by Jerome Naulais. Score and parts. Duration 29'52. Editions Marc Reift #EMR 57098. Published by Editions Marc Reift (MA.EMR-57098).

O Little Town Of Bethlehem / Good King Wenceslas / In Dulci Jubilo / Joy To The World / Stille Nacht / Il est ne le Divin enfant / Jingle Bells / O Come, Little Children / Kling / Les anges dans nos campagnes / O Holy Night / The First Nowell etc...

Chamber Music Piano, soprano Saxophone

SKU: PR.114419290

Composed by Chen Yi. Edited by Chen Yi. Arranged by Wong Tak Chiu. Sws. Score and parts. 44 pages. Duration 20 minutes. Theodore Presser Company #114-41929. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.114419290).

ISBN 9781491135235. UPC: 680160676118. 9 x 12 inches.

Supported by a major commissioning award from the Serge Koussevitzky Music Foundation in the Library of Congress, my Chinese Folk Dance Suite is written for violin solo and orchestra, and premiered by The Women's Philharmonic with violin soloist Terrie Baune, conducted by Apo Hsu, on March 10, 2001, at Yerba Buena Center For the Arts Theater in San Francisco. Inspired by various Chinese traditional folk dances, I've composed three movements in the suite: 1) Lion Dance. Traditionally, people dance with richly decorated hand made lions, accompanied by percussion ensemble, to celebrate happy occasions and major festivals throughout the country. In the composition, I use Chinese drum and other percussion instruments in the background, to form a dynamic and rhythmic texture responding to the solo part, which imitates the tunes played on the suona (traditional Chinese trumpet). The pitch materials came from traditional Guangdong Music tune and Chaozhou Music tune ; 2) YangKo. Originated in northern China, it's a major folk dance form in mass performance popularized in the country. In YangKo performance, people always play rhythmic patterns on the drums hung around their waists while singing and dancing. In my second movement, I have imagined a warm scene of YangKo dancing in distance. The solo violin plays a sweet and gracious melodic line while all members in the orchestra sing the non-pitch syllables in different layers as the soft background, to imitate the percussion sound which produces the ever going pulse. 3) Muqam. It is a large scale traditional music and dance form from Uygur nationality in Xinjiang province, originated in the 15th century. In my third movement, I keep the meter of seven eight and the melodic style of Muqam music. The fiery dancing gesture cumulates the sustained climax section at the end of the work, after a colorful violin cadenza in both improvisational singing style and polyphonic writing with woven lines. Scored for 2 flutes (2nd doubling piccolo), 2 oboes, 2 clarinets in Bb, 2 bassoons, 4 French horns in F, 2 trumpets in Bb, 3 trombones, percussion 1 (3 congas, low tom-tom, temple block, paddle castanets), percussion 2 (snare drum, 6 small Beijing opera gong, 12 big Beijing opera gong, crotales, tambourine), percussion 3 (suspended cymbal, a pair of 6 Chinese cymbals, bass drum), solo violin, violins I, violins II, violas, cellos and double basses. Duration is about 16 minutes. The work is recorded on Bis [CD-1352] and released in 2003, performed by Cho-Liang Lin and the Singapore Symphony Orchestra, cond. by Lan Shui. Reduction for B-flat soprano saxophone and piano by Wong Tak Chiu (2017) and edited by Chen Yi (2018) The second movement YangKo is premiered by Dr. Wong and Korak Lerpibulchai at the Singapore Saxophone Symposium on 8/13/2017. The American premiere of the saxophone and piano reduction version of Chinese Folk Dance Suite is given by Chi Him Chik and Hao Yin at the Society for American Music National Conference in Kansas City, MO on 3/2/2018.

Soprano Saxophone & Piano (Organ) + CD Play Back / Play Along - Grade 2, Grade 3

SKU: MA.EMR-33870

Les Anges Dans Nos Campagnes / Jericho / Old Folks At Home / La Cucaracha / The Monastery Garden / Happy-Go-Lucky / Halloween / Ragtime / Study In Thirds / Toreador's Song / Lullaby / La ci darem la mano / Minuet / Largo. Composed by John G. Mortimer. Soprano Saxophone & CD Playback (Play Along). 14 Titles. Score and parts. Duration 22'03. Editions Marc Reift #EMR 33870. Published by Editions Marc Reift (MA.EMR-33870).

Possible instrumentations:

Soprano Saxophone & CD Play Back / Play Along
Soprano Saxophone & Organ (+ Play Back / Play Along CD optional)
Soprano Saxophone & Piano (+ Play Back / Play Along CD optional).

Soprano Saxophone & Piano or CD Play Back / Play Along - Grade 1, Grade 2

SKU: MA.EMR-54337

Melodies pour Debutants / Melodien fur Anfanger. Composed by Karel Chudy. Score and parts. Duration 22'19. Editions Marc Reift #EMR 54337. Published by Editions Marc Reift (MA.EMR-54337).

Festive March / Minueto / Savage / Cradlesong / Funeral March / Prelude / Mazurka / Minuet / Air / Polka / Imitation / Echo / Elegy / Hungarian / Gate Of Fear / Calm / Siciliana / Syncopated / Habanera / Canon / Tarantella / Carol / Pastorale / ...

Soprano Saxophone & Piano (Organ) + CD Play Back / Play Along - Grade 1, Grade 2

SKU: MA.EMR-33868

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. Soprano Saxophone & CD Playback (Play Along). 20 Titles. Score and parts. Duration 18'21. Editions Marc Reift #EMR 33868. Published by Editions Marc Reift (MA.EMR-33868).

Possible instrumentations:

Soprano Saxophone & CD Play Back / Play Along
Soprano Saxophone & Organ (+ Play Back / Play Along CD optional)
Soprano Saxophone & Piano (+ Play Back / Play Along CD optional).

Soprano Saxophone & Piano or CD Play Back / Play Along - Grade 3

SKU: MA.EMR-54448

Composed by Bertrand Moren. Score and parts. Duration 25'24. Editions Marc Reift #EMR 54448. Published by Editions Marc Reift (MA.EMR-54448).

1. A Russian Fantasy / 2. Variations On A Nordic Song / 3. The Wild West Adventure / 4. The Conquest Of Space / 5. Sonata Classica.