SKU: FH.WS4

ISBN 978-1-55440-553-4.

Unparalleled in scope, this groundbreaking series for E_Alto and B_Tenor offers a single collection of Repertoire and supporting materials written or arranged specifically for saxophone. With Repertoire spanning from the Baroque to contemporary eras, Recordings, Etudes, Technique, and Orchestral Excerpts, this comprehensive series serves as a balanced and organized pedagogical resource from the beginner to advanced levels of study. Nine progressive volumes of Repertoire expose students to original works and arrangements of diverse styles from W.A. Mozart to Violet Archer, with selected works by notable jazz artist Paul Desmon (Take Five), and living composer Phil Woods. Each level provides opportunities to explore Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and contemporary works, with original, unaccompanied selections from Levels 5 through 8 that use extended techniques such as multiphonics, key clicks, and bisbigliando. Earlier works pre-dating the origin of the saxophone have been carefully arranged with consideration of the unique quality of the instrument. Exposure to these works help to develop musicianship and an understanding of tonality, creating well-rounded and versatile performers. Selections written for both E_Alto and B_Tenor include piano accompaniments that function with both instruments.
Eb Saxophone:

Mainly Transcriptions:
Sicili ana - attr. Johann Sebastian Bach, arr. Stephen Chatman
Sonata, op. 1, no. 1 - Jean-Baptiste Loeillet (de Gant), arr. Kathleen Wood
- First Movement
- Second Movement
Habanera (from Carmen, act 1) - Georges Bizet, arr. Stephen Chatman
Two Airs - Henry Purcell
Mainly Original Repertoire for Saxophone:
Romance - Elizabeth Raum
A Knight in Shining Armor - Phil Woods
Idyl - Nova Pon

Bb Saxophone:

Mainly Transcriptions:
Sonata , op. 1, no. 1 - Jean-Baptiste Loeillet (de Gant), arr. Kathleen Wood
- First Movement
- Second Movement
Habanera (from Carmen, act 1) - Georges Bizet, arr. Stephen Chatman
Allegro in G Minor, op. 6, no. 8 - Arcangelo Corelli
Mainly Original Repertoire for Saxophone:
Romance - Elizabeth Raum
Dancing Silhouettes - Floyd Olin Harris
Willow, Willow - Percy Aldridge Grainger, arr. Carl Simpson.

ISBN 9781622772223.

This important resource is the culmination of a lifelong dream of author Melissa M. Mills to share the wisdom of many of the most influential community children’s choir directors in North America, especially those responsible for pioneering and shaping this wonderful art form. Across two volumes, Mills collects and organizes interviews with 23 expert conductors. Through their conversations, Mills gleans wisdom about their training, teaching philosophy, motivations, and practice, and provides a special focus from each conductor on topics ranging from assigning vocal parts and teaching healthy tone production to planning rehearsals and developing independent musicians. Teachers of young singers will find a broad and deep exploration of the issues that conductors must consider, leading to more purposeful instruction and increased effectiveness in the choral setting. The philosophies and principles discussed in these books offer insights for teachers of the youngest singers through teenagers, in all choral settings (children’s choirs, church choirs, and elementary, middle, and high school choirs). The growing interest in both community children’s choirs and choral conducting philosophy makes Working with Young Singers a timely and invaluable resource for all choral music educators. Contributors: Jean Ashworth Bartle • Debra Burgess • Mary Goetze • Joan Gregoryk • Roberta Jackson • Susan Knight • Robyn Lana • Marguerite McCormick • Rebecca Rottsolk • Tim Sharp • Ralph B.Woodward • Jerome L. Wright.

SKU: HL.49019255

ISBN 9790001179645. UPC: 888680010683. 9.25x12.0x0.28 inches.

Although the organ clearly represents the centre of the musical action in Jean Guillou's Concerto No. 5 'Le Roi Arthur', the accompanying brass quintet has an important role. Like the noble knights at the legendary Round Table of King Arthur, horn, trumpet, fluegelhorn, trombone and tuba group themselves musically around the 'King of the Instruments'. In the brass sound, both soft and dynamic, they lay the harmonic foundation, with the music written for them developing into fanfare-like figures. They always make a caesura when the organ is about to play its imaginative and virtuoso sound passages.Precision and technical assurance are required to orchestrate this picturesque sound puzzle effectively from a seemingly mythical time.