Alain Lopez

3 Bb Clarinets, 1 Bass Clarinet

Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Baritone Saxophones Mon film is a soulful composition that uses minor mode. It is built of 64 bars dedicated to my Cousin, born in 1964, and prematurely deceased. I shoot here th...

Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Baritone Saxophones Orange was the popular color of tango dancers at tango's height during the twenties. The melody is as bright as the color, pleasant and is not bereft of ardou...

2 Altos, Tenor, Baritone Saxophones Tangolla uses melodic and rhythmic styles specific to Tango. It embeds references to the Master Astor Piazzolla.

AABA form of Latin music which gives meaning to the work of opposed nuances. On the pedagogical side, some unusual rhythms at this level are proposed.

Bb Clarinet, Piano During the short ternary intro, the two themes are depicted and then immediatly developped in binary with a mix of Jazz and Jazz Rock styles. The 'Twinning' is exploited to make the...

Euphonium, Piano Orange was the popular color of tango dancers at tango's height during the twenties. The melody is as bright as the color, pleasant and is not bereft of ardour. Ideal for a first cont...

Blues des bacs à sable allows young players to play as the 'big ones': a constant harmonic formula, a slow tempo and of course... choruses! The blues theme is traveling in between the 4 saxophonists:...

Trombone, Piano Orange was the popular color of tango dancers at tango's height during the twenties. The melody is as bright as the color, pleasant and is not bereft of ardour. Ideal for a first conta...

Bb Trumpet, Piano Orange was the popular color of tango dancers at tango's height during the twenties. The melody is as bright as the color, pleasant and is not bereft of ardour. Ideal for a first con...

Violin, Piano Orange was the popular color of tango dancers at tango's height during the twenties. The melody is as bright as the color, pleasant and is not bereft of ardour. Ideal for a first contact...

4 Flutes Mon film is a soulful composition that uses minor mode. It is built of 64 bars dedicated to my Cousin, born in 1964, and prematurely deceased. I shoot here the film based on her life's scenar...

Bb Trumpet, Horn, Trombone, Tuba Orange was the popular color of tango dancers at tango's height during the twenties. The melody is as bright as the color, pleasant and is not bereft of ardour.

Bb Trumpet, Horn, Trombone, Tuba Tangolla uses melodic and rhythmic styles specific to Tango. It embeds references to the Master Astor Piazzolla.

Blues with simple rhythmic cells and small ascending and descending chromatic movements. This piece will allow you to familiarize yourself with 'swing', supported by the piano accompaniment, imitating...

Der Jazzwalzer 'Révérence' von Alain Lopez erinnert ebenso an Erik Saties 'Gymnopédies' wie an Toots Thielemans berühmte 'Bluesette'.

Tenor Saxophone, Piano I had fun to mix three musical styles remotely related. My idea was to take a classical musical phrase then to reharmonize it to give it jazz or pop colors. Here is for the 'sho...

Alto Saxophone, Piano I had fun to mix three musical styles remotely related. My idea was to take a classical musical phrase then to reharmonize it to give it jazz or pop colors. Here is for the 'shor...

Alto Saxophone, Piano A Jazz waltz (dedicated to my uncle who was so benevolent during my early stages!) that may remind Erik Satie's Gymnopédies or the famous 'Bluesette' from Toots Thielemans

Tenor Saxophone, Piano A Jazz waltz (dedicated to my uncle who was so benevolent during my early stages!) that may remind Erik Satie's Gymnopédies or the famous 'Bluesette' from Toots Thielemans

Alto Saxophone, Piano During the short ternary intro, the two themes are depicted and then immediatly developped in binary with a mix of Jazz and Jazz Rock styles. The 'Twinning' is exploited to make...

Tenor Saxophone, Piano During the short ternary intro, the two themes are depicted and then immediatly developped in binary with a mix of Jazz and Jazz Rock styles. The 'Twinning' is exploited to make...

As a fan of bossa-novas from Antonio Carlos Jobim (with complex and moving harmonies), I have created my samba jazz in order to motivate students to work on typical rhythms of this musical style - Ala...

As a fan of bossa-novas from Antonio Carlos Jobim (with complex and moving harmonies), I have created my samba jazz in order to motivate students to work on typical rhythms of this musical style - Ala...

The purpose of this composition is to familiarize yourself with the unusual 5/4 metric, often associated to the famous jazz standard by Paul Desmond, Take Five. Rhythms and articulation are varied but...