Partitions difficile pour Saxophone

Composer-revised and newly typeset 2001 edition, originally published by Kendor Music. Phil Woods: Born in Springfield, Massachusetts - November 2, 1931. Phil began saxophone lessons at age 12 with Ha...

A challenging saxophone quartet written for soprano, alto, tenor and baritone saxophone, a cappella. The first two movements are classical in style and concept and movements 3/4 are played with a jazz...

In 1989 when Louis Andriessen was teaching at the State University of New York at Buffalo, Miles Davis' Autobiography was published. While reading it, he suddenly knew what the subject of his piece fo...

Paul Bonneau (1918–1995) a été considéré par l’ensemble de ses contemporains comme le chef-de-file de la musique symphonique légère française : il a collaboré à une cinquantaine de grands films et plu...

Rousseau brings to the Rapsodie an artistic sensibility, making it a fitting addition to the concert recital stage.

RANT! is a portrait of the saxophonist Jess Gillam: her energy, her sound and her presence, painted in music from her own part of England. A ‘rant' in the tradition of English folk music is an energet...

Unaccompanied Saxophone Virtuoso 3-movement work. Recorded by Norman Des Chenes (Conventus Musicus CM 105).A melody with wide-ranging curves opens, in very slow tempo, the first piece.A motoric Presto...

In addition to the Tre Minuetti (Order No. ADV 7418), G. Puccini also wrote ('... in just one night on occasion of Amadeo of Savoy's death') the string quartet movement Crysanthemi on hand during his...

Bach probably composed Fantasia and Fugue around 1725 at the beginning of his Leipzig years. Hardly any of his keyboard works is so closely associated with his organ works. The remarks ‚manualiter' in...

Ma Mère L'Oye', one of Ravel's most well-known and most often-performed works, was originally conceived and written as a piano duet (1908) and later on arranged for orchestra (1911). Inspired by the 1...

Maurice Ravel's Boléro is probably one of the most frequently performed works of orchestral literature. The composition originated between July and October 1928 and was dedicated to the dancer Ida Rub...

Harmoniemusik - Music for Wind Instruments arranged for Saxophone Quartet in Four Volumes. Dating back to circa 1770, 'Harmoniemusik' - music for wind instruments -was originally conceived for wind or...

Hailing from Act I of Rossini's immortal opera, this adaptation of three excerpts-'Largo Al Factotum,' 'All' idea di Quel Metallo,' and 'Una Voce Poco Fa'-covers an array of styles ranging from bold d...

Harmoniemusik - Music for Wind Instruments arranged for Saxophone Quartet in Four Volumes. Dating back to circa 1770, 'Harmoniemusik' - music for wind instruments -was originally conceived for wind or...

Harmoniemusik - Music for Wind Instruments arranged for Saxophone Quartet in Four Volumes. Dating back to circa 1770, 'Harmoniemusik' - music for wind instruments -was originally conceived for wind or...

The Fantasia opens with a long pedal point over which the upper parts unfold a solemn, declamatory theme. The second theme employs expressive sighing gestures. The fact that there are virtually no pas...

Bach probably composed Fantasia and Fugue around 1725 at the beginning of his Leipzig years. Hardly any of his keyboard works is so closely associated with his organ works. The remarks 'manualiter' in...

Who does not know Carnival of the Animals with its music bursting with joy of living, grotesque humour, virtuosity and incomparable charm. Although its composer imposed a performance ban upon his work...

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart wrote the oboe quartet in F, K-number 370, early in 1771 for the oboist Friedrich Ramm. In an impressive manner, this composition gives expression to the intimacy inherent in M...

Composer's notes: 'Once I received the commission by HD duo to compose a piece for sax and piano, I asked Michael Duke to select for me his favourite multiphonics for alto sax and send me a recording...

In 1989 when Louis Andriessen was teaching at the State University of New York at Buffalo, Miles Davis' Autobiography was published. While reading it, he suddenly knew what the subject of his piece fo...

La pièce est dédiée à John Harle et au Bournemouth Sinfonietta, qui l'a commandée avec des fonds de South West Arts. Elle exploite la capacité du saxophone à jouer de longs passages expressifs et mélo...