Partitions difficile pour Saxophone

This unique six-minute work breaks new ground with its exploration of the sonorities and range of the saxophone quartet. Includes soft dynamics at extreme ranges, complex rhythms, and multiphonics.

An intriguing, vibrant, rhythmic, and challenging work for advanced saxophone quartets.

A masterful arrangement of the 3 movements for SATB Sax Quartet: 1. Tango 2. Malagueña 3. Zortzico

SaxQuar Dauer (min): 17 Min.

Sopransaxophon in B; Altsaxophon in Es; Tenorsaxophon in B; Baritonsaxophon in Es Dauer (min): 22 Min.

saxophone quartet / SATB

This is a perfect vehicle to showcase the saxes without rhythm section. After an opening statement of the melody in a close voiced Ellington style, the piece transforms into a blues march where the ba...

Präludium und Fuge in G-Dur BWV 541 ist eines der bekanntesten und meistgespielten Bachschen Orgelwerke überhaupt. Olaf Mühlenhardt hat die musikalisch vielschichtige Fuge für Saxophonquintett arrangi...

Uptempo minor blues which draws its inspiration from Moon Germs by Joe Farrell. After the solo section (any instrument can be featured) a challenging, virtuosic, contrapuntal sax solo follows. Advance...

A burning, uptempo blues, patterned after Oliver Nelson's own version, which can be heard on More Blues and the Abstract Truth. Medium advanced

A wonderful original piece that is full of contrasts and perfect for displaying the versatility of the saxophone.

Grade: difficult

Issued in conjunction with the quartet from which it was derived, this solo-with-piano edition will be as popular with players as it is with audiences. Seductively playful is an apt description, and t...

Eight-minute work from a University of Maryland composer. A challenging and rewarding piece for the advanced student and professional. We believe this will become a standard in the repertoire.

Commandée par le saxophoniste virtuose français Nicolas Prost qui souhaitait une pièce courte et rapide, cette œuvre s'inspire du style des " guitar heroes " qui affectionnent particulièrement les mél...

A terrific new piece from Timothy Bowers, written for virtuoso saxophonist Nick Sorensen. But it doesn't need a virtuoso player to play it! Ideal for saxophonists from about Grade 6 upwards. A fusion...

I wrote Cygncopations in 2003 for Victoria Walpole who gave its first performance with the BBC Concert Orchestra conducted by Robin Stapleton on 11th July of that year. The performance was broadcast l...

Mauricio Sotelo's Muros de dolor...I (2005) speaks of the pain and sorrow of the soul. The strong and expressive character is achieved via a precisely calculated succession of 'micro-intervals' and an...

Luciano Berio dedicated his Sequenza VII, which was composed in 1969, to the oboist Heinz Holliger. The version of this piece published here was arranged for one soprano saxophone by Claude Delangle i...

Cette oeuvre ambitieuse de moins de sept minutes utilise efficacement la nature forte et expressive du saxophone soprano et crée un heureux équilibre entre l'énergie et l'exubérance du matériel sonore...