Partitions quintette de saxophones

Neben den fünf Einzelstimmen (A(S)/A/T(A)/T/B(T)) liegt noch die Partitur mit Akkorden bei. Part 1,Part 3 und Part 5 gibt es zwei Ausgaben (Eb und Bb). Somit kann Part 1 von einem Alto/Sopran gespielt...

Medium groove tempo. After the initial melodic statement the entire saxophone section is showcased in an interesting orchestration of Shorter's improvised solo. Medium advanced

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...

Medium swing, based on the chord changes of 'Pennies from Heaven'. A refreshing change for players and audience alike. Medium Grade.

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...

Swing-blues feel, includes a written alto solo.

Funk-shuffle, includes a written solo for alto sax.

Funk-groove, includes a written alto solo.

Medium groove. Medium

Hardly any other musical style is that much associated with special attributes as funk is: a fancy outfit, a hot hairdo and an out-of-the-way mode of behaviour. I Gotta Funk, Buddy also features an op...

Marked 'Andante Commodo,' this faithful adaptation of the Domenico Scarlatti theme features the harmonic clarity, melodic ornamentation, and straightforward rhythms of music written in the Baroque era...

The Spanish composer and pianist Isaac Manuel Francisco Albéniz' (y Pascual) fascinating and eventful biography is informatively described in the relevant specialist literature; with a few clicks, tho...

Jump for Joy is a cheerful tune featuring an amusing dialogue between the two alto saxophones, which is then followed by a groovy walking bass solo performed by the baritone sax. This is the perfect p...

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

I was inspired to arrange this old gospel song by an elderly fisherman from Tancook Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. It's his favorite song. It's a simple 16 measure pentatonic tune. PBS did an entire spe...

In 2007, the Goethe Institute invited me on a trip to Indonesia where I was supposed to record a CD. I was taking along a whole series of big band arrangements of Indonesian folk songs.'Di Sudut Bibir...

Aves les Turkish Dance Melodies, dans un arrangement de Albert Loritz, conq saxophones ont bien de quoi faire une fête orientale riche d'ambiance. En imitation de thèmes turcs, ils nous enlèvent avec...

A swinging saxophone quintet by Rupert Hechensteiner. Set like a rondo with an arpeggio motif in minor mode, the main theme in the tenor saxophone is followed by an alto saxophone solo (ad lib.). The...

The rhythmically pushing bass line forms the basis of this Latin inspired piece. The written or ad lib solo choruses are played by alto and tenor saxophones before the theme returns and is completed w...