Classical Highlights presents the best-known and most popular performance pieces of the classical repertoire in arrangements for alto saxophone. Anyone looking for a popular classic for lessons or recitals will make a find. Suitable repertoire for musical accompaniment at weddings and funerals can be found here as well. To make practising easier, backing tracks can be downloaded as MP3 files. The piano accompaniment is available in PDF format.

Ave Maria oder Hochzeitsmarsch - die Sammlung bietet beliebte Klassiker für Unterricht und Vortrag. Auch für die musikalische Umrahmung von Hochzeit und Beerdigung findet sich hier geeignetes Repertoire. Begleit-Tracks können als MP3-Datei heruntergeladen werden. Die Klavierbegleitung ist als PDF separat erhältlich.

10 romantic pieces collection for Eb Alto Saxophone and Piano, a great resource for students of the first courses. This collection features 10 easy pieces from the romantic period, arranged for Eb Alto Saxophone and Piano. Perfect for essays, concerts, and other performances, these pieces are sure to bring out the best in any student. With 10 romantic pieces, you have the perfect selection for any performance. Get ready to show off your talent with 10 romantic pieces! Complete parts for Sax and Piano.
Easy keys and range for SaxEasy Piano accompanimentMusical themes taken from the original compositions
Largo from ?New World Symphony? ? A. Dvorák
Theme from "Le Streghe" - N. Paganini
Melody in F ? A. Rubinstein
Soldier March ? R. Schumann
The Great Gate of Kiev - M. Mussorgsky
Theme from "New World Symphony" (IV mov.) - A. Dvorák
Theme from "Symphony n. 1" (IV mov.) - J. Brahms
Theme from "Symphony n. 5" (II mov.) - L. van Beethoven
Theme from "Symphony n. 7" (II mov.) - L. van Beethoven
Theme from "Swane Lake" - P. I. Tchaikovsky.

Con-Tse-To ? a Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Concert Band was composed in 2013 at the request of Kenneth Tse. It is in three movements ? 1. Pasodoble Melanie, 2. Lamento and 3. Danza Jubiloso. First performance was July 14, 2013 for the Hong Kong International Saxophone Symposium at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. Hong Kong Chamber Wind Philharmonic; Victor Tam, Conductor; Kenneth Tse, Saxophone Soloist.

The first movement ? Pasodoble Melanie, is in the traditional form of the march in Spain knownas the Pasodoble. It has a beginning theme in traditional march style using Spanish flavor harmoniesand melodies. As the Spanish pasodoble is in the same form as American marches, the second theme isthe ?Trio? section. In the Spanish pasodoble, it is customary to have the first presentation of this secondtheme played extremely softly in the clarinets. It is also common during the repeat of the Trio to have a soloist such as a piccolo displaying an obligato of great virtuosic melodies in counterpoint to the clarinets. I felt this would be a very appropriate place for an alto saxophone obligato. In this pasodoble the thirdpresentation of the Trio is shortened to allow for the first cadenza. Since I met Kenneth Tse for the first time in Buñol (Valencia), Spain, I thought it would be very appropriate to use this traditional form for the firstmovement for his concerto. It is a Spanish custom for a composer to give a pasodoble composition as a gift such as to a musician or politician and the title of the piece often references the name of recipient?s wife. Kenneth Tse?s wife?s name is Melanie so this movement is dedicated to her.

The second movement ? Lamento was adapted from a melody of mine ?El año del Trumpetista? originally composed in 2010. I thought the beautiful sound of Dr. Tse?s saxophone playing would be very complimentary for this melody.

The third movement ? Danza Jubiloso is in allegro tempo with the first theme based on leaps of afourth and an octave in duple meter. The second theme is mostly in 7/8 meter. There is also a bit of a jazz element of harmonies and the added instruments of a drum set and jazz double bass in pizzicato.

Con-Tse-To was awarded Finalist category in the Band Composition Competition of the American Prize in 2017. One of only two Concertos with Band awarded that year. The full band instrumentation is available on Musica Nova USA.

Gregory Fritze is a prize-winning composer and Fulbright Scholar, as well as an active performer. He recently retired from Berklee College of Music where he was Professor and Chair of Composition, serving on the faculty from 1979 to 2016. He has written over ninety compositions for orchestra, band, chamberensembles and soloists. He has won over fifty composition awards both nationally and internationally. His compositions include works published by several publishers in the United States, South America and Europe that have been performed extensively throughout the world.

He has been a frequent traveler to Spain since 1993 and has promoted compositions by Spanish composers around the world. He is the only composer who has been commissioned six times by Spanishbands for Certamen competitions, with each band winning first prize.

His compositions are recorded on Albany Records, MSR Classics, Crystal Records, Mark Records and others. He has been a guest lecturer, conductor and performer at many colleges, universities and music festivals in the United States, Canada, Japan, South America and Europe. He was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania in 1954 and has Composition degrees from the Boston Conservatory and Indiana University. He now resides in Daytona Beach Shores, Florida.

The piano transcription was done by Derek Reme?.

With ten of the most popular pieces for wedding ceremonies, this intermediate-level collection is perfect for aspiring and professional musicians alike. Arranged for solo alto sax with optional piano accompaniment.

Air on the G String
Bridal Chorus
Canon in D
Clair de Lune
The Four Seasons (Spring)
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
Ode to Joy
Prelude No. 1 from the Well-Tempered Clavier Bk 1
Trumpet Voluntary
Wedding March

Includes all scores and 9/10 sets of parts.

Sarabande (George Frideric Handel)

Old French Song (Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky)

Minuet (In F Major) (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)

Hongroise (Adolphe-Charles Adam)

Grand March (Aida) (Giuseppe Verdi)

La Paloma (Sebastian Yradier)

Humoresque (Antonin Dvorak)

Toreador Song (Georges Bizet)

The Skaters Waltz (Emile Waldteufel)

Serenade (Franz Schubert)

Arioso (Daniel Gottlob Turk)

A Little Piece (Robert Schumann)

Italian Polka (Sergei Rachmaninoff)

Gaudeamus Igitur (Johannes Brahms)

Arietta (Muzio Clementi)

Sobre Las Olas (Over The Waves) (Juventino Rosas)

None But The Lonely Heart (Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky)

Liebestraum (Dream Of Love) (Franz Liszt)

Gavotte (Jean-Baptiste Lully)

Theme From Symphony No.40 (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)

Silent Night (Franz Xaver Gruber)

Waltz (Sleeping Beauty)

Air (Henry Purcell)

Alouette (French Folk Song)

Santa Lucia (Italian Folk Song)

In The Hall Of The Mountain King (Edvard Grieg)

Polovtsian Dance (Alexander Borodin)

Minuet (In G Major) (Johann Sebastian Bach)

Ode To Joy Ludwig Van Beethoven

Habanera (Georges Bizet)

1. Pomp and Circumstance Edward Elgar

2. Andante (Surprise Symphony) Franz Joseph Haydn

3. Arioso Daniel Gottlob Turk

4. Lullaby Johannes Brahms

5. Melody Robert Schumann

6. Sarabande George Frideric Handel

7. Silent Night Franz Xaver Gruber

8. A Little Piece Robert Schumann

9. Carnival Of Venice Julius Benedict

10. La Donna E Mobile Giuseppe Verdi

11. Largo (The New World) Antonin Dvorak

12. Old French Song Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

13. Waltz (Sleeping Beauty) Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

14. We Wish You A Merry Christmas EnglishFolk Song

15. Air Henry Purcell

16. Ode To Joy LudwigVan Beethoven

17. Italian Polka SergeiRachmaninoff

18. Minuet (In F Major) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

19. Solveig`s Song EdvardGrieg

20. Sonatina (In C Major) Muzio Clementi

21. Waltz DmitriKabalevsky

22. Alouette FrenchFolk Song

23. Gaudeamus Igitur Johannes Brahms

24. Green Sleeves English Folk Song

25. Hongroise Adolphe-Charles Adam

26. Minuet (In F Major) Franz Joseph Haydn

27. Serenade (Eine Kleine Nachtmusik) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

28. Soldier's March Robert Schumann

29. Arietta MuzioClementi

30. Emperor Waltz JohannStrauss Jr.

31. Grand March (Aida) Giuseppe Verdi

32. Happy Birthday To You Patty & Mildred J. Hill

33. Minuet (In D Minor) Johann Sebastian Bach

34. Santa Lucia Italian Folk Song

35. The Emperor's Hymn Franz Joseph Haydn

36. La Paloma Sebastian Yradier

37. Dance Of The Hours Amilcare Ponchielli

38. Fur Elise Ludwig Van Beethoven

39. Humoresque Antonin Dvorak

40. Minuet (In G Major) Johann Sebastian Bach

41. Toreador Song Georges Bizet

42. Turkish March Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

43. Ave Maria FranzSchubert

44. Barcarolle Jacques Offenbach

45. In The Hall Of The Mountain King Edvard Grieg

46. Melody In FAnton Rubinstein

47. None But The Lonely Heart Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

48. Polovtsian Dance Alexander Borodin

49. Spanish Romance

50. Liebestraum (Dream Of Love) Franz Liszt

51. Arioso George Frideric Handel

52. O Mio Babbino Caro Giacomo Puccini

53. O Sole Mio Eduardo Di Capua

54. To A Wild Rose Edward.

Pomp and Circumstance (Edward Elgar)

Carnival Of Venice (Julius Benedict)

Solveig`s Song (Edvard Grieg)

Greensleeves (What Child is This)

Happy Birthday To You (Patty & Mildred J. Hill)

Fur Elise (Ludwig Van Beethoven)

Ave Maria (Franz Schubert)

O Sole Mio (Eduardo Di Capua)

Blue Danube Waltz (Johann Strauss Jr)

Can Can (Jacques Offenbach)

Lullaby (Johannes Brahms)

La Donna E Mobile (Giuseppe Verdi)

Sonatina (In C Major) (Muzio Clementi)

Soldier's March (Robert Schumann)

Emperor Waltz (Johann Strauss Jr.)

Arioso (George Frideric Handel)

Melody In F (Anton Rubinstein)

To A Wild Rose (Edward MacDowell)

Wedding March (Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn)

Passacaglia (Handel-Halvorsen)

Raaf Hekkema's (*1968) arrangement of the famous work by Paganini was initiated by a commission of the Dutch Noord Nederlands Orkest which asked him to play Paganini's Violin Concerto No. 2 at a tour. Like its virtuoso counterpart, Capriccio No. 24, the famous last movement La Campanella which had inspired many other composers like Schumann and Liszt reflects, in the version for saxophone, the great wealth of 21st-century saxophone playing - a breathtaking piece full of saxophone acrobatics!
Already available are the famous 24 Capricci Op. 1 by Paganini for solo saxophone (ED 20559). For the CD release of this work, the virtuoso Dutch saxophonist was awarded the Echo Klassik Award in the category of 'Best Instrumentalist of the Year' in 2007.