As the Saxophone is commonly associated with the jazz style classical music for the instrument had always been lacking. Therefore when Paul Bonneau (1918-1995) composed his Deux Caprices En Formed De Valse for Alto Saxophone and Piano it was well-received by performers of the genre. Bonneau's composition was highly versatile ranging from over fifty film scores operettas songs and other pieces for Saxophone including a concerto. The Deux Caprices En Formed De Valse however were particularly acclaimed for their use of advanced techniques. The works contains typically French characteristicsincluding chromaticism and difficult technical passages. All these elements combined make for an enjoyable and challenging piece for saxophonists.

Par NAULAIS JEROME. Cette pièce, au caractère solennel, est particulièrement adaptée à une ceremonie. - Jerome NAULAIS - Une Pièce adaptée pour une audition ou un examen de début de Cycle II - Formation : Musique de Chambre, Duo, Solo and Accompagnement Piano - Instrumentation : 1 Saxophone Alto 1 Piano - Niveau de Difficulté : 3/6 - Intermédiaire - Durée : 3 mn 55 s - Style Musical : Classique, Pédagogique - Catégorie : Composition Originale - Compositeur : Jerome NAULAIS - / Niveau : Intermédiaire / Classique, Pédagogique / Répertoire / Saxophone Alto et Piano

This book for young players at grades 3-4 Alto Sax contains 8 christmas favourites Jingle Bells Good King Wenceslas Ding Dong Merrily on High Joy to the World O Little Town of Bethlehem Hark the Herald Angels Sing God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen and Season's Greetings (Medley).

To The French Woman For Alto Saxophone And Piano-French composer Pierre Max Dubois (1930-1995) significantly contributed to the woodwind repertoire particularly for Saxophone. Pieces Caracteristiques En Forme De Suite for Alto Saxophone and Piano was published in 1962 and remains popular in the advanced saxophonist's repertoire. Dubois' music is characteristically light-hearted with unusual harmonic and melodic textures. The second movement of Pieces Caracteristiques En Forme De Suite for Alto Saxophone and Piano To the French Woman reflects Dubois' compositional characteristics as well as elements of Frenchcharacteristics with a typical performance lasting about four minutes and 45 seconds. Pieces Caracteristiques En Forme De Suite is essential to the advanced saxophonist's repertoire. Dubois' most famous work makes for an exciting and enjoyable performance for players and audiences alike.

Le Pilgrim Concerto pour Saxophone Alto et Orchestre d?Harmonie fut commandé par le Concours International de Musique de Kerkrade en 2012. Cette pièce de concert exige une certaine virtuosité de la part du soliste ainsi que de l?orchestre.Cette ?uvre est tour à tour minimaliste romantique parfois expressive mais elle emploie aussi un langage musical contemporain. La naïveté qui en résulte dans la musique a été délibérément créée pour exprimer la simplicité d?un pèlerin. Celui-ciest parfois calme et méditatif parfois empli d?une impatience angoissée d?arriver à son but. Il suit son propre chemin mais il dialogue continuellement avec lui-même et les merveilles du monde qui l?entoure.

Born in Toulouse Marcel Bitsch (1921-2011) went on to study at the Paris Conservatoire before becoming a professor of counterpoint at the institution. As an exceptionally versatile composer Bitsch has composed orchestral works chamber works and numerous pieces and studies for wind instruments. Villageoise is a sublime addition to the Alto Saxophone repertoire. Suited to intermediate level saxophonists Bitsch's Villageoise published in 1953 contains a range of exciting musical aspects including varied articulation modulation changes in time signature and much variation indynamics tempo and performance directions. The diversity of musical elements included in this Marcel Bitsch work for Alto Saxophone and Piano is outstanding creating a necessary addition to the intermediate saxophonist's repertoire.

Grade 5-Janet Way's Grade By Grade series draws on the rich and varied Boosey & Hawkes catalogue of classical contemporary and educational repertoire highlighting composers including Serge Prokofieff Dmitri Shostakovich Karl Jenkins Carol Barratt and Christopher Norton alongside arrangements of traditional music from around the world by Peter Wastall Vera Gray and others.This practical anthology of carefully selected pieces provides the complete repertoire resource for the aspiring Grade 5 saxophonist and creates the perfect package for teaching exam preparation and performance.Each volume contains:19 pieces & shortstudies each complemented by a useful practice and performance tip.Grade-appropriate scales and arpeggios linked to the repertoire through bespoke text and exercises.Brand new sight-reading activitiesNewly-commissioned aural awareness tasks.A Piano accompaniment booklet. This book for Grade 5 Alto Saxophone players includes the pieces Tonight from Leonard Bernstein’s West Side Story Duo I by Ástor Piazzolla A Tempo Guisto by Georg Philipp Telemann and more.Janet Way: Grade By Grade - Alto Saxophone (Grade 5) comes complete with a CD of full performance demonstrations Piano backing tracks and grade-appropriate aural awareness resources.

A term usually used to name a French dessert with many choux pastry balls this Croquembouches by Claude Delvincourt is a set of pieces for Alto Saxophone and Piano with dessert names. Featuring a Plum Pudding a Puit d’Amour a Nègre en Chemises a Linzer Tart a Grenadine and a Rahat Loukhoum Croquembouches is enough to enlighten your ears and make your mouth water! For upper beginners / intermediate players these one-page pieces are really melodic and thoroughly nice to play. This set was revised by Jean-Marie Londeix aFrench musician who was the student of Marcel Mule and Fernand Oubradous.

Game Over for alto saxophone (optionally E-flat horn) with piano accompaniment is a lively composition with a playful character. The range of the solo part is limited to one and a half octaves, making Game Over an ideal performance or test piece for young musicians. The composition is further enhanced by the rhythmically appealing piano accompaniment. Game Over is dedicated to Jan Hadermann?s grandson.

New Edition 2012-18 pieces for Alto Saxophone and piano selected and edited by Peter Wastall now refreshed and repackaged to fulfil the needs of the next generation of musicians.Providing the perfect 'next step' for students reaching the end of Peter Wastall's award-winning Learn As You Play method books these collections of repertoire are ideally suited for students of Grade 3-5 standard.Each piece is now complemented by useful practice and performance tips. A newly-recorded CD of backing tracks is also included alongside the piano accompaniment.Content- A. Ilyinsky: Berceuse- R. Maltby: Heather on the Hill- F. Schubert: Serenade- J.S. Bach: Musette- W. Benson: Cantilena- A. Rubinstein: Melody- P. Harris: Foxtrot- H. Ferguson: Petit jeu- C. Evans: Sweet Corn- K.R. Cole: Hooligan Strain- A. Krori: Blue Funk- A. Ridout: Scherzo- C. Batton: A Lady in Blue- J. Gurewich: Czardas- P. Bouillon- A. Ktori: Soul-Track- C. Cowles: Myopic Mice- E. Wolf-Ferrari: Strimpellata

Six Pieces by Fritz Kreisler Transcribed for Alto Saxophone and Piano. Fritz Kreisler (1875?1962) was celebrated as one of the greatest violinists of all time. His brilliant technique and rich tone produced a characteristic sound that was and remains immediately identifiable. This collection features six pieces that Kreisler composed or transcribed for violin and piano, here transcribed for alto saxophone and piano. Especially well known are the original pieces Liebesleid and Schon Rosmarin, both of which Kreisler attributed to the now-forgotten composer Joseph Lanner. Caprice Viennois and Rondino on a Theme of Beethoven are likewise original pieces from early in Kreisler?s career, which he would regularly feature as concert encores. The Old Refrainand Midnight Bells are transcriptions, the former of a Viennese popular song and the latter of an excerpt from the operetta Der Opernball by Richard Heuberger. In these six transcriptions, the instrument changes, yet the value remains.

French composer Michel Mériot (1928-2003) studied at the Conservatory of Poitiers before joining the band of the French Marines. He then studied at the Paris Conservatoire where he won prizes for Saxophone proving himself as a highly competent player of the instrument. His compositions including Sicilienne Et Dance for Alto Saxophone and Piano have provded that he is also a highly capable composer. With a typical performance lasting around 3 minutes and 10 seconds Mériot's Sicilienne Et Dance is suitable for intermediate standard saxophonists. The Sicilienne containstypical characteristics of the musical style including a 6/8 meter dotted rhythms and moderate tempo. Contrastingly the Dance is highly rhythmic with many semiquaver flourishes in a 2/4 meter. For all aspiring saxophonists seeking alternative repertoire Mériot's Sicilienne Et Dance is a delightful addition to the repertoire.

Composed by Jeanine Rueff Chanson Et Passepied for Saxophone is a piece for advanced players written in two parts. The first part “Chanson” (Song) is a lyrical part written in Andantino Tempo starting with a very simple yet beautiful melody and organised in the format of a Question/Answer. It is then followed by a second melody with the same organisation and by the first melody that is played by the piano. The second part “Passepied” which refers to a Baroque dance is composed in Allegretto and has an A/B/A structure. A is quite melodic while B is more like a Valse. Wonderfully composed verytechnical yet also lyrical this piece is really enjoyable and can be used for recital or contests. Jeanine Rueff composed numerous pieces for Saxophones often used in contests as well as many pieces for Saxhorn Clarinet Horn and Cornet.

Instrumental Solos-Since its opening in 1957 the musical West Side Story has been a hit on Broadway. Made into a successful film starring Rita Moreno Natalie Wood and Richard Beymer in 1961 this tale of star-crossed lovers caught between feuding New York gangs has been gripping audiences for decades.The arrangements in the West Side Story: Instrumental Solos series remain faithful to Bernstein's original score. In this edition the pieces have been idiomatically adapted for the solo Alto Saxophone.This book features 10 of the best-known songs from the musical including Maria Tonight America I Feel Pretty and more.West SideStory: Instrumental Solos Alto Saxophone comes with an enhanced CD featuring Piano accompaniments for all tracks. Playable on both CD player and computer tempo adjustment software is also included for CD-Rom computer use only.