arranged for Alto Saxophone and Piano. 'Classical Highlights' presents the best-known and most popular performance pieces of the classical repertoire in arrangements for saxophone and piano. The extensive selection of works provides access to classical masterpieces ? from Handel and Bach via Schubert, Mendelssohn, Schumann and Wagner to Fauré, Elgar, Debussy and Satie. Everybody looking for a popular classic work for teaching or performing purposes will find a gem here.

To the Hungarian 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 fourth movement of Pieces Caracteristiques En Forme De Suite for Alto Saxophone and Piano To the Hungarian Woman reflects Dubois' compositional characteristics as well as elements of Hungariancharacteristics and a typical performance lasts about two and a half minutes. 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.

To the Russian Woman for Alto Saxophone and Piano-French composer Pierre Max Dubois (1930-1995) significantly contributed to the woodwind repertoire particularly for Saxophone. Characteristic Pieces in the Form of a 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 Characteristic Pieces in the Form of a Suite for Alto Saxophone and Piano To the Russian Woman reflects Dubois' compositional characteristics as well as elements of Russiancharacteristics with a typical performance lasts about two and a half minutes. Characteristic Pieces in the Form of a 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.

What Else Can I Play? Alto Saxophone Grade 3 makes learning more fun with carefully selected and arranged supplementary repertoire for today's young player. Each piece offers suggestions and guidelines to breathing, dynamics and tempo together with technical tips, performance notes and a simple piano accompaniment.  Each book in the What Else Can I Play? series presents carefully graded pieces with a variety of musical styles ranging from classical and jazz through to showtunes and popular songs. This series will bring enthusiasm to learning your instrument and provide an entertaining alternative for those pupils who are working towards, or have recently completed exams. / Instrumental Music, Methods & Tutors / Recueil / Saxophone Alto et Piano

Take Ten: Popular Pieces From Bach To Bacharach is arranged for Alto Saxophone with Piano accompaniment and is suited to grades 2 to 6. From Duke Ellington's Satin Doll to Bach's Minuet In G this book is sure to get you playing many different genres of music and really exploring what your Alto Saxophone can do. Selected as part of the ABRSM Alto and Baritone Saxophone examinations grades 3-5.

Solo and Piano Reduction. A notable Czech composer, Jaromir Weinberger achieved sudden fame with the production of his opera, Svanda dudâk (Schwanda, the Bagpiper), written in a popular Bohemian style, at the Czech Opera, in Prague in 1927. Weinberger fled Europe under the growing Nazi threat and took up residence in New York in 1939, where he enjoyed a number of major orchestral performances and commissions of all kinds. One of these came from renowned saxophonist Cecil Leeson, who aske Weinberger to compose a concerto for alto saxophone and orchestra. Due to the outbreak of World War II, the premiere would not happen until 1946, six years after the completion of the concerto in piano score. The work was revised following the premiere and it is only now that those revisions have been incorporated into the solo saxophone and piano reduction with this performance edition by Weinberger scholar, publisher and saxophonist Tristan Willems.

Raymond Gallois Montbrun (1918-1994) published his 6 Musical Study Pieces for Alto Saxophone and Piano in 1954 just ten years after he won the Grand Prix de Rome. Along with his Violin Concerto 'Japan' Symphony and Concertstück for Clarinet and Piano 6 Musical Study Pieces remains popular to this day. 6 Musical Study Pieces for Alto Saxophone is made up of six short pieces in variety of styles each addressing a different technique. These are; 1) Ballade (flexibility) 2) Intermezzo (trills) 3) Rondo (staccato) 4) Lied (sonority) 5) Waltz (chromaticism) and 6) Finale (velocity). Assuitable and varied pieces for the progression of intermediate to advanced level saxophonists Gallois Montbrun's 6 Musical Study Pieces cannot be missed.

Christopher Norton's acclaimed Microjazz series has won worldwide popularity with teachers and players alike for its stimulating blend of contemporary popular genres and classical values. The Microjazz Collection is full of exercises and pieces which have been specially designed to encourage Jazz skills by highlighting the basic elements of good performance. The book contains 20 pieces written specially for the intermediate Alto Sax player with Piano accompaniment.

A jazzy satirical piece here arranged for alto saxophone and piano by popular request. Duration: 4-5 min.Grade: 8

Written for alto saxophone and piano, Algernon is loosely inspired by both Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes and The Voices Within, a popular science book by Charles Fernyhough about the history and science of how we talk toourselves.

Aria by Eugène Bozza (1905-1991) is a lyrical piece written in 1936 for advanced Alto Saxophone players. Technically and musically challenging being able to master vibrato and control your instrument well will be greatly beneficial to effective playing of this piece. Dedicated to the famous French Saxophonist Marcel Mule Aria required from the player a good mastery of breathing as there are few rests and this also suggests that the intonation should be applied carefully as well. A relaxed piece that's very popular among players this piece is representative of Bozza's inimitable romantic style and is thoroughlyenjoyable. Eugène Bozza won different prizes at the Conservatoire de Paris such as the First Prizes for the Violin conducting and composition as well as the Grand Prix de Rome. He also composed several operas chamber works and ballets among others.

Composed between 1920 and 1921 Stories is a suite of ten short movements by Jacques Ibert (1890-1962) a neoclassical composer who won the Prix de Rome in 1919. Initially written for Piano only and later arranged for Saxophone and Piano this publication was commissioned by Alphonse Leduc editor and increased Jacques Ibert’s popularity. The ten pieces are as follows: 1. La meneuse de tortures d’or (The golden Turtles leader) 2. Le petit âne blanc (The little white donkey) 3. Le vieux mendicant (The old beggar) 4. “A Giddy girl” 5. Dans la maison triste (In thesad house) 6. Le palais abandonné (The abandoned palace) 7. Bajo la mesa (Under the table) 8. La cage de cristal (The crystal cage) 9. La marchande d’eau fraiche (The fresh water merchant) 10. Le cortège de Balkis (Balkis’ march) Jacques Ibert (1890-1962) also composed many symphonic suites operas and seven orchestras including 'Angelique' (1926) and 'Divertissement' (1930). He also was in charge of the French Academy in the Villa Médicis (Roma) and was later administrator for the Paris Opera.