SKU: XC.WB2213
ISBN 9781644021248. 9 x 12 inches.
Adaptable Quartets for Christmas contains 22 newly arranged quartets written at grades 1.5 to 3. Since it’s creation in 2019, Tyler Arcari and Matthew R. Putnam’s Adaptable Ensemble series has emerged as a leading resource in flexible instrumentation and this new addition to the series for Christmastime is no exception. Designed to be used with any combination of four instruments, the possible combinations are endless! Play these quartets as traditional four instrument chamber works, or expand your instrumentation to include the entire ensemble. Tyler and Matthew use their experience as music educators to craft quartets that are fun to play, and musically stimulating.
SKU: BT.EMBZ14321
English-Hungarian.
Both of the works by the young composer (*1976) that appear in this volume are dedicated to the Budapest Saxophone Quartet. Motorway Junction, written in 1996, was the composer's first work in this genre, and it was followed by several transcriptions commissioned by the ensemble. In 1999, on the basis of the experience gained from these transcriptions he composed Alterego, which was likewise given its first performance by the BSQ.
SKU: HL.14014455
ISBN 9781844499717. 9.0x12.0x0.128 inches.
An adventurous and unusual work for Saxophone Quartet by John Harle. Composed fopr the Myrha Quartet, the piece was first performed on BBC Radio 3 in 1980. The music follows a pitch centre progression, moving gradually from low to high using chromatic clusters surrounding each pitch. Sporadic solo passages, differing in character to the rest of the piece, are used to punctuated the music with cadenza-like solos from each Saxophonist in turn, making this an exciting and challenging work for all players involved. This title is the score.
SKU: SU.90920041
Julius Hemphill is celebrated for the brilliance and expressive range of his compositions for Saxophone Quartet and Sextet. The Saxophone Quartet works included in Book I and II were premiered by Julius with the World Saxophone Quartet (WSQ). Covering a broad range of musical styles, they are compelling vehicles for improvisation and equally works that can be performed without improvisation as a concert suite. The orchestration is S/A/T/B, with some doubling of alto and soprano saxophone. These two collections are also available for String Quartet instrumentation and performance. Saxophone Quartet Published by: Subito Music Publishing Includes: Big Foot Choo Choo Connections Dar El Sudan Funny Paper Hearts My First Winter Plain Song Romance in Time Stick Void.
SKU: XC.WB2212
ISBN 9781644021231. 9 x 12 inches.
