First Repertoire Pieces for Alto Saxophone

SKU: HL.49045571

ISBN 9790001162548. UPC: 841886028968. 9.0x12.0x0.083 inches. German - English - French.

The viol player Diego Ortiz, who was musical director at the court of the Spanish viceroy in Naples in the mid-16th century, wrote a textbook which became authoritative for the art of improvisation during the Renaissance. This textbook contains pieces with written improvisations in the tradition of the Renaissance period. Although the writing of improvisations was a contradiction in terms even then, Ortiz' pieces are excellent textbooks for the study of the structures and rules of this art.

About Schott Student Edition

The Schott Student Edition gathers instrumental works for music lessons providing a unique and varied repertoire resource including standard teaching works, lesser known pieces which are perfectly suited to lessons as well as to student concerts and competitions.

The repertoire is divided into levels 1-5, from very easy to difficult, and includes works from the Renaissance up to modern performance pieces. Each title is graded, from very easy works for beginners up to demanding pieces for more advanced students who are preparing for further study or examinations.

Every work in the series has been carefully selected and edited by experienced music teachers. The editions also contain a wealth of information on the pieces as well as useful advice on studying, rehearsing and interpreting the works. The first titles to be published in the Schott Student Edition series contain works for violin, violoncello, flute, clarinet and recorder. Further editions are in preparation.

SKU: FH.VA5

ISBN 978-1-55440-567-1.

This groundbreaking series for viola offers a sound and progressive collection of Repertoire, Recordings, Etudes, Technique, and Orchestral Excerpts for the aspiring virtuoso. Representing all major style periods and a variety of genres, Viola Series, 2013 Edition offers all the music and tools needed to support a comprehensive course of study from the beginner to advanced levels. A rich and varied selection of music in each of these nine progressive volumes of repertoire appeals to violists of all ages. From the Preparatory Level through Level 8, students will be exposed to quality selections originally written for viola, fun arrangements of traditional fiddle and folk tunes, as well as contemporary pieces by notable composers such as Violet Archer, Carey Cheney, and Fritz Kriesler.
Concertos and Concertinos:
Concerto in C Minor, op. 12, no. 3 - Seitz, Friedrich
- First Movement
Concerto in G Major, TWV 51:G9 - Telemann, Georg Philipp
- Third Movement
- Fourth Movement
Concerto in D Minor, op. 3, no. 6, RV 356 - Vivaldi, Antonio arr. Christine Donkin
- Third Movement
Sonatas and Sonatinas:
Sonata in E flat Major - Dittersdorf, Carl Ditters von
Sonata - Cerha, Friedrich
- First Movement
- Second Movement
Sonata in G Major, op. 2, no. 6 - Flackton, William arr. Harold Birston
- Second Movement
- Third Movement
Concert Repertoire:
Langsam, op. 102, no. 2 - Schumann, Robert
La Provencale - Marais, Marin arr. May Mukle
Arioso - Bach, Johann Sebastian arr. Mark Mrozinski
Tambourin - d'Hervelois, Louis de Caix arr. Paul Doktor
Gypsy Pavan - Mozetich, Marjan
Space Dance - Mozetich, Marjan
Nocturne, op. 186, no. 2 - Kalliwoda, Johann Wenzel
Cradle Song - Bridge, Frank.

SKU: BT.MUSME0294

English.

With its extensive and diverse repertoire, this tutorial allows you as a saxophonist to access the best of what classical music has to offer. If you choose to work with this tutorial, you will not only broaden your musical horizon and improve your playing technique, but indeed enjoy performing all kinds of masterpieces on your own Saxophone. All the great composers are featured – with one or even several of their works, with concerts, symphonies and sonatas, with lieder, arias and overtures, with Renaissance dances, orchestral pieces, waltzes and ballets, but also with instrumentals such as preludes, nocturnes, etudes, marches, gymnopedies and much more. And in order not tolose your enthusiasm while practicing, each score is accompanied by 2 audio-recordings, which you will find on the mp3 CD attached to the tutorial. In the first recording, the Saxophone-part is played along to the corres-ponding accompaniment. In the second, only the backing track (the accompaniment) can be heard, which gives you the possibility of taking up the score yourself. In total, you are invited to enjoy 174 recordings, which add up to more than 6 hours of musical practice(!).

SKU: FH.VA8

ISBN 978-1-55440-570-1.

This groundbreaking series for viola offers a sound and progressive collection of Repertoire, Recordings, Etudes, Technique, and Orchestral Excerpts for the aspiring virtuoso. Representing all major style periods and a variety of genres, Viola Series, 2013 Edition offers all the music and tools needed to support a comprehensive course of study from the beginner to advanced levels. A rich and varied selection of music in each of these nine progressive volumes of repertoire appeals to violists of all ages. From the Preparatory Level through Level 8, students will be exposed to quality selections originally written for viola, fun arrangements of traditional fiddle and folk tunes, as well as contemporary pieces by notable composers such as Violet Archer, Carey Cheney, and Fritz Kriesler.
Preparatory Level:
Blast Off! - Cohen, Mary
Dragon Drama! - Harris, Paul
D Scale Waltz - Anderson, Gerald E. and Robert Frost
Pizzicato Puddle Stomp - Rapoport, Katharine
Level 1:
Gliding Along at the Octopus Ball - Cohen, Mary
The Little Eel - Entezami, Ramin
Nojack - Donkin, Christine
Bow Division - Anonymous
Level 2:
Rowing on the Lake - Keyser, Paul de
Sailing - Romberg, Bernhard Heinrich arr. A. Baird Knechtel
Charlie Is My Darling - Traditional Scottish melody arr. Mary Cohen
Kites - Rapoport, Katharine
Level 3:
Etude in C Major, op. 45, book 1, no. 4 - Wohlfahrt, Franz
Heidi Hi! - Cohen, Mary
The Fair Isle - Mackay, Neil
Spuzzam - Donkin, Christine
The First Skating Lesson - Geringas, Yaakov
Level 4:
Melodious Double Stops No. 9 - Trott, Josephine
Hot Chocolate Treat - Cohen, Mary
Preparatory Exercise for Chromatic Scales - Kinsey, Herbert transc. Margaret Banwell
Playing Ball - Geringas, Yaakov.

SKU: HL.48183553

UPC: 888680907495. 9.0x12.0x0.13 inches.

French saxophonist, Marcel Mule (1901-2001) compiles an essential addition to the Saxophone repertoire. Including pieces by Martini, Handel, Corelli, Rameau, Lully, Couperin, Leclair and Bach, Mule ensures that the Baroque genre is accessible to the Saxophone. In the first volume of his compilation, Famous Pieces for Alto Saxophone and Piano, Mule arranges famous works by the great composers of the Baroque era for the Saxophone, ensuring that necessary additions and edits are made. Pieces include Lully's Menuet from Les Bourgeois Gentilhomme and a J. S. Bach Suite. The changes by Mule include, phrasing, breath marks, tempo marks, dynamics and other performance directions. Famous Pieces for Alto Saxophone and Piano, compiled by Marcel Mule provides excellent expansion to the repertoire of the Saxophone. .

SKU: BO.B.3664

Cuarteto San Petersburgo (The Saint Petersburg Quartet) was written between January and March 2011. It owes its name to the fact that Saint Petersburg has been a very significant city for me. I was invited there in 1988 to take part in a big contemporary music festival, but my uninterrupted bond with the city started on 2002, thanks to the negotiations of my friend and pupil Albert Barbeta. Since then, I have constantly travelled there in order to record a considerable part of my repertoire: seventeen pieces. In addition to the concerts we went to, I took the opportunity during my trips to visit the well-known conservatoire where so many great personalities from the world of music composition once taught, and the place that launched the most important violin school in the whole of Russia: the school of Leopoldo Auer. Spending a long time in Auer's classroom writing my concert for violin and orchestra was an unforgettable experience for me. His large portrait motivated me even further.

Cuarteto San Petersburgo evokes many of the most cherished and moving moments that I have had in this city. It is structured in four movements. The first one, Allegretto-Allegro, opens with an introduction that sets forth the two main themes, amid a soft and elastic atmosphere. The Allegro starts vigorously and in it we find changes in the tempo and moments of mystery, as well as certain seclusion, returning then to the emphatic theme where the counterpoint finds its place. The movement ends placidly.

The Scherzo-marcato that follows is marked by a persistent rhythm of triplets that carries on from beginning to end. The tempo does not change, but brief and decided themes are introduced, as well as passages of counterpoint. Brief and dissonant chords are heard throughout the movement, which ends vigorously.

The third movement, Ut, is a very special one. For a while already I had been playing with the idea of writing a movement that was to have the tonality C as a leitmotiv. This one is made up by two slow and static parts. In the first one, the first violin plays pizzicatti-glissandi. In the second, the first violin and particularly the violoncello settle on C while the other two instruments produce descending chromatic harmonies.

Finally, the Introduccion-Presto (the Introduction-Presto). It starts with some bucolic passages which remind us of the introduction to the first movement. A fast and energetic Presto suddenly erupts. A kind of moto perpetuo which alternates with two expressive passages and, towards the end, a viola and violoncello tremolo, all of great mystery and expectation, make way for a resounding finale marcato.