Alto Saxophone Exam Pieces Grade 6 (2014)

SKU: BT.1334-06-400-DHI

ISBN 9789043124560. Japanese.

The title Performance Studies tells you exactly why these pieces have been composed - to improve your complete performance while learning the saxophone. The pieces are meant for saxophone players who have been playing for a couple of years, but they will also be useful for experienced player, helping bring perfection to any performance. The pieces have been written exclusively for this book and with their colourful and melodic character they’re not only very useful for practising saxophone techniques but also make perfect pieces for exams or concerts. A demo CD is also included with this book with the famous Japanese sax player Nobuya Sugawa performing each study.Japaneseedition

Japanese edition

Der Titel Performance Studies (Vortragsetüden) gibt exakt an, worum es bei diesen Stücken geht: das umfassende Spiel auf dem Saxophon. Die Stücke sind für Saxophonisten mit wenigen Jahren Spielerfahrung gedacht, aber auch Fortgeschrittene können mit ihnen ihr Spiel perfektionieren. Die Etüden wurden von Komponisten aus aller Welt speziell für dieses Buch geschrieben. Sie sind nicht nur praktische technische Übungen, sondern auch ideal für Prüfungen oder Konzerte geeignet. Nobuya Sugawa gibt auf der CD ein ausgezeichnetes Interpretationsbeispiel aller Stücke.Japanische Ausgabe

version japonaise.

SKU: FL.FX072360

This collection will bring an educational and stylistic dimension, and will find its place in the context of auditions or exams. To place in your schoolbag... A series of pieces for exams or auditions - for students playing Alto Saxophone for 3 years onwards.

SKU: FL.FX072361

This collection will bring an educational and stylistic dimension, and will find its place in the context of auditions or exams. To place in your schoolbag... A series of pieces for exams or auditions - for students playing Alto Saxophone for 4 years onwards.

SKU: FL.FX072359

This collection will bring an educational and stylistic dimension, and will find its place in the context of auditions or exams. To place in your schoolbag... A series of pieces for exams or auditions - for students playing Alto Saxophone for 2 years onwards.

SKU: FL.FX072362

This collection will bring an educational and stylistic dimension, and will find its place in the context of auditions or exams. To place in your schoolbag... A series of pieces for exams or auditions - for students playing Alto Saxophone for 5 years onwards.

SKU: HL.14010146

ISBN 9781844494873. 8.75x11.0x0.102 inches.

Seven pieces arranged for alto or tenor saxophone by Sidney Lawton with piano accompaniment. Includes 'Adagio' (The Cello Concerto, Opus. 85), 'Nimrod' (Enigma Variations, Opus. 36) and 'Chanson De Matin' (Opus. 15, No. 2).

SKU: BT.1337-06-400-DHI

ISBN 9789043124591. 9x12 inches. Japanese.

The title Perfection Studies refers to the pursuit of playing the saxophone perfectly. Therefore, this book is meant for saxophonists who have already reached a fairly advanced standard. The pieces have been written especially for this book by top composers from all over the world including Jan Van der Roost, Jacob de Haan, Martin Ellerby and Otto M. Schwarz. Nearly all aspects of saxophone playing are addressed, including melodic interpretation, tone quality, dynamics and vibrato. The rich range of colours and the melodic character of the studies also make them very suitable for playing at exams or recitals. A demo CD is included with performances byNobuya Sugawa to give you an idea of how the studies should be played.

Die Perfection Studies richten sich, wie der Titel schon andeutet, an fortgeschrittene Saxophonisten, die ihr Spiel perfektionieren wollen. Nobuya Sugawa, der die Stücke von einer internationalen Riege moderner Blasmusikkomponisten, darunter Jan Van der Roost, Jacob de Haan, Ferrer Ferran, Otto M. Schwarz u. a. auswählte und auf der CD präsentiert, achtete darauf, dass kein Aspekt des Saxophonspiels, wie melodisches Spiel, Klang, Dynamik und Vibrato zu kurz kommt. Der Reichtum an Klangfarben und der melodische Charakter machen diese Etüden zudem zu ausgezeichneten Vortrags- und Wertungsstücken.

SKU: HL.44004013

ISBN 9789043102452. UPC: 073999040135. English-German-French-Dut ch.

This book examines a wide range of pieces taken from all different styles of light music as well as the ways in which these styles are played. The swinging accompaniment on the play-along CD makes practice and performance more fun! 12 pieces in all.

SKU: CF.YPS208

ISBN 9781491152287. UPC: 680160909780. Key: D minor.

A stunning and heart-wrenching composition based on the Jewish folk son Shlof, Mayn Kind. You can hear the emotional content pour out of this piece written in memory of an outstanding orchestra director. The piece beginnings with original material to set the tone, followed by a clarinet solo on the song. It then develops through a variety of different harmonic presentation before building to a nice key change and climatic moment. The piece ends as it began, but with a more hopeful tone. An amazing piece.
Sleep, My Child was commissioned by the Madison Middle School Band and Orchestra in Tampa, Florida, and is dedicated to the memory of their Director of Orchestras Kevin Frye. Director of Bands Chris Shultz championed the commissioning of this piece to honor Kevin after he passed away in December 2016. Mr. Frye was a beloved member of the staff at Madison Middle as well as the music community of Tampa and the state of Florida. I was a personal friend of Kevin’s. We were in several musical groups together when we were young that were formative to both of our musical careers. I also guest conducted his Madison Middle School Orchestra several times over the past four years. His musicianship, teaching skills and love for his students were exemplary.When taking on the challenge of writing a piece to honor Kevin’s legacy, Mr. Shultz and I decided to try and include several important aspects of Kevin’s life into the piece. Kevin was proudly Jewish, a fantastic trumpet player and loved Jazz. With that in mind, and after a lot of research, a Jewish folk song Shlof, Mayn Kind was selected as the basis for the piece, not to be religious, but to honor his faith and heritage. Plus it is a beautiful song, and I felt the title reflected the sentiment I was looking to express, which is of someone taking rest after a long battle with illness. Thus, a lullaby seemed appropriate.I also wanted to incorporate Jazz into the piece, but in a concert setting, so you will hear as the piece develops, the harmonies of the folk song expand into ones found more commonly in Jazz compositions. Not in a far out way, but in a subtle way to again honor this part of his life. For example the climactic moment of the piece at the fermata in m. 57 is a Dbmaj9#11 chord. It appropriately give the piece the angst that I was looking for at this moment in the piece, while honoring the importance of Jazz in Kevin’s musical life.The piece was also conceived to include both the Madison band and orchestra in the performance at the premiere. I wanted the pieces to work separately by the band and separately by the orchestra, but I also wanted them to be able to play the piece together to honor Kevin.The piece begins with original material designed to set the mood of the piece with a tempo/style marking of pensive, but also as material that I used as connective musical tissue between statements of the folk song.  After this introduction, the folk song is presented by a solo violin (or clarinet) with orchestral accompaniment in a simple straight forward presentation of the song. This is followed by a woodwind section statement of the folk song accompanied by muted trumpets. During this presentation the harmony starts to expand with more color notes in the chords. The low brass are added half way through this statement to add depth and lushness.The introductory material returns, but with some angry hits in the lower voices. This leads to a full ensemble state of new material that is used to transition to the climax of the piece, and to build tension. After the build, the piece modulates to a shortened statement of the folk song with more advanced harmonies and an active counter line in the violas, horns, saxes and first clarinets to further build the tension.  This tension is released at the fermata in m. 57, as mentioned above. After a thoughtful pause, the piece concludes with a completion of the folk song again with a solo violin (or clarinet) followed by a return of the introductory material to tie the piece together. The piece ends hopeful, with a solo trumpet (Kevin’s instrument) that is dissonant at first, but then resolves as if to say - everything will be OK! It has been my distinct honor to have been asked to write this piece in Kevin’s memory! I hope that in some small way the piece helps to bring comfort to his family, students, colleagues and to all those that knew him!–Larry ClarkLakeland, FL  2017.