Composed by S. Prokofiev. Arranged by Ralph Sauer. Russian 20th century. Solo part and piano accompaniment. Published by Cherry Classics (CY.CC2607).

Euphonium and Piano - moderately advanced

SKU: CY.CC2550

Composed by Amy Marcy Beach. Arranged by Ralph Sauer. 20th Century American. Solo part and piano score. Published by Cherry Classics (CY.CC2550).

Amy Beach's Eskimos, Opus 64 composed in 1907 was written originally for Piano solo and is set in four descriptive vignettes:
1. Arctic Night
2. The Returning Hunter
3. Exiles
4. With Dog-Teams

Beach used melodies from eleven Inuit songs she discovered from an early recording and set them to European harmonies.

Mr. Sauer's arrangement of this unique music is playable by moderately advanced performers. The four movements total about 10 minutes of music in length.

The mp3 sample is a clip taken from a live masterclass recital at the 2012 Academy of the West Festival performed by Trombonist Kensey Chellis and Pianist Chorong Park.

Euphonium and Piano - advanced

SKU: CY.CC2619

Composed by Nikolay Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov. Arranged by Ralph Sauer. Romantic. Solo part and accompaniment. Published by Cherry Classics (CY.CC2619).

The Serenade, Op. 37 was conceived for Cello with Piano accompaniment, but later in life the composer scored the work for the solo instrument with orchestra. The Low Brass world knows Rimsky-Korsakov for his Trombone Concerto for Band. The Serenade has a very similar mood to the slow movement of the Concerto. It's beautiful lilting rhythm combined with a wonderful melody makes this work very worthwhile.
Mr. Sauer's arrangement brings a beautiful feel to this 4 minute work, which is appropriate for advanced performers.

Parts for Bass and Treble readers are supplied.

Euphonium and Piano - advanced

SKU: CY.CC2516

Composed by Camille Saint-Saens. Arranged by Ralph Sauer. French 20th Century. Solo part and piano score. Published by Cherry Classics (CY.CC2516).

Le Rossignol or the Nightingale is originally a vocalise for Soprano solo from Saint-Saen's incidental orchestral music for the play, Parysatis written in 1902. This 4 minute work is all about mood. For this arrangement, Mr. Sauer transposes into the key of C, which lays perfectly for all of the bird-like calls that are in phrases which are slurred. The music has a lot of ad lib. tempo sections which gives the performer plenty of time to create that magic call of the Nightingale. Early writers thought it was the female that sang, but in fact it is the male. The Nightingale usually sings at night or just before dawn when other birds are silent and has a strong spontaneous song with an impressive range of trills and whistles.

Euphonium and Piano - advanced

SKU: CY.CC2443

Composed by Erik Satie. Arranged by Ralph Sauer. Impressionist. Solo part and piano accompaniment. Published by Cherry Classics (CY.CC2443).

Satie's strange but beautiful pieces were composed in the 1890's and were notated without barlines or time signatures. They consist of mysterious, hypnotic melodies supported by simple chord structures and are full of cryptic comments such as counsel yourself carefully and be clairvoyant. There are few restictions on interpretation. Mr. Sauer's beautiful arrangements of these six short works total about 15 minutes in length and are suitable for advanced performers.

Euphonium & piano - Advanced

SKU: CY.CC2633

Composed by Gabriel Pierne. Arranged by Ralph Sauer. French. Solo part and piano accompanimenet. Published by Cherry Classics (CY.CC2633).

Gabriel Pierne was a composer and conductor who studied with Franck and Massenet. His music is typically in the French style, exhibiting charm, clear technique and beauty of melodic line.

The Three Pieces are titled:
1. Serenade, Opus 7; 2. Piece in F minor; 3. March of the Tin Soldiers.

This suite is suitable for advanced performers and will add a lovely charm to your recital or concert.

Mr. Sauer has produced a very fine suite made up of exquisite gems from Monsieur Piernes pen.

Euphonium and Piano - moderately advanced

SKU: CY.CC2656

Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven. Arranged by Ralph Sauer. German Romantic. Solo and Piano. Published by Cherry Classics (CY.CC2656).

--This work is the third from a collection of five short pieces Beethoven wrote for Flotenuhr or mechanical clock, discovered a number of years after his death.

--Their true origin was uncovered by Professor Albert Kopfermann, a German musician/librarian, who solved the mystery about their instrumentation.

--This delightful Allegro movement has been transposed into the key of D from G and arranged for moderately advanced performers by Ralph Sauer.

--Your audience will love this little gem as the clock slows down and stops before the final cadence. It will make a great encore piece.

Euphonium and Piano - advanced

SKU: CY.CC2703

Composed by Gabriel Faure. Arranged by Ralph Sauer. French 20th Century. Solo part (Bass & Treble clef) & Piano. Published by Cherry Classics (CY.CC2703).

--Gabriel Faure's Opus 7 is a grouping of three songs written between 1870 and 1878 and then published together almost 20 years later.

The songs are:
--Apres une reve (After a Dream) - Faure's most famous song, text by Romain Bussine
--Hymne - also an ethereal love song, text by Charles Baudelaire
--Barcarolle - a flowing song in 6/8 time from a poem by Marc Monnier

--Mr. Sauer has beautifully arranged these songs for advanced performers and provided English translations of the lyrics for better understanding of the spirit of each song.

--Length of the three song set is about 7 minutes.

By Gabriel Faure. Arranged by Eric Wilson. Solo. For Euphonium & Piano. Dreamy and delightful!. Romantic. Level: Medium. Piano score and parts. Standard Notation. Published by Winwood Music (U.K. Import).

By Bourgeois. For Euphonium & Piano. Solo Brass. Solo part with piano reduction. Published by Brass Wind Publications

By Amilcare Ponchielli. For euphonium & piano. Swiss import. Level: 6. Score and parts. Published by Editions Marc Reift. (EMR 243)

By Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Arranged by Wilby/Childs. Solo. For Euphonium & Piano. Two varied movements illustrate the flexibility of the instrument. Classical. Level: Advanced. Piano score and parts. Standard Notation. Duration 8:00. Published by Winwood Music (U.K. Import).

Composed by Ernest Bloch (1880-1959). Arranged by Gordon Cherry. Romantic Sacred Jewish. Solo part and piano accompaniment. Published by Cherry Classics (CY.CC2659).

Composed by Richard Wagner (1813-1883). Arranged by Ralph Sauer. Romantic solo. Solo & Piano parts. Published by Cherry Classics (CY.CC2463).