A New Tune A Day for Alto Saxophone

Short Repertoire or Concert Pieces for Alto Saxophone and Piano-Tasty Tunes is a collection of short repertoire or concert pieces forthe developing instrumentalist. The descriptive titles such as JellyCopters Dough Raises Me A Cream Tease and Cornish Pastichehelp conjure the mood of the music and act as a stimulus for theperformer. With a mixture of styles and tempi these piecesrepresent a worthwhile challenge for players of grades three tofive standard. Pieces may be performed individually or combinedin any number to create a suite - or perhaps a sweet? Although themusic is approachable and light in character it provides importantand technical musical experience. Enjoy playing and wet youraudience’s appetite! A separate pianoaccompaniment part isincluded with this book.

This selection of eleven great Christmas tunes has been especially graded arranged and transposed into suitable keys for the alto saxophone and will increase the enjoyment of playing from and early stage of learning. The pianoaccompaniments are suitable for intermediate players and there are superb demonstration and play-along backing tracks on the CD included. Includes Deck The Hall We Wish You A Merry Christmas When Santa GotStuck Up The Chimney and more.

This book is suitable for both Bb or Eb Saxophones. Two sets of Guitar chords are included to provide accompaniment for either Saxophone.

Pop Performance Pieces includes 10 carefully selected contemporary and classic pop songs in special arrangements for Alto Saxophone with aPiano accompaniment suitable for Grade 2-5 students as well as teachers. With a Piano score separate Alto Saxophone part and performance hints and tips these fun pieces will honeyour skills and develop ensemble playing.These pieces present a fun alternative to graded exam material and many are suitable for GCSE performance exams. The tunes will be familiar to most players withclassics like Simon & Garfunkel's Bridge Over Troubled Water and Elton John's Your Song as well as contemporary pop songs like Adele's When We Were Young and KatyPerry's Firework. These 10 songs can be played in instrumental lessons in the classroom and of course on stage. The separate booklet with the Alto Saxophonepart features tips by professional musicians with some fingering guidance while the Piano score also includes the tips along with chord symbols and helpful fingering suggestions. 

This edition of Asturias Sur Des Thèmes Espagnols Op. 84 by Henri Busser is an arranged version for Eb Alto Saxophone and Piano. Edited by Marcel Mule this piece can be played by advanced players in regard to its difficulty the Alto Saxophone score has 4 flats and some accidental alterations. It is divided into six distinctive parts including a Saxophone solo in Cadenza. Henri Büsser (1873-1972) was a French classical composer organist and conductor and Marcel Mule (1901-2001) was one of the greatest French saxophonists renowned worldwide for his work on the classicalSaxophone repertoire.

An unbelievable collection of the greatest stands tunes ever assembled in a single publication!!! Features short time-out versions of just about every hot jammin' slammin' rockin' poppin' tune you could ever think ofplaying in the stands! If your band plays for any type of sporting event or pep rally you can't afford to be without this collection of hits! Includes over 30 stands favorites such as: The Hey Song Devil With The BlueDress Get Ready For This We Will Rock You Y.M.C.A. Wild Thing Gimme Some Lovin' Born To Be Wild Walk This Way Twist And Shout and many more.

Piano Reduction including solo part. Par DENISOV EDISON. The catalogue of Edison Denisov's works includes 16 concertos. It was a genre to which he returned time and again throughout his life, from the Concerto for Cello and Orchestra of 1972 to the Double Concerto for Flute, Clarinet and Orchestra of 1996. In Denisov's music the role of the soloist, or rather the protagonist, is extraordinarily important, not so much for its virtuosity as for its confessional character. The solo part is a monologue distinguished by poetic diction and a very personal message from the composer. The dramaturgical conception of the Concerto for Saxophone and Orchestra, a reworking of the Viola Concerto of 1986, draws on traditional sonata form, thereby reaffirming the ubiquitous classicism in Denisov's thought. In this late work, we find all the typical features of his style: sinuous melodic lines layered into dense contrapuntal textures, and an interplay of orchestral colours, with pure sonorities contrasting with complex mixtures of sounds. It is a perfect dramaturgy that governs the evolution of the music to the very end. The first movement assumes the role of a sonata-allegro, with the standard formal sections of exposition, development, recapitulation and coda. The second movement is an Adagio for strings. The third takes the form of a little contrasting intermezzo that introduces both new thematic material and a new range of colours. Here tunefulness gives way to pointillism enriched with sonic effects. The only movement with a virtuosic solo part, its nervousness and inner tension set it worlds apart from the second and fourth movements that surround it. The fourth movement assumes the traditional form of a final set of variations. It is the dramaturgical and semantic heart of the concerto. The theme of the variations is Franz Schubert's Impromptu in B-flat major, op. 142, which in this case is 'born' from the celesta as the product of a dodecaphonic string cluster. This finale represents Denisov's homage to his great mentor, Schubert's music being for him a symbol of eternal and universal beauty. 'The attentive listener', Denisov stressed, 'will recognise that the Impromptu theme is already suggested very slowly in the course of the three preceding movements, not only thematically, but also psychologically. That's what makes the appearance of the Schubert theme sound so natural.' The variations relate to the variation genre less in their form than in their spiritual and conceptual metamorphoses. It is, one might say, 'music round about Schubert'. (Ekaterina Kouprovskaia-Denisova)/ Répertoire / Saxophone Alto et Piano

This award winning tutorial series is an essential stepping-stone for every young alto saxophone player and a vital tool for teachers and students alike. A New Tune A Day: Book 2 features the same logical gentle pace andkeen attention to detail that made earlier editions so hugely popular and successful. Filled with easy-to-follow lessons and clear photographs and diagrams this will help you to achieve the very best in tone techniqueand posture. The selection of music is fresh and exciting including duets and rounds to inspire you and ensure that those crucial practice hours are never boring! Book 2 builds on the lessons and techniques learned inBook 1 and delivers more advanced technique repertoire and theory all with the great variety of pieces and exercises that are the hallmark of the series.The accompanying audio CD features a virtuoso performance andbacking track for each piece as well as recorded examples to support the lessons.

The DVD edition of this hugely popular series of tutors gets you even closer to your instrument with a set of real music lessons right there on your screen! A New Tune A Day features the same logical gentle pace andkeen attention to detail that made earlier editions so hugely popular and successful. Clear explanatory diagrams and photographs help guide you through the lessons and achieve the very best in tone technique and posture. Theselection of music is fresh and exciting including duets and rounds to inspire the student and ensure that those vital practice hours are never boring!The book includes:Advice on your instrument and the equipmentyou will needInstructions for effective technique and comfortable playingExplanatory pages on reading and understanding musicTests to check your own progress and comprehensionThe accompanying audio CD featuresa virtuoso performance and backing track for each pieces as well as recorded examples to support the lessons.The DVD features lessons on:Basic techniquesPutting the instrument togetherPostureLookingafter your instrumentBasic music notationHow to approach your first piece

For Alto Sax And Piano-A sensitive arrangement of the 'Danny Boy' folk tune. For Alto Saxophone and Piano.Grade: 3.

This tune was very popular before World War I - the first recording was a 2-minute Edison cylinder in 1903 - but retained popularity during both World Wars with the version by Glenn Miller and his orchestra being the best known. This version for alto saxophone and piano will make an ideal short jazzy concert item.