15 popular works for alto saxophone with piano accompaniment. Features selections from the major exam board syllabuses, spanning Grades 5 to 8 and beyond. Includes pull-out part and performance notes by Amy Dickson.
Contents: ABRAHAMSEN: Gush • ALBENIZ: Chant D'Amour • BACH: Orchestral Suite No. 2, VI. Menuet and VII. Bandinerie • BENNET: Three Pieces Suite I. Samba Triste • BOZZA: Pulcinella, Op. 53, No. 1 • DELIBES: Barcarolle • DUBOIS: Suite Francaise VI. Bourree • ELGAR: Chanson de Matin, Op. 15, No. 2 • GLASS: No. 1 from Melodies for Saxophone • HANDEL: Allegro, Largo et Finale, Op. 1, No. 12 • HARBISON: San Antonio, I. The Summons • HOLD: Tango and Charleston • IBERT: Histoires, I. La Meneuse de tortues d'or • PIERNE: Canzonetta, Op. 19 • TCHEREPNIN: Sonatine Sportive, Op. 63, II. Mi-temps and III. Course
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Gerald Finzi (1901-1956) is one of the most popular 20th century British composers, renowned for the lyricism of his work. He was born in London, where he spent his early childhood. Following the death of his father, and the outbreak of the First World War, he relocated to Yorkshire and later Gloucestershire where he began to study and compose. Returning to London in 1926, he was introduced to Vaughan Williams, Holst and Bliss, and took up a teaching position at the Royal Academy of Music. Following his marriage to Joy Black, he moved away from the city, firstly to Berkshire and then to Wiltshire, where he enjoyed writing surrounded by the beauty of the English countryside. He supported and encouraged the work of developing amateur musicians, particularly through his wartime formation of the Newbury String Players. His search for new music for this group led him to produce celebrated scholarly editions of English music of the eighteenth century.
This album transcribes works originally written for other instruments or accompanied voice, giving the saxophonist the opportunity to explore this most expressive English repertoire. It features highlights from Finzi's vocal writing, including “Rollicum-rorum” from Earth and air and rain (a song cycle formed of settings of Thomas Hardy's poetry), “The Salutation” and “Wonder” from Dies natalis (a song cycle with settings of texts by Thomas Traherne), “Who is Silvia?” and “Come away, come away, death” from Let us garlands bring (a set of poems by Shakespeare), “Amen” from Lo, the full, final sacrifice and “Since we loved” - the final song he wrote before his death in 1956. There are also selections from the composer's instrumental writing, including themes from the Clarinet Concerto and the Cello Concerto, Eclogue, and Romance and Carol from Five Bagatelles.
Audio resources are avaialbe for streaming or downloading.
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From best-selling author, John O'Neill, The Saxophone Method is a complete course for the beginner to intermediate saxophonist. Start by mastering the essential foundation techniques of breathing, embouchure, tone production, and tonguing required to be a great player in any style. With a wide range of tunes from all over the world you will be exposed to a great variety of musical styles to motivate and inspire.
The mp3 backing tracks, available as free downloads, feature top professional musicians and will give you the feeling of playing in a great band from the very beginning.
The Saxophone Method is supplemented by two Repertoire Books to give you even more music to practice and enjoy, and perfectly complements the Jazz Method for Saxophone.
By the end of the book you will be able to:
-understand the fundamentals of good playing technique
-have explored the full range of the instrument
-be familiar with the most common rhythms
-have a solid grounding in music theory
-have the confidence to play with a real band in many different styles
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From best-selling author, John O'Neill, The Saxophone Method is a complete course for the beginner to intermediate saxophonist. Start by mastering the essential foundation techniques of breathing, embouchure, tone production, and tonguing required to be a great player in any style. With a wide range of tunes from all over the world you will be exposed to a great variety of musical styles to motivate and inspire.
The mp3 backing tracks, available as free downloads, feature top professional musicians and will give you the feeling of playing in a great band from the very beginning.
The Saxophone Method is supplemented by two Repertoire Books to give you even more music to practice and enjoy, and perfectly complements the Jazz Method for Saxophone.
By the end of the book you will be able to:
-understand the fundamentals of good playing technique
-have explored the full range of the instrument
-be familiar with the most common rhythms
-have a solid grounding in music theory
-have the confidence to play with a real band in many different styles
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| List | $17.99 |