Soft Shadows of the Night This suite was inspired most notably by the saxophone quartets of Phil Woods and was written in a conscious attempt to wed certain stylistic elements of classical and jazz music. The players are not asked to improvise, but the piece does feature sections that sound spontaneous and freely created. The […]
Monat: Januar 1970
→ Introduction & Allegro (Danse Macabre) (Saxophon)
Introduction & Allegro (Danse Macabre) This suite was inspired most notably by the saxophone quartets of Phil Woods and was written in a conscious attempt to wed certain stylistic elements of classical and jazz music. The players are not asked to improvise, but the piece does feature sections that sound spontaneous and freely created. The […]
→ Witches of the Earth (Saxophon)
Witches of the Earth Saxophone quartet (AATB or SATB)Inspired by a 1938 Paul Klee painting this is a very fast piece with a great deal of precision and internal swing feel. Medium. Noten für: Saxophon Notenverlag: Advance Music ADV7673 Noten Informationen und Preis: Witches of the Earth
→ Submerged Landscape (Saxophon)
Submerged Landscape Inspired by Paul Klee’s 1918 painting „Submerged Landscape and Blue Gouache“ the composition is very slow moving throughout and should have a hushed, veiled atmosphere. Arranged for saxophone quartet (SATBar/AATBar). Noten für: Saxophon Notenverlag: Advance Music ADV7671 Noten Informationen und Preis: Submerged Landscape
→ Still Life with Dove (Saxophon)
Still Life with Dove Saxophone Quartet (SATB) A slow moving piece, inspired by a 1931 Paul Klee painting. Medium Noten für: Saxophon Notenverlag: Advance Music ADV7670 Noten Informationen und Preis: Still Life with Dove
→ Heliotrope Bouquet (Saxophon)
Heliotrope Bouquet 1906, Scott Joplin met the Creole pianist and composer Louis Chauvin. This encounter resulted in the creation of the rag tune Heliotrope Bouquet. The latter of the two, who could neither read nor write music, composed the first two parts, A and B. Scott Joplin assisted Chauvin with the notation and completed the […]
→ Cleopha (Saxophon)
Cleopha The march Two Step Cleophawas published in 1902, at the beginning of the middle period of Joplin`s creative work. The piece shows the characteristic feature of a march: It makes little use of syncopations and should therefore be played in a faster tempo. In order to take full advantage of the saxophone quartet?s range, […]
→ Le Carnaval des Animaux (Saxophon)
Le Carnaval des Animaux Who does not know Carnival of the Animals with its music bursting with joy of living, grotesque humour, virtuosity and incomparable charm. Although its composer imposed a performance ban upon his work merely a few years after he had written the piece in February 1886, it is probably one of the […]
→ Three Essays (Saxophon)
Three Essays 3-movement Suite for SATB Saxophone Quartet. The first movement simply spins out a five-note shape in an improvisatory fashion. The second movement attempts to offer a poignant introspection to the outside movements. The third movement is a microtonally compressed treatment of the original five-note shape of the first movement. Though completely notated, the […]
→ Blues (Saxophon)
Blues The Blues can be described as slow, laid back, and soulful. With all the rich textural colors and interplay found in the writing of Clare Fischer, this little blues is easy to play and a treat to hear. Noten für: Saxophon Notenverlag: Advance Music ADV07665 Noten Informationen und Preis: Blues
→ Aurelius (Saxophon)
Aurelius A beautiful tone poem with flowing melodies, lush harmonies, mood changes, and a heroic climax. More musically challenging than technically demanding, it is playable and a welcome addition to the repertoire. Noten für: Saxophon Notenverlag: Advance Music ADV07664 Noten Informationen und Preis: Aurelius
→ Three Conversations (Saxophon)
Three Conversations This piece could be best described as a classically constructed piece with a jazz attitude. The tonal language has more to do with 20th century chamber music than jazz. So do the form and the structure of the movements. The rhythmic language probably comes more from jazz than from the classical area, although […]
→ Three Improvisations (Saxophon)
Three Improvisations Saxophone Quartet (SATB) + opt. piano, bass, drums (compatible w/woodwind edition)Composer-revised and newly typeset 2001 edition, originally published by Kendor Music. Noten für: Saxophon Notenverlag: Advance Music ADV7662 Noten Informationen und Preis: Three Improvisations
→ Deer Head Sketches (Saxophon)
Deer Head Sketches 4-sätziges Werk, nur ein Satz erfordert Jazzimprovisation Saxophone Quartet (SATB) + opt. piano, bass, drums (compatible w/woodwind edition) 4-movement work, composed for the New York Saxophone Quartet. Three movements are through-composed and very playable by good highschool groups; the second movement requires good improvisational skills by all four players. Medium advanced. Noten […]
→ Angels We Have Heard on High (Saxophon)
Angels We Have Heard on High Saxophone Quartet (SATB) Hymns and Carols are the two main sources for the melodies that are associated with traditional Christmas music. While hymns are predominately sacred, the historical roots of carols are in religious and pagan folk music and dance. The latter association with pagan music and dance has […]