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References. List of concert works for saxophone. This is a partial repertoire list of classical works for saxophone . Saxophone and orchestra. Soprano saxophone and orchestra. Duo Concertante, for soprano and alto saxophones— Jean-Baptiste Singelée (1858)
The saxophone is used in a wide range of musical styles including classical music (such as concert bands, chamber music, solo repertoire, and occasionally orchestras ), military bands, marching bands, jazz (such as big bands and jazz combos), and contemporary music.
- 1840s
- Adolphe Sax
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Concertino for Alto Saxophone and Band (1954) The Leaves Are Falling (1963) The Passing Bell (1974) Recuerdo (1966) The Solitary Dancer (1966) Symphony for Drums and Wind Orchestra (1963) Symphony No. 2, "Lost Songs" (1983) Wings (1984) Jerry Bilik Block M (1955) Giouse Bonelli Symphonic Concert March (1968) Eugene Bozza Children's Overture ...
Concertos. Suites. Miscellaneous symphonic works. String quartets. Other chamber/instrumental works. Piano. Operas. Ballets. Film scores. Incidental music. Choral. Vocal. Orchestrations of music by other composers. Transcriptions of music by other composers. In chronological order. References. Footnotes. Cited sources.
Op. 108: Concert Ballade in C major for cello and orchestra (1931) Op. 109: Concerto for Alto Saxophone and String Orchestra in E ♭ major (1934) (same opus number as Saxophone Quartet, but different work [1] )
The alto saxophone is a transposing instrument, with pitches sounding a major sixth lower than written. In terms of concert pitches, the alto saxophone's range is from concert D ♭3 (the D ♭ below middle C —see Scientific pitch notation) to concert A ♭5 (or A 5 on altos with a high F ♯ key). A few rare alto saxophones, like some Selmer ...
A list of significant concert works for saxophone can be found on Wikipedia . Other Works for Saxophone. The Charlie Parker Omnibook provides reliable transcriptions of several of his significant improvised solos. Category: Book:Saxophone.
