This page has play along CDs or downloadable audio that provide the saxophonist the opportunity to play popular classical and jazz pieces with accompaniment. All of the albums include printed music. Many also include a full recording of all the pieces played by a well known performer.
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Classical Holiday Jazz (with Rock, Funk, Latin, Pop etc.) Student
M4115: Alto Saxophone
Solos Advanced Level Vol. 1. Paul Brodie,
alto saxophone with Antonin Kubalek piano. Music Minus One, 2004.
The pieces in this package are mostly at the upper intermediate/early
college level. It includes a commentary on the performance of these
piece by Paul Brodie. They are Antonio Vivaldi Concerto in A minor
movement
III. Allegro, Gordon Jacob Rhapsody, Warren Benson Farewell,
and Maurice C. Whitney Rumba (we also have the music with piano for
sale S485). The audio is
accessed online using the unique code inside each book and can be
streamed or downloaded. The audio files include PLAYBACK+, a
multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio
without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or
right. |
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M4132: Glazunov Concerto for Saxophone and Orchestra in E-flat major, Op. 109; von Koch Concerto for Saxophone and Orchestra in E-flat major. Lawrence Gwozdz, alto saxophone with the Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Nayden Todorov. Music Minus One/Hal Leonard, 2000. The audio is accessed online using the unique code inside each book and can be streamed or downloaded. The audio files include PLAYBACK+, a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right. The well known concerto by Russian composer Alexander Glazunov (1865-1936) is paired with the 1958 concerto by Swedish composer Erland von Koch (1910-). Includes a printed music part for the alto saxophone and notes on each piece. | ||
C801: Prelude - Montuno fugato for Clarinet or Soprano Saxophone and Piano by François Grosborne. International Music Diffusion, 2000, SS, 15 + 5 pages (includes CD). In two sections (obviously). The term "montuno" comes from Cuban dance music. The Montuno Fugato section is very fast (mm=200). College level. The included CD has versions with clarinet and piano and with piano alone. Click on the cover image to view the first page of the clarinet/saxophone part. |
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C762: Rivages I, II, III for clarinet or soprano saxophone and piano by François Grosborne. International Music Diffusion, 2000, SS, 15 + 4 pages (includes CD). Three relatively short related works at the college level. The first is mostly in 5/8 and the last mostly in 7/8 but they are quite accessible and rhythmic. The included CD has versions with clarinet and piano and with piano alone (played by the composer). | ||
S859: Suite "Exposiciones" for Soprano Saxophone (opt. Alto Saxophone) and Piano by Javier Zalba. Advance Music, 2011, SS, 23 + 9 pages + CD. Dedicated to Paquito D'Rivera, this piece is a fusion of jazz and classical elements in four movements: Allegro Moderato, Lento, Allegretto, and Allegro con Fuoco. There are improvised sections in the first and last movement with suggested solos provided on separate sheets. The CD has the complete work performed by the composer and a piano only version for play along. Click on the cover image to view the first page of the score (although it doesn't really give much of a preview of the scope of the piece). |
Jazz (Including Rock, Funk, Latin, Ethnic, Pop etc.)
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3 Blues for Saxophone Quartet (SATB)
by Frank Wolf. Advance Music, 2005, SS, includes parts, score and CD.
Three pieces at an intermediate level (easier high school). They are Be
Straight, So Slow and Shuffle Blues for You. All parts have solos
(written out but with chords) at least once in the three pieces. The CD
is unusual because it has versions without each of the parts (as well
as a complete version for all pieces) so that each player can practice
with
the CD. You can see sample pages and listen to a short excerpt
here on the publisher's website. |
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S878: After Hours Alto
Saxophone and Piano by
Pam Wedgwood. Faber Music, 2004, SS, 22 + 8 pages + CD. This book has 8
original tunes by Wedgwood. About half the music qualifies as jazz.
Contents: Call It a Day
(Slow blues), Sliding Doors (With a strong rhythmic feel), The Friends
(Peacefully), Remember When (Relaxed, dinner-jazz style), Summer Nights
(Tranquillo), Come Dance with Me (Slow and courtly/Fast boogie woogie),
Falling (Gently), and Survivor (Swing Tempo). High school level. The CD
has backing tracks and a full performance (which is with a variety of
instruments). |
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S1097: All Funcked Up, 10 Groovin' Tunes and Solos for Alto Sax by Ed Harlow. Advance Music, 2014, SS, 31 pages + CD. original solos for alto saxophone. Precise performance instructions help to play the lines authentically and improvise on simple chords (the chords are simple although some of the written out solos are not). The funky rhythm section provides the right play-along groove. Includes written out solos with chord symbols and after each piece the chord changes for the solos separately. The CD includes each track with a three person rhythm sections both with and without the soloist. Click on the cover image to view a sample page. | ||
/ S1050: Balkan Play-Along Saxophone arranged by Hidan Mamudov. Universal Edition, 2014, SS, 24 + 7 + 7 pages + CD. Includes parts for alto or tenor saxophone. The tenor part could also be used for soprano. Special playing techniques are explained and performance tips will help players achieve an authentic sound. All this, together with the CDs of demonstration performances and play-along tracks is sure to be inspirational. The pieces are Ciribiribella (Croatian), Mja mala (Hungarian), Makedonsko devojce (Macedonian), Moj dilbere (Bonia-Herzegovinian), Uzecko kolo (Serbian), Rampi Rampi (Turkish) and Svadbarsko horo (Bulgarian). They are generally on the difficult side with fast tempos and some with odd meters. The publisher's website includes more information, sample pages from the scores, and performance examples (none with saxophone). Click on the cover image to view a sample (tenor) saxophone part. | ||
M4106: Jobim Brazilian Bossa Novas
with Strings Alto Sax John Sergenian,
saxophone. Join a string orchestra in these lush backgrounds to the
most famous selections in the Antonio Carlos Jobim bossa nova library.
Hear John Sergenian perform them, then try them yourself with the
orchestra. Includes: The Girl from Ipanema, So Danco
Samba, Once I Loved, Dindi, One Note Samba, Meditation, How
Insensitive, Triste, Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars, and Wave. Includes
printed musical score; and a compact disc featuring complete
recordings, and a second performance of the accompaniments only. |
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/ PA066: Dave
Brubeck, 10 Favorite Songs. Hal Leonard, SS, 91 pages plus CD.
For use with
all B-flat, E-flat, Bass Clef and C instruments. With musician-friendly
lead sheets, melody cues, and other split-track choices on the included
CD this music will help you master improvisation while playing some of
the greatest tunes of all time. Each tune includes a split track with:
Melody cue with proper style and inflection. Included are professional
rhythm tracks and choruses for soloing. For performance each tune also
has an additional full stereo accompaniment track (no melody) and
additional choruses for soloing. Contents: Blue Rondo a La Turk,
Brandenburg Gate, The Duke, Golden Horn, In Your Own Sweet Way,
It's a Raggy Waltz, Marble Arch, Take Five, Thank You (Dziekuje), and
The Trolley Song. Click
on the cover image to view a sample page. |
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/ S1294: Celtic Saxophone Play
Along arranged by Martin Tourish. Universal Edition, SS, 26 + 8
+ 8 pages plus CD. With background notes and performance suggestions,
Martin Tourish introduces
musicians to the world of Celtic music. The selected pieces (generally
US grade 2 and 3) span three
centures of music-making in Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Cornwall, and
Brittany, but comprise only an introduction to this region. The
included audio CD features full performances and play-along tracks at
various tempi. Click
on the cover image to view a sample page. |
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PA055:
Classic Rock (Vol. 3) for Alto or Tenor Saxophone
Hal Leonard, 2014, SS, 82 pages plus CD. This volume includes: Baker
Street (Gerry Rafferty), Deacon Blues (Steely Dan), The Heart of
Rock and Roll (Huey Lewis & the News), Jazzman (Carole King),
Smooth Operator (Sade), Turn the Page (Bob Seger), Who Can It Be Now?
(Men at Work), and Young Americans (David Bowie). These pieces
have the
melody and lyrics (transposed into the saxophone key) included in case
you want to sing, or to simply help you follow along. Chord symbols are
included. The CD has both a demo
track and a play along track. It can be played on a regular CD player
and for PC and Mac users there is a link to
the Amazing Slowdowner Software so you can adjust the recording to any
tempo
without changing pitch. |
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M12227:
Classic Standards for Alto Saxophone Bob Wilber.
Music Minus One, 2014,SS, 31 pages plus CD. Subtitled: A Tribute
to Johnny Hodges. Includes: Yesterdays, Laura, What's New?, Blue Moon,
Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man Of Mine, Embraceable You, Willow Weep For Me,
Memories of You, Smoke Gets In Your Eyes, and Stardust. Each song has
the solo by Bob Wilber (including chord symbols) along with the
original melody and is presented in score format. The accompaniment is
string orchestra. The CD includes versions both with and without the
solo. |
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PA060: Dexter Gordon, 10 Jazz Favorites arranged and produced by Mark Taylor and Jim Roberts. Hal Leonard, 64 pages plus CD. With parts for all B-flat, E-flat, and C instruments (both bass and treble clef). The included music typically has one chorus written out with chord changes marked for the rest of the piece. The CD is of a five piece jazz combo. Includes: Blow Mr. Dexter, The Chase Parts 1 & 2, Dexter Digs In, Dexter Rides Again, Dexter's Minor Mad, Dexter's Riff, Dextivity, Long Tall Dexter, Settin' the Pace and So Easy. Click on the cover image to view a sample page. | ||
PA061: Dexter Gordon. Jamey Aebersold Jazz, 81 pages plus CD. With parts for all B-flat, E-flat, and bass clef instruments. The included music has one or more choruses written out with chord changes marked for the rest of the piece. The CD is of a three piece (piano, bass, and drums) jazz combo. Dexter Gordon was known for his big band sound, hard swing, and roaring compositions. Learn and enjoy these songs which are part of his great legacy. Titles: Fried Bananas, Sticky Wicket, Montmartre, Apple Jump, The Rainbow People, Catalonian Nights, LTD, For Regulars Only, Soul Sister, Dexology, Boston Bernie, Tivoli, I Want More, and Antabus. Click on the cover image to view the table of contents, introduction and two sample pages. | ||
M3234: From Dixie to Swing Kenny
Davern, soprano saxophone and clarinet with the Dick
Wellstood
All-Stars. Music Minus One. Such jazz legends as Dick Wellstood,
Alphonse 'Doc' Cheatham and George Duvivier and more back you up in
this amazing collection of
New York-style Dixieland standards. Includes: Way Down Yonder in New
Orleans, Red Sails in the Sunset, Second Hand Rose, Royal Garden Blues,
Rose of
Washington Square, The Sunny Side of the Street, and I Want a Little
Girl, and Exactly Like You. Includes a high quality printed music
score.The audio which includes demonstartion and backing track
is accessed online using the unique code inside each book and can be
streamed or downloaded. The audio files include PLAYBACK+, a
multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio
without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or
right. |
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PA032: Paquito D'Rivera,
Brazilian Jazz 10 Great
Songs. Paquito D'Rivera,
clarinet
and saxophones, Diego Urcola trumpet and valve trombone with rhythm
section. Boosey & Hawkes, 2010, SS, 55 pages + 2 CDs. For use
with
all B-flat, E-flat, C and Bass Clef instruments. With
musician-friendly lead sheets, melody cues, and other split-track
choices on the included CD, this first-of-its-kind package makes
learning to play jazz easier than ever before. For study, each tune
includes a split track with: melody cue with proper style and
inflection, professional rhythm tracks, choruses for soloing, removable
bass part, and removable piano part. For performance each tune also has
and an additional full stereo accompaniment track (no melody)
and
additional choruses for soloing. Songs: Brazil Blues, Brussels in the
Rain, Impressions of Tiananmen Square, The Magic City, Samba for
Carmen, Snow Samba, Song for Maura, Song to My Son, To Brenda (With
Love), and Who's Smokin'? |
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PA033: Paquito D'Rivera,
Latin Jazz 8 Great Songs. Paquito
D'Rivera,
clarinet
and saxophones, Diego Urcola trumpet and valve trombone with rhythm
section. Boosey & Hawkes, 2010, SS, 47 pages + CD. For use with
all B-flat, E-flat, C and Bass Clef instruments. With
musician-friendly lead sheets, melody cues, and other split-track
choices on the included CD, this first-of-its-kind package makes
learning to play jazz easier than ever before. For study, each tune
includes a split track with: melody cue with proper style and
inflection, professional rhythm tracks, choruses for soloing, removable
bass part, and removable piano part. For performance each tune also has
and an additional full stereo accompaniment track (no melody) and
additional choruses for soloing. Songs: Basstronaut, Chucho, Guataca
City, Mariel, Monk-Tuno, Song to My Son, Waltz for Moe, and
Wapango |
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PA017: Gordon Goodwin's Big
Phat Band Play-Along Series
Alto Saxophone Eric Marienthal
alto
and soprano saxophone. Belwin Jazz, 2006, SS, 76 pages. This is
an impressive set. It includes the actual lead alto (and some for
soprano) parts for 10 Big Phat Band charts, transcriptions of Eric
Marienthal's solos, notes on each piece by Goodwin and Marienthal, and
a CD with demo and play-along tracks. Titles are: Swingin' for the
Fences, La Almeja Pequena , Hunting Wabbits, Whodunnit?, Count Bubbas
Revenge, Get in Line, Horn of Puente, The Jazz Polic, High Maintenance,
and Cut 'n Run. |
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PA018: Gordon
Goodwin's
Big Phat Band Play-Along Series
Tenor Saxophone. Belwin Jazz, 2006, SS, 68 pages.
This is
not a rehash of the alto sax edition but the tenor parts for
10
Big Phat Band charts, transcriptions of by Brian Scanlon and Gordon
Goodwin, notes on each piece by Goodwin and Eric Marienthal, and
a CD with demo and play-along tracks. Titles are: Swingin' for the
Fences, La Almeja Pequena , Hunting Wabbits, Whodunnit?, Count Bubbas
Revenge, Get in Line, Horn of Puente, The Jazz Polic, High Maintenance,
and Cut 'n Run. |
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/ G255: Improvising and Soloing In the Pocket for B-flat Instruments by Richie Cannata and Sean J. Kennedy. Carl Fischer, 2013. SS 32 pages + CD. This book contains 9 original play-along leadsheets (in the styles of Rock, Samba, Bossa Nova, Funk, and Ballads) with melodies and chords. It has music theory and background on each tune. The CD includes .wmv video of a discussion of the compositions and play-along tracks in .mp3 format. For upper intermediate through advanced players. | 14.95 |
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/ G256: Improvising and Soloing In the Pocket for E-flat Instruments by Richie Cannata and Sean J. Kennedy. Carl Fischer, 2013. SS 32 pages + CD. This book contains 9 original play-along leadsheets (in the styles of Rock, Samba, Bossa Nova, Funk, and Ballads) with melodies and chords. It has music theory and background on each tune. The CD includes .wmv video of a discussion of the compositions and play-along tracks in .mp3 format. For upper intermediate through advanced players. | 14.95 |
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S1222: Basic Jazz Conception for Saxophone by
Lennie Niehaus. Try Publishing Co., 1966, SS. 24 pages + CD. This book
contains 12 easy level jazz exercises and 10 jazz tunes. Designed for
sax but suitable for all instruments. Includes a play-along CD with a
professional musician playing the etudes. Each etude is recorded in 3
keys (for E-flat, B-flat, or C instruments). The E-flat track includes
an Alto
Saxophonist playing the etudes. The B-flat track includes a Tenor Sax
soloist and the C track includes a Jazz Guitarist. All are accompanied
by a nice piano, bass, and drums rhythm section. Each track is stereo
separated (solo instrument, piano, bass, drums on one track - piano,
bass and drums on the other track) so that the soloist can be
eliminated and the student can play along with piano bass and drums. |
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S545: Jazz
Conception for Saxophone Duets by
Lennie Niehaus. Brian
Scanlon
saxophones. Try Publishing Co., 1967, SS. 24 pages + CD. Twelve
intermediate level jazz duets for two like saxophones. The CD has all
of the duets played by both alto and tenor saxophones with rhythm
section and the rhythm section alone for both E-flat and B-flat
instruments. Fun to play and great training in phrasing and
articulation. |
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S537: Easy Jazz Conception Alto Saxophone by Jim Snidero. Jim Snidero alto saxophone with rhythm section. Advance Music, 1999, SS, 38 pages + CD. This is the entry level book (although the difficulty level isn't much different from the next book). It has 15 solo etudes for jazz phrasing, interpretation and improvisation. The CD includes performances of each piece with the soloist and rhythm section and of the rhythm section alone. Includes a brief introduction that discusses phrasing and ways this book can be used. | ||
S539: Easy Jazz Conception Baritone Saxophone by Jim Snidero. Scott Robinson baritone saxophone with rhythm section. Advance Music, 2002, SS, 38 pages + CD. This is the entry level book. It has 15 solo etudes for jazz phrasing, interpretation and improvisation. The CD includes performances of each piece with the soloist and rhythm section and of the rhythm section alone. Includes a brief introduction that discusses phrasing and ways this book can be used. | ||
S538: Easy Jazz Conception Tenor Saxophone by Jim Snidero. Eric Alexander tenor saxophone with rhythm section. Advance Music, 1999, SS, 38 pages + CD. This is the entry level book. It has 15 solo etudes for jazz phrasing, interpretation and improvisation. The CD includes performances of each piece with the soloist and rhythm section and of the rhythm section alone. Includes a brief introduction that discusses phrasing and ways this book can be used. | ||
S857: Easy Jazz
Studies Alto Saxophone by
Tilmann Dehnhard. Tilmann
Dehnhard alto saxophone with guitar and bass. Unversal
Edition,
2012, SS, 18 pages + CD. This book contains 10 original compositions
for jazz practice. The CD has the pieces both with and without the
rhythm section and frequently at more than one tempo. Suggested for
those with at least three years of playing experience. The book has a
preface (a brief introduction to jazz style playing) in German, English
and French. Here
is an example of one of the pieces. There is also a faster version on
the CD |
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/ S1035: Effective Etudes for Jazz 2 Alto Sax and Baritone Sax by Mike Carubia and Jeff Jarvis. Kendor Music, 2014, SS, 45 pages. This collection of 20 audition/performance etudes is based on the chord progressions to popular jazz standards (they are identified in the table of contents), blues, and rhythm changes. The collection was designed for honors jazz band auditions, solo evaluations, group lessons, teaching the jazz language and improvisation, learning standards, and more. Presented sequentially according to difficulty, the etudes have annotations beneath the staves identifying phrases and patterns common to the jazz language. Chord reference charts show users the notes of all chord symbols in each etude. MP3 recordings of a professional rhythm section and soloist performing all the etudes are available for download (here, you can listen to them also), plus separate accompaniment MP3's without the soloist: | ||
S1036: Effective Etudes for Jazz 2 Tenor Sax by Mike Carubia and Jeff Jarvis. Kendor Music, 2014, SS, 45 pages. This collection of 20 audition/performance etudes is based on the chord progressions to popular jazz standards (they are identified in the table of contents), blues, and rhythm changes. The collection was designed for honors jazz band auditions, solo evaluations, group lessons, teaching the jazz language and improvisation, learning standards, and more. Presented sequentially according to difficulty, the etudes have annotations beneath the staves identifying phrases and patterns common to the jazz language. Chord reference charts show users the notes of all chord symbols in each etude. MP3 recordings of a professional rhythm section and soloist performing all the etudes are available for download (here, you can listen to them also), plus separate accompaniment MP3's without the soloist: | ||
PA064: Jazz Blues Favorites Alto Sax. HalLeonard, SS, 13 pages. Solo arrangements of a dozen jazz blues tunes are featured in this collection for beginning instrumentalists. It features online access to audio demonstration tracks for download or streaming to help you hear how the song should sound and so you can sound great while playing along! Songs include: All Blues, Basin Street Blues, Birk's Works, C-Jam Blues, Freddie Freeloader, Mr. P.C., Night Train, Now's The Time, One For Daddy-O, The Swingin' Shepherd Blues, Tenor Madness, and Things Ain't What They Used To Be. |
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PA065: Jazz Blues Favorites Tenor Sax Hal Leonard, SS, 13 pages. As above for tenor sax. |
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S540: Jazz Conception, 21 Solo Etudes Alto
Saxophone by
Jim Snidero. Jim
Snidero alto saxophone with rhythm section. Advance
Music, 1996,
SS, 40 pages + CD. This is the original book in this series which
has 21 original jazz etudes with chords. The CD includes performances
of each piece with the soloist and rhythm section on on separate stereo
channels. Can also be used for baritone saxophone. |
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S541: Jazz Conception,
21 Solo Etudes Tenor
Saxophone by
Jim
Snidero. Walt
Weiskopf tenor saxophone with rhythm section. Advance
Music,
1996,
SS, 48 pages + CD. This is the original book in this series which
has 21 original jazz etudes with chords. The CD includes performances
of each piece with the soloist and rhythm section on on separate stereo
channels. Can also be used for baritone saxophone. |
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S542: Intermediate Jazz Conception Alto Sax & Baritone Sax by Jim Snidero. Jim Snidero alto saxophone with rhythm section. Advance Music, 2005, SS, 48 pages + CD. 15 original jazz etudes with chords. The CD includes performances of each piece with the soloist and rhythm section and of the rhythm section alone. This book has some additional instructional material on jazz playing. | ||
S543: Intermediate
Jazz Conception Tenor Sax
by Jim
Snidero. Ted
Nash tenor saxophone with rhythm section. Advance Music,
2005,
SS, 48 pages + CD. 15 original jazz etudes with chords. The CD includes
performances
of each piece with the soloist and rhythm section and of the rhythm
section alone. This book has some additional instructional material on
jazz playing. |
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S1322: JAMZ, 15 Solos in Modern Styles for Alto & Baritone Saxophone with downloadable tracks by Jeff Jarvis. Kendor Music Inc., 2020, SS, 35 pages. JAMZ is a collection of 15 full-length solos written in contemporary styles including funk, hip-hop, rock, funk ballad, shuffle and gospel grooves. Appropriate for individual use or in private lessons, these pieces can be played unaccompanied or with the provided backing MP3 tracks recorded by excellent studio musicians. US grades 3-4. Click on the cover image to view a sample page. | ||
S1323: JAMZ, 15 Solos in Modern Styles for Tenor Saxophone with downloadable tracks by Jeff Jarvis. Kendor Music Inc., 2020, SS, 35 pages. JAMZ is a collection of 15 full-length solos written in contemporary styles including funk, hip-hop, rock, funk ballad, shuffle and gospel grooves. Appropriate for individual use or in private lessons, these pieces can be played unaccompanied or with the provided backing MP3 tracks recorded by excellent studio musicians. US grades 3-4. Click on the cover image to view a sample page. | ||
/ PA062: Jazz Icons Vol 11.
Jason
Weber saxophone
with combo. Hal Leonard, SS, 62 pages + online access. This series will
help you play your favorite songs quickly and easily. Just follow the
notation, listen to the included audio to hear how the saxophone should
sound, and then play-along using the separate backing tracks. Chord
symbols are also included as well as parts for E-flat and B-flat
saxophones. The online audio is available for streaming or
download using the unique code printed inside the book. Volume 11
includes eight jazz classics, including: Body and Soul, Con Alma, Oleo,
Speak No Evil, Take Five, There Will Never Be Another You, Tune Up, and
Work Song. Click
on the cover image to view a sample page. |
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PA049: Maybe I'm Amazed. Howie
Casey tenor saxophone with trombone and rhythm section. Hal
Leonard, 2009, SS, 63
pages + CD. For use with all B-flat, E-flat, C and Bass Clef
instruments. With musician-friendly lead sheets, melody cues, sample
solos, and backing tracks on the included CD, this package helps you
master improvisation while playing some of the greatest tunes of all
time. FOR STUDY, each tune includes a split track with: • Melody cue
and solo with proper style and inflection • Professional rhythm tracks
• Choruses for soloing. FOR PERFORMANCE, each tune also has: • An
additional accompaniment track (no melody or solo) • Additional
choruses for soloing. 10 songs from Howie Casey, Paul McCartney's
saxophonist for such iconic albums as Wings at the Speed of Sound and
Band on the Run. Includes: BH12 Bar Blues; Bluebird; Comin' Home Baby;
Here, There and Everywhere; Maybe I'm Amazed; My Love; Pick up the
Pieces; Take Five (reggae version in 4/4); Weasel Shuffle;
and Yesterday. The Beatles songs have all or nearly all of the melody
written out. The rest are a mix of notated sections and chords only. |
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/ S535: Reading Key Jazz Rhythms Alto or Baritone Saxophone by Fred Lipsius. Advance Music, 1996, SS, 68 pages + CD. This is a collection of 24 easy to medium level jazz etudes, and 24 simplified guide tone versions of the etudes. They are ideal for learning the basic language of jazz, swing phrasing, and articulation. The guide tone etudes (guide tones are the essential or defining notes for each given chord type) are followed by a melodious version as the chord changes might actually be performed (the rhythms are the same in both versions). On the accompanying CD the soloist (Fred Lipsius) demonstrates the 24 melodious etudes together with a professional rhythm section. You can also improvise along with the play-along tracks using the chord symbols. So if improvising is new to you and you find yourself getting lost, you can always return to a guide tone and play rhythmically around it. Any etude and its corresponding simplified guide tone version can be played together as a duet (with or without the CD accompaniment). | ||
M4221: New Orleans Classics. Tom Fischer, tenor sax with Tim Laughlin's New Orleans All-Stars. This play along package includes both New Orleans classics and some new pieces by Tim Laughlin. Contents: Fidgety Feet, Tin Roof Blues, Royal Garden Blues, Blue Orleans, Dumaine Street Breakdown, Savoy Blues, March of the Uncle Bubbys, Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans?, Someday You'll Be Sorry, and Qunicy Street Stomp. Includes 2 CDs one of which is a slower tempo practice version. The pieces include written out choruses, as well as solos and dixieland band ensemble with chord symbols only. | ||
S1311: My Song Diary for alto saxophone by Klaus Dickbauer and Martin Gasselsberger. Universal Edition, 2019, SS, 21 pages + CD. The book has 12 original jazz compositions and is progressive in difficulty. The first two pieces are easier than the rest. The authors consider these pieces to be easy to intermediate. Chord symbols appear throughout. The CD includes the piano parts and a play along version. Click on the cover image to view a sample page. |
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PA056: Piazzolla, 10 Favorite Tunes for C, B-flat, E-flat and bass clef instruments by Astor Piazzolla arranged and produced by Mark Taylor. Boosey & Hawkes, 2015, SS, 80 pages + CD. Songs: Ausencias (The Absent), El Viaje (The Voyage), La Chanson Du Popo (The Song of Popo), Libertango, Milonga, Oblivion, Sensuel (Sensual), Sin Rumbo (Aimless). Street Tango, and Vuelvo Al Sur (I'm Returning South). Additional choruses for soloing. The CD includes two version with each piece: A split track version which includes the melody and a full stereo accompaniment track with no melody or solo. The music for each piece includes chords throughout and the melody except in those portions for solo. Click on the cover image to view a sample page. | ||
PA058: Piazzolla Tangos, 14 Solo
Arrangements Alto Sax with Online Accompaniment Tracks by
Astor Piazzzolla. Boosey &
Hawkes, 2015, SS, 22 pages. 14 of Astor Piazzolla's most famous tangos
are now
playable for budding instrumentalists in this collection featuring solo
arrangements and great-sounding demonstration and backing tracks
available online for download or streaming. Songs include: Ausencias
(The Absent), Chanson De La Naissance (Song of the Birth), El Viaje
(The Voyage), Libertango, Los Sueños (Dreams), Milonga, Oblivion,
Ouverture (from Famille d'artistes), Sensuel (Sensual), Sentimental,
Sin Rumbo (Aimless), Street Tango, Tango Final, and Vuelvo Al Sur (I'm
Returning South). Click here
to listen to the first 30 seconds of the accompaniment for Libertango. Click on the cover
image to view the first page of Libertango. |
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/ PA053: R&B (Vol. 2) for Alto or Tenor Saxophone. Hal Leonard, 2014, SS, 62 pages plus audio access. This volume includes: Cleo's Mood (Junior Walker & the All-Stars), I Got a Woman (Ray Charles), Pick up the Pieces (Average White Band), Respect (Aretha Franklin), Shot Gun (Junior Walker & the All-Stars), Soul Finger (The Bar-Kays), Soul Serenade (King Curtis), and Unchain My Heart (Ray Charles). Most pieces have the melody and lyrics (transposed into the saxophone key) included in case you want to sing, or to simply help you follow along. Chord symbols are included. listen to the audio to hear how the sax should sound, and then play along using the separate backing tracks. The audio is accessed online using the unique code inside each book and can be streamed or downloaded. The audio files include PLAYBACK+, a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right. | ||
/ PA052: Rock 'n' Roll (Vol. 1) for Alto or Tenor Saxophone. Hal Leonard, 2014, SS, 76 pages plus audio access. This volume includes: Bony Moronie (Larry Williams), Charlie Brown (The Coasters), Hand Clappin' (Red Prysock), Honky Tonk (Parts 1 & 2) (Bill Doggett), I'm Walkin' (Fats Domino), Lucille (You Won't Do Your Daddy's Will) (Little Richard), See You Later, Alligator (Bill Haley), and Shake, Rattle and Roll (Bill Haley). Most pieces have the melody and lyrics (transposed into the saxophone key) included in case you want to sing, or to simply help you follow along. listen to the audio to hear how the sax should sound, and then play along using the separate backing tracks. The audio is accessed online using the unique code inside each book and can be streamed or downloaded. The audio files include PLAYBACK+, a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right. | ||
/ PA054: Sax Classics (Vol. 4) for Alto or Tenor Saxophone. Hal Leonard, 2014, SS, 50 pages plus online audio access. This book contains eight classic saxophone pieces in a variety of styles. Chord symbols are included. Since these are transcriptions they are relatively challenging. The online access has both a demo track and a play along track. It can be played on a a computer or burned onto a CD. The download includes PLAYBACK+ features such as tempo adjustment and looping. Included are: Boulevard of Broken Dreams, Harlem Nocturne, Night Train, Peter Gunn, The Pink Panther, St. Thomas, Tequila, and Yakety Sax. | ||
/ S699: Saxo Riffs for Alto or Tenor Saxophone by Gino Samyn. Billaudot, 2007, SS, 30 pages plus CD. The alto and tenor parts are on facing pages. The purpose of this book is to give saxophonists practice playing along with brass sections (synthesized in this caseon the CD). The focus is on ensemble playing. Funk, rock, swing, and Latin styles are included. The publisher rates the difficulty at intermediate, 5-6 on their 9 level scale. | ||
S472: Sentimento Brasileiro for Saxophone or other B-flat or E-flat instrument by Jeff Gardner. Paulo Levi saxophone with Jeff Gardner piano. Lemoine, 2004, SS, 9 + 6 pages, with CD. Includes parts for B-flat and E-flat solo instrument, with chord changes, and the piano part. There are six pieces, two each of the Samba, Chorinho, and Baião. The CD has performances with and without the soloist. Intermediate level. | ||
M4217: Sinatra, Sax and Swing. Brian Hayes, tenor sax with the MMO orchestra. Music Minus One/Hal Leonard, SS, 20 pages in each key plus audio access. Includes parts for B-flat and E-flat solo instruments, with chord changes and written out solos. Saturday Night Is the Loneliest Night of the Week, Fly Me to the Moon, Oh Lady Be Good, I've Got You Under My Skin, That's All, Steppin' Out with My Baby, (Love Is) The Tender Trap, The Song Is You, Wave, Let Yourself Go. Includes access to online audio containing a complete performance with soloist (on tenor sax); then a second version with accompaniment only. The audio files include PLAYBACK+, a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right. | ||
M4122: The Swing Era. Normand DesChênse alto and tenor sax with the Munich Brass. Music Minus One, 2005. Includes solo parts for alto or tenor saxophone. Typically these arrangement of big band and other popular tunes have the solo saxophone playing the melody with a written out solo section later in the piece (there are no chord symbols). Contents: Moonlight Serenade, Take the A Train, I'm Getting Sentimental Over You, St. James Infirmary, In The Mood, Concerto for Cootie, The Man With A Horn, Harlem Nocturne, The Pink Panther, and Swingin' Shepherd Blues. Intermediate and upper intermediate levels. | ||
S1000: West Side Story
for Alto Saxophone with Piano or Play Along CD
by Leonard Bernstein arranged by Joshua Parman or Joel K. Boyd. Boosey
& Hawkes, 2013, SS, 59 + 18 + CD. These solo instrumental
arrangements are faithful to Bernstein's score and have been
idiomatically adapted for the saxophone. Intermediate to Advanced
Level. Contents: Jet Song; Something's Coming; Mambo; Maria; Tonight
(Balcony Scene); America; Cool; One Hand, One Heart; I Feel
Pretty; and Somewhere. The enhanced CD includes recordings of
piano accompaniments for each track as well as tempo adjustment
software for CD-ROM computer use. (It will also play on a regular CD
player.) |
22.95 |
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M3858: When the Spirit Moves You. Boots Randolph saxophone. Music Minus One, 2005. Includes solo parts for alto or tenor saxophone. Boots Randolph, tenor sax legend, performs some of the greatest songs in Gospel Music. Contents: Includes a newly engraved, high quality printed solo part for both E-flat and B-flat instruments. The audio is accessed online using the unique code inside each book and can be streamed or downloaded. The audio files include PLAYBACK+, a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right. Contents: Just A Closer Walk With Thee, In The Garden, The Lord's Prayer, The Old Rugged Cross, Medley: Shall We Gather at the River/When the Roll Is Called up Yonder/In the Sweet Bye and Bye, What a Friend We Have in Jesus, Patriotic Medley: America/God Bless America/When the Saints Go Marching In, Amazing Grace, Precious Lord Take My Hand and Medley: Give Me That Old Time Religion/Will the Circle Be Unbroken. Many of these are at the intermediate level but some (parts of Saints, for example) are more difficult. |
S477: Alto Saxophone Contest & Festival Performace Solos with Piano Accompaniment arranged by Larry Teal, Sigurd M. Rascher, and Daniel Dorff. Presser, 2009, SS, 45 + 17 pages + CD of piano accompaniment. This is a new publication of easy (E) and intermediate (I) solos from the Presser archives, most arranged by Teal. They are: Johann Sebastian Bach Gavotte (I), Muzio Clementi Presto from Sonatina Op. 37 No. 1 (I), Gabriel Faure Elegie Op. 24 (E), Frederic Chopin Mazurka Op. 67 No. 2 (E), Cesar Cui Berceuse Op. 20 No. 8 (I), George Frideric Hande Bourree from Organ Concerto No. 7 (I), Michel Blavet Adagio and Gigue from Sonata No. 3 (I), Edward German Valse Melancolique from the Suite Lonely Life (E), Johann Pachelbel Canon (E), Jean Marie LeClair Aria from Sonata No. 7 (E), Henri Eccles Sonata, and Joseph Haydn Andante from Sonata No. 1 (I). (This CD does not include example saxophone playing.) | ||
S1105: The Alto
Saxophone in the Attic by John
Walker, alto saxophone part edited by Nathan Jorgensen. Carl Fischer,
2015, 21
pages + CD. The CD includes both play along accompaniment and .pdf
piano parts. Subtitled: 20 short recital and study piece of the
intermediate player. The 20 original pieces in this collection range
from the mid-intermediate to the advanced intermediate level. Click on the cover
image to view a sample saxophone part. |
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PA051: Bel Canto
for Alto Saxophone and Piano
Accompaniment arranged by Robert van Beringen. De Haske,
2006, SS,
53 + 25 pages + CD. This
book contains a collection of melodic studies that were originally
composed for the singing voice by Giuseppe Concone, Mathilde Marchesi
and Francesco Tosti (brief biographies are included). As there are many
similarities in the techniques of singers and wind players, they are
also ideally
suited to playing on the saxophone. In particular phrasing, breathing
and dynamics are dealt with extensively in these tuneful pieces. This
book has 20 pieces at the intermediate and upper intermediate level.
The CD includes well-known saxophonist Nobuya
Sugawa
demonstrating the pieces. Many of the accompanying tracks on the CD
have been recorded at multiple tempos. |
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PA043: Concert and Contest Collection for Alto Saxophone Alto Saxophone Part and Performance/Accompaniment CD. Rubank. Alto saxophone book (the same as S054) along with the performances and piano accompaniment CD. The CD includes performances of the pieces from the Concert and Contest Collection for Alto Saxophone by saxophonist Nicholas Brightman and piano accompaniment tracks alone. Ten pieces can be played from the CD with any CD player while the other four are in MP3 format and require a computer or other MP3 player. Software for adjusting the tempo is also included (but no sheet music). These pieces are in CD format: At The Hearth (Gretchaninoff), Evening Waltz (Gretchaninoff), Menuet from Divertimento in D K.334 (Mozart), Canzonetta and Giga (Ostransky), Andante and Allegro (Chailleux), Largo and Allegro (Handel), Recitative and Allegro (Koepke), Concertante (Paladilhe) and First Concertino (Guilhaud). In MP3 format are: Sonatina from Trio V (Haydn), Elegie (Barat), Canzonetta and Rondo (Ostransky), and Fantaisie Mauresque (Combelle). The CD alone has been discontinued. | ||
PA042: Concert and Contest Collection for Tenor Saxophone Performance/Accompaniment CD. Rubank. This CD includes performances of the pieces from the Concert and Contest Collection for Tenor Saxophone (S243) by saxophonists Laura Haines and Nicholas Brightman and piano accompaniment tracks alone. Eight pieces can be played from the CD with any CD player while the other six are in MP3 format and require a computer or other MP3 player. Software for adjusting the tempo is also included (but no sheet music). These pieces are in CD format: Allegretto (Arensky), Two Little Tales (Desportes) Piece in G Minor (Pierne) Premier Etude de Concours (Petit), Prelude and Allegro (Ostransky), Novelette (Sporck) First Concertino (Guilhaud), and Adagio and Allegro from Sonata No. 6 (Handel). In MP3 format are: Contradance (Mozart), Sinfonia (Arioso) from Cantata No. 156 (J.S. Bach), Valse Nouvelle from Album for the Young (Tchaikovsky) Menuetto and Presto from Trio V (Haydn), The Old Castle (Mussorgsky), and Gigue from Partita III (J.S. Bach). | ||
M4101: Easy Alto Sax Solos Vol. I - Student Level. Accompaniment: Harriet Wingreen, piano. A wide-ranging collection of pieces for the beginning saxophonist with piano accompaniment, suitable for roughly first through third year of study. Beautiful Isle of Somewhere, To a Wild Rose, Daisy Bell (A Bicycle Built for Two), Sweet Rosie O'Grady, Pomp and Circumstance, Mighty Lak' a Rose, Kentucky Babe, Battle Hymn of the Republic, After the Ball, Santa Lucia, Red River Valley, Kathleen Mavourneen, America, the Beautiful, Hatikvoh (The Hope), American Patrol, The Band Played On, I'll Sing Thee Songs of Araby, In Old Madrid, 'O Sole Mio!, La Paloma, La Spagnola, La Cumparsita, Adios Muchachos, El Choclo, O Promise Me, Because, The Rosary, Just A-wearyin' for You, I Love You Truly, Die Lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow): 'Vilja', The Holy City, The Fortune Teller: 'Gypsy Love Song', Marche Slave, Martha: 'Ah, So Pure' ('Ach, so Fromm'), Eili, Eili, Who Is Sylvia?, Grieg Piano Concerto Op. 16 (main theme), Song of India, Serenade, Finlandia, Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor Op. 18 (theme), Für Elise, Chopin Fantaisie Impromptu Op. 66 (theme), Mexican Hat Dance, and The Glow Worm. Includes a high-quality printed music score and compact disc featuring stereo accompaniments to each piece. (This CD does not include example saxophone playing.) | ||
M4201: Easy Tenor Sax Solos Vol. 1 - Student Series. Accompaniment: Harriet Wingreen, piano. An impressive collection of solos for the beginning saxophonist. Beautiful Isle of Somewhere, To a Wild Rose, Daisy Bell (A Bicycle Built for Two), Sweet Rosie O'Grady, Pomp and Circumstance, Mighty Lak' a Rose, Kentucky Babe, Battle Hymn of the Republic, After the Ball, Santa Lucia, Red River Valley, Kathleen Mavourneen, America, the Beautiful, Hatikvoh (The Hope), American Patrol, The Band Played On, I'll Sing Thee Songs of Araby, In Old Madrid, 'O Sole Mio!, La Paloma, La Spagnola, La Cumparsita, Adios Muchachos, El Choclo, O Promise Me, Because, The Rosary, Just A-wearyin' for You, I Love You Truly, Die Lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow): 'Vilja', The Holy City, The Fortune Teller: 'Gypsy Love Song', Marche Slave, Martha: 'Ah, So Pure' ('Ach, so Fromm'), Eili, Eili, Who Is Sylvia?, Grieg Piano Concerto Op. 16 (main theme), Song of India, Serenade, Finlandia, Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor Op. 18 (theme), Für Elise, Chopin Fantaisie Impromptu Op. 66 (theme), Mexican Hat Dance, and The Glow Worm. Includes a high-quality printed music score and compact disc featuring stereo accompaniments to each piece. (This CD does not include example saxophone playing.) | ||
M4202: Easy Tenor Sax Solos Vol. 2 - Student Series. This second volume of accompaniments from piano great Harriet Wingreen will bring continued enjoyment and a perfect introduction to ensemble playing. I Ain't Gonna Study War No More, The Sidewalks of New York, Brahms Cradle Song, On Top of Old Smoky, Mr. Frog Went a'Courtin'!, When I Was Single, Fireproof Polka, Old Paint, Greensleeves, You Tell Me Your Dream, Far Above Cayuga's Waters, Spanish Guitar, Careless Love, When the Saints Go Marching In, Little Brown Jug, Jay Arnold Blues in E-flat, Hello! My Baby, Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair, Bach Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring, H.M.S. Pinafore (excerpt), Prokofiev Peter and the Wolf, The High School Cadets, Manhattan Beach, The Rifle Regiment, The Cossack, Recruiting Song from The Gypsy Baron, Smetana The Moldau (theme), Borodin Prince Igor: Melody, Offenbach Bluebeard (scene), Rimsky-Korsakov Sheherazade and The Young Prince and the Young Princess, The Stars & Stripes Forever, Bizet Toreador Song, Stravinsky The Firebird: Berceuse, Mendelssohn Nocturne, Schubert Valse Noble Op. 77, J.S. Bach Das Orgelbüchlein: In Dulci Jubilo (chorale) and Chorale No. 83. Includes a high-quality printed music score and compact disc featuring stereo accompaniments to each piece. (This CD does not include example saxophone playing.) | ||
PA067: Easy
Play-Alongs for Alto Saxophone and
Piano edited by Barbara Strack-Hanisch. Universal Edition, 2019,
SS,
Carl Fischer, 2013, 30 + 12 pages + CD. Edited and arranged by Barbara
Strack-Hanisch, an internationally performer and professor of saxophone
at Vienna’s University of Music, this volume offers a great mixed
selection of pieces suitable for beginners and intermediate
players. This edition includes printed piano parts as well as recorded
accompaniments on a CD that, for some pieces, features a live band.
Suitable for UK grades 2-4 (quite easy to intermediate). The CD also
contains piano accompaniments as printable PDF files.Contents
include: Pomp and Circumstance No.1, Linstead Market, Fascination,
Tango (Albeniz), Für Elise, New York New York, Meet the Flintstones,
Being Oto, Am Strand, and Xandi's Dreamland. |
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S906: First Festival
Solos for Alto
Saxophone and
Piano composed or arranged by Larry Clark and Sean
O'Loughlin. Carl
Fischer, 2013, 32 pages + CD. This book has 20 pieces, some original
and some arrangements. There are several that many students could play
after a few months of study. Most of the pieces are suitable for second
year students and perhaps a bit beyond depending on the student's rate
of development. Each volume includes a CD of full-version recordings
for the student to use as an example, as well as piano-only recordings
to use in practice. The CD also contains piano accompaniments as
printable PDF files. Notes on the pieces and the composers/arrangers
are included. |
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M4111: Music for Alto
Saxophone & Piano.
Saxophone virtuoso Paul Brodie plays each of these wonderful
beginning-level solos on alto saxophone. Includes printed music score
containing the solo part, annotated with performance suggestions; and a
compact disc with complete versions (with soloist) followed by piano
accompaniments to each piece, minus the soloist. Johann Sebastian Bach
Clavier Suite in G minor: Gavotte, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart arr.
Sigurd M. Rascher Ave verum KV618, Carl Maria von Weber arr.
Rascher Der Freischütz: Hunters' Chorus, Franz Josef Haydn
Andante (arranged from the Violin Sonata No. 1), Georges Bizet
transcr. Harry Gee L'Arlesienne Suite No. 2: Intermezzo,
Frederic Chopin transcr. Eugene Rousseau Largo (from the Violoncello
Sonata),
Edvard Grieg Lyrische stücke Op. 12: Albumblatt (album
leaf), Antonin Dvorák Sonatina Op. 100: Larghetto,
Alexander Gretchaninov transcr. Himie Voxman Suite Miniature: Evening
Waltz, Fritz Kreisler Rondino (on a Theme by Beethoven). |
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S1267: Rubank Treasures for Alto Saxophone with piano accompaniment. Rubank, 2018, SS, 23 pages + online media. This collection of 13 Rubank solos includes many that have long been unavailable. All are suitable for contest and festival performance (grades 2-4). Includes: Borowski Adoration, Meacham American Patrol, Marcello Andante and Allegro from Sonata in G, Schubert Ave Maria, Weber Clarinet Concertino Op. 26, Mozart Menuetto (from Divertimento No. 1), Platti Non tanto adagio, Ravel Pavane pour une Infante Defunte, Gurewich Presto from Concerto in E Minor Op. 102, Ostransky Presto from Suite for Alto Saxophone, Koepke Recitative and Rondino, Corelli Sarabande and Gigue, and Heumann Slavonic Fantasy. Book includes online access to audio recordings and printable piano accompaniments. |
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S1266: Rubank Treasures for Tenor Saxophone with piano accompaniment. Rubank, 2018, SS, 22 pages + online media. This collection of 13 Rubank solos includes many that have long been unavailable. All are suitable for contest and festival performance (grades 2-4). Includes: Mozart Alleluja (from Exsultate, Jubilate K165), Barat Berceuse, Pares Crepuscule (Twilight), Paul Estilian Caprice, Koepke Intermezzo, Boni Largo and Allegro, Gounod March of a Marionette, Ostransky Night Piece, Barat Orientale, Osttransky Prelude and Allegro, Corelli Sarabanda and Gavotta, J.S. Bach Sinfonia (Arioso) from Cantata No. 156, and Johnson Waltz Moods. Book includes online access to audio recordings and printable piano accompaniments. |
17.95 |
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