Saxophone Orchestral Excerpts

Saxophone Orchestral Excerpts

Pages: 32
Edition: 1st
Publisher: The Frederick Harris Music Co., Limited
Pub. Year: 2014
ISBN: 9781554406265

Level 7:
Eb Saxophone:

• Gayne Ballet Suite No. 3: V (Sabre Dance) - Aram Khachaturian
• Symphonic Suite from the Opera Lulu: I (Rondo) - Alban Berg
• Symphonic Songs for Band: 3 (Celebration) - Robert Russell Bennett

Bb Saxophone:

• Symphonic Songs for Band: 3 (Celebration) - Robert Russell Bennett
• An American in Paris - George Gershwin

Level 8:
Eb Saxophone:

• Symphonia domestica - Richard Strauss
• Pictures at an Exhibition: II (The Old Castle) - Modest Mussorgsky, arr. Maurice Ravel
• Háry János Suite: IV (The Battle and Defeat of Napoleon) - Zoltán Kodály
• There’s the Rub - Gordon Goodwin

Bb Saxophone:

• Symphonic Songs for Band: I (Serenade) - Robert Russell Bennett
• Shoonthree - Henry Cowell

Level 9:
Eb Saxophone:

• "I Got Rhythm" Variations - George Gershwin
• Porgy and Bess: A Symphonic Picture - George Gershwin, arr. Robert Russell Bennett
• Rhapsody in Blue - George Gershwin, arr. Ferde Grofé

Bb Saxophone:

• Porgy and Bess: A Symphonic Picture - George Gershwin, arr. Robert Russell Bennett
• "I Got Rhythm" Variations - George Gershwin

Level 10:
Eb Saxophone:

• Facade Suite No. 2: II (Scotch Rhapsody), IV (Noche espagñola), V (Popular Song) - William Walton
• An American in Paris - George Gershwin
• Job (A Masque for Dancing): IV (Job's Dream), VI (Dance of Job's Comforters) - Ralph Vaughan Williams

Bb Saxophone:

• The Year of the Dragon: III (Finale) - Philip Sparke
• An American in Paris - George Gershwin

Associate:
Eb Saxophone:

• Zion - Dan Welcher
• Symphony No. 9: I, III (Scherzo) - Ralph Vaughan Williams
• Swingin’ for the Fences - Gordon Goodwin

Bb Saxophone:

• Symphony No. 6: I, III (Scherzo) - Ralph Vaughan Williams
• Swingin’ for the Fences - Gordon Goodwin

Nine progressive volumes of Repertoire expose students to original works and arrangements of diverse styles from W.A. Mozart to Violet Archer, with selected works by notable jazz artist Paul Desmond and living composer Phil Woods. Each level provides opportunities to explore Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and contemporary works, with original, unaccompanied selections from Levels 5 through 8 that use extended techniques such as multiphonics, key clicks, and bisbigliando. Earlier works pre-dating the origin of the saxophone have been carefully arranged with consideration of the unique quality of the instrument. Exposure to these works helps to develop musicianship and an understanding of tonality, creating well-rounded and versatile performers. Selections written for both Eb Alto and Bb Tenor Saxophone include piano accompaniments that function with both instruments.