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  2. List of concert works for saxophone - Wikipedia

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    Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano, Op. 29 (1970)—Robert Muczynski [38] Variations on a Dorian Theme for alto saxophone and piano (1972)—Gordon Jacob; Four Moods for Alto Saxophone and Piano (1975)—Phil Woods; Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano (1979)—John Worley; Albanian Summer (1980)—Dave Smith; Divertimento (1982)—Charles ...

  3. Altissimo - Wikipedia

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    Saxophone altissimo is generally considered to be any note that is higher than written high F ♯, which is considered the highest note in the saxophone's regular range.. Altissimo is produced by the player using various voicing techniques such as air stream, tongue, throat and embouchure variations to disturb the fundamental of a note, which results in one of the higher overtones domina

  4. Saxophone technique - Wikipedia

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    Players may play the notes that are higher than F sharp, which is the highest normal note. Players need to know how to overblow. Overblow is a technique used while playing a wind instrument which, primarily through manipulation of the supplied air (versus, e.g., a fingering change or operation of a slide), causes the sounded pitch to jump to a ...

  5. Sonny Stitt - Wikipedia

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    Sonny Stitt (born Edward Hammond Boatner Jr.; February 2, 1924 – July 22, 1982) was an American jazz saxophonist of the bebop/hard bop idiom. Known for his warm tone, he was one of the best-documented saxophonists of his era, recording over 100 albums.

  6. Takashi Yoshimatsu - Wikipedia

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    Takashi Yoshimatsu is a contemporary composer. The majority of his work is triadic and contains simple, repeated progressions, or in some cases pandiatonicism.Often extended tertian harmonies are followed by whole tone harmonies (such as in the first movement of Symphony No. 5; or the first movement of his "Cyber Bird" Concerto for alto saxophone, which, in addition, makes use of free atonal ...

  7. Yanagisawa Wind Instruments - Wikipedia

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    Yanagisawa unveils its bronze A-902 alto. 2003. Yanagisawa unveils the T-902, the tenor version of its bronze alto model. 2004. The SC-991 and SC-992 curved soprano models are announced. 2006. Yanagisawa builds the A-9914, the world's first alto saxophone with neck, body, bow, and bell crafted entirely in 14K gold.

  8. Saxophone Concerto (Glazunov) - Wikipedia

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    The saxophone then intertwines the melody with lyrical themes of the strings. This interaction results in tonal color. This part features tempo shifts. The saxophone then plays a cadenza that leads to the Fugato part. Syncopated rhythms are introduced in the orchestra. The saxophone soloist plays the melody which are taken up by the strings.

  9. Tokyo Drift (Fast & Furious) - Wikipedia

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    "Tokyo Drift (Fast & Furious)" is a single by Japanese hip hop group Teriyaki Boyz. It features on the 2006 film The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift as the main theme and also features at the end credits. The song also appears in the band's second album Serious Japanese.