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Sonata for Alto Saxophone (1970)—Edison Denisov [36] [37] 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
Sonatas and partitas for solo violin, BWV 1001–1006; Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV 1041; Violin Concerto in E major, BWV 1042; Double Violin Concerto (Bach), BWV 1043; Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 (suspected to be a transcription of a violin original, by Bach himself or another composer).
Amazing Grace is based on the 20-year crusade of William Wilberforce to end slavery in the British Empire, as Arnold includes the scores of quasi-folk songs to Negro spirituals; his basic material, however, remains unchanged from earlier projects. [1]
Fernande Decruck (née Breilh) (25 December 1896 – 6 August 1954) was a French composer who composed over 40 works for the saxophone. Most well-known is her Sonata in C sharp minor for alto saxophone or viola, dedicated to Marcel Mule.
The alto saxophone is a member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments. Saxophones were invented by Belgian instrument designer Adolphe Sax in the 1840s and patented in 1846. The alto saxophone is pitched in the key of E ♭ , smaller than the B ♭ tenor but larger than the B ♭ soprano .
Bob Snyder (August 11, 1936 – August 28, 2019) [1] was an American musician known for playing tenor sax, alto sax, clarinet, and flute.He performed with The Airmen of Note, the Glenn Miller Air Force Dance Band, and Lionel Hampton.
From 1914, the composer, encouraged by the music publisher Jacques Durand, intended to write a set of six sonatas for various instruments, in homage to the French composers of the 18th century. The effects of the First World War and an interest in baroque composers Couperin and Rameau inspired Debussy as he was writing the sonatas.
The Saxophone Concerto, Op. 14, is a three-movement concertante composition for alto saxophone and string orchestra written in 1934 by the Swedish composer Lars-Erik Larsson. The piece premiered on 27 November 1934 in Norrköping , Sweden, with Tord Benner [ sv ] conducting the Norrköping Orchestral Association . [ 1 ]