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Julian Smith, inspired by the work of Kenny G, placed third [6] on Britain's Got Talent in 2009, doing a solo performance in each of three appearances with a soprano saxophone. In some popular music interpretations, the soprano saxophone is commonly paired with FM-type electric piano and electronic drum sounds to create a smooth, R&B-like
The Soprano Sax Concerto is a concerto for soprano saxophone and orchestra by the American composer Jennifer Higdon.The work was originally commissioned by the Minnesota Commissioning Club as Higdon's Oboe Concerto and was premiered by oboist Kathy Greenbank and the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra in 2005.
Entführung (Abduction) for soprano saxophone and electronic and concrete music (1986/2004)—Karlheinz Stockhausen Due a due for soprano saxophone and percussion (1987)— Bertold Hummel Aragonesca for soprano/alto saxophone, bass clarinet, violin and cello (1987)— Dave Smith
Despite being a common grouping in jazz, saxophone, piano and percussion was an extremely rare grouping in classical music until the end of the 20th century, when Trio Accanto started commissioning works to build a repertoire for themselves.
Nicholas Kenyon in his review of the Suite for Variety Orchestra No. 1's premiere for The Observer wrote that the music was "Shostakovich at his most unbuttoned and jovial": [16] The LSO played the Second Suite for Jazz Orchestra or Dance Band [sic] with its four blaring saxophones, accordion and guitar, as if to the manner born...
The classical saxophone quartet consists of a B ♭ soprano saxophone, E ♭ alto saxophone, B ♭ tenor saxophone, and E ♭ baritone saxophone (SATB). On occasion, the soprano is replaced with a second alto sax (AATB); a few professional saxophone quartets have featured non-standard instrumentation, such as James Fei's Alto Quartet [24] (four ...
Soprano Saxophone Concerto (for Soprano Saxophone & Chamber Orchestra) (2014–15) [18] Tenor Saxophone Concerto (2015) Bass Clarinet Concerto (2018) Recorder Concerto (2020) Alto Flute Concerto (the 4th movement out of 6 is scored for Bass flute) (2021) Simplicius Simplicissimus. Concerto for Piccolo Clarinet & Orchestra (2021)
He played the soprano saxophone solo on the number-one hit single "Listen to What the Man Said" by the band Wings. In 1976, he played the theme "I Still Can't Sleep" in Taxi Driver. [7] Scott also composed the soundtrack for 1980's Stir Crazy. [8] In 1982, he collaborated with Johnny Mathis on "Without Us", the theme to the 1980s sitcom Family ...