Canfield: Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano Genre_Large ensemble/choir

Canfield: Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano Genre_Large ensemble/choirCode: JP4021 ISMN: 979 0 3019 0003 1 The 4 movements in this sonata for alto saxophone and piano range from pastoral and lyrical melodies to driving rhythms and rapid technique. The third movement begins and ends with a cadenza where the saxophonist plays into the piano with the lid up and sustaining pedal depressed which produces sympathetic vibrations of the piano strings. Composed in 2000 for and recorded by Kenneth Tse. Total duration 13. 75

ISMN: 979-0-3019-0248-6

the "40 Melodies" in this version have the bass line transposed to the treble clef to facilitate the playing of these studies in lessons

and personality that defines each of the 68 composers

The initial melodic shapes thus created remain distinctly present throughout the work

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There is some confusion surrounding the date of composition for the Vocalise

German composer Carl Maria von Weber is most remembered for being the father of Romantic opera

and that gap led Rousseau to adapt and then record two masterpieces

Code: JP7045

Starting slowly and lyrical

several of the studies were modified by Fernand Gillet