Exam: AMEB Saxophone Tenor Grade 6

Three Sundays

RM382e Three Sundays Davies TENOR SAX/PNO
RM382e Three Sundays Davies TENOR SAX/PNO
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Composer: Tim Davies
Composed: 1994 Duration: 6 mins.
Instrumentation: Sax Tenor & Piano Level C
Exam Grade: AMEB Saxophone Tenor Grade 6,
HSC Saxophone Tenor
ISMN: M-720071-39-8 Catalogue: RM382
Level: C Country: Australia

 

My Favourite Tenor Saxophone Concert Pieces (22 pieces)

RM352e MFCP (22 pieces) Cockcroft Editor TENOR SAX/PNO
RM352e MFCP (22 pieces) Cockcroft Editor TENOR SAX/PNO
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Piano part available separately. Contents: The Great Gate of Kiev, All Beautiful the March of Days, Adagio in G Minor, Theme from Pathétique, Pomp and Circumstance, The Swan, Traumerai, Golliwog’s Cake Walk, Air on the G String, Chanson de Matin, The Liberty Bell, Farandole, Gavotte, Habañera, Minuet, In the Hall of the Mountain King, Minuet in G, Overture to Carmen, Clair de lune, Concerto, Pavane, Meditation

Helter Skelter

RM270e Helter Skelter Davidson TENOR SAX/PNO
RM270e Helter Skelter Davidson TENOR SAX/PNO
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Composer: Lachlan Davidson
Composed: 2001 Duration: 4 mins.
Instrumentation: Sax Tenor & Piano Level C
Exam Grade: AMEB Saxophone Tenor Grade 6,
HSC Saxophone Tenor
ISMN: M-720067-24-7 Catalogue: RM270
Level: C Country: Australia

Also available for Tenor sax solo with Big-band I wanted to write a difficult, complex tune (as I always seemed to end up writing simple melodies) and this is what resulted. Meredith was my first student to try it and she articulated it to suit how she played. I have adopted many of her articulations in this version. In certain circumstances, I highly recommend improvising in the optional section. The biggest challenge, other than the technical difficulty, is to swap between the fusion feel with the appropriate intense sound and the jazz feel with a lighter sound, and then lead gradually back towards the fusion feel and sound towards the end. The accompanist should be sure not to slow down in the swing section. Even push ahead a little.

Leaps and Bounds (6 pieces)

RM257 Leaps and Bounds (6 pieces) Barrett SAX
RM257 Leaps and Bounds (6 pieces) Barrett SAX
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RM257e Leaps and Bounds (6 pieces) Barrett SAX
RM257e Leaps and Bounds (6 pieces) Barrett SAX
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Contents: Shuffle Over Here, We Don't Tango Here, The Minor Issue, The Boogie Woogie Woogie, Funkability, Be Bopaphobia

Zodiac (12 pieces)

RM252 Zodiac (12 pieces) Cockcroft SAX
RM252 Zodiac (12 pieces) Cockcroft SAX
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RM252e Zodiac (12 pieces) Cockcroft SAX
RM252e Zodiac (12 pieces) Cockcroft SAX
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Contents: Aries , Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces

Murphy’s Law

RM218e Murphys Law
RM218e Murphys Law
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Composer: Philip Norman
Composed: 2002 Duration: 10 mins.
Instrumentation: Sax Soprano & Piano
Exam Grade: AMEB Saxophone Tenor Grade 6,
AMEB Saxophone Tenor Grade 8,
AMEB Saxophone Tenor Grade Certificate of Performance
ISMN: M-720059-87-7 Catalogue: RM218
Level: D Country: New Zealand

Performed by Rompduo

The Listener

RM107 The Listener Davidson TENOR SAX/PNO
RM107 The Listener Davidson TENOR SAX/PNO
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RM107e The Listener Davidson TENOR SAX/PNO
RM107e The Listener Davidson TENOR SAX/PNO
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Composer: Lachlan Davidson
Composed: 2003 Duration: 4 mins.
Instrumentation: Sax Tenor & Piano Level C
Exam Grade: AMEB Saxophone Tenor Grade 6,
HSC Saxophone Tenor,
VCE Saxophone Tenor
ISMN: M-720019-34-5 Catalogue: RM107
Level: C Country: Australia

Performed by Rompduo (alto sax version)

As I was warming up my sax while Kath was getting hers out for a lesson, I played a few random notes which caught my ear. They were the first six notes of this piece. Later that day, after some exploration, I recorded a semi-improvised piano part and then semi-improvised the sax part. What you see on the page is a cleaned up version of what I did that day. This is the only time I've ever composed this way. Kath is a great Listener and reminded me of it's importance. You should allow your performance to build gradually through the first page and then really soar through the second page before settling down fairly quickly at the end. See if you can make it sound like you improvised it. Get together with the pianist early or play with the midi version of it from the website. It will help you understand the pace and intensity. If you add any jazz inflections, make sure they sound good and that you stay in tune. The beginning is very difficult in that regard so don't try to play any softer than you are able but do work on dropping your dynamic as far as possible and bringing it up as high as you can at the climax.