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Capriol Suite
- Peter Warlock arr. Alun Cook
Saxophone Quintet
- 2 Altos, 2 Tenors and Baritone or 3 Altos, Tenor, Baritone (with optional Soprano part)
The lovely Capriol Suite, with its unique mix of harmonic styles is brilliantly suited to the saxophone ensemble. Five parts are needed to cover all the harmonies and it can be performed as AATTB or AAATB. A Soprano Saxophone part is provided as an option instead of 1st Alto but it does go low, as the arrangement was written with Alto in mind. The Capriol Suite includes the score and parts (including optional parts) Other versions are available for Saxophone Octet and Saxophone Choir
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Huron Carol
- Canadian Traditional arr. Alun Cook
Saxophone Quintet
- 2 Altos, 2 Tenors and Baritone, or 3 Altos, Tenor and Baritone
The Huron Carol has one of the most beautiful and simple melodies I know. The resulting arrangement has a slightly "rocky" feel and is not an accompaniment for choir, just incidental music for the season, and would work particularly well in a resonant acoustic. The 3rd Alto part is an alternative for 1st Tenor and needs a strong player.
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Multi-purpose Fanfare
- Alun Cook
Saxophone Quintet/Sextet
- 4 Altos with Tenor (optional), Baritone and optional Percussion
This fanfare was commissioned for the opening of a multi-purpose building - short and to the point! Scored for 4 Altos, 1 Tenor (optional), and Baritone with optional percussion. The MP3 contains versions both with and without percussion (starts with percussion). The score and parts are free to download. |
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The Santa Express
- Alun Cook
Saxophone Sextet
- 4 Altos, Tenor and Baritone, or 3 Altos, 2 Tenors and Baritone.
Written for 6 saxophones (AAAATB or AAATTB), this is a light-hearted piece in the Christmas spirit! It starts with the instrumentalist "huffing" into their instruments to acheive a steam locomotive sound - very effective when done well - very dangerous with youngsters, but you can always miss the first 8 bars! The Santa Express has proved highly popular and is also available for 2 Altos with Piano, as a Piano Duet, and for full Orchestra.
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