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Ensemble Medium	Composer Arranger	Title	Country	Publisher_Code	Date	Time	Difficulty	Recommended Level	Comments
ALTO SAXOPHONE & STRING ORCHESTRA	KOCH, ERLAND VON	RONDO	Sweden	SMIC	1983	CA 4 MIN	M	C/U/HS	VERY PLAYABLE BY A GOOD COMPOSER. RENTAL ONLY.
FLUTE & SAXOPHONE QUARTET	STRINDBERG, HENRIK	HJARTATS SLAG (HEART BEATS)	Sweden	SMIC	1986	6 MIN 30 SEC	M/H	C/U	S.A.T.B, GRADUAL AND QUICK METER CHANGES. SOME TONE MANIPULATION AND NONTRADITIONAL TECHNIQUES.
SAXOPHONE (ALTO) AND ORGAN	KANKANEN, AIMO	JOY	Finland	FiMIC	2000	EST 3 1/2 MIN	M/H	C/U	A SERIOUS MODERN SETTING FOR ‘JOY’ WITH A FINE ORGAN ACCOMPANIMENT. THE SCORE IS JUST FUN TO LOOK AT -- PLAY IT!
SAXOPHONE ALONE	JARNUM, KASPER	WHEN YOU LISTEN FOR BARITIONE SAXOPHONE	Denmark	DKF	2001	EST 3+ MIN	H	C/U	MULTIPHONICS WITH A FINGERING CHART TO PLAY THEM. NOTES AND OTHER SUGGESTIONS OT MAKE THE MUSIC INTERESTING, FOR INSTANCE HE MARKS NOTES ‘BRUTALE’. EXTREME DYNAMICS ASKED.
SAXOPHONE ALONE	KOCH, ERLAND VON	MONOLOG NR 4	Sweden	GEHRMANS	1977	5 1/2 MIN	M	C/U/HS	TWO MOVEMENTS OF MODEST CHALLENGE BY A GOOD COMPOSER AND DEDICATED TO SIGRUD RACSHER.
SAXOPHONE ALONE	MOGENSEN, RENE	STUDY FOR SOLO SAXOPHONE (TENOR)	Denmark	DKF	1994	EST 6 MIN	H	C/U	MOVEMENTS: PROTAGONIST AND ANTAGONIST, CONFLICT, RESOLUTION. THIS IS NOT EASY MUSIC, BUT THE EXCELLENT MAPPING OF IT ON THE PAGE MAKES IT PLAYABLE.
SAXOPHONE ALONE	SLETTHOLM, YNGVE	FIRE PROFILER (FOUR PROFILES)	Norway	LYCHE	1982	14 MIN	M	C/U/HS	FOR ANY SAXOPHONE. FOUR MOVEMENTS. NOT EASY BUT PLAYABLE AND GOOD STUDY/RECITAL MATERIAL. MOVEMENTS CAN STAND ALONE.
SAXOPHONE AND ORGAN	KARKOFF, INGVAR	CHANT	Sweden	SMIC	1997	3 MIN	E/M	C/U/HS	AS. NICE, FLOWING LINE FOR THE ALTO SAXOPHONE WITH MILD PUNCTUATION BY THE ORGAN. IN A ROOM WITH GOOD ACOUSTICS, THIS SHOULD BE QUITE A HAUNTING EXPERIENCE.
SAXOPHONE AND ORGAN	SIMAI, PAVOL	SUNSET ON CAPRI	Sweden	SMIC	1995	15 MIN	H	C/U	ALTO SAX. THIS MAY BE CALLED ESOTERIC, BUT WE LIKE THE SCORE. TONE CLUSTERS ON THE ORGAN WITH ALMOST IMPROV LIKE PASSAGES BY THE NON SUSTAINING PART, THEN STRICT RHYTHM. THIS IS PLAYABLE AND SHOULD BE VERY EFFECTIVE IN A ROOM WITH GOOD ACOUSTICS.
SAXOPHONE DUET	EYSER, EBERHARD	DUO 2.D	Sweden	SMIC	1988	10 MIN	M/H	C/U	ALTO & TENOR SAX. ONE MOVEMENT WITH SOME SURPRISES AND UNUSUAL METER PROBLEMS. WORTHWHILE FROM A GOOD COMPOSER.
SAXOPHONE QUARTET	ASHEIM, NILS HENRIK	GLASSHUS	Norway	NMIC	2001	9 MIN	H	C/U	SS,AS,TS,BS. THIS IS VERY HARD MATERIAL, BUT AN EXAMPLE OF THE MUSIC HEARD FROM SAX QUARTETS IN THE NORDIC COUNTRIES. VERY MODERN: MIXED METER, RHYTHMIC PROBLEMS, DRAMATIC. EXCELLENT SCORE.
SAXOPHONE QUARTET	BERG, OLAV	SAXOFONKVARTETT	Norway	NMIC	1988	11 MIN 20 SEC	M/H	C/U	SATB. A GOOD SCORE IN THREE MOVEMENTS. SOME RHYTHMIC CHALLENGES.
SAXOPHONE QUARTET	BERGE, HAKON	SAXOPHONE QUARTET	Norway	NMIC	2000	EST 9+ MIN	H	C/U	SS,AS,TS,BS. ANOTHER FINE EXAMPLE OF THE NORDIC SAXOPHONE LITERATURE. CHALLENGING IN ALL THE WAYS IT CAN BE! BUT,FOR THE OUTSTANDING PLAYERS, YOU NEED THIS ONE OR ONE LIKE IT FROM THE NORDIC COUNTRIES.
SAXOPHONE QUARTET	DEAK, CSABA	SAX APPEAL	Sweden	SMIC	1999	EST 8 MIN	H	C/U	SS,AS,TS,BS. COMPOSER WRITES - WE PAY ATTENTION. THE MUSIC IS HARD, MAYBE TOO DIFFICULT FOR MOST C/U STUDENT GROUPS, BUT GET ACQUAINTED WITH THE WORK AND THIS COMPOSER. HE STRUCTURES DIFFICULT PASSAGES SO THAT WITH SOME ATTENTION THEY BECOME PLAYABLE.
SAXOPHONE QUARTET	DEGEN, JOHANNES D	CANZONE DEVOTA	Sweden	SMIC	1981	4 MIN 10 SEC	E/M	C/U/HS	TONAL WITH DEVOTION. SLOW.
SAXOPHONE QUARTET	DMITRIEV, SERGEI	INTRADA	Sweden	SUECIA	1993	2 MIN	M/H	C/U/HS	2SS,TS,BS. NOTE THE INSTRUMENTATION. HAS A NICE BUILD OF INTENSITY THROUGH SOME MIXED METER AND OTHER RHYTHMIC CHALLENGES.
SAXOPHONE QUARTET	DMITRIEV, SERGEI	SALVOES	Sweden	SMIC	2000	5 MIN	M/H	C/U	SS,SA,TS,BS. EASIER THAN SOME OTHERS, BUT STILL DEMANDING. METER CHANGES, SOME RANGE CHALLENGES AND MANY NOTES TO HAVE FUN WITH. THE GOOD C/U GROUP CAN PLAY THIS ONE.
SAXOPHONE QUARTET	EYSER, EBERHARD	SAXOPHONE QUARTET 2	Sweden	SMIC	1986	15 MIN	H	C/U	SATB. TWO MOVEMENTS OF WORTHY MUSIC FROM A FINE COMPOSER. CHALLENGING.
SAXOPHONE QUARTET	EYSER, EBERHARD	SAXOPHONE QUARTET 3.(BAGATELLES)	Sweden	SMIC	1987	11 MIN 30 SEC	M/H	C/U	S.A.T.B FOUR MOVEMENTS OF CHALLENGING BUT PLAYABLE MUSIC.
SAXOPHONE QUARTET	EYSER, EBERHARD	SAXOPHONE QUARTET 4 (DELICIAE SCANIENSES)	Sweden	SMIC	1987	14 MIN	M/H	C/U	S.A.T.B SEVEN MOVEMENTS OF STRAIGHT AHEAD MATERIAL. GOOD INTRODUCTION TO A FINE COMPOSER.
SAXOPHONE QUARTET	EYSER, EBERHARD	SAXOPHONE QUARTET 5.(DIVERTIMENTO)	Sweden	SMIC	1989	17 MIN	M/H	C/U	S.A.T.B SIX MOVEMENTS OF PLAYABLE MUSIC FROM A GOOD COMPOSER. 1.VIGNETTA VENEZIANA 2.BALLATA 3.FUGHETTA 4.SERENADE 5.THE BARD 6.ANTHEM
SAXOPHONE QUARTET	FRANZEN, OLOV	HEPTYK	Sweden	FAIMO	1987	14 MIN 30 SEC	M	C/U/HS	S.A.T.B. SEVEN MOVEMENTS OF CONTRASTING STYLES, SOME WITH RHYTHMIC COMPLEXITY. MOVEMENTS CAN STAND ALONE.
SAXOPHONE QUARTET	GLASER, WERNER WOLF	QUARTETTO PER SASSOFONI	Sweden	SMIC	1984	18 MIN	M/H	C/U	THREE MOVEMENTS IN A MAJOR WORK WITH PLAYABLE RHYTHMIC CHALLENGES.
SAXOPHONE QUARTET	GREEN, OLE-CARSTEN	INTERRUPTIONS	Denmark	DMIC	1980	12 MIN	E/M	C/U/HS	SIX SHORT MOVEMENTS OF STRAIGHT AHEAD MATERIAL, NO PROBLEMS, JUST PLAY IT!
SAXOPHONE QUARTET	GRIMSSON, LARUS H.	SAXOPHONE QUARTET	Iceland	ITM	1992	7 MIN 30 SEC	M/H	C/U/HS	SS,AS,TS,BS. A FAST MOVING, LOT OF NOTES PIECE. SOME MIXED METER LATER ON . THIS SHOULD BE FUN!
SAXOPHONE QUARTET	HANNULA, ILKKA	LIBRES PARVI	Finland	FiMIC	2004	5+ MIN	E/M	C/U/HS	SS,AS,TS,BS. THREE SHORT, PLAYABLE MOVEMENTS .A FEW RHYTHMIC THINGS TO WORK OUT, BUT MOSTLY STRAIGHT AHEAD. GOOD EARLY ENSEMBLE PIECE.
SAXOPHONE QUARTET	HAUKSSON,, THORSTEINN	EXHALATIO	Iceland	ITM	1996	EST 9+ MIN	H	C/U	SS,AS,TS,BS. MANY NOTES TO FIT TOGETHER - MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ENOUGH REHEARSAL TIME AND KNOW YOUR PART!
SAXOPHONE QUARTET	HEGAARD, LARS	FOUR SQUARE DANCES	Denmark	SAMFUNDET	1991	11 MIN	H	C/U	SS,AS,TS,BS. MOVEMENTS: QT = 66, SOTTO VOCE ED ESPRESSIVO, ESATICO E DANZANTE, LEGGIERO E ON BRIO.SAXQUARTET IN THESE COUNTRIES IS LARGE AND MUSIC COMPOSED FOR THEM REFLECTS THE MANY ASPECTS OF AVANTE GUARDE AND ESOTERIC WRITING AVAILABLE. A CLEAN SCORE PLAYABLE BY THE BEST!
SAXOPHONE QUARTET	HEGDAL, MAGNE	FOR FOUR NUMBER FOUR “SAXOPHONIA”	Norway	NMIC	1998/99	22 MINUTES	H	C/U	SS,AS,TS,BS. MOVEMENTS: MONOCROMA, POLIFONIA, DODECAFONIA, OMOFONIA, TRE MONOCROME, ETEROFONIA. THERE IS ALSO AN ALTERNATE VERSION OF THE 1ST MOVEMENT IF DESIRED. HARD, ESOTERIC AND NORDIC! TAKE A LOOK IF YOU WANT A CHALLENGE.
SAXOPHONE QUARTET	HELLVIN, ROY	CONCERTINO	Norway	NMIC	1988	EST 5 MIN	E/M	C/U/HS	THREE SHORT MOVEMENTS PLAYED ATTACCA. SATB. UNCOMPLICATED MATERIAL.
SAXOPHONE QUARTET	JEVERUD, JOHAN	INTRODUKTION	Sweden	SMIC	1986	4 MIN	M/H	C/U/HS	SOME RHYTHMIC COMPLEXITY IN A NICE SCORE.
SAXOPHONE QUARTET	JOHANSEN, BERTIL PALMAR	SAXOPHONE QUARTET NO. 1 UNDA ARCTICA	Norway	NMIC	1995	15 MIN	H	C/U	SS,AS,TS,BS. LIKE THE OTHER NORDIC SAX QUARTETS THIS OFFERS A CHALLENGE, PERHAPS A LITTLE EASIER THAN SOME OF THE OTHERS, SO WHY NOT START HERE?
SAXOPHONE QUARTET	JOHNSEN, HALLVARD	QUARTET, OP 65	Norway	NORSK	1984	EST 6 MIN	M	C/U	SATB. ONE MOVEMENT WITH CONTRASTING SECTIONS. STRAIGHT AHEAD MATERIAL.
SAXOPHONE QUARTET	KARKOFF, INGVAR	SOMMARMUSIK FOR SAXOFONKVARTETT	Sweden	SMIC	2004	9 MIN 30 SEC	E/M	C/U/HS	SS,AS,TS,BS. THREE CONNECTED MOVEMENTS. PLAYABLE MUSIC BY MOST YOUNG QUARTETS. NO SPECIAL PROBLEMS.
SAXOPHONE QUARTET	KOCH, ERLAND VON	CANTILENA - VIVO	Sweden	GEHRMANS	1978	4 1/2 MIN	E/M	C/U/HS	S.A.T.B. CONTEST, RECITAL OF PLAYABLE AND GOOD MATERIAL.
SAXOPHONE QUARTET	KOCH, ERLAND VON	"MINIATYRER" FOR SAXOPHONE QUARTET	Sweden	BREITKOPF & HÄRTEL	1970		M/H	C/U/HS	S.A.T.B. FOUR MOVEMENTS OF VERY PLAYABLE MATERIAL IN GOOD RANGES FOR THE INSTRUMENTS.
SAXOPHONE QUARTET	KRUSE, BJORN	REFLECTIONS	Norway	FROST	1976	4 MIN	E/M	C/U/HS	SATB. GOOD FOR COLLEGE OR HS.
SAXOPHONE QUARTET	KRUSE, BJORN	STATEMENT	Norway	NMIC	1975	10 MIN	M	C/U	SATB. TWO MOVEMENTS, SOME FREE FORM WITH EASY ACCESS AT START OF MOVEMENT 2. NICE 7/8 SECTION IN 2.
SAXOPHONE QUARTET	LARSSON GOTHE, MATS	GOPAK	Sweden	REIMERS	1994	EST 8 MIN	H	C/U	SS,AS,TS,,BS. ANOTHER FINE SWEDISH COMPOSER WHO WRITES FOR THE SAXOPHONE QUARTET AND WRITES VERY WELL. THIS IS VERY HARD, BUT LOGICAL AND PLAYABLE WITH ATTENTION TO DETAIL MIXED METER, ETC. GOOD WORK!
SAXOPHONE QUARTET	LARSSON GOTHE, MATS	PAESAGGI DI WAHLBERG	Sweden	SMIC	2000	16 MIN	H	C/U	SS,AS,TS,BS. DIFFICULT!! GREAT SAX QUARTETS IN SWEDEN, SO THE DEMANDS BY THE COMPOSERS IS HIGH. 6 MOVEMENTS: CITY LANDSCAPE, GREY INTERIOR, EVENING LANDSCAPE, FANTASY LANDSCAPE AND MAGIC MUFFLER’S FIAT. NOT IMPOSSIBLE BY THE HIGHEST LEVEL SAXOPHONE QUARTET.
SAXOPHONE QUARTET	LINTINEN, KIRMO	QUATTRO CAPRICCI	Finland	FiMIC	2002/06	13 MIN	M	C/U/HS	SS,AS,TS,BS. MOVEMENTS: ALLEGRETO MECCANICO (NEON), NOSTALGICO (MIGN0N), VIVACE PERSISTENTE (CANON), SPIRITOSO (KEATON). CONTEMPORARY HARMONIC SETTINGS AND ALL PLAYABLE - SOME HUMOR OR CAPRICIOUSNESS IN THE MUSIC.
SAXOPHONE QUARTET	LUNDE, IVAR JR	QUARTET FOR SAXOPHONES, OP 54	Norway	NMIC	1975	EST 5 MIN	M	C/U	SATB. SOME NONTRADITIONAL TECHNIQUES IN ONE MOVEMENT. LOTS OF NOTES THAT LAY WELL AND FIT TOGETHER.
SAXOPHONE QUARTET	LUNDIN, DAG	FYRA MINIATYRER	Sweden	SMIC	1995	8 MIN 30 SEC	E	C/M/HS	2AS,TS,BA. FOUR SHORT MOVEMENTS THAT ARE VERY PLAYABLE. STARTING WTH A LITTLE MARCH, THEN A GAVOTTE, SICILIANO AND FINALE. THIS COMPOSER SPECIALIZES IN STUDENT MATERIALS THAT ARE TEACHING YET INTERESTING. GOOD MS.
SAXOPHONE QUARTET	MADSEN, TRYGVE	SAXOPHONE MARMALADE	Norway	MUSIKK-HUSET	1997	EST 9:00 MIN	M	C/U/HS	SS,AS,TS,BS. MOVEMENTS: POCO ADAGIO/ALLEGRO, MODERATO, POCO ADAGIO/ALLEGRO. NOT ALL NORDIC SAX QUARTETS ARE TOUGH -- TIS ONE IS RELATIVELY EASY AND A SOLID ADDITION TO THE HS, EARLY COLLEGE MATERIAL. ALWAYS CHECK OUT THIS COMPOSER FOR PLAYABLE MUSIC.
SAXOPHONE QUARTET	MALMBORG WARD, PAULA AF	YAKUZI	Sweden	SMIC	1993	6 MIN 30 SEC	M/H	C/U	SS,AS,TS,BS. THE WORK MOVES ALONG WITH TIGHT ENSEMBLE NEEDED, THEN GETS A LITTLE TRICKY, BUT NOTHING THE GOOD C/U ENSEMBLE CANNOT HANDLE. MUCH ATTENTION TO ACCENTS AND DYNAMICS!
SAXOPHONE QUARTET	MARCUSSEN, KJELL	STREETDANCE	Norway	NMIC	CIR 2001	EST 10 MIN	E/M/H	C/U/HS	SS,AS,TS,BS. MOVEMENTS: FUNKY, BALLADE, METALBOOGIE. HIS IS MUSIC FOR THE YOUNGER GROUP, BUT FUN FOR ALL. PLAYABLE, BUT THE BARI SAX WILL HAVE TO CONCENTRATE ON THE RHYTHM IN THE FIRST MOVEMENT WHICH IS HE HARDEST MOVEMENT FOR ALL.
SAXOPHONE QUARTET	MAROS, MIKLOS	MUSICA DA CACCIA	Sweden	SMIC	1997	9 MIN.	M	C/U	SS,AS,TS,BS. TIGHT ENSEMBLE PLAYING NEEDED WITH MOVING PATTERNS AND CONTRASTING STYLES WITHIN THE WORK. STRAIGHT AHEAD MATERIAL - SHOULD BE NO PROBLEMS FOR THE SOLID C/U ENSEMBLE.
SAXOPHONE QUARTET	MELLNAS, ARNE	NO ROSES FOR MADAME F.	Sweden	SUECIA	1991	3 MIN	H	C/U	SS.AS,TS,BS. SHORT AND PLAYABLE FOR THE TALENTED ENSEMBLE. EXHIBIT TIGHT ENSEMBLE WITH SWEEPING PATTERNS OF NOTES AND STOCCATO MOTIFS. EXAMINE 0THER WORKS BY THIS FINE COMPOSER.
SAXOPHONE QUARTET	MELLNAS, ARNE	STAMPEDE	Sweden	REIMERS	1985	7 MIN	M/H	C/U	ONE MOVEMENT WITH INTERESTING RHYTHMIC PROBLEMS. COMPOSED FOR THE RASCHER QUARTET. A FEW UNUSUAL DEMANDS ON THE PERFORMERS. PERFORMANCE SCORE FOR SALE.
SAXOPHONE QUARTET	NICOTRA, ALFREDO	FUGA GAUCHESCA	Norway	NMIC	1994	5 MIN	M	C/U/HS	SS.AS.TS.BS. ALWAYS A TOUGH OF LATIN IN THIS COMPOSER’S WORKS. ALL PARTS PLAYABLE AND GOOD MATERIAL FOR THE YOUNGER ENSEMBLE.
SAXOPHONE QUARTET	NORHOLM, IB	IMPULS,OP 148	Denmark	KONTRAPUNKT	1998	EST 6+ MIN	H	C/U	SS,AS,TS,BS. UNUSUAL TIME SIGNATURES, LIKE 10/8 WITH THE EIGHTH NOTE OT THE BEAT. A CLEAN SCORE AND IN SPITE OF THE UNUSUAL TIME SIGNATURES AND A FEW OTHER THINGS. THIS SHOULD PLAY WITH THE C /U ENSEMBLE.
SAXOPHONE QUARTET	NORHOLM, IB	KVARTET FOR SAXOFONER, P 122	Denmark	KONTRAPUNKT	1992	EST 10+ MIN	M/H	C/U	MOVEMENTS: UDVIKING I, SNAPSHOT, STILLEBEN, UDVIKING II. A LITTLE EASIER THAN SOME OF THE NORDIC SAXOPHONE QUARTETS IN A WELL SCORED WORK. PARTS ARE PRINTED AS DUETS SS & AS - TA & BS). WORTHY MATERIAL IN MODERN STYLE.
SAXOPHONE QUARTET	PALSSON, PALL P.	CAPRICCIO	Iceland	ITM	1992	5 MIN	M/H	C/U	SS,AS,TS,BS. RELUCTANT TO LIST THIS BECAUSE OF THE MS. HOWEVER, IT IS LAID OUT SO WELL IT SHOULD BE PLAYED. IT SHOULD PLAY EASIER THAN IT LOOKS BECAUSE OF THE MS. GIVE IT A TRY!
SAXOPHONE QUARTET	PASQUET, LUIS	THREE PIECES FOR QUARTET OF SAXOPHONES	Finland	FiMIC	1993	EST 9+ MIN	M/H	C/U	SS.AS.TS.BS. MOVEMENTS: CONVERSATION-RHYTMCAL, VALSE FANCAISE-MODERARTO ELEGANT, TANGO-ANIMATO. VERY BAD MS! BUT, THIS COMPOSER HAS MUCH TO SAY, SO HAVE FUN WITH IT AND ENJOY THE MUSIC.
SAXOPHONE QUARTET	RASMUSSEN, KARL AAGE	CAMERA OSCURA	Denmark	WHANSEN	2000/20001	EST 15+ MIN	M/H	C/U	9 MOVEMENTS OF VARYING LENGTH AND STYLE. WAS COMMISSIONED BY THE RASCHER QUARTET. THE SCORE IS IN C, BUT WE ASSUME THE PARTS ARE FOR SS,AS,TS AND BS. SOME MOVEMENTS HARDER THAN OTHERS BUT, THIS IS MATERIAL FOR THE FINE C/U ENSEMBLE.
SAXOPHONE QUARTET	RIDDERSTROM, BO	SAXOFONKVARTETT	Sweden	SMIC	1984	10 MIN	H	C/U	ALLEGRO, MODERATO, CADENZA, ANDANTE CON MOTO, CADENZA, ALLEGRO MOLTO. IN MS FOR S, A, T, & B SAXOPHONES.
SAXOPHONE QUARTET	ROIKJER, KJELL	DIVERTIMENTO NO 6, OP.72	Denmark	KONTRAPUNKT	1992	EST 5+ MIN	M	C/U/HS	MOVEMENTS: MOLTO LENTO, ALLEGRETTO LEGGIERO E CON ELEGANZA, ANDANTE LENTO E MESTO,ALLERO RISOLUTO E RISVEGLIATO. ALL PARTS PLAY A LOT OF NOTES, BUT THE SCORE IS LAID OUT WELL AND THIS SHOULD SOUND!
SAXOPHONE QUARTET	SANDSTROM, JAN	WAHLBERG VARIATIONS	Sweden	SMIC	1993	15 MIN	H	C/U	SOP,ALSO,TEN,BAR SAX. COMMISSIONED BY A PROFESSIONAL ENSEMBLE AND MAY NEED THAT LEVEL OF PLAYER. BUT, A TERRIFIC CHALLENGE FOR THE MOST ADVANCED C/U STUDENT. PARTS ARE NOT GRATUITOUSLY DIFFICULT - IT JUST WORKS OUT THAT WAY. THERE IS MUSIC HERE!
SAXOPHONE QUARTET	SLETTHOLM, YNGVE	WIE EIN HAUCH	Norway	NMIC	1989	16 MIN 15 SEC	H	C/U	SATB. RHYTHMICALLY COMPLEX. A FORMIDABLE CHALLENGE FOR THE ESTABLISHED ENSEMBLE.
SAXOPHONE QUARTET	SODERLUNDH, LILLE BROR	IDEA 1 & 2	Sweden	BUSCH	1987		E/M	C/U/HS	A.S.T.B. OR S.S.T.B. FOR CONTEST OR RECITAL. 2 MOVEMENTS.
SAXOPHONE QUARTET	WAHLBERG, RUNE	PRISMA	Sweden	SMIC	1961	12 MIN 30 SEC	M	C/U/HS	FOUR MOVEMENTS OF GOOD WRITING AND A FINE SCORE.
SAXOPHONE QUARTET	VAKKILAINEN, ARI	SAXOPHONE QUARTET	Finland	FiMIC	2004	EST 6+ MIN	M/H	C/U	SS.AS.TS,BS. LOTS OF INDIVIDUAL PART MOVEMENT AND MODERN HARMONY. INDIVIDUAL PARTS NOT HARD, BUT PUTTING IT TOGETHER WILL TAKE SOME REHEARSAL TIME.
SAXOPHONE QUARTET & BAND	KOCH, ERLAND VON	SAXOPHONIA	Sweden	DORN PUBLICATIONS	1976	18 MIN	M	C/U/HS	PIC,2FL,2CL,BCL,2OB,2BSN,AS,TS,BS,2TRPT,2TRB,EUP,TBA,3PERC,TMP,SB,SS. THREE MOVEMENTS COMPOSED FOR THE RASCHER QUARTET. NO SURPRISES.
SAXOPHONE QUARTET & BAND	LERSTAD, TERJE	CONCERTO GROSSO NO.2	Norway	NMIC	1985	16 MIN 30 SEC	H	C/U	PIC,2FL,EbCL,3CL,ACL,BCL,2OB,2BSN,2AS,TS,BS,4HN,3COR,3TRB,EUP, 2TBA,5PERC,EH,EbCBCL,BbCBCL,BASS SAX,CBSN. 1.PASSACAGLIA, 2.TANGO, 3.TOCCATA. SOME NONTRADITIONAL NOTATION. BAND PARTS PLAYABLE, BUT MUST HAVE NEAR PROFESSIONAL SAXOPHONISTS. NOTE INSTRUMENTATION.
SAXOPHONE QUARTET & BAND	MAROS, MIKLOS	WINDINGS	Sweden	SMIC	2006	15 MIN	H	C/U	2FL,2OB,2CL,2BSN,2HN,2TRPT,2TRB,TBA,2PERC. SOLO INSTRUMENTS: 2AS,TS,BS. THERE ARE SEVERAL CONTRASTING SECTIONS THAT ARE CONNECTED. THE SAXOPHONE SECTION WILL WORK FOR THIS ONE, BUT THE BAND HAS IT A LITTLE EASIER. GOOD COMPOSER AND INTERESTING MUSIC.
SAXOPHONE QUARTET & BAND	NELSON, DANIEL	BOOK OF BEAT	Sweden	SMIC	2003	16 MIN, 30 SEC	M	C/U	2FL(PIC),2OB,3CL,BCL,2BSN,2HN,3TRPT,3TRB,TBA,ELECTBASS,PO,2PERC. THE SOLO INSTRUMENTS:2 AS (1 DBL SOP),TS,BS. FIVE MOVEMENTS THAT CAN STAND ALONE. SOME MIXED METER AND RHYTHMIC PROBLEMS, BUT PLAYABLE MUSIC BY THE SAXOPHONE SECTION OF MOST COLLEGE BANDS.
SAXOPHONE(2) AND ORGAN	HEGAARD, LARS	INVOCATIONS	Denmark	SAMFUNDET	1995	7 MIN	H	C/U	SS,AS AND ORGAN. JUST ON THE EASIER SIDE OF DIFFICULT. THIS CAN BE PLAYED BY TOP LEVEL C/U STUDENTS AND A TALENTED ORGANIST. IT IS ESOTERIC, CONTEMPORARY AND INTERESTING.
SAXOPHONE(ALTO) & BAND	THEORIN, HAKAN	SAXOFONCONCERTINO	Sweden	SMIC	1987	12 MIN	E/M	C/U/HS	FL,EbCL,3CL,BCL,OB,BSN,2AS,TS,BS,3HN,3TRPT,3TRB,EUP,TBA,PERC,CBSN. A WELL SCORED WORK PLAYABLE BY A GOOD HS SAXOPHONIST. THE ACCOMPANIMENT IS ALSO INTERESTING.
SAXOPHONE(ALTO) & ORCHESTRA	GUNAROPULOS, YRJO	KONSERTTO NO 2	Finland	FiMIC	1946	EST 16-20 MIN	M/H	C/U	PIC,2FL,2CL,ACL,BCL,2OB,2BSN,AS-SOLO,4HN,2TRPT,2TRB,TMP,STRINGS. THREE MOVEMENTS IN TRADITIONAL STYLE. ORCHESTRA PARTS ARE NOT DIFFICULT. A MAJOR OFFERING. RENTAL ONLY.
SAXOPHONE(ALTO) & ORCHESTRA	GUNAROPULOS, YRJO	SAXOPHONE CONCERTO NO. 1 IN C MINOR	Finland	FiMIC	1935/2005	22 MIN	M/H	C/U	2FL(PIC),2OB,2CL,2BSN,2HN,2TRPT,TRB,3PERC.STRINGS. MOVEMENTS: MODERATO, POCO ADAGIO, MODERATO. RECONSTRUCTED FROM ORIGINAL BY JARI ESKOLA. NOTICE THAT WE RATED IT M/H. THIS IS VERY PLAYABLE MATERIAL IN A VERY GOOD SCORE.
SAXOPHONE(ALTO) & ORCHESTRA	KOPPEL, ANDERS	CONCERTO NO.2 FOR SAXOPHONE & ORCHESTRA	Denmark	WHANSEN	CIR 2000	28 MIN	H	C/U	3FL(PIC),2OB,EH,3CL,2BSN,CBSN,4HN,3TRPT,3TRB,TBA,2PERC,HARP,STRINGS. ALL SECTIONS ATTACCA. THE SCORE LAYS OUT VERY NICELY, WE WISH THE ORCHESTRA PARTS WERE NOT AS DIFFICULT AS THEY ARE. BUT, A GOOD COMPOSER AND GOOD SERIOUS SAXOPHONE LITERATURE.
SAXOPHONE(ALTO) & ORCHESTRA	LINTINEN, KIRMO	CONCERTO PER SASSOFONO E ORCHESTRA	Finland	FiMIC	2000	20 MIN	H		PIC,LOB,EH,CL,BCL,2BSN,2HN,2TPT,TRB,TIMP,STRINGS.MOVEMENTS: PRESTO, CANONZONA ANDANTE, LAMENTO, TARENTELLA-ALLEGRO VOANTE. Eb ALTO IN MOVE 1 & 3 SOP 2 & 4. MIXED METER AND RHYTHMIC SITUATIONS. DIFFICULT FOR THE ORCHESTRA.
SAXOPHONE(ALTO) & ORCHESTRA	SLETTHOLM, YNGVE	NETTENE FINNES	Norway	NMIC	1998/2000	22 MIN	H	C/U	PIC,2FL,2OB,EH,2CL,AS,2BSN,4HN,3TRPT,3TRB,TBA,PO,3PERC,STRINGS. ONE MOVEMENT. MIXED METER, LOTS OF NOTES, NEED FOR A VERY GOOD ORCHESTRA AND CONDUCTOR! SUGGEST FOR THE GRADUATE STUDENT OR PROFESSIONAL PLAYER. IMPORTANT COMPOSER.
SAXOPHONE(ALTO) & PIANO	BULL, EDVARD HAGERUP	3 MORCEAUX BREFS, OP 17	Norway	EDITIONS MUSICALES	1955		M/H	C/U	EASIER THAN OTHER WORKS BY THIS COMPOSER. ORCHESTRA PARTS AVAILABLE FROM THE PUBLISHER. THREE MOVEMENTS. THE HORN SINGS ON THIS ONE!
SAXOPHONE(ALTO) & PIANO	BULL, EDVARD HAGERUP	DUO CONCERTANT, OP 52	Norway	NORSK	1984	EST 8 MIN	H	C/U	THREE MOVEMENTS THAT NEED EACH OTHER. RHYTHMIC COMPLEXITY. DIFFICULT PIANO PART AND THE ENSEMBLE EFFORT MUST BE BIG!
SAXOPHONE(ALTO) & PIANO	CARLID, GOTE	TRIAD	Sweden	SUECIA	1985	CA 3 MIN	M	C/U/HS	A WELL SCORED WORK WITH SOME HIGH F'S. RECITAL OR CONTEST.
SAXOPHONE(ALTO) & PIANO	EYSER, EBERHARD	COLLOQUIUM	Sweden	SMIC	1987	4 MIN	M	C/U	RHYTHMICALLY CHALLENGING, NO BAR LINES. ALTO OR TENOR SAX.
SAXOPHONE(ALTO) & PIANO	GLASER, WERNER WOLF	ALLEGRO, CADENZA E ADAGIO	Sweden	SUECIA	1950	EST 5-6 MIN	H	C/U	MANY NOTES BUT OPPORTUNITY TO DISPLAY MUSICIANSHIP AS WELL.
SAXOPHONE(ALTO) & PIANO	GLASER, WERNER WOLF	SONATA	Sweden	SMIC	1986	15 MIN	M/H	C/U	THREE MOVEMENTS THAT ARE IDEAL FOR THE COLLEGE RECITALIST. A COMFORTABLE CHALLENGE.
SAXOPHONE(ALTO) & PIANO	KARKOFF, MAURICE	POEM (DROMMERI), OP 166	Sweden	SMIC	1988	17 MIN	H	C/U	A LONG, ONE MOVEMENT WORK WITH CHALLENGES TO GO AROUND. RHYTHMIC COMPLEXITY.
SAXOPHONE(ALTO) & PIANO	LUNDE, IVAR JR	SONATA FOR ALTO SAXOPHONE IN ONE MOVEMENT,OP 49	Norway	NMIC	1973	EST 11 MIN	M/H	C/U	MANY NOTES, BUT RHYTHMICALLY STRAIGHT AHEAD. COLLEGE RECITAL MATERIAL. FLOWS.
SAXOPHONE(ALTO) & PIANO	LUOLAJAN-MIKKOLA, VILHO	ELOKUISESSA HELSINGISSÄ	Finland	FiMIC			M	C/U/HS	THREE MOVEMENTS OF MATERIAL FOR RECITAL OR CONTEST.
SAXOPHONE(ALTO) & PIANO	MADSEN, TRYGVE	SONATA FOR ALTO SAXOPHONE & PIANO	Norway	MUSIKK-HUSET	1994	EST 12 MIN	M/H	C/U/HS	MOVEMENTS: THEME AND VARIATIONS, AIR, FINALE-ALLEGRO. THIS COMPOSER WORKS FOR THE C/U STUDENT. THE PARTS ARE ALWAYS PLAYABLE AND THE ACCOMPANIMENTS REASONABLE. NOTE THAT HE ALSO HAS SONATAS FOR SOPRANO, TENOR AND BARITONE SAXOPHONE.
SAXOPHONE(ALTO) & PIANO	TUBIN, EDUARD	SONATE	Sweden	SMIC	1951		M/H	C/U/HS	THREE MOVEMENTS FOR COLLEGE RECITAL THAT PLAYS OUT WELL.
SAXOPHONE(ALTO) & PIANO	TUOMELA, TAPIO	PILKE 1	Finland	FiMIC	2005	11 MIN	H	C/U	SOME AVANTE GUARDE TECHNIQUES REQUIRED AND COMPLETE MASTERY OF THE INSTRUMENT ALONG WITH A FINE AND ADVENTUROUS PIANIST. THE SCORE IS VERY WELL LAID OUT FOR ITS UNDERSTANDING.
SAXOPHONE(ALTO) & PIANO	VILEN, ASKO	SONAATTI	Finland	FiMIC	1976	EST 7-8 MIN	M/H	C/U	THREE MOVEMENTS. MS IS NOT GREAT, BUT A GOOD COMPOSER AND SOME WORTHWHILE MUSIC.
SAXOPHONE(ALTO) & STRING ORCH	BENTZON, JORGEN	INTRODUCTION, VARIATIONS & RONDO	Denmark	WHANSEN	1938		M/H	C/U/HS	THREE MOVEMENTS PLAYED ATTACCA. SOLO PART IN COMFORTABLE RANGE. GOOD SCORE AND VERY PLAYABLE. SCORE FOR SALE, PARTS RENTAL.
SAXOPHONE(ALTO) & STRING ORCH	BENTZON, JORGEN	INTRODUCTION, VARIATIONS AND RONDO	Denmark	WHANSEN	1989	EST 20+ MIN	M/H	C/U	MORE TRADITIONAL WORK ALTHOUGH THE COMPOSER DEFINITELY USES CONTEMPORARY TECHNIQUES. EASIER THAN MANY -- PLAYABLE BY BOTH HE AVERAGE COLLEGE STUDENT AND THE SCHOOL ORCHESTRA.
SAXOPHONE(ALTO) & STRING ORCH	KOCH, ERLAND VON	RONDO	Sweden	DORN PUBLICATIONS	1983	CA 4 MIN	M	C/U/HS	VERY PLAYABLE BY A GOOD COMPOSER.
SAXOPHONE(ALTO) & WOODWIND QUINTET	BJORKLUND, PER	SCHERZO	Sweden	LEMA	1982	6 MIN	M	C/U/HS	METER-MIXED METER. NOT A SAXOPHONE SOLO - A SEXTET!
SAXOPHONE(SOP) & STRING ORCHESTRA	KRUSE, BJORN	PIERROT’S LAMENT	Norway	NMIC	1996	10 MIN	H	C/U	MIXED METER, LOTS OF NOTES AND SOME METRIC PROBLEMS TO SOLVE BY BOTH THE SOLOIST AND THE STRING PLAYERS IN A CONTEMPORARY SETTING.
SAXOPHONE(SOP) ALONE	NIELSEN, SVEND HVIDTFELT	ELEGI FOR SOPRANO SAXOPHONE	Denmark	WHANSEN	2002	EST 4 MIN 30 SEC	H	C/U	INTENDED FOR THE HIGH LEVEL SAXOPHONE PLAYER. NOTES ARE ARE IN RANGE, BUT THERE WILL BE SOME INTERESTING PROBLEMS TO WORK OUT TO MAKE THIS INTO A MUSICAL PRESENTATION.
SAXOPHONE(SOPRANO) & BAND	HYTONEN, TIMO	SONG FOR SUNDAY	Finland	BLOSARI	1995	3 MIN 50 SEC	E/M/H	C/U/HS	PIC,FL,OB,AS,TS,BS,3HN,3TRPT,3TRB,EUP,TBA,PERC,DRUM SET. COMPOSER: “A JAZZ BALLAD FOR SOPRANO SAXOPHONE OR FLUGELHORN”. NOT AT ALL HARD FOR THOSE WHO KNOW HOW TO PLAY A JAZZ BALLAD. GREAT FOR THE SUNDAY IN THE PARK.
SAXOPHONE(SOPRANO) & BAND	SANDSTROM, SVEN-DAVID	FOUR PIECES	Sweden	SMIC	2002	12 MIN	H	C/U	2FL,2OB,2CL,BSCL,2BSN,2HN,2TRPT,3TRB,TUBA,STBS,ELECTBS,2PERC. MIXED METER, HIGH RANGE FOR SOLOIST, IF THERE IS NO CHALLENGE IN THIS ONE IT IS NOT BECAUSE THE COMPOSER DID NOT TRY. PERHAPS THE COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY SAXOPHONE INSTRUCTOR WITH THE SCHOOL BAND.
SAXOPHONE(SOPRANO) & PIANO	KRUSE, BJORN	GYDAS HEMMELIGHET	Norway	NMIC	1989	CA 5 MIN	M/H	C/U	ONE MOVEMENT, LARGELY LYRICAL. MS IS MARGINAL BUT MUSIC IS WORTH THE EFFORT.
SAXOPHONE(TENOR) & ORCHESTRA	CHRISTENSEN, SIMON	SAXOFILIA	Denmark	SAMFUNDET	CIR 2000	7 MIN 30 SEC	H	C/U	CTRPT,2TRB,PERC,PO,2VLN,VIOLA,CELLO,STRBASS. DANISH COMPOSERS ARE THINKING OF THE BEST MUSICIANS WHEN THEY WORK. THIS FINE SCORE IS NO EXCEPTION, BENT NOTES, CONTEMPORARY HARMONY AND THE NEED FOR AN EXCEPTIONAL PIANIST.
SAXOPHONE(TENOR) & ORCHESTRA	KRUSE, BJORN	SAXOPHONE CONCERTO	Norway	FROST	1991	20 MIN	H	C/U	PIC,2FL,2OB,EH,2CL,BCL,2BSN,CBSN,4HN,4TRPT,3TRB,TBA,4PERC.HARP,PIANO(CELESTA),STRINGS. THIS IS FOR A VIRTUOSO SAXOPHONE PLAYER AND FINE ORCHESTRA. SOLOIST HAS SOME IMPROVISING WITH ACCOMPANIMENT AND A CADENZA TO IMPROVISE.
SAXOPHONE(TENOR) & ORCHESTRA	ROEMER, HANNE	SAXOPHONE CONCERTO	Denmark	DKF	1986	EST 20+ MIN	M/H	C/U	2FL,CL,OB,BSN,2TRPT/FLG,TRB,2PERC,HARP,STRINGS AND BASS PLAYING WITH PIANO AND DRUM SET. THREE MOVEMENTS: PRIORITIES, POSTPONED UNTIL TOMORROW, EVERYDAY I BELIEVE IN SOMETHING DIFFERENT. TITLES TELL YOU SOMETHING: SWING, JAZZ, IMPROVE, ETC. FUN AND PLAYABLE!
SAXOPHONE(TENOR) & PIANO	EYSER, EBERHARD	COLLOQIUM	Sweden	SMIC	1987	4 MIN	M	C/U	RHYTHMICALLY CHALLENGING, NO BAR LINES. PLAYABLE FROM A FINE COMPOSER. ALTO OR TENOR SAX.
SAXOPHONE(TENOR) & PIANO	KVAM, ODDVAR S	AIR, OP 46 NR 2	Norway	MUSIKK-HUSET	1981	EST 4 1/2 MIN	E/M	C/U/HS	LYRICAL PIECE WITH C & Bb PARTS PROVIDED. GOOD PIECE.