Advance Music

At the age of 14, Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy wrote the string quartet this arrangement is based on. Youthful carefreeness and early artistic maturity combine into a varied musical experience. From th...

In addition to the Crysanthemi (ADV07417), G. Puccini also wrote the Tre Minuetti on hand for the same instrumentation during his first creative period (around 1890). In these bright and cheerful piec...

Music from the High Renaissance (c. 1500) often featured voices in four-part harmony. The blending, vocal nature of saxophones makes this repertory ideal for adaptation. This Suite begins with 'In te,...

Originally written for solo keyboard, this pair of Domenico Scarlatti sonatas from the late Baroque renders beautifully for the saxophone quartets of today. The first is a slow andante in 3/4; the sec...

Hymns and Carols are the two main sources for the melodies that are associated with traditional Christmas music. While hymns are predominately sacred, the historical roots of carols are in religious a...

Hymns and Carols are the two main sources for the melodies that are associated with traditional Christmas music. While hymns are predominately sacred, the historical roots of carols are in religious a...

Hymns and Carols are the two main sources for the melodies that are associated with traditional Christmas music. While hymns are predominately sacred, the historical roots of carols are in religious a...

Hymns and Carols are the two main sources for the melodies that are associated with traditional Christmas music. While hymns are predominately sacred, the historical roots of carols are in religious a...

For Ravel, the year 1917 was marked by his dearly beloved Basque mother's death and the decease of many of his friends who had lost their lives on the battlegrounds of World War I. Hence, the suite he...

A Chinese styled barn burner for the advanced saxophone quartet. An intensely paced crowd pleaser with heated action for all the saxophones. With its showcase of technique and group cohesion, this is...

Joaquin Valverde (1846-1910) composed more than 70 zarzuelas, a popular Spanish form of comic and romantic operetta. Tambourine Dance (Danza de Crótalos) comes from one of his most successful, La Tier...

Inspired by Jackson Pollock paintings from 1947.You do not enter a painting of Pollock's in any one place (or hundred places). Anywhere is Everywhere and you can dip in and out when and where you can....

From 'Memories Arrested In Space'.Six compositions for Sax Quartet inspired by Jackson Pollock paintings from 1947. Commissioned and recorded by QuadroSax of Switzerland. This modern excursion with im...

From 'Memories Arrested In Space'.Six compositions for Sax Quartet inspired by Jackson Pollock paintings from 1947. Commissioned and recorded by QuadroSax of Switzerland. This modern excursion with im...

La Noche Festiva for Sax Quartet is one of Dennis Anderson's newest compositions. In five movements, each can be performed separately or ensemble as a complete suite. Each movement represents an authe...

La Noche Festiva for Sax Quartet is one of Dennis Anderson's newest compositions. In five movements, each can be performed separately or ensemble as a complete suite. Each movement represents an authe...

As with any celebratory event, lovers will express their intentions and affections whether unrequited or not. This ballad is replete with luscious harmonies and singing melodic lines. The alto and sop...

La Noche Festiva for Sax Quartet is one of Dennis Anderson's newest compositions. In five movements, each can be performed separately or ensemble as a complete suite. Each movement represents an authe...

La Noche Festiva for Sax Quartet is one of Dennis Anderson's newest compositions. In five movements, each can be performed separately or ensemble as a complete suite. Each movement represents an authe...

The Argentine tango singer and composer's adventurous life is documented in the relevant specialist literature but also on the internet, where quite an informative article has been published on Wikipe...

Shuffle, Shuffle is a 24-bar blues featuring a slightly extended harmonic structure. It should be played in a ternary feel and very groovy. The virtuous phrases sound best if they are interpreted in a...

Depicts a feeling of introspection and emotional upheaval periodically experienced throughout the course of one's life. Advanced

The melodic line was inspired by the music of Charlie Parker, rhythms and voicings are in the style of the Count Basie Band.

Probably Albéniz' most famous piece has been transcribed for many different instrument combinations. In this unique arrangement from the repertoire of the Berlin Saxophone Quartet all four saxophones...

The Fugue predates Debussy's mature impressionistic style but is none the less a beautiful piece of music and perfectly suited to the saxophone quartet, its organ qualities notwithstanding.