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Grand Quatuor Concertante, pour quatuor de saxophones SATB ou ensemble de saxophones, Op.79
Classical/Chamber music • 1860 • Alternative Title: Allegro Concertante
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Grand Quatuor Concertante, pour quatuor de saxophones SATB ou ensemble de saxophones
Instrumentation |
Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone |
Scored for |
Quartet, Large ensemble (9 or more players) |
Type of score |
Full score, Parts |
Key |
A flat major |
Movement(s) |
1 to 1 from 1 |
Publisher |
Musik Fabrik |
Difficulty |
Advanced |
Duration |
5'30 |
Jean-Baptiste Singelée (born September 25, 1812 in Bruxelles- died September
29, 1875 in Paris) was a violinist, conductor and Composer. He performed as a
violinist in the Orchestra of the Opéra-comique in Paris and then as first violin
of the Orchestra of the Royal theatre de la Monnaie in Bruxelles. He was
conductor of the theatre of Gant, and then at the Theatre de La Monnaie de
Bruxelles. He wrote ballets, two violin concertos and many instrumental pieces,
including the first Saxophone Quartet and many of the first examination pieces
for Sax (who probably studied at the Royal Conservatory in Bruxelles at the same
time as Singelée) at the saxophone class of the Paris Conservatory.
The present work is the first movement of a four-movement quartet (the other movements being an Andante,
an unnamed movement which was probably a scherzo and a final). Sadly, the other movements appeart to be lost.
Given several divisi passages in thesoprano and baritone parts, it would appear that this work was intended to be
performed by a saxophone ensemble (Sax's saxophone class, perhaps?) rather than single players. These divisi
passages have been left intact in order to allow performances by ensembles. The smaller notes (in brackets) should
be left out when performed by a quartet.
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