Renowned saxophone pedagogue Lee Patrick has compiled this comprehensive collection of solos for saxophone for the All-Time Favorites series. Modeled on the previous books for flute, clarinet, trumpet and trombone, this 144 page book covers repertoire from grades two through five. Many of these titles are on state Required Music and Festival Lists and all the solos are wonderful for teaching musicianship to players of all ages. Music by Arne, Bach, Bizet, Brahms, Debussy, Franck, Gossec, Haydn, Mozart, Rossini, Telemann, et. al. including such gems as: the Sicilienne from Pelleas et Melisande (Faure) and the celebrated Tango by Isaac Albeniz. This is an essential repertoire collection for all saxophone teachers and performers.
Tango Op. 165. NO. 2 (Isaac Albeniz) Allegretto (Thomas Arne) Arioso from Cantata No. 156, BWV 156 (Ich steh' mit einem Fuss im Grabe) (Johann Sebastian Bach) Bist du bei mir (If Thou Be Near) BWV 508 (Johann Sebastian Bach) Entr'act from the Opera Carmen (Georges Bizet) Minuet from L'Arlesienne (Georges Bizet) Waltz Op. 39, No. 15 (Johannes Brahms) Kol Nidrei (Max Bruch) Largo (Frederic Chopin) Gigue from Sonata Op. 5 No. 5 (Arcangelo Corelli) Sarabande from Sonata Op. 5 No. 5 (Arcangelo Corelli) Reverie (Claud Debussy) Sicilienne from Pelleas et Melisande (Gabriel Faure) Panis Angelicus (Cesar Franck) Aria (Caro mio ben) (Giuseppe Giordani) Minuet and Dance of the Blessed Spirits from the Opera Orfeo ed Euridice (Christoph Willibald von Gluck) Gavotte (Francois Joseph Gossec) Tambourin (Francois Joseph Gossec) Meditation on Prelude No. 1 of J.S. Bach (Charles Gounod) Solvejg's Song (Edvard Grieg) Giga from Sonata Op. 1 No. 1 (George Frideric Handel) The Harmonious Blacksmith (George Frideric Handel) Serenade from String Quartet No. 8 Hob. III: No. 17 (Franz Joseph Haydn) Liebestraum (Franz Liszt) Cantabile (Pietro Locatellli) Sonata in F Major (Benedetto Marcello) On Wings of Song (Felix Mendelssohn) Adagio K. 285 (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart) Aria "Dove Sono" from the Opera The Marriage of Figaro (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart) Tarantella (Gioachino Rossini) Pavane (Camille Saint-Saens The Swan from Carnival of the Animals (Camille Saint-Saens) Gymnopedie No. 2 from Trois Gymnopedies (Erik Satie) Ave Maria Op. 52, No. 6 (Franz Schubert) Serenade (Franz Schubert) Traumerei from Scenes from Childhood ("Kinderscenen") Op. 15, No. 7 (Robert Schumann) Andante (Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky) June (Barcarolle) from The Seasons Op. 37, No. 6 (Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky) Minuet (Georg Philipp Telemann) Largo and Allegro (Antonio Vivaldi) Sonata Op. 1, No. 7 (Anotnio Vivaldi)