Sy Brandon

 

saxophone ensembles of Sy Brandon
 

Saxophone Duet

Adages: Six Vignettes for Alto and Tenor Saxophone - Six adages represented using music. I. The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence. II. Absence makes the heart grow fonder. III. Time flies when you are having fun. IV. Every cloud has a silver lining. V. He who hesitates is lost. VI. A rolling stone gathers no moss. Both musicians play from the score. Advanced

$10.00

Suite for Two Saxophones - This Neo-Baroque suite was written for Andy Wen and Willie L. Morris III for a performance at the 2000 World Saxophone Congress in Montreal. While the movements are based in tonality, they move freely from key to key. The movements are modeled after a Baroque suite and treat the two instruments contrapuntally. Both musicians play from the score. Advanced

$10.00

 

Saxophone Trio

Celebration of Flight for Sax Trio - Celebration of Flight commemorates the 100th anniversary of the Wright Brothers’ first controlled flight by an aircraft using its own power. The are three movements, Inspirations, Experiments, and Triumphs. Advanced

$10.00

 

Saxophone Quartet

Angels We Have Heard On High/ Ding Dong Merrily On High for Sax Quartet - This arrangement combines these two carols by alternating phrases from each and by having sections of the carols occur simultaneously. There are also free sections of imitative counterpoint interspersed. All this occurs over a syncopated ostinato rhythm that has the eight eighth notes of the 4/4 measure grouped as 3,3,2 resulting in a very festive arrangement for concert or church prelude use. Advanced Intermediate

$8.00

Burnsiana for Saxophone Quartet - Burnsiana was composed for the Avion Saxophone Quartet for a performance at the World Saxophone Congress in Scotland. There are five movements, each descriptive of a poem by Robert Burns. I. My Bonny Mary II. O My Luve’s Like A Red, Red Rose III. To A Mouse IV. Jean V. Bannockburn Advanced

$15.00

Divertimento for Saxophone Quartet - Divertimento is in three movements. The first movement Frolic has three main thematic ideas. The second movement Ballad is lyrical at an Andante tempo. The last movement Tarantella is in a lively tempo. The form of this movement is a large ABA(Scherzo, Trio, Scherzo).
Advanced

$15.00

Elements for Saxophone Quartet - (SATB or AATB) "Elements" and is designed to musically portray the essential nature of the Classical Greek elements, fire, water, air and earth and their astrological implications. The first movement is Fire whose essential nature is strong and controlling. The music contains a lot of forceful sections, primarily in a homophonic style. The water element’s chief characteristic is sensitivity, therefore it is in a slow tempo and is lyrical and harmonically rich. The chief characteristic of the air element it is changeable, therefore this movement is filled with contrasts of texture, dynamics, articulation, meter, tonality, and orchestration. This last movement represents the Earth element whose main characteristic is stability. To represent stability musically, a lot of ostinatos were used. This work was commissioned by the h2 quartet. Advanced Intermediate

$10.00

Little Dove for Saxophone Quartet - This lyrical melody is also known as “Lonesome Dove.” The setting is simple with melodic elaboration, change of key, counterpoint, and some chromatic lines. Advanced Intermediate

$9.00

Shenanigans for Saxophone Quartet - "Shananigans" is a one-movement playful composition in three contrasting sections. The first section uses pyramids of over an obstinate as its first idea. The second idea that contains many running passages is treated contrapuntally. The second section is at a slower tempo in three four time and contains chromatic lines and jeering motifs. The final Allegro is staccato and playful that builds to a climax using contrary motion. Advanced

$10.00

Two Vignettes for Sax Quartet - This two movement work is dedicated to the memory of Alec Wilder and incorporates his use of jazz phrasing and harmony into the chamber music medium. Advanced Intermediate

$10.00

Wonderland for Saxophone Quartet - This work in inspired by characters and scenes in Lewis Carroll’s “Alice in Wonderland” and can be performed with or without narrator. The narrator reads poetry written by Sy Brandon that describes the character and scene of each movement. The six movements are Alice, The White Rabbit, The Cheshire Cat, The Mad Hatter, The Mock Turtle, and The Queen of Hearts. Advanced

$15.00

 

Saxophone Quartet with Another Instrument

Lexicon No. 1 for Saxophone Quartet and Piano - A four-movement composition that musically describes the words Rambunctious, Oxymoron, Hyperbole, and Fortitude. Includes optional poetry. Advanced

$15.00

Luna for Violin and Saxophone Quartet - This composition consists of twelve short movements that represent the twelve months of the Roman calendar. The ancient Romans, like ancient civilizations before them, based their concept of the month on the Moon, hence the title of the composition. Advanced

$15.00

O'Keeffe for Saxophone Quartet and Piano - This four-movement composition contains musical interpretations of four of Georgia O’Keeffe’s New Mexico paintings. Advanced

$15.00

Three American Hymns for Saxophone Quartet and Organ - Contains modern settings of Hallelujah Prelude, At The River, and Holy Manna. Holy Manna is in a jazz style. Advanced

$15.00

 

Saxophone Octet

Echoes for Double Saxophone Choir (SSAATTBB or AAAATTBB) - This composition is for two choirs of SATB or AATB Saxophones. As the title implies, antiphonal effects abound. Advanced

$15.00

Elements for Saxophone Octet - This four-movement composition for SSAATTBB or AAAATTBB Saxophone Octet musically describes the four classical Greek elements of Fire, Water, Air, and Earth. Advanced Intermediate

$15.00

Hope Collage for Saxophone Octet - Hope Collage was commissioned in honor of Hope College's 14th President, Matthew Scogin. President Scogin was inaugurated in 2019 and exemplifies the qualities of hope represented in this piece. The first movement "Castles In The Sky" is in 6/8 meter with some of the syncopated rhythmic figures that pit 3/4 against the 6/8. The slow second movement "A Light at the End of the Tunnel" has the tenor and baritone saxophones representing the darkness of the tunnel using minor and slightly dissonant harmony. The light at the end of the tunnel is represented by the alto and soprano saxophones. The third movement "Knock On Wood" has a Scherzo quality and is at an allegro tempo. The last movement "Promised Land" is in two parts. The first is meditative and prayer-like in a moderate tempo. The Allegro begins with a sixteenth note motif that plays an accompaniment role in many places throughout the last section to the slower moving declarative lines. Advanced

$15.00

Olympic Prelude for Saxophone Octet - This composition for SSAATTBB or AAAATTBB Saxophone Octet captures the excitement and energy of the Olympics. Advanced

$15.00

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