Concertino for Alto Saxophone and Band

Russell Peterson

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General Info

Year: 1998 / 1999
Duration: c. 6:20
Difficulty: V (solo); III (ensemble) (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Alto saxophone and orchestra
Publisher: Hard Bop Publishing
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $65.00

Instrumentation

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Errata

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Program Notes

This piece was commissioned and written for the Robert Asp 6th Grade Orchestra and premiered in March of 1999, by the composer and conductor Brian Cole.

This piece begins with a slow intro by the orchestra and sax, followed by a slow duet for sax and cello. The fast section is based on a simple rhythm that most younger groups could learn easily, but still enjoyable for the audience. The saxophone part is rather challenging, with lots of running 16ths and a few altissimo notes, not to mention a few funny pops and multiphonics to give the audience a few laughs.

- Program Note by composer

Media

State Ratings

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Performances

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University of Macedonia (Greece) Concert Band (Athanasios Zervas, conductor; Demosthenes Palamidas, alto saxophone) – 8 May 2018
Edgewood Junior High School (Ellettsville, Ind.) Band (Jim DeCaro, conductor; Otis Murphy, alto saxophone) – 18 December 2002 (2002 Midwest Clinic)

Works for Winds by this Composer

3 Jazz Movements for Sax Quartet (2020)
Concertino for Alto Saxophone and Band (1998/1999)
Concertino for Trombone and Band (2012)
Concerto for Flute, Alto Saxophone and Band
Global Warming (2008)
Jeannine (as arranger) (1960/2020)
The Life of King David (2004)
Three Jazz Movements for Sax Quartet. See: 3 Jazz Movements for Sax Quartet
The Tornado of 1919 (2001)

Resources

Russell Peterson website – Accessed 11 June 2022