Concertino for Alto Saxophone and Wind Ensemble

Warren Benson

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General Info

Year: 1953 / 1971
Duration: c. 12:00
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Theodore Presser
Cost: Score and Parts - Rental | Score Only - $19.95

Movements

1. Very slowly -- subdued
2. Aeolian Song
3. Lively -- Buoyantly

Instrumentation

Full Score
Solo E-flat Alto Saxophone
C Piccolo
Flutes
Oboes
Bassoons
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Contra Alto Clarinet
B-flat Contrabass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
Cornets Solo-I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion, including:

Crash Cymbals
Bells
Chimes
Suspended Cymbal

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

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Media

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State Ratings

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Performances

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Works for Winds by This Composer

Adagietto (1992)
The Beaded Leaf
Concertino for Alto Saxophone and Wind Ensemble (1955)
Danzon-Memory (1991)
Daughter of the Stars (1998)
Dawn's Early Light (1987)
Divertissement No. 1 (1993)
The Drums of Summer (1997)
Ginger Marmalade (1978)
Helix (1966)
The Leaves Are Falling (1964)
Mask of Night (1968)
Meditation on “I Am for Peace” (1990)
The Passing Bell (1974)
Polyphonies for Percussion (1960)
Remembrance (1962)
Recuerdo (1966)
Scherzo, Chorale, and Aria Serena (2002)
Shadow Wood
The Solitary Dancer (1969)
Star Edge (1965)
Symphony for Drums and Wind Orchestra (1963)
Symphony No. 2, "Lost Songs"
Transylvania Fanfare (1953)
Variations on a Handmade Theme
Wings (1984)

Resources

Benson, W. (1995). Concertino for Alto Saxophone and Wind Ensemble [score]. Theodroe Presser Company: Bryn Mawr, Penn.