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Concertino for Alto Saxophone and Wind Ensemble
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General Info
Year: 1955 / 1971 / 2008
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
(Needed - please join the WRP if you can help.)
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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Works for Winds by This Composer
- Adagietto (1992)
- The Beaded Leaf (1974)
- 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 (1968/1993)
- 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 (1961/1976/2015)
- Wings (1984)
Resources
- Benson, W. (1995). Concertino for Alto Saxophone and Wind Ensemble [score]. Theodore Presser Company: Bryn Mawr, Penn.
- Benson, W. (2008). Concertino for Eb Alto Saxophone and Band Instruments [score]. Theodore Presser Company: Bryn Mawr, Penn.