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Concerto pour Saxophon Alto et Orchestre
Henri Tomasi (arr. Claude Lecointe)
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General Info
Year: 1949
Duration: c. 18:00
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Saxophone and orchestra
Publisher: Alphonse Leduc
Cost: Score and Parts - Rental
Movements
1. Andante et Allegro – 11:50
2. Final: Giration – 6:20
Instrumentation
Full Score
Flute I-II-III
Oboe I-II
English Horn
Bassoon I-II
Contrabassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III-IV
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Bass Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Tuba
Harp
Timpani
Percussion (3 players)
(percussion detail desired)
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Tomasi’s Concerto for Saxophone is in two movements. Its opening is both mysterious and foreboding, but this is just an introduction to a puckish Allegro kept perpetually off-balance by its odd meter. The orchestra is a full partner here and throughout the concerto, with brilliant and inventive scoring at every turn. An accompanied cadenza recalls the opening music, more sensuous than fiery; the final Allegro then comprises an amazing number of moods in a very short time.
- Program Note from Garrett Klaus Oakland University concert program, 11 January 2018
Media
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State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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- United States Navy Band (Washington, D.C.) (Kenneth Collins, conductor; Asya Fateyeva, alto saxophone) – 10 January 2020 (Fairfax, Va.)
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Ballade (arr. Fasce) (1938/)
- Concerto for Trombone and Winds (tr. Patterson) (1956/2014)
- Concerto pour Saxophon Alto et Orchestre (arr. Lecointe) (1949)
- Fanfare à Villefranche March (1950)
- Fanfares Liturgiques (1952)
- Les Gars de la Provence (1947)
- Les Noces de Cendre (arr. Dondeyne) (2009)
Resources
- Adcock, Allen Joseph (2014). Scholarly Program Notes For Selected Saxophone Works. Southern Illinois University.
- Amy Smith, Navy Band, personal correspondence, January 2020
- Concerto pour Saxophone Alto et Orchestre (in French). Association Henri Tomasi. Accessed 11 March 2023