Fantaisie pour Saxophone Alto
Jules Demersseman (arr. Josef Hastreiter)
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Also know as Fantaisie sur un Thème Original. This work bears the designation Opus 32.
General Info
Year: 1860 / 1992
Duration: c. 6:15
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Alto Saxophone and Piano
Publisher: Molenaar Edition
Cost: Score and Parts - $152.95 | Score Only - $23.53
Instrumentation
Full Score
Condensed Score
Solo E-flat Alto Saxophone
C Piccolo
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone
B-flat Tenor Saxophone I-II
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba I-II
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion, including:
- Bass Drum
- Cymbal
- Glockenspiel
- Snare Drum
- Triangle
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Written only 20 years after the saxophone's invention, this 1860 masterpiece captured, for the first time, the enormous potential of the saxophone.
- Program note by publisher
Fantaisie sur un Thème Original, written by Jules Demersseman in 1860, was composed in the early days of the saxophone's history, when the instrument was relatively unknown. The high technical facility called for in this work is thus all the more surprising. Demersseman had an outstanding reputation as a flute virtuoso; as a composer, he was known for his flute and saxophone fantasies.
- Program note by Sacramento Symphonic Winds concert program, 28 October 2012
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State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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- Texas Community College Band Directors Association (TCCBDA) Symphonic Band (Derrick Logozzo, conductor) - 17 February 2018 (2018 TMEA Conference, San Antonio)
- Godba Slovenskih železnic (Zidani Most, Slovenia) (Anja Kožuh, alto saxophone) - 3 January 2015
- Sacramento Symphonic Winds (Les Lehr, conductor; Keith Bohm, saxophone) - 28 October 2012
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Carnival of Venice (arr. Lind) (c.1860/1993)
- Fantaisie (arr. Hegvik) (1860/2010)
- Fantaisie pour Saxophone Alto (ar. Hastreiter)
- Introduction and Variations on "The Carnival of Venice" (arr. Hemke and Rogers) (c. 1860/1986/2005)
Resources
- Demersseman, J.; Hastreiter, J. (1992). Fantaisie : pour saxophone alto : For Band [score]. Molenaar: Wormerveer, Netherlands.
- Perusal score