At 3:56 PM -0800 1/28/10, Lee Actor wrote:
The solo repertoire for "classical" saxophone is indeed on the thin side;
furthermore, even the best of this repertoire (e.g., Ibert, Glazunov. etc.)
tends toward a lighter or less serious treatment (for lack of a better term)
than composers often use wh
Not wild about the term "art music," even if it is used in scare quotes. But
there are lots of great classical saxophonists now who are certainly up to the
fiercest challenges of contemporary classical music. Brian Sacawa, for one:
http://www.briansacawa.com
However, Chuck raises an important p
The solo repertoire for "classical" saxophone is indeed on the thin side;
furthermore, even the best of this repertoire (e.g., Ibert, Glazunov. etc.)
tends toward a lighter or less serious treatment (for lack of a better term)
than composers often use when writing concertos for other instruments.
David W. Fenton wrote:
On 28 Jan 2010 at 17:45, Chuck Israels wrote:
These responses have missed whatever point I probably shouldn't have
bothered trying to make here, and that was that there is so little
significant repertoire for "classical" saxophone, despite the
existence of a number o
Chuck Israels wrote:
These responses have missed whatever point I probably shouldn't have
bothered trying to make here, and that was that there is so little
significant repertoire for "classical" saxophone, despite the existence
of a number of fine players in that style, that favoring that styl
On 28 Jan 2010 at 17:45, Chuck Israels wrote:
> These responses have missed whatever point I probably shouldn't have
> bothered trying to make here, and that was that there is so little
> significant repertoire for "classical" saxophone, despite the
> existence of a number of fine players in
Having suffered through a college degree to get a major in saxophone
performance, we studied classical music only in lessons. There is a lot
of repertoire out there for it. Plus a lot of the Oboe repertoire has
been arranged for saxophone as well. Then there is the whole quartet
aspect. And the
These responses have missed whatever point I probably shouldn't have
bothered trying to make here, and that was that there is so little
significant repertoire for "classical" saxophone, despite the
existence of a number of fine players in that style, that favoring
that style in music depart
Chuck Israels wrote:
I have always thought the classical music of the saxophone is what
Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young and Charlie Parker played, and that music
departments that don't recognize that are failing to see the world as it
is - to almost everyone's detriment.
While that's true, si
"abso-freakin-lutely." I love it in the Army, I quickly
became used to the insertion of four-letter words between standard
syllables. It became an art form.
Thanks for the memories ...
Dean
On Jan 28, 2010, at 6:19 AM, Ray Horton wrote:
abso-freakin-lutely
Canto ergo sum
And,
At 11:58 AM -0500 1/28/10, Chuck Israels wrote:
I have always thought the classical music of the saxophone is what
Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young and Charlie Parker played, and that
music departments that don't recognize that are failing to see the
world as it is - to almost everyone's detriment
I have always thought the classical music of the saxophone is what
Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young and Charlie Parker played, and that
music departments that don't recognize that are failing to see the
world as it is - to almost everyone's detriment.
Chuck
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John Howell wrote:
At 11:55 PM -0500 1/27/10, Ray Horton wrote:
Really, now, how many "legit' sax players do you have around V. Tech,
anyway?
Most of them. Our sax professor is straight classical, and when we
had a jazz sax teacher on the faculty (whom we lost during the first
state budge
At 11:55 PM -0500 1/27/10, Ray Horton wrote:
Really, now, how many "legit' sax players do you have around V. Tech, anyway?
Most of them. Our sax professor is straight classical, and when we
had a jazz sax teacher on the faculty (whom we lost during the first
state budget crisis) they did NO
John Howell wrote:
At 9:12 AM -0800 1/27/10, Dean M. Estabrook wrote:
Can writing "Falls" for Saxes be as effective as for brass?
Dean
Yes, absolutely, if they understand jazz style. Legit players
wouldn't have a clue. But it's a little more difficult to taper them
off.
John
Once agai
At 9:12 AM -0800 1/27/10, Dean M. Estabrook wrote:
Can writing "Falls" for Saxes be as effective as for brass?
Dean
Yes, absolutely, if they understand jazz style. Legit players
wouldn't have a clue. But it's a little more difficult to taper them
off.
John
--
John R. Howell, Assoc. Pro
Why thank you that's all I needed to know ... not being a sax
player (you are correct, about brass, of course).
Dean
On Jan 27, 2010, at 9:49 AM, wrote:
Don't be ridiculous! NOTHING is as effective as BRASS! :-)
Seriously though, saxes perform falls all the time. It is a good
and us
Don't be ridiculous! NOTHING is as effective as BRASS! :-)
Seriously though, saxes perform falls all the time. It is a good and useful
part of sax technique, though of course it still sounds like a saxophone.
(okay, so I couldn't stay serious!)
Christopher
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