This collection of short compositions contains a variety of classical masterpieces. These arrangements will be useful as style and sonority etudes, encores, and short concert works. Instrumentation: 4 saxophones (SATBar)

Dating back to ca. 1770, Harmoniemusik was originally conceived for wind orchestras and was mainly played at open-air concerts as Tafelmusik (table music). Though the composers themselves typically adapted their own music for such purposes, this Rossini masterpiece was not and is beautifully rendered here for saxophone quartet. Instrumentation: 4 saxophones (SATBar)

These three songs date from 1914-1915 and were arranged for four a cappella voices by Maurice Ravel immediately after he had written the music. The songs represent Ravel’s sole contribution to choral literature. Instrumentation: 4 saxophones (SATBar)

This arrangement underscores the expressive and gloomy sonority of this work even more than the original version for string quartet does. Instrumentation: 4 saxophones (SATBar)

Harmoniemusik – Music for Wind Instruments arranged for Saxophone Quartet in Four Volumes. Dating back to circa 1770, “Harmoniemusik” – music for wind instruments –was originally conceived for wind orchestras. Scored for wood and brass instruments, it was mainly performed at open-air concerts and as “Tafelmusik” (table music). The standard instrumentation used to include pairs of oboes, clarinets, horns and bassoons forming a wind octet; the ensemble was often complemented by additional bass instruments such as a double bassoon, a double bass or further wind instruments. Mostly, it was the composers themselves who arranged their works for wind instruments. This does not hold true for the original Barber of Seville “Harmoniemusik”. It was written by the clarinetist Wenzel Sedlák. The version on hand takes up “Harmoniemusik” tradition and transposes the magnificent melodies of this opera into a contemporary musical setting via saxophone quartet. Instrumentation: 4 saxophones (SATBar)

Dating back to ca. 1770, Harmoniemusik was originally conceived for wind orchestras and was mainly played at open-air concerts as Tafelmusik (table music). Though the composers themselves typically adapted their own music for such purposes, this Rossini masterpiece was not and is beautifully rendered here for saxophone quartet. Instrumentation: 4 saxophones (SATBar)

The solemn and stately court dance gives way to a melancholic, yet not sombre dirge. This arrangement is faithful to the orchestral version written by Ravel in 1910. Instrumentation: 4 saxophones (SATBar)

Originally conceived as a piano duet in 1908 and later arranged for orchestra in 1911, this popular set was inspired by the 17th-century fairy tales penned by Charles Perrault and Marie Catherine Aulnoy. Some of the compositions are preceded by excerpts from the corresponding fairy tales. Instrumentation: 4 saxophones (SATBar)

In this condensed version of Ravel’s ever-popular orchestral classic, the overall dramatic arc may be shorter but the result is still extremely intense. Positive audience response is guaranteed. Instrumentation: 4 saxophones (SATBar)

Dating back to ca. 1770, Harmoniemusik was originally conceived for wind orchestras and was mainly played at open-air concerts as Tafelmusik (table music). Though the composers themselves typically adapted their own music for such purposes, this Rossini masterpiece was not and is beautifully rendered here for saxophone quartet. Instrumentation: 4 saxophones (SATBar)