Saxophone Repertoire | Sally Beamish

SAXOPHONE REPERTOIRE

Sally Beamish

WORKS WITH ORCHESTRA

Knotgrass Elegy

Solo saxophone (tenor and soprano) plus solo voices: Soprano, Baritone, Counter tenor; chorus, children’s chorus, symphony orchestra

(piano reduction available)

A requiem for the destruction of wildlife by chemical farming

Concerto no. 1: The Imagined Sound of Sun on Stone

Soprano saxophone and chamber orchestra

(piano reduction available)

Concerto no. 2 : Under the Wing of the Rock

(Originally for viola): alto saxophone and strings

(piano reduction available)

Based on a story from the Glencoe Massacre (1692)

Slow Movement

Saxophone quartet and string orchestra

Written to be performed as the central movement of Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto no.3

SAXOPHONE AND PIANO

Albatross

(soprano saxophone) Written for Branford Marsalis: related to golf, birds and legends

Caliban

(soprano saxophone) One of several shorter works related to the ballet ‘The Tempest’. Commissioned by Richard Ingham.

Jonny's Burlesque

(soprano saxophone) Written for John Harle’s 60th birthday

CHAMBER MUSIC FOR SAXOPHONES

Saxophone Quartet: Opus California

(originally for string quartet: arr Kenneth Coon)

Saxophone Quintet: Reckless in Amsterdam

An extension of the orchestral work ‘Reckless’. 2 sopranos, alto, tenor, baritone

SAXOPHONE PLUS

Thorns

Tenor saxophone, string bass and piano

April

Alto Saxophone, vibraphone and piano

A tribute to Ellis Marsalis Jr.