SAXOPHONE REPERTOIRE
by
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.
RELATED ARTICLES
Sally Beamish and Branford Marsalis: a blast of saxophone in the glens - The Telegraph
Interview with Sally Beamish - Clarinet and Saxophone Society of Great Britain