Saxsational!

"Wow!" That's what your audiences will say when your saxophone section, sax quartet, or even your best alto soloist show off with this appealing sax feature. With clever syncopations and creative use of the saxophone's most effective range, this piece provides a toe-tapping opportunity for your audiences to really have fun at your concert - and your saxes will absolutely love you for giving them a chance to shine!

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Say Say Say (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Jackson & McCartney - Amano, Masamicz

Say Say Say followed The Girl is Mine as a collaborative project that sprang from the friendship between Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney and which appeared on McCartney's 1983 album Pipes of Peace. Masamicz Amano has skilfully arranged this smash hit by the two pop superstars for concert band.Duration: 4:15

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Sayonara (Auld Lang Syne) (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Van der Roost, Jan

This traditional melody is known worldwide as a song of farewell. Jan Van der Roost treated it as an anthem in this splendid arrangement. The melody is brought to us in whole or in part by various instruments and is surrounded by logical yet original - sometimes surprising - chords that dare to fluctuate. After a broad tutti, the ensemble begins to die out. The piece ends with an impressive diminuendo of the final chord, almost as if the orchestra itself were saying goodbye.Duration: 3:50

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Sbandiamo! (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - De Haan, Jacob

Sbandiamo! is a joyous--and swinging--work, taking its title from the wind music event held annually in the medieval Italian city of Gubbio, Umbria in which various bands from all over Italy participate. The first performance of this piece was given at the Piazza Grande, Gubbio, under the baton of the composer himself, with a wind band of some 250 musicians. A stately introduction, with festive percussion, is followed by a catchy theme in alternating pop and march rhythms. The opening theme then returns as a marcia cantabile, and the work is brought to a grand and compelling conclusion.Duration: 5.30

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Scaff (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Wheeler, Alastair

This clarinet sonata was composed in 1894 for clarinetist Richard M?hlfeld. This was an interesting time in Brahms' life as he vowed he would retire from composing in 1890 but after he heard a performance of the Weber clarinet concerto no. 1 and the Mozart clarinet quintet he so admired the soloist that he felt he should come out of retirement and compose 2 clarinet sonatas for him. These were completed in 1894 and first performed in a private concert in September of that year. These 2 sonatas were the last chamber pieces he composed before his death.

Scaff (Concert Band - Score Only) - Wheeler, Alastair

This clarinet sonata was composed in 1894 for clarinetist Richard M?hlfeld. This was an interesting time in Brahms' life as he vowed he would retire from composing in 1890 but after he heard a performance of the Weber clarinet concerto no. 1 and the Mozart clarinet quintet he so admired the soloist that he felt he should come out of retirement and compose 2 clarinet sonatas for him. These were completed in 1894 and first performed in a private concert in September of that year. These 2 sonatas were the last chamber pieces he composed before his death.

Scale Builders for Developing Bands (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Curnow, James

Specifically designed to help you teach and review scales in an interesting and exciting manner, Scale Builders will help you to reinforce the concept that it really is important for students to learn their scales! The twenty-four studies included in this set are designed as mini-compositions that are based on scales. This will give your students interesting music to play and practice.Duration: 10.00

Scalin' and Wailin' (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Duffy, Thomas

Scalin' and Wailin' is a flexible, fun piece written with a differentiated instruction model. Three different difficulty levels meet students where they're at in their development and allows space for each to grow. This piece is also ideal for educators and conductors looking for "side by side" programming - younger ensembles can all play within the easiest group and more advanced ensembles can play within the more difficult groups, all fitting together in one energetic piece. Celebrate BandQuest's 20th anniversary with this special release, and find what works for your ensemble!

Scapino (A Comedy Overture) (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Walton, William - Noble, Paul

William Walton's Scapino: A Comedy Overture took as its inspiration the three-act comedy of intrigue Scapin the Schemer (French: Les Fourberies de Scapin) by the French playwright Moli?re. The title character Scapin is similar to the archetypical Scapino character. His name is related to the Italian word "scappare" (to escape) and his name translates to "little escape artist" in reference to his tendency to flee from fights, even those he himself begins. The play was first staged on 24 May 1671 in the theatre of the Palais-Royal in Paris. Scapino tends to make a confusion of anything he undertakes and metaphorically "flees" from one thought, activity or love interest to another, as his name implies, although he usually will return to it - eventually. Self-preservation and self-interest are his main concerns. This is not to say his wits are without merit. He is a schemer and scoundrel, and takes a certain pride in these facts. He was originally a masked character, although later versions usually have the actor simply powder his face. He is traditionally shown with a hooked nose and a pointed beard. Scapino was composed on commission from Frederick Stock and the Chicago Symphony on the occasion of the group's 50th anniversary, and received its world premiere by that ensemble, conducted by Stock, in 1941. This faithful arrangement is sure to find its way into the serious repertoire of outstanding Concert/Wind Bands worldwide.

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Scaramouche (Euphonium Solo with Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Sparke, Philip

Scaramouche was commissioned by Katrina Marzella with a grant from the BBC Performing Arts Fund.Undoubtedly the finest baritone player of her generation, Katrina was granted an education bursary from the BBC Performing Arts Fund as a result of winning the BBC Radio 2 Young Brass Soloist of the Year in 2004. This has allowed her to commission a series of new works for her instrument, including Scaramouche.In this version for euphonium and concert band, Scaramouche continues Sparke's series of works which uses the Italian improvisational theatre tradition of commedia dell'arte as an inspiration. Pantomime, Harlequin and, now, Scaramouche draw on the contrasting moods of pathos and comedy characterised by the happy/sad masks which symbolise European theatre. A slow expressive ballad, followed by a spirited vivace allows the composer to exploit both the lyrical and technical sides of the euphonium, therefore giving the soloist the chance to display the full capabilities of their instrument.Duration: 7.00

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