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There are a few different ways you can navigate and utilise this list...

First, you need to choose your difficulty rating and then you can browse through three collections of repertoire; Core, Secondary, and Auxiliary. 

 

Core Repertoire: This is the music played by pretty music every saxophone student at some point or another. If you are new to saxophone literature or unsure of what to choose, start here.

 

Secondary Repertoire: These are the second most popular pieces of literature. They appear in many repertoire lists and make great additions to a concert program

 

Auxiliary Repertoire: This music is still considered part of our core repertoire, but not so widely performed. They may have a historical significance and could be a great way to balance a recital program with a lesser performed piece.

 

Then decide on a difficulty rating that is right for you.

 

CR1: is a list of entry level saxophone concert literature. It is suitable for accomplished High School saxophone students as well as college freshmen.

 

CR2: contains saxophone literature suiable for most college freshmen.

 

CR3: could be appropriate for both junior or sophomore students

 

CR4: contains advanced literature for senior undergraduate students.

 

CR5: contains advanced saxophone literature most suited towards graduate students.

 

Note: there is no right or wrong time to play a piece of music. A well balanced concert program will contain a mixture of advanced and classic repertoire. Choose music that you feel will set you up for success, and to which you will be able to deliver a masterful and musical performance.

My sincere thanks to Dan Gelok, Masahito Sugihara, and Gail B. Levinsky for their expert advise.

P. Hindemith - saxophone Sonata | Nikita Zimin
Joonatan Rautiola - Robert Schumann, Three Romances, I - Nicht Schnell
Matsuura & Jung - Lantier's "Sicilenne for Alto Saxophone & Piano"
Henri Eccles - Sonata mvt. I, Chris Condon - Saxophone
Chanson et Passepied, Op. 16 (1951) by Jeanine Rueff (1922-1999), Creviston
Gabriel Grovlez - Sarabande et Allegro for Alto Saxophone and Piano (1962) [Score-Video]
Sarabande and Gigue: I. Sarabande (Andante)
Light of Sothis for Alto Saxophone and Piano (Amy Quate)
Hot-Sonate, Erwin Schulhoff
Alto Saxophone Sonata in C-Sharp Major (Version for Saxophone & Piano) : I. Tres modere, expressif
Sigurd Rascher plays "Rhumba" by Maurice Whitney
Pedro Iturrialde -Pequeña Czarda - Arno Bornkamp
Alfred Reed - Ballade
Two Fantastics, Saxophone & Piano written by Jeno Takacs, St James Piccadilly
Maurice Ravel - Pièce en forme de Habanera
Fantasia Concertante for Alto Saxophone and Piano (Bernhard Heiden)
Caprice en Forme de Valse - Marcel Mule, saxophone
Creston CONCERTO for Sax and Band Mvt 1 Otis Murphy, saxophone
Brillance: Declame
Roger Boutry - Divertimento for Saxophone and Piano (1963)
Ryo Noda - Improvisation 1
Concertino Da Camera Movement I, Jacques Ibert
Henri Tomasi - Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra (1949) [Score-Video]
Dubois: Concerto for Alto Saxophone and String Orchestra - 1. Lento espressivo - Allegro
Ingolf Dahl: Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Wind Ensemble
Distances Within Me
Prélude, cadence et finale
Maslanka SONATA, Mvt. 1 Moderate, performed by Otis Murphy, saxophone
Fantasia (arr. for saxophone and piano) : I. Anime
Saxophone Stephen Page performs Gotkovsky Variation Pathetiques Mvt. VI in Dinant, Belgium
Karel Husa conducts his "Concerto for Alto Saxophone " -- Don Sinta, soloist; OU Band ('78)
NIKITA ZIMIN (RUSSIA) - Concerto Op 14 by Lars Erik Larsson
9 Etudes, Book 1: No. 1. Balafon
Wings
Nobuya Sugawa - Fuzzy Bird Sonata - I. Run, Bird.
San Antonio - Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano: The Summons
Zimin Nikita - Klonos (Piet Swerts) Dinant 2010
Giacinto Scelsi - Tre pezzi per sassofono (1956)
Alto Saxophone Sonata: I. Two-Part Invention
Williams: Escapades
Sonate for alto saxophone and piano by Edison Denisov
ROSL Annual Music Competition Gold Medal Final Jonathan Radford Turnage Elegy
Libby Larsen - Holy Roller
Maslanka CONCERTO for Sax and Winds Mvt 1 Otis Murphy, saxophone
Sequenza VIIb for Solo Soprano Saxophone - Luciano Berio
Luciano Berio: Sequenza IXb, per sassofono contralto (1981)
Steady Study on the Boogie
Lilith I. "The Female Demon" || James Barger, Saxophone

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