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Heiner Wiberny wrote this melodious and rhythmically spirited compositon for his son Julian. The Latin-Influenced piece was inspired by his collaboration as multiinstrumentalist with the WDR Big Band...

Bring fresh swing and profound musicality to your ensemble! With "Oh, Freedom" (Spiritual Suite – Part 1), published by Advance Music, this world-famous traditional spiritual shines in an infectious s...

Immerse yourself in the timeless world of jazz with Thelonious Monk's legendary classic, "Blue Monk." This masterful arrangement from the renowned publisher Advance Music brings the distinctive, laid-...

Bring the unmistakable sound of the legendary Swing era to the stage! With the beloved traditional "Little Brown Jug", Advance Music presents an exhilarating arrangement for saxophone quartet, crafted...

Medium 2-beat Dixieland, includes an optional snare drum (or wash-board) part. Medium

Bring infectious grooves and rich gospel tradition to the stage! With "Go Down Moses" in a thrilling gospel-swing arrangement from renowned publisher Advance Music, this world-famous spiritual classic...

'Caleb and Kate' is a lighthearted Bebop piece. It should be played in a relaxed playful manner.

Inspired by Paul Klee's 1918 painting Submerged Landscape and Blue Gouache the composition is very slow moving throughout and should have a hushed, veiled atmosphere.

Despite its song-like, almost sung melody, this is most decidedly no piece of music of the quiet and peaceful tones: It is its element of contrast and suspense that brings it to life.Easily to be perf...

The Boogie Woogie Bari Boy is a groovy little sax quartet that features, you guessed it, the baritone sax. It has a medium difficulty but the baritone part requires a lot of air! It is swinging and un...

Slow funk.

This is a perfect vehicle to showcase the saxes without rhythm section. After an opening statement of the melody in a close voiced Ellington style, the piece transforms into a blues march where the ba...

Präludium und Fuge in G-Dur BWV 541 ist eines der bekanntesten und meistgespielten Bachschen Orgelwerke überhaupt. Olaf Mühlenhardt hat die musikalisch vielschichtige Fuge für Saxophonquintett arrangi...

Immerse yourself in the captivating jazz atmosphere of "A Night in Olneyville," published by the renowned Advance Music! This stylish piece for saxophone quintet (soprano, two altos, tenor, and barito...

Medium groove. Medium

Marked 'Andante Commodo,' this faithful adaptation of the Domenico Scarlatti theme features the harmonic clarity, melodic ornamentation, and straightforward rhythms of music written in the Baroque era...

The Spanish composer and pianist Isaac Manuel Francisco Albéniz' (y Pascual) fascinating and eventful biography is informatively described in the relevant specialist literature; with a few clicks, tho...

Jump for Joy is a cheerful tune featuring an amusing dialogue between the two alto saxophones, which is then followed by a groovy walking bass solo performed by the baritone sax. This is the perfect p...

Uptempo minor blues which draws its inspiration from Moon Germs by Joe Farrell. After the solo section (any instrument can be featured) a challenging, virtuosic, contrapuntal sax solo follows. Advance...

Medium groove tempo. After the initial melodic statement the entire saxophone section is showcased in an interesting orchestration of Shorter's improvised solo. Medium advanced

I was inspired to arrange this old gospel song by an elderly fisherman from Tancook Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. It's his favorite song. It's a simple 16 measure pentatonic tune. PBS did an entire spe...

Arranged by Albert Loritz, 'Turkish Dance Melodies' features five saxophones having a festive Oriental party. Playing interwoven melodies and sounds while imitating Turkish tunes, they take both perfo...

A swinging saxophone quintet by Rupert Hechensteiner. Set like a rondo with an arpeggio motif in minor mode, the main theme in the tenor saxophone is followed by an alto saxophone solo (ad lib.). The...

The rhythmically pushing bass line forms the basis of this Latin inspired piece. The written or ad lib solo choruses are played by alto and tenor saxophones before the theme returns and is completed w...

I originally started writing these duets with the saxophone in mind. After having played the first drafts with my saxophone students, I found myself wishing I could play them with my clarinet and flut...