A saxophone quartet is a musical ensemble composed of four saxophones , typically soprano , alto , tenor and baritone saxophones. Different saxophone family members are employed to provide a larger range and a variety of tone colours. Other arrangements of instruments also exist, but are rarer. A piece of music composed for such an ensemble can also itself be referred to as a saxophone quartet .
11-586: Swedish saxophone group [REDACTED] This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Stockholm Saxophone Quartet" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR ( September 2012 ) ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) The Stockholm Saxophone Quartet (sv: Stockholms Saxofonkvartett)
22-2987: Is a Swedish saxophone quartet dedicated to contemporary music. They have commissioned and performed more than 700 pieces written by some of the most established composers in the world. The group also co-arrange Sound of Stockholm - the biggest festival in Sweden for contemporary music. They have released several CDs on the public label "Phono Suecia" and have toured in both in Europe, South America and Africa. Musicians [ edit ] Mathias Karlsen Björnstad - soprano saxophone Jörgen Pettersson - alto saxophone Leif Karlborg - tenor saxophone Linn Persson - baritone saxophone Repertoire [ edit ] Javier Alvarez Ylva Q Arkvik Sven-Erik Bäck Csaba Deák Karólína Eiríksdóttir Anders Eliasson Göran Gamstorp Madeleine Isaksson Johan Jeverud Ingvar Karkoff Maurice Karkoff Mats Larsson Gothe Christer Lindwall Cristian Marina Sten Melin Arne Mellnäs Jan W. Morthenson Satoshi Ohmae Kent Olofsson Åke Parmerud Matthew Peterson Henri Pousseur Karin Rehnqvist Marie Samuelsson Sven-David Sandström Henrik Strindberg Iannis Xenakis Valton Beqiri Helena Tulve ;: ECM "Öö" Discography [ edit ] VIVAX (PSCD 32, 1990) Csaba Deák: Quintet for Alto Saxophone and String Quartet (1988). Soloist Jörgen Pettersson. STOCKHOLM SAXOPHONE QUARTET (CAP 21399, 1992). Works by nine Swedish composers. STOCKHOLM SYMPHONIC WIND ORCHESTRA (CAP 21414, 1992) Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Wind Orchestra. Soloist Jörgen Pettersson. SAXOPHONE CON FORZA (PSCD 81) Jörgen Pettersson. Works by eight Swedish composers. STOCKHOLM SAXOPHONE QUARTET - LINKS (CAP 21517, 1997). ENCORES (PSSACD 146, 2004) External links [ edit ] Officiell webbplats Phono Suecia Sources [ edit ] Stockholm Saxophone Quartet Parked at Loopia Authority control databases [REDACTED] International ISNI VIAF National United States France BnF data Israel Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stockholm_Saxophone_Quartet&oldid=1234883186 " Category : Contemporary classical music in Sweden Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description matches Wikidata Articles needing additional references from September 2012 All articles needing additional references Saxophone quartet The saxophone
33-643: The Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition , which is the world's largest classical chamber music competition. While SATB remains the most common classical configuration, occasionally the soprano is replaced by another alto leading to an AATB configuration particularly in jazz and contemporary ensembles. Other configurations do exist, notably the Four Baritones Quartet (BBBB) and Deep Schrott (BassBassBassBass) but are much rarer. Q7618033#identifiers From Misplaced Pages,
44-519: The Rascher Saxophone Quartet in 1969 which continues to this day. Jean-Yves Fourmeau formed his own quartet in 1979. These ensembles contributed significantly to expanding the repertoire through their work with composers. Notable composers who have written quartets include Phil Woods , Alexander Glazunov , Eugene Bozza , Philip Glass , Juan María Solare , and others. Since the 1970s jazz quartets have started to emerge as well, broadening
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66-470: The 19th century. These included Allegro de concert (AATB), Quatuor en 4 Parties (SATB), and Grand Quatuor Concertant en 3 Parties (SATB). In 1878, the Gilmour Band featured a quartet of saxophones which included Edouard Lefèbre , a soloist in the band. Lefèbre went on to form his own saxophone quartet in 1905 with a repertoire of transcriptions . The main impetus for the recognition of this ensemble
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88-411: The scope of the ensemble and the idiom of the repertoire. Saxophone quartets abound as amateur and professional ensembles as well as university-affiliated groups. The most recent World Saxophone Congress , in 2015, hosted a competition specifically for saxophone quartets with a first prize of 4000 euros and a recital, won by Keuris Saxophone Quartet. Saxophone quartets also compete in, and have won,
99-500: The standard repertoire were written for this ensemble. Mule himself also arranged works for this group. Daniel Deffayet was a student of Marcel Mule, and later professor of saxophone at the Paris Conservatoire. In 1953 he founded the ‘’Quatuor de Saxophones Daniel Deffayet’’ with other members Jacques Maffei, Jacques Terry and Jean Ledieu. Sigurd Rascher , his daughter Carina Rascher , Bruce Weinberger and Linda Bangs formed
110-522: Was by Marcel Mule , who was the second Professor of saxophone at the Paris Conservatoire after Adolphe Sax himself. In 1928, he founded Le Quatuor de la Musique de la Garde Républicaine, later known as Le Quatuor de saxophones de Paris, and then the Marcel Mule Quartet. The founding members were: Subsequent members included: Many works for saxophone quartet that are now considered part of
121-550: Was developed in 1840 by Adolphe Sax , a Belgian instrument maker, flautist, and clarinetist based in Brussels. Sax went to considerable effort to popularize the instrument but faced opposition in his efforts from his fellow instrument makers at the time. Despite being initially conceived of as an orchestral instrument, it was through the avenue of military music that the instrument first gained significant momentum. Composer Jean-Baptiste Singelee had written works for four saxophones in
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