Sicilienne op. 78 (3'43) transcription pour violoncelle et Guitaree. Par Faure aux éditions Leduc. Partition / Livre de chansons pour violoncelle

Introduction; Entrée des Pages; Diane; Danse des Boyards; Le Marchand d'Orviétans; Danse de l'Arc; Finale

SCTB chorus

Classiques No.262- from 'Album à la Jeunesse'

No.3 from 'Suite éolienne'

Version pour piano de la suite de concert- From the jazz-ballet.

It was to her teacher Henri Busser professor of counterpoint at the Conservatoire de Paris that young composer and organist Henriette Roget (1910-1992) dedicated in 1934 the Four French Ballads composed to the poetry of Paul Fort (1872-1960). Nicknamed the northern cicada by Mistral this friend of Verlaine Mallarmé and Apollinaire began his career as a symbolist playwright at the Théâtre des Arts before deciding to focus exclusively on poetry. His French Ballads mingled popular feeling creative fantasy and rhythmic elasticity - an alliance that would inspire musicians as diverse asHonegger Caplet and Brassens. Roget detested works of bravura and bombastic grandiloquence; Paul Fort 's verse provided fertile material for her inclination toward sincerity spontaneity and unembellished lyricism. In Le Bonheur Il nous faut aimer sur terre Si le bon dieu l'avait voulu and Le Diable dans la nuit the music translates the beating of hearts and the vibrations of light with a delicacy and a naturalness that brush the very depths of the soul. Through each of these pure crystals a precious gift shines: the art of suggestion. I. Le Bonheur II. Il nous faut aimer sur terre III. Si le bon dieu l'avait voulu IV. Le Diable dans la nuit

Work first published in 1961.

Jacques Ibert (1890-1962) studied at the Paris Conservatoire before embarking upon a successful composing career. The composer wrote for a variety of instrumentations and his works remain popular to this day Aria for Flute (or Oboe) Clarinet and Piano being no exception. Composed in 1927 and revised in 1930 Aria is suitable for advanced level woodwind players. Ibert was a unique composer who did not associate himself with any particular style. His music is generally lighthearted often reflecting the composer's wit and humour. Containing a variety of musical aspects and techniques and beingsignificantly very rhythmic Ibert 's woodwind duet Aria is an exciting addition to the advanced Flute Oboe and Clarinet repertoire.

Ballade for Alto Saxophone and Piano was composed in 1938 by the French composer Henri Tomasi (1901-1971). Introduced by a poem by Suzanne Mallard his wife Ballade is a 15-minute work that covers and alternates between different styles such as Andantino Guigue and Blues. The poem refers to a clown who claims his story to the night. It is a short poem of four verses composed with rhymes in A/B/A/B formation. Henri Tomasi who won the Grand Prix de Rome in 1927 also composed a variety of concertos for Alto Saxophone for Trumpet and for Trombone as well as some ballades.

1.Ios (Invocation); 2.Naxos (Chant d'Amour); 3.Delos (Danse du Berger) - for flute solo with 2nd flute ad lib.

from 'Die Meistersinger' (Solo and SATB chorus)

Comme elle a les Yeux bandés elle a d'abord demandé...

For snare drum and piano.

Dix Figures A Danser by Pierre Max Dubois is a small ballet for Alto Saxophone and Piano. Perfect for upper beginners / intermediate players each of the ten pieces is approximately half a page long with easy rhythms tempo and a maximum of 3 sharps or 2 flats. The ten pieces that feature in these scores are: - Gaillarde - Danse Gracieuse - Virelai - Bransle - Pavane - Passepied - Complainte - Rigaudon - Menuet Vif - Intermezzo Pierre Max Dubois (1930-1995) was a French composer who was awarded the Prix de Rome in 1955. Mainly composing classicalmusic his works are mainly for woodwinds. He is one of the founder of the Les Six which included his professor Darius Milhaud.

No.2 from 'Histoires'

1.Vitrail 2.La Yoyotte

Gabriel Grovlez (1879-1944) studied under Gabriel Fauré at the Paris Conservatoire. His compositions proved to be extremely versatile from Operas and Ballets to solo works. Grovlez 's Sarabande et Allegro is a sublime addition to the Alto Saxophone repertoire. Many of the composer's works show neo-classical features which is also the case in Sarabande et Allegro where the texture is predominantly melody-dominated homophony perfect cadences are frequently heard and modulations to related keys occur. Grovlez 's F minor Sarabande is in a steady triple meter superbly contrasted by the fast Allegro composed in the relative major. All these features make for a thoroughlyenjoyable and delightful performance! Gabriel Grovlez (1879-1944) studied under Gabriel Fauré at the Paris Conservatoire. His compositions proved to be extremely versatile from Operas and Ballets to solo works. Grovlez 's Sarabande et Allegro is a sublime addition to the Alto Saxophone repertoire. Many of the composer's works show neo-classical features which is also the case in Sarabande et Allegro where the texture is predominantly melody-dominated homophony perfect cadences are frequently heard and modulations to related keys occur. Grovlez 's F minor Sarabande is in a steady triple meter superbly contrasted by the fast Allegro composed in the relative major. All these features make for a thoroughly enjoyable and delightful performance!

Son of a military bandleader Xavier Leroux (1863-1919) was a French composer who studied at the Paris Conservatoire under Jules Massenet and Théodore Dubois. Although primarily known for his Operas Leroux 's Deux Romances for Flute and Piano remain prominent in the instrument's repertoire. Dedicated to Philippe Gaubert the first Romance is composed in A minor. Characteristics are typical of the French romantic era such as semiquaver flourishes use of the sultry lower register of the Flute variations in articulation much use of performance directions and chromaticisms among otheraspects. For all aspiring advanced flautists Leroux 's Deux Romances make for a sublime addition to the repertoire.

Published in 1966.