[Gange]

I was going to purchase the sheet music and saw that there was at least two different adaptations for sax, Trent Kynaston and Larry Clark. Which is better?

 

[divisi]

Trent Kynaston for sure. Trent was the sax prof at WMU for many years.

 

[TMadness1013]

This Ron Caravan book of Bach transcriptions might be of interest as well:

https://ethospublications.com/ecc_e...s/bach-for-the-saxophone-ronald-l-caravan-ed/

 

[jacobswanson]

I was going to purchase the sheet music and saw that there was at least two different adaptations for sax, Trent Kynaston and Larry Clark. Which is better?

I use, and would recommend, the Ronald Caravan book and the Trent Kynaston book. Caravan's does not have complete adaptations for all suites but what is there is excellent.

 

[hakukani]

If you want to play in the original key, then Caravan or maybe just get the cello music and do your own edition.

Kynaston's is great, but is not the original keys. To me, it makes them sound strange.

 

[Guto]

I just started working off the Trent Kynaston book, starting with Suite n. 2, Prelude. The Bb on beat 3 of bar 30 doesn’t sound right to me. Listening to Casals and Yo-Yo Ma’s recordings it sounds like they play it as B natural in this key, on both instances the B shows in that bar. Those familiar with it, what do you think? Have you found any other mistakes throughout this book?

Does anyone have the Larry Clark book to compare please?

 

[Platner]

I had the same question last year. I did some research and ended up buyiny the Trent Kynaston transcription and I am very happy with it.

 

[Guto]

I had the same question last year. I did some research and ended up buyiny the Trent Kynaston transcription and I am very happy with it.

Are you referring to the OP question or mine on my post #6 just before yours? What I'm saying is that it looks like Kynaston made a mistake in this bar. Your thoughts?

Edit: I just found this other book that shows this note as a B natural (last bar on this sample page):

Amazon.com: Cello Suite No.2 for Solo Saxophone by J.S. Bach: 0682962713459: J. S. Bach, Ramon Ricker: Books

Amazon.com: Cello Suite No.2 for Solo Saxophone by J.S. Bach: 0682962713459: J. S. Bach, Ramon Ricker: Books

www.amazon.com

 

[Guto]

Found the answer to my question on this post in this other old thread:

Bach Cello Suites - transcription for Sax

The biggest thing with these is 1) finding a place to breath and 2) the big leaps between registers. It's a work out, even for pros.

www.saxontheweb.net

Carrying on....