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I think it's time to stimulate a bit of discussion in this section. I can feel the tumbleweeds on some days
Instead of starting my usual French vs Rascher debate though, I thought I'd try something more constructive.
There's a lot of talk about standard repertoire in the saxophone world, but how do you define it? Obviously there's a canon of works for older instruments, but it's a bit more murky for the saxophone since most of the repertoire is from the modern era. There are a few that are obvious (not an all inclusive list, obviously):
Ibert - Concertino Da Camera
Glazunov - Concerto
Creston - Sonata
Maurice - Tableaux De Provence
Heiden - Sonata
Milhaud - Scaramouche (I hate this piece, BTW. Just thought I'd throw that in.)
But what else qualifies? The Denisov Sonata? The Noda Improvisations? The Muczsynki Sonata? The Fuzzy Bird? (Lord help us if THAT'S considered "standard")
Let's discuss.
There's a lot of talk about standard repertoire in the saxophone world, but how do you define it? Obviously there's a canon of works for older instruments, but it's a bit more murky for the saxophone since most of the repertoire is from the modern era. There are a few that are obvious (not an all inclusive list, obviously):
Ibert - Concertino Da Camera
Glazunov - Concerto
Creston - Sonata
Maurice - Tableaux De Provence
Heiden - Sonata
Milhaud - Scaramouche (I hate this piece, BTW. Just thought I'd throw that in.)
But what else qualifies? The Denisov Sonata? The Noda Improvisations? The Muczsynki Sonata? The Fuzzy Bird? (Lord help us if THAT'S considered "standard")
Let's discuss.