My sax quartet got a gig at an educational venue. Our typical repertoire is jazz/pop from the swing era to the present. Our pop arrangements are also jazzy in terms of harmony.
Given the venue, I'd like to add some tunes to give a flavor of what quartets sounded like from the invention of the instrument up to the early jazz era (1850-1920) and talk a little bit about the history of the sax. So I'm looking for maybe 4 charts spanning this time. I'm thinking maybe 2 pre and post civil war era, 1 1880-1900-ish and 1 ragtime to represent the 1920's.
We're pretty decent, but our classical chops aren't great, so nothing too difficult either.
Lastly, we're SATB, AATB, or ATTB, so no unusual instrumentation like bass or sopranino.
I've done some research, but the early options are few and far between, and the later ones are overwhelming. Hoping some of you have been in my shoes before and can lend some expertise.
Any suggestions? Extra points for links to cheap/free arrangements.
TIA
Given the venue, I'd like to add some tunes to give a flavor of what quartets sounded like from the invention of the instrument up to the early jazz era (1850-1920) and talk a little bit about the history of the sax. So I'm looking for maybe 4 charts spanning this time. I'm thinking maybe 2 pre and post civil war era, 1 1880-1900-ish and 1 ragtime to represent the 1920's.
We're pretty decent, but our classical chops aren't great, so nothing too difficult either.
Lastly, we're SATB, AATB, or ATTB, so no unusual instrumentation like bass or sopranino.
I've done some research, but the early options are few and far between, and the later ones are overwhelming. Hoping some of you have been in my shoes before and can lend some expertise.
Any suggestions? Extra points for links to cheap/free arrangements.
TIA