Cambridge Companion to the Saxophone

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"Valuable to anyone interested in the instrument, this compilation constitutes an important source of information for all academic libraries supporting music curricula and should be in every saxophone teacher's library." Choice


Book Description
This is the first comprehensive guide to the saxophone, its history, technical development and repertoire. Extensively researched and including much new information, the volume is written by some of the finest performers and experts on the instrument. The Cambridge Companion to the Saxophone incorporates detailed historical developments in the classical, jazz and rock fields, provides practical performance guides, and has a chapter on teaching the instrument.


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The Cambridge Companion to the Saxophone tells the story of the saxophone, its history and technical development from its invention by Adolphe Sax c. 1840 to the end of the twentieth century. It includes extensive accounts of the instrument's history in jazz, rock and classical music as well as providing performance guides. Discussion of the repertoire and soloists from 1850 to the present day includes accessible descriptions of contemporary techniques and trends, and moves into the electronic age with midi wind instruments. There is a discussion of the function of the saxophone in the orchestra, in 'light music', and in rock and pop studios, as well as of the saxophone quartet as an important chamber music medium. The contributors to this volume are some of the finest performers and experts on the saxophone.


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The Cambridge Companion to the Saxophone tells the story of the saxophone, its history and technical development from its invention by Adolphe Sax c. 1840 to the end of the twentieth century. It includes extensive accounts of the instrument's history in jazz, rock and classical music as well as providing performance guides. Discussion of the repertoire and soloists from 1850 to the present day includes accessible descriptions of contemporary techniques and trends, and moves into the electronic age with midi wind instruments. There is a discussion of the function of the saxophone in the orchestra, in 'light music', and in rock and pop studios, as well as of the saxophone quartet as an important chamber music medium. The contributors to this volume are some of the finest performers and experts on the saxophone.


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