Does anyone know of classical or movie/tv themes on cd or as sheet music for the sax?
The sax (soprano and tenor I think) sounds great in Ravel's Bolero.
The instrument is associated with mainly jazz (and also pop music a bit). Is it weird to play classical instead on the saxophone and not be currently into jazz that much (although I also like pop)?
According to "The art of Saxophone Playing" book by Larry Teal, the sax is a relatively new construction and has room for improvements. Therefore, would this have prevented music composers from adding it widely to orchestras so far?
Saxophone is not an orchestral instrument. There are countless legit pieces composed for the saxophone however. You should get a private teacher. Or ask lera, she has some Celine Dion piano scores she'll trade you.
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Abba - chiquitita Abba - Fernando Abba - thank you for the music
Adam Sandler - grow old with you - The Wedding Singer Aerosmith - I dont Want To Miss A Thing Air Supply - Making Love out of nothing at all Alan Silvestri - contact main theme
Alejandro Sanz - Amiga Mia Alejandro Sanz - La margarita dijo no Alejandro Sanz - Y si fuera ella Alejandro Sanz- Corazon Partio Alicia Keys - if i aint got you
All 4 one - I Swear Anakin Theme, John Williams, from Star Wars Episode I
Animals - The House Of Rising Sun Anouk - Its a Shame Anouk - my life Anouk - Nobodys Wife Aqua - Doctor Jones Astor Piazolla - Adios Nonino Atomic Kitten - the tide is high Avril Lavigne - Complicated Backstreet Boys - i need you tonight Backstreet boys - Quit Playing Games With My Heart Beauty and the Beast (v2) Beauty and the beast -theme Beautybeast Ben Folds - The Luckiest Ben Folds - Zak and Sara Bette Midler - The rose BILL WITHERS - AINTNOSUNSHINE BILLY JOEL - PIANOMAN Billy Joel - the pianoman Bob Marley - i shot Bon Jovi - Always Bon Jovi - Bed Of Roses Bon Jovi - Tank You For Loving Me Boys town gang - Cant take my eyes off you Boyz II Men - End Of The Road Boyzone - You needed me Brian McKnight - Back At One Britney Spears - everytime BritneySpears - Baby One More Time Buffy The Musical Theme - Once More, With Feeling Cabaret - cabaret Cat Stevens-Morning has Broken
Celine Dion - All By Myself (composed by Eric Carmen)
Celine Dion - because-you-loved-me
Celine dion - Falling into you
Celine Dion - Its all coming back to me now
Celine dion - The prayer
Celine Dion - Think Twice
Celine Dion - titanic - My heart will go on (v3)
Celine Dion - To Love You More
Charles Fox - Killing Me Softly With His Song
Cher - Believe
Cher - If I could Turn Back Time
Chicago - hard to say im sorry chicago
Christina aguilera - reflection
Christopher Cross - Arthurs theme
Circle of life Elton John
Coldplay - trouble
coldplay- clocks
Counting Crows - Colorblind
David Bowie - life on mars
David Foster - Youll see
David Raksin - Laura
Dean Martin - Moon River
destiny Child - Say my name
Destiny Child - Stay
Destinys Child - emotion
Dido - white flag
Dixie Chicks - travelin soldier
DJ Sammi - Heaven- CandlightRemix
Don Mclean - american pie
Duke Ellington - Mood Indigo
Elton John - candle in the wind (v2)
Elton John - Crockodile Rock
Elton John - Daniel
Elton John - I guess thats why they call it the blues
Elton John - Nikita
Elton John - Song for guy
Elton John - Sorry seems to be the hardest word
Elton John - Your Song
Elton John Dont let the sun go down on me
elton john - Can you feel the love tonight
Elvis - my way
Elvis Presley - Limelight
Elvis Presley - Love Me Tender
Elvis Presley - Spanish Eyes
Ennio Morricone - Good bad ugly
Ennio Morriconi - Once Uppon A Time In The West
Enya - evening falls
Enya - only time
Enya - silver inches
Enya - tea house moon
Enya - watermark (v2)
Enya- Midnight Blue
Eric Clapton - Layla
Eric Clapton - Wonderful Tonight
Erroll Garner - Misty
Evita - dont cry for me Argentina
Evita - Id Be Surprisingly Good For You
Evita - You must love me - Madonna
Faith Hill- there youll be
Fools Garden - lemon tree
Forrest Gump - Main Title
Frank Sinatra - one for my baby
Frank Sinatra - singin in the rain
Gabrielle - Out Of Reach
George Cory - I left my heart in San Fransisco
George Gershwin - Summertime
Glenn Miller - Moonlight Serenade
Gloria Estefan - Anything for you
Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive
Go West - True Colors
Green Day - good riddance
Guns N Roses - 14 Years
Happy Birthday
Harry Potter theme
Helmut Lotti - Ciribiribin
Hikari to Kake - Rayearth
Hoagy Carmichael - Georgia on my mind
hocky night in canada - theme
Irving Gordon - Unforgettable
Jacqueline Goavert - i would stay (v2)
James Bond - Diamonds Are Forever
James Bond - dr No
James Bond - For your eyes only
James Bond - From Russia With Love
James Bond - Goldfinger
James Bond - live and let die
James Bond - Moonraker
James Bond - spy who loved me
James Bond - The Man With The Golden Gun
James Bond - Thunderball
James Horner - Rose (Titanic Soundtrack)
James Horner - Somewhere Out There
Jan Hammer - Crocketts Theme
Janet Jackson - Again
Jewel - Foolish Games
Jewel - How DO I Live
Jim Brickman - All I ever Wanted
Jim Brickman - all i ever wanted
Jim Brickman - Nothing left to say
Joe Cocker - you are so beautiful
Joe Cocker - You Are So Beautiful
John Barry - Somewhere In Time
John Lennon - Jealous Guy
Josh Groban - broken vow
Josh Groban - remember when it rained
Josh Groban - you raise me up
Josh Groban - youre still you
Journey - dont stop believin
Julie Andrews - The Sound of Music - climb every mountain
Kate Winslet - What If
Kathy Fisher - I will Love You
Kaze mo sora mo kitto
KD Lang - anywhere but here
Krezip - Fine
Lady and the Tramp - bella notte
Las Ketchup - asereje
Laura Pausini - La Solitudine
Leann Rimes - Cant Fight The Moonlight
Led Zepplin - Stairway to Heaven
Lenny Kravitz - It aint over till its over
Leonard Bernstein - westside story
Linkin Park - in the end
Lionel Richie - Hello
Los Del Rio - Macarena
Losdelrio - macarena(easy)
Madonna - Take A Bow
Mamas And The Papas - Dream A Little Dream Of Me
Mandy Moore - gonna be love
Mandy Moore - Only Hope
Marco Borsato - Vaderdag
Mariah Carey - Love Takes Time
Mariah Carey - Without you
Married With Children - theme
Marvin Gaye - AINT NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH
matchbox20 - 3 am
Metallica - Nothing Else Matters
Michael Jackson - earth song
Michael Nyman - The Piano (v2)
Michael Nyman - The Piano (v3)
Moby - 18
Moby - At Least We Tried
Moby - Great Escape
Moby - Harbour
Moby - Im Not Worried At All
Moby - In My Heart
Moby - In This World
Moby - The Rafters
Moby - We Are All Made O f Stars
Moby - Why does my heart feel so bad
Monkees - daydream believer
Morris Albert - Feelings
Mr.Hollands Opus - Visions of a Sunset
Nelly Furtado - im like a bird
Neon Genesis Evangelion - Fly Me to the Moon
Newfoundland - ise the bye
Newfoundland - squid jiggin ground
NSync - Spent a Little more time
Oasis - wonderwall
Olivia Newton John - grease - look at me, Im sandra dee
Orange Blue - can someboody tell me who i am - Dinosaurs
Paul Simon - El condor pasa
Phil Collins - Against all odds
Phil Collins - In The Air Tonight
Pink - get the party started
Pink Panther - theme
Pocachontas - The Colors of Wind
Pretty Woman - Oh Pretty Woman
Queen - Flash
Queen - Made in Heaven Queen - Save Me
Queen - we are the champions Queen - We Will Rock You
Raiders of the Lost Ark - Raiders March REM - Everybody Hurts
Ricky Martin - LivinLa Vida Loca Robbie Williams - Angels
Robbie Williams - Only Us Robbie Williams- Feel
Rolling Stones - angie Roy Turk - are you lonesome tonight
Santana - Smooth
SARAH MCLACHLAN - ADIA
Sarah McLachlan - I Will Remember You Sarah McLachlan - When she loved me - Toy Story 2
Scott Joplin - The entertainer Seal - Kiss From A Rose Selena - Dreaming Of You Shakira - Whenever wherever
Shania Twain - You Are Still The One
Shania Twain - youve got a way Simon and Gartfunkel - Sound of Silence Smashing pumpkins - blank page Smashing Pumpkins - today
Stan - Elton Jonh (duet with Eminem) Star Wars - Imperial March Star Wars - Main Theme Stevie Wonder - Isnt she lovely Sting - Fields of Gold Summer nights Take That - could it be magic Take That - how deep is your love Taro Iwashiro- Her Most Beautiful Smile The Bangles - eternal flame The Beatles - something The Beatles - blackbird The Beatles - Eight Days A Week The Beatles - eleanor rigby The Beatles - Here There and Everywhere
The Beatles - hey jude The Beatles - I Want to hold your hand The beatles - Let it Be The Beatles - Love Me Do The Beatles - Norwegian Wood The BEATLES - THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD The Corrs- runaway(v2) The Doors - Light My Fire The Doors - riders on the storm
The Eagles - desperado The Eagles - Hotel California The GodFather - love theme
The Matrix - clubbed to death The simpsons- theme The Truman Show - truman sleeps
Titanic - My Heart Will Go On Toni braxton - Unbreak my heart (v2) Toni Braxton - unbreak my heart Tori Amos - Silent all these years Tori Amos - Winter Train - Drops Of Jupiter U2 - stuck in a moment you cant get out of Vanessa Williams - colors of the wind Vanessa WIlliams - Save The Best for Last Vangelis - Chariots of Fire Vengaboys - Boom Boom Boom
Volumia - Afscheid Volumia - Hou me vast Walter Kent - white cliffs of dover Whitney houston-I will always love you Will Young - anything is possible Will Young - you and i William Robinson - my girl Yann Tiersen - comptine dun autre ete - Amelie Poulain Yann Tiersen - la dispute - Amelie Poulain Yann Tiersen - La Valse dAmelie
It's not strange at all to be into classical and not jazz. There is a large amount of classical literature written for the sax. Though the saxophones we're familiar with today are Bb and Eb band instruments, Adolphe Sax originally intended for it to be used in bands and orchestras and thus created saxophones in C and F for this purpose, but it never caught on...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saxophone
I personally prefer classical sax over jazz any day, but that's just me.
BTW, Ravel's Bolero calls for a Sopranino Sax in F. But since those doesn't exist, people usually play it on a sopranino in Eb or a soprano in Bb.
For movie themes check out "Catch me if You Can" by John Williams. It is written for classical saxophone (with some elements of Jazz). The piece is called "Escapades" and you should be able to find it for sax and piano and sax and orchestra.
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