A collection of dramatic and epic pieces in special arrangements for Alto Saxophone in Eb with piano accompaniment. Easy to Advanced Level

1.   Brahms  -  Hungarian Dance No.5

Hungarian Dance No.5

2.   Mozart  -  Symphony No. 25, K. 183 1st mvt (as featured in the film Amadeus)

Symphony No. 25, K. 183 1st mvt (as featured in the film Amadeus)

3.   Mussorgsky  -  Night on the Bare Mountain

Mussorgsky's Night on the Bare Mountain is a dramatic and exciting depiction of a witches' sabbath. One of the most famous works in the classical repertoire it was also used to great effect in Walt Disney's Fantasia.

Night on the Bare Mountain

4.   Strauss  -  Also Sprach Zarathustra - Intro (as used in 2001 A Space Odyssey)

Also Sprach Zarathustra - Intro (as used in 2001 A Space Odyssey)

5.   Dvorak  -  New World Symphony - 4th Movement Main Theme

New World Symphony - 4th Movement Main Theme

6.   Purcell  -  Rondeau from Abdelazer

Rondeau from Abdelazer

7.   Mozart  -  Dies Irae - Requiem in D Minor K. 626

Dies Irae - Requiem in D Minor K. 626

8.   Wagner  -  Ride of the Valkyries

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This tune is probably the most famous one Wagner wrote, after the Bridal March. It comes from the opera Die Walküre (the 2nd of the 4 that make up the Ring cycle). It has been used a lot in popular culture, including the helicopter scene in Apocalypse Now.

Ride of the Valkyries

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9.   Schubert  -  Erlkonig

Erlkonig

10.   Borodin  -  Polovtsian Dance (Waltz)

Polovtsian Dance (Waltz)

11.   Mozart  -  Commendatore Scene from Don Giovanni

Commendatore Scene from Don Giovanni

12.   Rameau  -  Danse des Sauvages from Les Indes Galantes

Danse des Sauvages from Les Indes Galantes

13.   Wagner  -  Lohengrin - Introduction to Third Act

Lohengrin - Introduction to Third Act