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Trinity Scales and Arpeggios – Grades 1 to 8
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Group A: accompanied piecesAlto/baritone saxophone in E♭
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| Composer | Piece | Book | Publisher & Code | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Albéniz, arr. DeHolt |
Tango, op. 165 no. 2 | Musical Moments Alto Saxophone book 5 | Trinity TG009685 |
| 2. | Balogh | Palotás and Friss (play the cadenza) | The Light Touch book 1 | Stainer H387 |
| 3. | Bartók, arr. Reiter |
Der Tanz mit dem Stabe or Tanz aus Butschum |
Romanian Folk Dances | Universal UE36697 |
| 4. | Bernstein, arr. Elliott |
Tonight(from West Side Story) | Leonard Bernstein for Alto Saxophone | Boosey M051680634 |
| 5. | Blémant, arr. Wastall |
Petit jeu (from Quatre récréations faciles) | First Repertoire Pieces for Alto Saxophone | Boosey M060124716 |
| 6. | Buckland | Starwatching | Musical Moments Alto Saxophone book 5 | Trinity TG009685 |
| 7. | Burns & Herman, arr. Panayi | Early Autumn | Musical Moments Alto Saxophone book 5 | Trinity TG009685 |
| 8. | Coleridge- Taylor, arr. DeHolt | Valse bohémienne (from Four Characteristic Waltzes, op. 22) | Musical Moments Alto Saxophone book 5 | Trinity TG009685 |
| 9. | Cowles | A Party Gig or A Whirly Gig |
Gigging | Studio M050059394 |
| 10. | Debussy, arr. Rae |
Le petit nègre or Petite pièce or The Little Shepherd or La fille aux cheveux de lin |
Claude Debussy Saxophone Album | Universal UE17777 |
| 11. | Fauré, arr. Rae |
Après un rêve | Gabriel Fauré Saxophone Album | Universal CH61090 |
| 12. | Gardel, arr. Birtel |
Por Una Cabeza | Por Una Cabeza | Dohr 17614 |
| 13. | Granados | Dance no. 1 | Three Spanish Dances vol. 2 | Emerson E699 |
| 14. | Gunning | Agatha Christie's Poirot | Musical Moments Alto Saxophone book 5 | Trinity TG009685 |
| 15. | Hampton | Love is an Enigma | Jazz Moods | Masquerade MM0025 |
| 16. | Harvey | Caprice anglais | Saxophone Solos vol. 2 (Alto) | Chester CH55121 |
| 17. | Lyons | The Swinging Roundabout (play upper line in last 3 bars) | Compositions for Alto Saxophone vol. 1 | Useful U123 |
| 18. | Penman | Drifting | Drifting | Saxtet 800 |
| 19. | Rae | Gymnopédie bleu (2nd movt from Sonatina for Alto Saxophone) | Sonatina for Alto Saxophone | Reedimensions RD002 |
| 20. | Rickards | Lincolnshire Lullaby | Edwardian Sketches | Saxtet 010 |
| 21. | Rodriguez | La Cumparsita, no. 5 | Play Latin for Alto Saxophone | Faber 0571520472 |
| 22. | Schubert, arr. Connell |
Der Alpenjäger (The Alpine Hunter), op. 13 no. 3, D 524 | Schubert Song Album book 1 | Dohr 88536 |
| 23. | Scott | Órale vato | Musical Moments Alto Saxophone book 5 | Trinity TG009685 |
| 24. | Street | All Because of You | All Because of You | Saxtet 001 |
| 25. | Weston | Salsa Cubana | Impressions | Camden CM312 |
Group A: accompanied pieces – Soprano/tenor saxophone in B♭
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| Composer | Piece | Book | Publisher & Code | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26. | Albéniz, arr. DeHolt |
Tango, op. 165 no. 2 | Musical Moments Tenor Saxophone book 5 | Trinity TG009739 |
| 27. | R R Bennett | Tender is the Night – Rosemary’s Waltz | Encore! John Harle | Chester CH61090 |
| 28. | Bernstein, arr. Elliott |
Tonight(from West Side Story) | Leonard Bernstein for Tenor Saxophone | Boosey MO51680641 |
| 29. | Blémant, arr. Wastall |
Petit jeu (from Quatre récréations faciles) | First Repertoire Pieces for Tenor Saxophone | Boosey M060071522 |
| 30. | Brown | Tangram (Tango for Tenor) | Tangram (Tango for Tenor) | Warwick WD012 |
| 31. | Buckland | Café Europa | Café Europa | Astute am242-12 |
| 32. | Buckland | Starwatching | Musical Moments Tenor Saxophone book 5 | Trinity TG009739 |
| 33. | Burns & Herman, arr. Panayi | Early Autumn | Musical Moments Tenor Saxophone book 5 | Trinity TG009739 |
| 34. | Coleridge- Taylor, arr. DeHolt | Valse bohémienne (from Four Characteristic Waltzes, op. 22) | Musical Moments Tenor Saxophone book 5 | Trinity TG009739 |
| 35. | Cowles | A Party Gig or A Whirly Gig |
Gigging | Studio M050059394 |
| 36. | Gardel, arr. Birtel |
Por Una Cabeza | Por Una Cabeza | Dohr 17615 |
| 37. | Gunning | Agatha Christie's Poirot | Musical Moments Tenor Saxophone book 5 | Trinity TG009739 |
| 38. | Gurewich | Czardas | First Repertoire Pieces for Tenor Saxophone | Boosey M060071522 |
| 39. | Harris | Saxsequential | Selected Solos for Soprano/Tenor Saxophone Grades 4–6 | Faber 0571521746 |
| 40. | Heath | Gentle Dreams | Gentle Dreams and Shiraz | Camden CM115 |
| 41. | Kelly | Bemused, no. 7 | Mood Pieces for Soprano Saxophone | Stainer H441 |
| 42. | McGarry | Song without Words | Song without Words | Saxtet 015 |
| 43. | Nyman | Lost and Found | Encore! John Harle | Chester CH61090 |
| 44. | Rickards | Lincolnshire Lullaby | Edwardian Sketches | Saxtet 010 |
| 45. | Scott | Órale vato | Musical Moments Tenor Saxophone book 5 | Trinity TG009739 |
| 46. | Sparke | Aubade | Aubade | Studio M050033356 |
| 47. | Street | All Because of You | All Because of You | Saxtet 001 |
| 48. | Washington & Bassman, arr. Ledbury | I'm Getting Sentimental over You | Big Chillers for Tenor Saxophone | Brass Wind 1338T |
| 49. | Weston | Salsa Cubana | Impressions | Camden CM312 |
| 50. | Wilson | Tango in D for Soprano Saxophone & Piano | Tango in D for Soprano Saxophone & Piano | Camden CM065 |
Group B: unaccompanied pieces
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| Composer | Piece | Book | Publisher & Code | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Bennett | See You in Five or Distant Memory | The Jazz Sax Collection | Faber 0571537642 (E♭) 0571537650 (B♭) |
| 2. | Rae | Ambiguity, no. 8 | 21 Modern Studies for Solo Saxophone | Universal UE18820 |
| 3. | Rae | Fake Five, no. 58 | Mosaics Saxophone book 1 | Trinity TG009302 |
| 4. | Rae | Scale Model, no. 9 or Epilogue, no. 10 |
Style Workout for Solo Saxophone | Universal UE21232 |
| 5. | Scott | China Doll or Group Four or Juice or Reflexology or Spot the Ball |
Solo Saxophone book 1 | Astute am308-48 |
| 6. | Stokes | Study no. 30 | Easy Jazz Singles | Hunt HE43 |
| 7. | Street | Paradise Ballroom | Streetworks | Gumbles GP102 |
| 8. | Thorne | Who's Figaro | A Little of What You Fancy | Sempre SM-S01AAA |
| 9. | Wilson | E♭ Major, no. 7 or E Major, no. 9 |
Saxtudes | Camden CM240 |
| 10. | Wilson | Vishuddha | The Seven Chakra for Solo Saxophone | Camden CM239 |
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