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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. | Balogh | Gipsy Songs (with quasi cadenza) | The Light Touch book 2 | Stainer H388 |
| 2. | Binge | Romance (2nd movt from Concerto for Alto Saxophone) | Concerto for Alto Saxophone | Weinberger M570052905 |
| 3. | Buckland | Travellin’ Light | Café Europa | Astute am242-54 |
| 4. | Carpenter | Chorinho Carinhoso | John Harle's Sax Album – To Baker Street and Bach | Boosey M060065972 |
| 5. | Debussy, arr. Rae |
Arabesque no. 1 | Claude Debussy Saxophone Album | Universal UE17777 |
| 6. | Elgar, arr. Lawton |
Chanson de matin, op. 15 no. 2 or Chanson de nuit, op. 15 no. 1 |
An Elgar Saxophone Album | Novello NOV120742 |
| 7. | Elms | Il Cygnet | Il Cygnet | Camden CM259 |
| 8. | Fauré, arr. Rae |
Kitty-Valse | Gabriel Fauré Saxophone Album | Universal UE21053 |
| 9. | Foster | For Astor, no. 2 | Five Contemporary Dances | Saxtet 042 |
| 10. | Granados | Villanesca or Rondalla Aragonesa |
Three Spanish Dances vol. 2 | Emerson E699 |
| 11. | Guilhaud, arr. Strevens |
Andante religieux | Trois pièces for Alto or Baritone Saxophone |
Samek CSCP007 |
| 12. | Hampton | Between a Rock and a Hard Place | Unbeaten Tracks – Alto Saxophone | Faber 0571518648 |
| 13. | Handel, arr. Mule |
Allegro, Largo et Finale, op. 1 no. 12 | The Chester Alto Saxophone Anthology | Chester CH86581 |
| 14. | Koechlin | Pour le charme du son dans un mouvement vif, no. 5 or Pour la solidité du rythme, no. 11 |
Études for Alto Saxophone and Piano | Billaudot EFM1008 |
| 15. | Lantier | Sicilienne | Sicilienne | Leduc AL20261 |
| 16. | Naulais | Any single movement from Petite suite latine | Petite suite latine | Lemoine HL26497 |
| 17. | Rachmaninov, arr. Harle |
Vocalise, op. 34 no. 14 | John Harle's Sax Album – To Baker Street and Bach | Boosey M060065972 |
| 18. | Ravel | Pièce en forme de habanera | Pièce en forme de habanera (E♭ edition) | Leduc AL17680 |
| 19. | Rodgers | Interactive | The Light Touch book 2 | Stainer H388 |
| 20. | Scott | And Everything is Still… | And Everything is Still… | Astute am104-25 |
| 21. | Trad., arr. Rickards |
Dashing Away with the Smoothing Iron | More Songs of the British Isles | Saxtet 039 |
| 22. | Vaughan Williams | Either no. 5 and no. 6 or no. 4 and no. 6 (from Six Studies in English Folk-Song) |
Six Studies in English Folk-Song | Stainer H173 (E♭ sax) H47 (piano acc) |
| 23. | Westbrook & Biscoe | Sonnet no. 13 | John Harle's Sax Album – To Baker Street and Bach | Boosey M060065972 |
| 24. | Weston | Milonga Maldita or Calypso for Sonny |
Impressions | Camden CM312 |
| 25. | Wilson | One Word | One Word | Camden CM308 |
Group A: accompanied pieces – Soprano/tenor saxophone in B♭
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| Composer | Piece | Book | Publisher & Code | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26. | J C Bach, arr. Both |
Andante and Presto (2nd and 3rd movts from Sinfonia in B♭) | Classical Saxophone Solos | Schott ED7330 |
| 27. | Buckland | Another Aria | Café Europa | Astute am242-12 |
| 28. | Clérisse | Sérénade variée | Sérénade variée | Leduc AL24776 |
| 29. | Cowan | Shadows | Shadows | Boosey M051680405 |
| 30. | Elgar, arr. Lawton |
Chanson de matin, op. 15 no. 2 or Chanson de nuit, op. 15 no. 1 |
An Elgar Saxophone Album | Novello NOV120742 |
| 31. | Elms | Il Cygnet | Il Cygnet | Camden CM259 |
| 32. | Fauré, arr. Rae |
Kitty-Valse | Gabriel Fauré Saxophone Album | Universal UE21053 |
| 33. | Fiocco | Arioso | Saxophone Solos vol. 2 (Tenor) | Chester CH55208 |
| 34. | Foster | For Astor, no. 2 | Five Contemporary Dances | Saxtet 042 |
| 35. | German | Pastorale and Bourrée | Pastorale and Bourrée | Rubank HL04477543 |
| 36. | Granados | Rondo Aragonesa (Danza Española no. 6) | Rondo Aragonesa (Danza Española no. 6) | UME 21472 |
| 37. | Guilhaud, arr. Strevens |
Andante religieux | Trois pièces for Soprano or Tenor Saxophone | Samek CSCP006 |
| 38. | Harvey | Contest Solo no. 4 for Soprano Saxophone (from bar 34, Allegro, to the end) |
Contest Solo no. 4 | Studio M050033967 |
| 39. | Joplin | Palm Leaf Rag | Elite Syncopations, Bethena & Palm Leaf Rag | Lemoine HL25143 |
| 40. | Lyons | Melody in Search of a Musical or The Quick Brown Fox or Valse des Lions |
Compositions for Tenor Saxophone vol. 2 | Useful U133 |
| 41. | Rae | Tarantella (3rd movt from Sonatina for Tenor Saxophone) | Sonatina for Tenor Saxophone | Reedimensions RD003 |
| 42. | Ravel | Pièce en forme de habanera | Pièce en forme de habanera (B♭ edition) | Leduc AL17679 |
| 43. | Saint-Saëns, arr. Teal |
Allegro Appassionata, op. 43 | Solos for the Tenor Saxophone Player | Schirmer GS33057 HL50490436 (with CD) |
| 44. | Schumann, arr. Teal |
Romance, op. 94 no. 1 | Solos for the Tenor Saxophone Player | Schirmer GS33057 HL50490436 (with CD) |
| 45. | Scott | And Everything is Still… | And Everything is Still… | Astute am104-26 |
| 46. | Singelée | Adagio et Rondo, op. 63 | Adagio et Rondo, op. 63 | Lemoine HL27786 |
| 47. | Trad., arr. Rickards |
Dashing Away with the Smoothing Iron | More Songs of the British Isles | Saxtet 039 |
| 48. | Vivaldi, arr. Kynaston |
Allegro (3rd movt from Concerto in A minor, RV 461) (soprano saxophone) | Concerto in A minor, RV 461 | Leduc AL28950 |
| 49. | Weston | Milonga Maldita or Calypso for Sonny |
Impressions | Camden CM312 |
| 50. | Wilson | One Word | One Word | Camden CM308 |
Group B: unaccompanied pieces
| Composer | Piece | Book | Publisher & Code | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Allen | No. 16 | Saxophone Studio | Hunt HE40 |
| 2. | Buckland | Time after Time | Solo Saxophone book 1 | Astute am308-48 |
| 3. | Gariboldi | Study no. 65 or Study no. 66 |
Easy Classical Studies for Saxophone | Universal UE17770 |
| 4. | Lacour | Study no. 33 | 50 Études façiles et progressives vol. 2 | Billaudot GB1549-2 |
| 5. | Lyons | Study no. 21 | 24 Melodic Studies for Saxophone | Useful U55 |
| 6. | Mazas | Study no. 64 | 80 Graded Studies for Saxophone book 2 | Faber 0571510485 |
| 7. | Mower | Django’s Tango, no. 10 or Bag of Rags, no. 14 or Forest Lament, no. 19 |
Mosaics Saxophone book 2 | Trinity TG009319 |
| 8. | Nocentini | Allegro Moderato, no. 53 | More Graded Studies for Saxophone book 2 | Faber 0571539521 |
| 9. | Rae | Jazz Waltz, no. 4 or Ballad, no.6 |
18 Concert Etudes for Solo Saxophone | Universal UE21705 |
| 10. | Rae | Staccato Prelude, no. 4 | 12 Modern Etudes for Solo Saxophone | Universal UE18795 |
| 11. | Redpath | Emerald Engine | Solo Saxophone book 1 | Astute am308-48 |
| 12. | Ross | Sax Scorcher, no. 6 | Sax Scorchers | Saxtet 118 |
| 13. | Street | Improve your Groove or Interval Song |
Streetworks | Gumbles GP102 |
| 14. | Street | Romance or Like it or Not♭ |
Street Beats | Saxtet 120 |
| 15. | Wilson | Ajna | The Seven Chakra for Solo Saxophone | Camden CM239 |
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