Saxophone Music - Duets and Trios

(Updated 9 May 2012)

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Saxophone Duets (in order by composer)

S141: Canons and Hockets Concert Duet for Alto and Baritone Saxophones by Jerry L. Bowder. Manduca Music, 1996, SS. One extended movement of what looks like a fun piece. Separate parts in score format with the other part in small print. Probably early college level, but might be attempted by an outstanding high school duo.
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9.95
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S676: Progressive Duets Volume 1: Easy to Medium for Alto Saxophone in E-flat arranged or composed by Larry Clark. Carl Fischer, 2006, SS, 64 pages. This book contains 52 duets from the beginner to the intermediate level (with more of these than the easy duets). They could be used for any pair of equal saxophones. Composers include JS Bach, CPE Bach, Telemann, Tchaikovsky, Mozart, Haydn, Spohr and many more. Click on the cover image to view the Table of Contents. Use your browser's Back button to return.
9.95

S707: Progressive Duets Volume 2: Medium to Advanced for Alto Saxophone in E-flat arranged or composed by Larry Clark. Carl Fischer, 2011, SS, 64 pages. This book contains 20 duets from the intermediate level to the advanced intermediate level. They could be used for any pair of equal saxophones. There is some overlap with Volume 1 as the easier duets in this book are less difficult than the most advanced in the earlier volume. In addition to two duets by Clark, composers include JS Bach, Mazas, Gariboldi, Koehler, Clementi, and Mozart. Click on the cover image to view the Table of Contents. Use your browser's Back button to return.
12.95

S798: Demain, Prélude et danse for Soprano and Alto Saxophones with Piano by Jean Cras arranged by Nicolas Prost. Editions Henry Lemoine, 2003, SS, includes parts and piano score. Jean Cras (1879-1932) was a French composer and career naval officer. This piece is an arrangement of a piece that was originally for a larger ensemble (which included alto saxophone) and was written in the 1920s. Early college level with a range in the soprano saxophone part to altissimo F sharp and a duration of 3 minutes.
Saxiana, Chamber Music for Saxophone
16.95

WW227: Woodwind Friends, 25 Intermediate Duets by Mike Curtis. MSS Publishing, 2010, SB, 73 pages in score format. This book has 25 intermediate duets with parts in C, B-flat, E-flat, and bass clef. The composer has computed that there are more than 50 possible combinations of woodwind instruments that can play them. These duets are progressive. They gradually build the student's experience of time signatures, articulations, tempi, dynamics, keys, styles and rhythmic complexity. They were written to be short and fun. Click on the cover image to see a sample page. Use your browser's Back button to return.
14.95
S460: Flower Duet "Sous le dôme épais" from Lakmé for Soprano and Alto Saxophones with Piano by Léo Delibes arranged by Sharon Davis. Western International Music, 2006, SS. The beautiful Flower Duet arranged for saxophone duet. Should be playable by better high school students with the key signature as the main challenge.
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S193: Concert Piece for Two Alto Saxophones by Paul Hindemith. Schott, 1983, SS, 15 pages (in score format). Written in 1935, this work has two movements: Lebhaft and Mäßig langsam with each movement having a number of sections. Written at the suggestion of Sigurd Rascher, it was not performed in pubic until 1960. College level.
Europe - Rascher Saxophone QuartetStellar Saxes - Tse and Sugawa
14.95

or   WW236: Three Polish Dances arranged for Two Saxophones by Terry Kenny. Comus Publications (Comus Edition), 1991, 5 pages in score format plus an additional part for tenor saxophone. The three dances are Cracovienne (Allegro moderato), Tamara (Andante con moto) and Trepak (which begins "Very deliberately" and speeds up step by step until "as fast as possible"). In addition to the saxophones suggested by Kenny, this can also be played by any two like saxophones, clarinets, or oboes. Here is an image of the first three lines of the playing score.
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S263: Six Barefoot Dances for Two Alto Saxophones by John David Lamb. McGinnis & Marx, 1971, SS, 11 pages (score format). We are sure these pieces will work well for soprano saxophones (and probably clarinets or flutes, too).  These popular duets feature mixed meter throughout. Advanced high school or early college level.
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S842: Sonate en Ré for Two Saxophones by Jean-Marie Leclair adapted by Jean-Marie Londeix. Leduc, 1969, SS, 7 pages (2 copies in score format). Jean-Marie Leclair (1697-1764) was a Baroque violinist and composer. Range to altissimo F-sharp. These pieces will work well for soprano saxophones (and probably clarinets or flutes, too). Early college level.
19.35
S470: Duos for Two Saxophones in B-flat by Christophe Monniot. Henry Lemoine, 2004, SS, (includes both parts and score). These duets were written for high saxophones (sopranos in this case), but other combinations are possible. There are five pieces: Valse pour Alex, Twist, L'une rousse, Mécanique Samovar, and La Bourrée des mariés. Advanced high school/early college level.
19.95
S471: Duos for Two Saxophones in E-flat by Christophe Monniot. Henry Lemoine, 2004, SS, (includes both parts and score). These duets were written for high saxophones (altos in this case), but other combinations are possible. There are five pieces: Valse pour Alex, Twist, L'une rousse, Mécanique Samovar, and La Bourrée des mariés. Advanced high school/early college level.
21.95
S755: Paganini Lost for Two Alto Saxophones and Piano by Jun Nagao. Zen-On Music, 2011, SS, includes both saxophone parts and piano score. An advanced work with a duration of about 9 minutes. Altissimo to B in the first part and G sharp in the second. There are a number of videos of this work on YouTube. Here is one and here is another with less of the piano.
Stellar Saxes - Tse and Sugawa
24.95
S642: Duo Concertant Op. 55 for Two Saxophones (Soprano and Alto) and Piano by Jean Baptiste Singelée edited by Fabien Chouraki. Editions Henry Lemoine, 2001, SS, 35 + 21 pages. One copy of the saxophone parts in score format and a piano score. In three movements: 1. Risoluto, 2. Andante, and 3. Allegretto.
Jean-Baptiste Singelée Fantaisies, Concerts et SoloLes Saxs de Sax - The Sax Players
32.95
S567: 30 Melodious Duets for Saxophone arranged by Carl Strommen. Kendor Music, 2009, 53 pages, score format. A new and inexpensive collection of duets for two equal saxophones based on arrangements of works by Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, Hook, Tchaikovsky, Telemann, Correlli and others along with 9 original duets by Strommen. Generally at the early intermediate level with a few that are a bit more difficult.
13.50

Saxophone Trios (in order by composer)
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/ S648: Trio Sonata II in C Minor BWV 526 by Johann Sebastian Bach arranged for Saxophone Trio by Olaf Mühlenhardt. Advance Music, 2008, SS, includes parts and score and an alternate cello part to replace the lowest part. Originally for organ. In three movements: 1. Vivace, 2. Largo, and 3. Allegro. College level with most of the difficulty in the two upper parts.
19.95
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/ S568: Trio Sonata III in D Minor BWV 527 by Johann Sebastian Bach arranged for Saxophone Trio by Olaf Mühlenhardt. Advance Music, 2008, SS, includes parts and score and an alternate cello part to replace the lowest part. Originally for organ. In three movements: 1. Andante, 2. Adagio e dolce, and 3. Vivace. College level with most of the difficulty in the two upper parts.
19.95
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/ S558: Trio Sonata V in C Major BWV 529 by Johann Sebastian Bach arranged for Saxophone Trio by Olaf Mühlenhardt. Advance Music, 2009, SS, includes parts and score and an alternate cello part to replace the lowest part. Originally for organ. In three movements: 1. Allegro, 2. Largo, and 3. Allegro. College level with most of the difficulty in the two upper parts.
19.95
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/ S602: Trio Sonata VI in G Major BWV 530 by Johann Sebastian Bach arranged for Saxophone Trio by Olaf Mühlenhardt. Advance Music, 2009, SS, includes parts and score and an alternate cello part to replace the lowest part. Originally for organ.  In three movements: 1. Vivace, 2. Lente, and 3. Allegro. College level with most of the difficulty in the two upper parts.
19.95

S675: Six Southern Folk Hymns and Variants of a Southern Song for Soprano, Alto and Tenor Saxophones by Walter S. Hartley. Masters Music, SS, includes parts and score. This is actually a suite of six short hymns (1. Amazing Grace, 2. The Babe of Bethlehem. 3. Wondrous Love, 4. Christian Prospect, 5. The Promised Land and 6. Hallelujah)  from an 1854 edition of the Southern Harmony and Musical Companion plus the Variants which is based on "Idumea" by Ananais Davisson (1818) and is a longer work (the parts are two pages long). The hymns are quite easy while the Variants is at an advanced high school/early college level.
10.95

S654: Street Music for 3 (Straßenmusik à 3) Book 2 for 3 saxophonesby Uwe Heger. Noetzel Edition, 2010, SS, 52 pages. For three equal saxophones (parts for mixed saxophones can be ordered). Mostly in score format. Original music which captures the sounds that might be heard in a cosmopolitan city in Europe. Includes 26 pieces in klezmer, blues, ragtime, and tango styles. Upper Intermediate level.
19.95

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