The Whole Horn Curriculum The Saxophone Program Reference Fifth Year

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Fifth Year

Researched, cited facts about the works, études and technique of this year. This page describes the literature; it is not the program's own teaching. For the year as the program sets it out, see The Saxophone Program.

Scales and technique, mapped to The Whole Horn

Requirements are quoted verbatim from the two program documents. The free app practices the twelve major scales up to two octaves; the full range and the other scale families are in the Full Studio (one-time purchase).1

RequirementSourceIn The Whole HornTier
Advanced scales and arpeggios, including diminished and whole-tone scales.C2C, Fifth YearDiminished (half-whole, whole-half); whole-tone OpenFull Studio
Performance of all Major and Harmonic minor scales to include diatonic 4ths, 5ths, 6ths and arpeggiated Tonic and Dominant 7th chordsStudy 2020, exam lineScales in 4ths, 5ths and 6ths OpenFull Studio

Repertoire 6 works annotated

George Frideric Handel
Sonata in G minor, HWV 364a (arranged)

c. 1722–24 (violin original); published 1732 · Alphonse Leduc (arranged by Jean-Marie Londeix)23

Listed in: Study (2020), Year 5, core repertoire (soprano saxophone)

Pierre-Max Dubois (1930–1995)4
Mazurka

alto saxophone and piano

Listed in: Study (2020), Year 5, core repertoire

About

  • An homage to Chopin.5

David Maslanka
Song Book

1998 · alto saxophone and marimba · 27 minutes6

Listed in: Study (2020), Year 5, additional repertoire

About

  • Commissioned by Steven Jordheim and Dane Richeson of the Lawrence University Conservatory of Music.6
  • Seven movements; three chorale melodies appear in the work.6

Georg Philipp Telemann
12 Fantasias for flute, TWV 40:2–13 (arranged)

published 1732–33 (flute original)7

Listed in: Study (2020), Year 5, additional repertoire

Johann Sebastian Bach
Partita in A minor, BWV 1013 (arranged)

Listed in: Study (2020), Year 5 additional; Years 6 and 7 additional (as the Sonata in A minor for solo flute)

About

  • Four movements: Allemande, Corrente, Sarabande, Bourrée angloise.8

Jean Rivier (1896–1987)9
Grave et presto

1972 · saxophone quartet10

Listed in: C2C (2024), Fifth Year, chamber music

Étude and method collections 3

Also listed

Works and books the program names for this year for which only the composer’s dates could be confirmed.

Sources

  1. The Whole Horn web app (thewholehorn.com/play/), free and Full Studio contents
  2. en.wikipedia.org: Violin sonata in G minor (HWV 364a
  3. grothmusic.com: p 37421 sonata in g minor soprano or tenor sax and piano
  4. en.wikipedia.org: Pierre Max Dubois
  5. laflutedepan.com: pierre max dubois mazurka partition saxophone alto et piano
  6. davidmaslanka.com: song book
  7. en.wikipedia.org: 12 Fantasias for Solo Flute
  8. en.wikipedia.org: Partita in A minor for solo flute (Bach
  9. en.wikipedia.org: Jean Rivier
  10. fr.wikipedia.org: Jean Rivier
  11. en.wikipedia.org: Marcel Mule
  12. forsyths.co.uk: 300133 mule marcel exercices journaliers d apres terschack 97900462021
  13. grothmusic.com: p 37350 48 sight reading studies oboe or saxophone
  14. en.wikipedia.org: Guy Lacour
  15. catalogue.bnf.fr: cb39596042q
  16. en.wikipedia.org: Henri Sauguet
  17. en.wikipedia.org: Paul Bonneau
  18. en.wikipedia.org: Jules Demersseman