Getz, Noah: Stratosphere

Altissimo Etudes for Saxophone

sheet music

Setting: Saxophone
Language: English
Length: 48 pages
Weight: 0.25 kg
Published: 2012
Publisher: Advance Music
Item number: ADV7152
ISMN: 9790206307676
This book is a response to the proliferation of the usage of the altissimo register by composers and performers and is intended to prepare the advanced saxophonist with the ability to meet the demands of the modern repertoire. Etudes in a variety of musical styles, practice concepts, exercises, and a brief history are included to aid in the development of the altissimo register. In addition, this book is meant to demonstrate greater potential for the altissimo range for performers and composers

Contents

1.
Foreword
2.
Biography
3.
A Brief History of the Altissimo Register
4.
Considerations for Developing the Altissimo Register: Three Elements of Tone Production
5.
Voicing
6.
Overtones
7.
Aural Imagery
8.
Exercises to Access the Altissimo Register
9.
Specific Challenges in the Altissimo Register
10.
Altissimo Etudes: Batch
11.
Overtime
12.
Bugle Boy
13.
Saudade
14.
Plain Bob Minor
15.
Broken Glass
16.
Swung
17.
Spanish Tinge
18.
Theremin
19.
Geschwind
20.
Street Feet
21.
Mozartean
22.
Midnight
23.
Pelushka Fanfare
24.
Eli's Rag
25.
Hungarian Swede
26.
TV
27.
Tarantolati
28.
Perpetual
29.
Paganini
30.
Works That Include the Altissimo Register
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