List of concert works for saxophone explained

This is a partial repertoire list of classical works for saxophone.

Saxophone and orchestra

Soprano saxophone and orchestra

• Duo Concertante, for soprano and alto saxophones—Jean-Baptiste Singelée (1858)
• Fantasia for soprano (or tenor) saxophone, three horns, and strings (1948)—Heitor Villa-Lobos^{[1] [2]}
• Concerto for Soprano Saxophone and Strings, Op. 344 (1980)—Alan Hovhaness
• Escapades for soprano saxophone and orchestra (2021)—John Anthony Lennon
• Where the Bee Dances, concerto for soprano saxophone and orchestra (1991)—Michael Nyman
• Concerto for Soprano Saxophone and Orchestra (1993)—Michael Torke
• Your Rockaby for soprano saxophone and orchestra (1993)—Mark-Anthony Turnage
• Double Concerto for Saxophone, Cello and Orchestra (1997)—Michael Nyman
• Saxophone Concerto No. 1: Imagined Sound of Sun On Stone (1999)—Sally Beamish
• Saxophone Concerto, for soprano saxophone and chamber orchestra (2003)—Avner Dorman
• Saxophone Concerto ("Albireo Mode"), Op. 93 for soprano saxophone and orchestra (2004–2005)—Takashi Yoshimatsu
• Concerto for soprano saxophone and orchestra (2007)—Jennifer Higdon
• Concerto after Tchaikovsky for soprano saxophone and orchestra (2013)—David DeBoor Canfield
• Concerto for soprano saxophone and chamber orchestra (2014–15)—Kalevi Aho
• Soprano Saxophone Concerto (2019) - Carter Pann

Alto saxophone and orchestra

• Duo Concertante for soprano and alto saxophone—Jean-Baptiste Singelée (1858)
• Divertissement espagnol—Charles Martin Loeffler (1900)
• Rhapsody for orchestra and saxophone (1901)—Claude Debussy^[3]
• Concerto No. 1, for alto saxophone—Paul Gilson (1902)
• Concerto No 2, for alto saxophone—Paul Gilson (1902)
• Légende, symphonic suite for chromatic harp, alto saxophone and strings (1903)–André Caplet
• Choral varié, Op. 55 (1903)—Vincent d'Indy^[4]
• Légende, Op. 66 (1918)—Florent Schmitt
• Concerto in E major for alto saxophone (1934)—Alexander Glazunov
• Saxophone Concerto, Op. 14 (1934)—Lars-Erik Larsson^[5]
• Concertino da camera (1935)—Jacques Ibert
• Saxo Rhapsody (1936)—Eric Coates
• Scaramouche for alto saxophone (1937)—Darius Milhaud^[6]
• Ballade for Saxophone and Orchestra (1938)—Frank Martin^{[7] [8]}
• Ballade for alto saxophone (1939)—Henri Tomasi^{[9] [10]}
• Slawische Rhapsodie, Op. 23, for orchestra and saxophone obbligato (1940)—Viktor Ullmann
• Sonata in C for alto saxophone and orchestra (1943)—Fernande Decruck
• Concerto for alto saxophone and orchestra (1944)—Paul Bonneau
• Concerto for alto saxophone and orchestra (or band), Op. 26 (1944)—Paul Creston^[11]
• Concerto for alto saxophone (1949)—Henri Tomasi
• Tableaux de Provence (1948–1955)—Paule Maurice
• Saxophone Concerto, for alto saxophone and orchestra (1951)—Henk Badings
• Concerto for alto saxophone, trumpet and string orchestra (1955)—Jean Rivier
• Concerto for alto saxophone in E-flat major (1956)—Ronald Binge
• Saxophone Concerto (1958)—Erland von Koch^[12]
• Concerto for alto saxophone (1959)—Pierre Max Dubois
• Élégie et rondeau for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra (1961)—Karel Husa^[13]
• Claremont Concerto (1962)—John Worley
• Concerto for saxophone and orchestra (1963)—William Lovelock
• Concerto for saxophone and orchestra (1966)—Ida Gotkovsky
• Saxophone Concerto No. 2 (1973)—William Lovelock
• Symphony No. 16, for alto saxophone and orchestra (1979)—Allan Pettersson
• Concerto for alto saxophone and chamber orchestra, Op. 41 (1980)—Robert Muczynski
• Concerto for alto saxophone and orchestra (... auf den ersten Blick und ohne zu wissen...) (1980)—Esa-Pekka Salonen^[14]
• Concerto for alto saxophone and orchestra (1983)—Ronald Caltabiano^[15]
• Concerto for alto saxophone and orchestra (1983)—Gunther Schuller^[16]
• Saxophone Concerto, for alto saxophone and chamber orchestra (1984)—Dominic Muldowney^[17]
• Concerto for alto saxophone and orchestra, Op.50 (1987)—Nikolai Kapustin
• Concerto for alto saxophone and orchestra (1987)-Volodymyr Runchak
• Saxophone Concerto, for alto saxophone and strings (1988)—Richard Rodney Bennett
• Concerto for alto saxophone and string orchestra (1989)—Nicola LeFanu
• Sinfonia concertante: Symphony No. 3, for alto (or soprano) saxophone and orchestra (1989/2010)—Anders Eliasson
• Concerto for alto saxophone and orchestra (1990)—Miklós Maros
• Concerto for alto saxophone and string orchestra (1993)—Krzysztof Meyer
• Music for alto saxophone and orchestra (1993/95)—Bertold Hummel
• Cyber Bird Concerto, for alto saxophone and orchestra, Op. 59 (1994)—Takashi Yoshimatsu
• My Assam Dragon for alto saxophone and orchestra (1994/1996)—Jan Sandström
• Chamber Symphony No. 3 for alto saxophone and 20 string instruments(1995–96)—Kalevi Aho
• Concerto for saxophone and Orchestra (1998/99)—Toshio Hosokawa
• Saxophone Concerto (1999)—Richard Payne
• Dem Licht entgegen for alto saxophone and orchestra (2001)—Sunleif Rasmussen
• Escapades (2002)—John Williams
• Concerto for alto (soprano) saxophone and string orchestra (2003/2010)—Anders Eliasson
• Concerto No. 2 for alto saxophone and Strings (2004)—Miklós Maros
• Saxophone Concerto No. 2: Under the Wing of the Rock for alto saxophone and strings (2006/2008)—Sally Beamish
• Concerto after Glière for alto saxophone and orchestra (2007)—David DeBoor Canfield
• Concerto for alto saxophone and chamber orchestra (2008)—Joan Albert Amargós
• Concerto for alto saxophone and orchestra (or wind ensemble) (2010)—Thomas Sleeper
• Rhapsody for alto Saxophone and Orchestra (2010)—André Waignein
• Hemke Concerto "Prisms of Light" for alto saxophone and orchestra (2014)—Augusta Read Thomas
• Concerto for alto saxophone and orchestra (2013)—John Adams
• Concerto for alto saxophone and orchestra opus 70b (2015)—Nimrod Borenstein
• Concerto for alto saxophone and orchestra (2018)—Karol Beffa
• Rush concerto for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra (2018)—Kenneth Fuchs

Tenor saxophone and orchestra

• Choro Concertante for tenor saxophone and orchestra (1953)—Claudio Santoro
• Suite No. 1 for tenor saxophone and strings (1963)—Alec Wilder
• Suite No. 2 for tenor saxophone and strings (1966)—Alec Wilder
• Concerto for tenor saxophone and chamber orchestra (1968)—Alec Wilder
• Chant premier, Op. 103, sonata for tenor saxophone and orchestra (1974)—Marcel Mihalovici
• Concerto for tenor saxophone and orchestra (1984)—Robert Ward
• The Upward Stream concerto for tenor saxophone and orchestra (or symphonic band, or piano) (1985)—Russell Peck
• Concerto for Stan Getz, for tenor saxophone and orchestra (1990)—Richard Rodney Bennett
• Concerto for tenor saxophone and orchestra (1992)—Eric Ewazen
• Concerto for tenor saxophone and orchestra with piano obbligato (2007)—David DeBoor Canfield
• "Graffiti Play", concerto for Tenor Saxophone, contemporary Jazz Trio (ts, bs, drs) & chamber orchestra (2014)—Esa Pietilä
• Concerto for tenor saxophone and small orchestra (2015)—Kalevi Aho
• Bright Karynge for Tenor Saxophone and Orchestra (2022)– Joseph Tkach

Baritone saxophone and orchestra

• Rhapsody for Baritone Saxophone and Orchestra (or Wind Orchestra, or Piano) (1983)—Mark Watters
• Concerto for Baritone Saxophone and String Orchestra (1992)—Werner Wolf Glaser
• ...and dispel the miseries of the world concerto for baritone saxophone and chamber orchestra (2007–2008)—David Gaines
• Concerto for Baritone Saxophone and Orchestra (2008)—Georg Friedrich Haas
• Vongole ! for E Baritone Saxophone and Concert Band (2015)—Satoshi Yagisawa
• Jeru Concerto for E Baritone Saxophone and Chamber Orchestra (2017)—Brian Landrus

Saxophone quartet and orchestra

• Concerto Sinfonico for Saxophone Quartet and Orchestra (1985)—Nicolas Flagello
• Concerto for Saxophone Quartet and Orchestra (1986)—Tristan Keuris^{[18] [19]}
• Concerto Grosso for Saxophone Quartet and Orchestra (1988)—Miklós Maros
• Concierto a cuatro for Saxophone Quartet and Orchestra (1990)—Cristóbal Halffter^[20]
  • Concerto for Saxophone Quartet and Orchestra (1991)—Michael Nyman Concerto for Saxophone Quartet and Orchestra (1992)—Charles Wuorinen^[21]
• Concerto for Saxophone Quartet and Orchestra (1995)—Philip Glass^[22]
• Concerto Grosso for Saxophone Quartet and Orchestra (or Band) (2000)—William Bolcom^[23]
• Concerto for Saxophone Quartet and Orchestra (2001)—Michael Nyman
• Animal, Vegetable, Mineral for Saxophone Quartet and Orchestra (2004)—Steven Mackey^[24]
• Water Music for Saxophone Quartet and Chamber Orchestra (2004)—Brett Dean
• Concerto for Saxophone Quartet and Strings (2007)—Sally Beamish
• Kellot / Bells – Concerto for Saxophon Quartet and Orchestra (2008)—Kalevi Aho
• Four Preludes for saxophone quartet and string orchestra with percussion, Opus 63 (2015)—Fazıl Say
• Violet Winds concerto for saxophone quartet and chamber orchestra (2015)—Peeter Vähi

Saxophone quintet and orchestra

• Concerto for 5, five saxophones and orchestra (1965)—Ernest Tomlinson

Saxophone and concert band

Soprano saxophone and concert band

• Saxophone Concerto for soprano saxophone and wind ensemble (1993)—Michael Torke
• Concerto for Soprano Saxophone and Band (1995)—Aldo Rafael Forte
• Concerto for Soprano Saxophone and Wind Ensemble (2007)—John Mackey
• Apollo for Soprano Saxophone and Wind Ensemble (2008)—Brian Balmages
• Concerto for Soprano Saxophone and Concert Band (2014)—Lewis Porter
• Concerto for Soprano Saxophone and Band (2015)—William Bolcom

Alto saxophone and concert band

• Concerto for alto saxophone and band (1902)—Paul Gilson
• Concerto, Op. 26, for alto saxophone and band (or orchestra) (1941)—Paul Creston
• Diversion for alto saxophone and band (1943)—Bernhard Heiden
• Concerto for alto saxophone and wind orchestra (1949/1953)—Ingolf Dahl^[25]
• Saxophoonconcert voor harmonie-orkest (1951)—Henk Badings
• Ballade for Solo E♭ Alto saxophone and Band (1956)—Alfred Reed
• Concertino for alto saxophone and orchestra (1964)—Radamés Gnattali
• Concerto for E-flat alto saxophone and Band (1966)—Frank William Erickson
• Concerto No. 1 for alto saxophone and Band (or Piano) (1966)—Walter Hartley
• Concerto for alto saxophone and wind ensemble (1966)—Alec Wilder
• Concerto for alto saxophone and Band (1967)—Karel Husa
• Concertino for alto saxophone and wind ensemble (1971)—Warren Benson
• Concertino for alto saxophone and band (1974)—Jerry Bilik
• Miscellanies for alto saxophone and wind band (1976)—Gordon Jacob
• Heater: Saga for alto saxophone and band (1977)—William Albright
• Fantasia for alto saxophone (1984)—Claude T. Smith
• Danza Capriccio for alto saxophone and band (1985)—Ron Nelson
• Panic: A Dithyramb for alto saxophone, drum kit, winds, brass and percussion (1995)—Harrison Birtwistle^[26]
• Carnival for alto saxophone and concert band (1997)—Philip Sparke
  • • Concert-Suite for solo E alto saxophone and band (1998)—William Bolcom Die Heldenzeit, Concerto for alto saxophone and wind ensemble (1998)—Jun Nagao Concerto for alto saxophone and wind ensemble (1999)—David Maslanka
• Arioso and Presto, Op. 108, for alto saxophone and band (2001)—James Barnes
• Martyrs for the Faith, Concerto for alto saxophone and symphonic winds (2003)—David DeBoor Canfield
• Concerto Agrariana for alto saxophone and band (2003)—John Cheetham
• Concerto for alto saxophone and wind ensemble (2003)—Charles Rochester Young
• Concertino for alto Saxophone and Wind Ensemble (2004)—Zechariah Goh
• Dance of Uzume for Alto Saxophone and Symphonic Band (2004)—Piet Swerts
• Summer Concerto for alto saxophone and symphonic band (2004)—Rodney Waschka II
• Concerto after Gliere for alto saxophone and band (2009)—David DeBoor Canfield
  • Fantasia for alto saxophone and band (2011)—Eric Ewazen Elevator Music for alto saxophone and band (2013)—David DeBoor Canfield
• Concerto for alto saxophone and wind ensemble (2013)—Zechariah Goh
  • Concerto for alto saxophone and wind ensemble (2014)—Steven Bryant Concerto for saxophone and wind ensemble (2014)—Frank Ticheli
• Fellini (for Alto Saxophone, Circus Band and Wind Orchestra) (2016)—Johan de Meij
• Solace: A Lyric Concerto (2018) -- Joel Love
• Break a Reed: Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Wind Ensemble (2022)—Mitchell T. Gilly

Tenor saxophone and concert band

• • Fragments for tenor saxophone and band (1967)—William Duckworth Concertino for tenor saxophone and band (or piano) (1978)—Walter Hartley
• Concerto for tenor saxophone and orchestra (transcription) (1984)—Robert Ward
• Jigsaw for tenor saxophone and band (1992)—Jack Stamp

Baritone saxophone and concert band

• • Concerto for baritone saxophone and wind orchestra (2007)—Bernard van Beurden Vongole! for solo baritone saxophone and concert band (2013)—Satoshi Yagisawa
• Rhapsody for baritone saxophone (2014)—Mark Watters
• Archaic Machines. Concerto for baritone saxophone and wind ensemble (2022)—Alan Theisen

Saxophone quartet and concert band

• • Capriccio for saxophone quartet and band (1988)—Warren Barker And the Winds Shall Blow for saxophone quartet, winds and percussion (1994)—Wayne Peterson^{[27] [28]}
• Urban Requiem for saxophone quartet and wind ensemble (1995)—Michael Colgrass
• Dialogues for saxophone quartet, winds, and percussion (2006)—James Curnow
• Windings for saxophone quartet and wind orchestra (2006)—Miklós Maros
• Concerto for saxophone quartet and wind ensemble (2012)—David Maslanka
• Concerto after Dvorak (2018)—David DeBoor Canfield
• Concerto for saxophone quartet and wind ensemble (2019)—Roger Briggs

Others

• Fantasia on Auld Lang Syne for the 16 members of the complete saxophone family, played in three groups (1976)—Ernest Tomlinson
• Trio Concertino, for alto, tenor, and baritone saxophones and band (or piano) (1999)—Walter Hartley
• Saxophone Concertino, for saxophone (doubling on both alto and soprano) and wind orchestra (2009)—Satoshi Yagisawa
• Mystic Quest, concerto for saxophone (doubling on both alto and soprano) and wind ensemble (2013)—Satoshi Yagisawa

Saxophone and piano

Soprano saxophone and piano

• Caprice, Op. 80, for Soprano Saxophone and Piano (1862)—Jean-Baptiste Singelée
• Sonata, "Alpine," Op. 37 for Soprano Saxophone and Piano (1970)—Lawson Lunde
• Sonata for Soprano Saxophone and Piano (1982)—William Calhoun
• Sonata for Soprano Saxophone and Piano (1984)—Ronald Caravan
  • Diversions for soprano saxophone and piano (1986)—Charles Rochester Young
• Sonata for Soprano Saxophone and Piano (1987)—Charles Rochester Young
• Sonata for Soprano Saxophone in B-flat and Piano (1989)—Jindřich Feld
• Sonata Aragon for soprano saxophone and piano (1989) – Dave Smith
• Sonata for Soprano Saxophone and Piano (1991)—Bill Dobbins
• Sonata for Soprano Saxophone and Piano (1993)—Robert Baksa
• Double Vision for soprano saxophone and piano (1993)—Charles Rochester Young
• Accompanied Recitative for Soprano Saxophone and Piano (1994)—Milton Babbitt^[29]
• Sonata for Soprano Saxophone and Piano (1994)—Richard Rodney Bennett
• Vocalise for Soprano Saxophone and Piano (1994)—Bertold Hummel
• Lost in Translation for soprano saxophone and piano (2005)—Dorothy Hindman
• Fanfares for soprano saxophone and piano (2006)—Huw Watkins
• Sonata for Soprano Saxophone and Piano (2006–2007)—David DeBoor Canfield
• Für Walter for soprano saxophone and piano, percussion ad libitum (2010)—Toshio Hosokawa

Alto saxophone and piano

• Caprice et Variations for Alto Saxophone and Piano (1860)—Jean-Baptiste Arban
• Fantasie sur un theme original (1860)—Jules Demersseman
• Solo de Concert (no. 1), Op. 74 for Alto Saxophone and Piano (1860)—Jean-Baptiste Singelée
• Concertino, Opus 78 for Alto Saxophone and Piano (1861)—Jean-Baptiste Singelée
• Solo de Concert No. 5, Op. 91 for Alto Saxophone and Piano (1863)—Jean-Baptiste Singelée
• Solo de Concours Op. 13 for Alto Saxophone and Piano (1874)—Paul Agricole Génin
• Le Val Fleuri (1888)—Louis Ganne
• Hot-Sonate (1930)—Erwin Schulhoff
• Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano (1931)—Wolfgang Jacobi
  • Suite for Alto Saxophone and Piano (1935)—Paul Dessau Aria for alto saxophone and piano (1936)—Eugène Bozza
• Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano (1937)—Bernhard Heiden
• Etudes (15) for Saxophone and Piano, Op. 188 (1942)—Charles Koechlin^{[30] [31]}
• Sonata in C minor, for alto saxophone and piano (1943)—Fernande Decruck
• Sonata for Alto Horn (or Alto Saxophone) and Piano (1943)—Paul Hindemith^{[32] [33]}
• Sonata, Op. 19 for Alto Saxophone and Piano (1944)—Paul Creston^[34]
• Sonatina for Alto Saxophone and Piano (1953) – Lex van Delden
• Prélude, cadence et finale (1956)—Alfred Desenclos
• Sonata for Alto Saxophone (1960)—Alec Wilder
• Cinq danses exotiques (1961)—Jean Françaix
• Sonatina for Alto Saxophone and Piano (1969/95)—Bertold Hummel
• Sonata for Alto Saxophone (1970)—Edison Denisov^{[35] [36]}
• Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano, Op. 29 (1970)—Robert Muczynski^[37]
• Variations on a Dorian Theme for alto saxophone and piano (1972)—Gordon Jacob
• Four Moods for Alto Saxophone and Piano (1975)—Phil Woods
• Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano (1979)—John Worley
• Albanian Summer (1980)—Dave Smith
• Divertimento (1982)—Charles Wuorinen^[38]
• Pequeña Czarda (1982)—Pedro Iturralde
• Picnic on the Marne (1983)—Ned Rorem
• Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano (1984)—William Albright
• Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano (1984) David Diamond
• Last Night (1985, rev. 1990)—Rodney Waschka II
• Poem for Alto Saxophone and Piano(1986)—Anders Eliasson
• Whirled Series (1987)—Milton Babbitt^{[39] [40]}
• Keening for Alto saxophone and Piano (1987)—Michael Berkeley
• Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano (1988)—David Maslanka
• Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano (1990)—Arthur Frackenpohl
• Novella for alto saxophone and piano (1991)—Howard J. Buss
• Sonata brevis for Alto Saxophone and Piano (1991)—Bertold Hummel
• Chant (1991)—Augusta Read Thomas
• Fuzzy Bird Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano (1991)—Takashi Yoshimatsu
• Sonate for Alto Saxophone and Piano (1993)—Jindřich Feld
• Vocalise for Alto Saxophone and Piano (1994)—Bertold Hummel
• Hidden Reflections (1996)—Lior Navok
• Three Piece Suite for alto saxophone and piano (1998)—Richard Rodney Bennett
• Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano (2000)—David DeBoor Canfield
• Sonata after Poulenc for Alto Saxophone and Piano (2013)—David DeBoor Canfield
• Ragtime Sonata after Joplin for Alto Saxophone and Piano (2013)—David DeBoor Canfield
• Sonata for Alto Saxophone (2000)—Jack Cooper^{[41] [42]}
• Sonata for alto saxophone (or clarinet) and piano (2004)—Julian Wagstaff
• Quest for Alto Saxophone and Piano (2008)—Gilad Hochman

Tenor saxophone and piano

• Concerto, Op. 57, for Tenor Saxophone and Piano (1858)—Jean-Baptiste Singelée
• Adagio et rondo, Opus 63 for Tenor Saxophone and Piano (1861)—Jean-Baptiste Singelée
• Solo de concert No. 4, Opus 84 for Tenor Saxophone and Piano (1862)—Jean-Baptiste Singelée
• Solo de concert No. 6, Opus 92 for Tenor Saxophone and Piano (1863)—Jean-Baptiste Singelée
• Premier Solo andante et bolero for tenor saxophone and piano (1866)—Jules Demersseman
  • Brasiliana No. 7 for Tenor Saxophone and Piano (1956)—Radamés Gnattali Sonata for Tenor Saxophone and Piano (1967)—James Di Pasquale
• Sonatina for Tenor Saxophone and Piano (1969/95)—Bertold Hummel
• Sonata for Tenor Saxophone and Piano (1974)—Walter Hartley
• Sonata for Tenor Saxophone and Piano (1979)—William Schmidt
• September Sonata for tenor saxophone and piano (1985)—John Worley
• A Down East Sonata for tenor saxophone and piano (1993)—John Worley
• Quest for Tenor Saxophone and Piano (2008)—Gilad Hochman
• Sonata for Tenor Saxophone and Piano (2011)—David DeBoor Canfield
• Saxy for tenor saxophone and piano (2019)—Howard J. Buss

Baritone saxophone and piano

• Fantaisie, Op. 60, for Baritone Saxophone and Piano (1858)—Jean-Baptiste Singelée
• Solo de concert (No. 2), Op. 77, for Baritone Saxophone and Piano (1861)—Jean-Baptiste Singelée
• Solo de concert No. 3, Op. 83, for Baritone Saxophone and Piano (1862)—Jean-Baptiste Singelée
• Solo de concert No. 7, Op. 93, for Baritone Saxophone and Piano (1863)—Jean-Baptiste Singelée
• Little Suite for Baritone saxophone and piano (1974)—Walter Hartley
• Big Fun for Baritone saxophone and piano (2012)—Dorothy Hindman
• Sonata, Op. 6, for Baritone Saxophone and Piano (1976)—Garland Anderson
• Sonata for Baritone Saxophone and Piano (1976)—Walter Hartley
• Rhapsodie for Baritone Saxophone and Piano (1988)—Harald Genzmer
• Sonata for Baritone Saxophone and Piano (2008)—David DeBoor Canfield
• Duo for Baritone Saxophone and Piano (2008)—Walter Hartley

Saxophone, piano and percussion

See List of compositions for saxophone, piano and percussion

Cyberbird Concerto, trio reduction – Yoshimatsu Takashi

Saxophone quartet

• Premier Quatuor, Op. 53 (1857)—Jean-Baptiste Singelée
• Saxophone Quartet in B Op. 109 (1932)—Alexander Glazunov^[43]
• Introduction et variations sur une ronde populaire (1934)—Gabriel Pierné
• Petit Quatuor pour saxophones (1935) Jean Françaix
• Andante et scherzo for Saxophone Quartet (1938)—Eugène Bozza
• Quartet for Saxophones, Op. 102 (1939)—Florent Schmitt
• Quartet for Saxophones (1956)—Pierre Max Dubois
• Quartet for Saxophones (1963)—Alfred Desenclos
• Saxophone Quartet (1963)—Alec Wilder
• Quartet (1969)—Guy Lacour
• Saxophone Quartet No. 1 (1973)—Gordon Jacob
• Variations on a Theme of Stravinsky (1974)—Bernard Hoffer
• Drift (2002)—Dorothy Hindman
• Drastic Measures (1976)—Russell Peck
• Light and Shadow (1978)—Robert Starer
• Line Drawing after Mark Tobey (1978)—Samuel Alder
• Suite for Saxophone Quartet (1979)—Paul Creston
• Saxophone Quartet No. 2 (1979)—Gordon Jacob
• Quartet for Saxophones (1984)—Werner Wolf Glaser
• Quartet for Saxophones (1984)—Miklós Maros
• Music for Saxophones (1986)—Tristan Keuris^[44]
• XAS (1987)—Iannis Xenakis^[45]
• Back Burner (1989)—Frank Ticheli
• Music for four Saxophones (1990)—Bertold Hummel
• Four5 (1991)—John Cage
• Fractal (1991)—Cristóbal Halffter^[20]
• From My Diary (1992)—Branko Lazarin^[46]
• Saxophone Quartet (1992)—Charles Wuorinen^[21]
• Lamentatio (1992)—Erkki-Sven Tüür^[47]
• Saxophone Quartet No.1 – Roads to Ixtlan (1992–93)—Per Nørgård^[48]
• Saxophone Quartet No. 2 – Viltir Svanir (Wild Swans) (1994)—Per Nørgård
• Saxophone Quartet (1994)—Richard Rodney Bennett^[21]
• Saxophone Quartet No.3 – Dansere omkring Jupiter (Dancers around Jupiter) (1995)—Per Nørgård
• Variations (On Several Lines by Amy Clampitt (1995)—Sidney Corbett
• Short Stories (1995)—Jennifer Higdon
• 4our Dedicated to Stockholm Saxophone Quartet (2016)—Arshia Samsaminia^[49]
• July (1995)—Michael Torke^[50]
• American Sketches for saxophone quartet (1996)—Aldo Rafael Forte
• Windup (1996)—Wayne Peterson^[51]
• Mountain Roads (1997)—David Maslanka
• Saxophone Quartet (1999)—Lior Navok
  • Rise (2001)—Steven Bryant Out of the Blue (2001)—Frank Ticheli
• 24 Hour Sax Quartet (2004)—Michael Nyman
• Dry Bones (2005)—Howard J. Buss
• Market Forces (2005)—Eric Moe^[52]
• Fireworks (2011)—Karol Beffa
• Steamboat (2014)—Michael Daugherty

Saxophone and choir

• Galgenlieder (Gallows Songs) for Saxophone Quartet and Choir (2014)—Lera Auerbach
• Galgenlieder (Gallows Songs) for Saxophone Quartet and Children Choir (2015)—Lera Auerbach
• I Saw Eternity for Soprano Saxophone and TTBB Choir (2012)—Paul Mealor
• Making or Breaking for Soprano Saxophone and SSAATTBB Choir (2015)—Kim André Arnesen
• Sacred Light for Soprano Saxophone and TTBB Choir (2012)—Ola Gjeilo
• Amao omi for Saxophone Quartet and Choir - Giya Kancheli

Saxophone: other chamber works

• Quintet for 2 soprano saxophones, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, and baritone saxophone (1861)—Jerome Savari
• Impressions d’automne, Elegy for alto saxophone, oboe, 2 clarinets, basson, harp, organ and 2 cellos (1905)–André Caplet^[53]
• Quartet, for clarinet, tenor saxophone, piano and violin, Op.22 (1928–1930)—Anton Webern^{[54] [55]}
• Konzertstück for two alto saxophones (1933)—Paul Hindemith^{[56] [57]}
• Canonic Suite for four alto saxophones (1939)—Elliott Carter^[58]
• Quiet City for trumpet, alto saxophone, B clarinet (doubling bass clarinet), and piano (1939)—Aaron Copland
• Quartet No. 1 for Trumpet, Tenor Saxophone, Piano and Percussion (1950/1954)—Stefan Wolpe^[59]
• All Set for alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, trumpet, trombone, bass, piano, vibraphone, and percussion (1957)—Milton Babbitt^[60]
• Duo Concertante for alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, and piano, Op. 55 (1858)—Jean-Baptiste Singelée
• Suite for baritone saxophone, horn and wind quintet (1966)—Alec Wilder
• Suite for baritone saxophone, woodwind sextet, bass, and drums (1971)—Alec Wilder
  • Suite for Saxophone and Guitar, Op. 291 (1976)—Alan Hovhaness Saxophon for soprano saxophone & bongo, or soprano saxophone alone (1977)—Karlheinz Stockhausen
• Piccolo for saxophone with geisha bell (1977)—Karlheinz Stockhausen
• Knabenduett (Boys' Duet) for two soprano saxophones (1977)—Karlheinz Stockhausen
• Invocationes for soprano saxophone and organ (1978/1995)—Bertold Hummel
• Duo for soprano saxophone and alto saxophone (1981)—Gordon Jacob
• Quartet for flute, alto saxophone, guitar and solo percussion (1982)—Kalevi Aho
• Linker Augentanz (Left-Eye Dance) for 7 (or 11) saxophones, synthesizer and percussion (1983/90)—Karlheinz Stockhausen
• Entführung (Abduction) for soprano saxophone and electronic and concrete music (1986/2004)—Karlheinz Stockhausen
• Due a due for soprano saxophone and percussion (1987)—Bertold Hummel
• Aragonesca for soprano/alto saxophone, bass clarinet, violin and cello (1987)—Dave Smith
• To Brooklyn Bridge for 24 voices, saxophone quartet and mixed ensemble (1987–88)—Tristan Keuris^[61]
• Noel - A little christmas suite for 3 Saxophones (1989)—Bertold Hummel
• Escapade for alto saxophone and four percussion (1991)—Howard J. Buss
• Pit Band for alto saxophone, bass clarinet, and piano (1993)—William Albright
• Quintet for alto saxophone, bassoon, viola, violoncello and double bass (1994) – Kalevi Aho
• Impromptu for soprano saxophone and marimba (1994)—Howard J. Buss
• In Erwartung (В ожидании) for saxophone quartet and six percussionists (1994)—Sofia Gubaidulina
• Quartet for tenor saxophone, violin, viola, and cello (1994)—Josef Tal
• Pictures from the Sea's Garden for saxophone and percussion (1998)—Sunleif Rasmussen
• Rough Winds Do Shake the Darling Buds for saxophone trio (1999)—Eric Moe^[62]
• Meditatio for mixed chorus and saxophone quartet (2003)—Erkki-Sven Tüür^[63]
• Verwandlung (Transformation) for trombone, saxophone quartet, cello, double bass, and tam-tam (2004)—Sofia Gubaidulina
• Walk the Walk for baritone saxophone (or bass clarinet or contrabassoon) and percussion (2005)—–Michael Daugherty
• Concerto for 22 Instruments (completed 2005)—Alistair Hinton (scored for 22 wind instruments including parts for 1 each soprano, alto, baritone and contrabass saxophones)
• Erwachen (Awakening), Nr. 92, for soprano saxophone, trumpet, and cello (2007)—Karlheinz Stockhausen
• Edentia for soprano saxophone and electronic music (2007)—Karlheinz Stockhausen
• Three Jazzicals for soprano saxophone and tuba (2009)—Howard J. Buss
• Cosmic Portraits for flute, clarinet, alto saxophone, and tenor saxophone (2009)—Howard J. Buss
• Lullaby opus 81c for alto saxophone, violin and piano (2018)—Nimrod Borenstein
• Prayer without Words for soprano saxophone and harp (2018) – Gilad Hochman
• Visitations from the Dark for alto saxophone, bass clarinet, and piano (2020)—Howard J. Buss
• Sonic Tapestries for alto saxophone, violin, and piano (2020)—Howard J. Buss
• The Girl in White for soprano saxophone, trumpet, percussion, piano, violin I, violin II, viola, cello and bass (2011)—Robert J. Bradshaw
  • Schizophrenia for alto sax and marimba (2011) – Shai Cohen ALEA IACTA EST For alto sax, electric guitar and cello (2022) – Shai Cohen
• Closer for two alto saxophones (2022) – Gilad Hochman^[64]
• Slippery Trapeze for clarinet, alto saxophone and bassoon (2024) – Lior Navok

Unaccompanied saxophone works

• Caprice En Forme De Valse (1950)—Paul Bonneau
• Improvisation et caprice for solo saxophone (1952)—Eugène Bozza
• Tre Pezzi for soprano (or tenor) saxophone (1956)—Giacinto Scelsi^[65]
• Introduction, Dance and Furioso (1959)—Herbert Couf
• Partita for alto saxophone, Op. 99x (1968)—Alois Hába
• Djiwa for solo saxophone (1971)—Laurence Wyman
• Improvisation I (1972)—Ryo Noda
• Parable XI for Alto Saxophone, Op. 123 (1972)—Vincent Persichetti
• Improvisation II & III (1975)—Ryo Noda
• Mai (1978)—Ryo Noda
• Images for Saxophones and Tape (1979)—Milton Babbitt^{[66] [67]}
• Tre Pezzi for saxophone in E-flat solo (1979)—Bertold Hummel
• Sequenza IXb for Alto Saxophone (1981)—Luciano Berio
• Three Pieces (1981)—Branko Lazarin^[46]
• In Freundschaft (1982)—Karlheinz Stockhausen
• Amour for saxophone (1976/2003)—Karlheinz Stockhausen
• Getting To Know The Weather Solo Baritone Saxophone (1986)—Eve Beglarian
• A Day in the City for solo saxophone (1986)—Howard J. Buss
• Midnight Omen for solo saxophone (1986)—Howard J. Buss
• Phoenix (1988)—Ryo Noda
• Hard for tenor saxophone solo (1988)—Christian Lauba
• Sequenza VIIb for Soprano Saxophone (adaptation by Claude Delangle in 1993)^{[68] [69]} —Luciano Berio
• Melodies for Saxophone (1995)—Philip Glass
• Steady Study on the Boogie (1995)—Christian Lauba
• Nine Études for Saxophones in 4 books (1996)—Christian Lauba
• Sundance for the Kid for Alto Saxophone (1998)—Laurence Wyman
• Eight Bagatelles for Soprano Saxophone (1999)—Bertold Hummel
• Le Psaume salé for saxophone solo + tape + live-electronics (2001)—Sunleif Rasmussen
• Monologue for Solo Saxophone (2003)—Gilad Hochman
• Three Episodes for Solo Saxophone (2005)—Gilad Hochman
• 90 Sec for Solo Saxophone (2007)—Gilad Hochman
• Obsession for Solo Saxophone (2009)—Karol Beffa

External links

• http://www.tenorsaxindex.info/

Notes and References

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