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The saxophone quartet I play in has several arrangements that are adaptations of piano pieces. For example Erik Satie's Gymnopedie #1 and a couple of Rags by Scott Joplin.
I have several jazz piano pieces that i think could be adapted to work as saxophone quartet arrangements, but I don't have much knowledge of music theory or experience of arrangement or composition. I have however done quite a bit of music notating with Sibelius - copying, transcribing, transposing mainly.
Some of the quartet charts we have just shove the melody line on soprano, the bass line on baritone and usually something boring on alto and tenor.
I'm looking for guidance on what works well and what to avoid.when adapting piano music for sax quartet.
Thanks in advance
Rhys
I have several jazz piano pieces that i think could be adapted to work as saxophone quartet arrangements, but I don't have much knowledge of music theory or experience of arrangement or composition. I have however done quite a bit of music notating with Sibelius - copying, transcribing, transposing mainly.
Some of the quartet charts we have just shove the melody line on soprano, the bass line on baritone and usually something boring on alto and tenor.
I'm looking for guidance on what works well and what to avoid.when adapting piano music for sax quartet.
Thanks in advance
Rhys