While learning the alto using the abracadabra saxophone book, I really liked playing Summertime ... the haunting sound of the alto seemed to work perfectly with that piece, but when I started playing the baritone it no longer sounded great, and I decided that some tunes must just be better suited to some instruments.
I just bought a book of the music of Gershwin for alto sax (since it seems impossible to buy music for baritone), and it has Summertime in it, but this version sounds great on my baritone. Guessing from the key signature, the first version is in F major, starting on a high A, while the second is in C major starting on a middle E. Apart from that (and articulation differences which I ignored, playing the second version the way I was used to playing the first version) the two appear identical.
So, why would one version work for me on one instrument, and the other version work on the other? And are there any good rules for figuring out which pieces will suite which instruments, or is it just a case of trial and error?
I just bought a book of the music of Gershwin for alto sax (since it seems impossible to buy music for baritone), and it has Summertime in it, but this version sounds great on my baritone. Guessing from the key signature, the first version is in F major, starting on a high A, while the second is in C major starting on a middle E. Apart from that (and articulation differences which I ignored, playing the second version the way I was used to playing the first version) the two appear identical.
So, why would one version work for me on one instrument, and the other version work on the other? And are there any good rules for figuring out which pieces will suite which instruments, or is it just a case of trial and error?