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List of concert works for saxophone

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

Contents

Soprano saxophone and orchestra

  • Fantasia for Soprano (or Tenor) Saxophone, Three Horns and Strings (1948)—Heitor Villa-Lobos
  • Concerto for Soprano Saxophone and Strings, Op. 344 (1980)—Alan Hovhaness
  • Where the Bee Dances concerto for soprano saxophone and orchestra (1991)—Michael Nyman
  • Concerto for Soprano Saxophone and Orchestra (1993)—Michael Torke
  • 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

    • Alto saxophone and orchestra

  • Rapsodie pour Orchestre et Saxophone (1901)—Claude Debussy
  • Choral varié, Op.55 (1903)—Vincent d'Indy
  • Légende, Op.66 (1918)—Florent Schmitt
  • Concerto in E♭ major for Alto Saxophone (1934)—Alexander Glazunov
  • Saxophone Concerto, Op.14 (1934)—Lars-Erik Larsson
  • Concertino da camera (1935)—Jacques Ibert
  • Saxo Rhapsody (1936)—Eric Coates
  • Scaramouche for Alto Saxophone (1937)—Darius Milhaud
  • Ballade for Saxophone and Orchestra (1938)—Frank Martin
  • Ballade for Alto Saxophone (1939)—Henri Tomasi
  • Slawische Rhapsodie op.23, for Orchestra and Saxophone Obbligato (1940)—Viktor Ullmann
  • Sonate en ut# pour saxophone alto (ou alto) et orchestre (1943)—Fernande Decruck
  • Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra (or Band), Op. 26 (1944)—Paul Creston
  • Concerto for Alto Saxophone (1949)—Henri Tomasi
  • Tableaux de Provence (1948-1955)—Paule Maurice
  • Saxophoonconcert (Saxophone Concerto) for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra (1951)—Henk Badings
  • Idlewood Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra (1954)—Carl Anton Wirth
  • Concerto for Alto Saxophone, Trumpet and String Orchestra (1955)—Jean Rivier
  • Saxophone Concerto (1958)—Erland von Koch
  • Concerto pour Saxophone Alto (1959)—Pierre Max Dubois
  • Élégie et Rondeau for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra (1961)—Karel Husa
  • 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
  • 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
  • Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra (1983)—Ronald Caltabiano
  • Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra (1983)—Gunther Schuller
  • Saxophone Concerto For Alto Saxophone and Chamber Orchestra (1984)—Dominic Muldowney
  • Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra—Nikolai Kapustin
  • Saxophone Concerto, for Alto Saxophone & 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
  • Cyber Bird Concerto for Alto Saxophone, 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 Alto Saxophone and Orchestra (1998)—Stephen Dankner
  • Meditation for Alto Saxophone [or Viola] and String Orchestra (1998)—Stephen Dankner
  • Concerto for Saxophone and Orchestra (1998/99)—Toshio Hosokawa
  • Dem Licht entgegen for 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
  • Hesaar for Alto Saxophone and Ensemble (2004)—Kiawasch Sahebnassagh
  • 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 Orchestra (or Wind Ensemble) (2010)—Thomas Sleeper
  • Rhapsody for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra (2010)—André Waignein
  • Saxophone Concerto Nr. 1 for alto saxophone and orchestra (2012)—Henry Kelder
  • Hemke Concerto "Prisms of Light" for alto saxophone and orchestra—Augusta Read Thomas
  • Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra (2013)—John Adams
  • Saxophone Concerto Nr. 2 for alto saxophone and string orchestra (2015)—Henry Kelder

    • Tenor saxophone and orchestra

  • 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 & 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

    • 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
  • Concertino for Solo Baritone Saxophone and Orchestra (1996)—Robert Nelson
  • Corduroy concertino for baritone saxophone and orchestra (2002-2003)—Herb Gellis
  • Concerto for Baritone Saxophone and Orchestra (2003)—Benjamin Boone
  • ...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

    • Bass saxophone and orchestra

  • Concerto for Bass Saxophone and Strings (1999)—Carson Cooman
  • Concerto for Bass Saxophone and String Orchestra (or piano) (1999)—Jan van Dijk

    • Saxophone quartet and orchestra

  • Concerto Sinfonico for Saxophone Quartet and Orchestra (1985)—Nicolas Flagello
  • Concerto for Saxophone Quartet and Orchestra (1986)—Tristan Keuris
  • Concerto Grosso for Saxophone Quartet and Orchestra (1988)—Miklós Maros
  • Concierto a cuatro for Saxophone Quartet and Orchestra (1990)—Cristóbal Halffter
  • Concerto for Saxophone Quartet and Orchestra (1991)—Michael Nyman
  • Concerto for Saxophone Quartet and Orchestra (1992)—Charles Wuorinen
  • Concerto for Saxophone Quartet and Orchestra (1995)—Philip Glass
  • Concerto Grosso for Saxophone Quartet and Orchestra (or Band) (2000)—William Bolcom
  • Concerto for Saxophone Quartet and Orchestra (2001)—Michael Nyman
  • Animal, Vegetable, Mineral for Saxophone Quartet and Orchestra (2004)—Steven Mackey
  • Water Music for Saxophon 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
  • Violet Winds concerto for saxophone quartet and chamber orchestra (2015)—Peeter Vähi

    • Saxophone Quartet 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

    • Soprano saxophone and concert band

  • 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 Wind Ensemble (2014)—David Kirkland Garner
  • Concerto for Soprano Saxophone and Concert Band (2014)—Egemen Kesikli
  • 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 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
  • Rhumba for Alto Saxophone and Band (1949)—Maurice Whitney
  • Introduction and Samba for Alto Saxophone and Band (1950)—Maurice Whitney
  • Ballade for Solo Eb Alto Saxophone and Band (1956)—Alfred Reed
  • 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
  • Fantasy for Alto Saxophone and Concert Band (1970?)—Noah Klauss
  • 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
  • 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
  • Carnival for alto saxophone and concert band (1997)—Philip Sparke
  • Concert-Suite for solo Eb 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
  • Elevator Music for Alto Saxophone and Band (2013)—David DeBoor Canfield
  • Concerto after Gliere for Alto Saxophone and Band (2009)—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
  • Concertango (2008)—Luis Serrano Alarcón
  • Fantasia for Alto Saxophone and Band (2011)—Eric Ewazen
  • Saxophone Concertino for saxophone (doubling on both alto and soprano) and wind orchestra (2009)—Satoshi Yagisawa
  • Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Wind Ensemble (2013)—Zechariah Goh
  • Mystic Quest concerto for saxophone (doubling on both alto and soprano) and wind ensemble (2013)—Satoshi Yagisawa
  • 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

    • 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

    • Contrabass saxophone and concert band

  • Three Episodes for contrabass saxophone and band (?)—Barton Cummings

    • 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
  • 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

    • Others

  • Trio Concertino for Alto, Tenor, and Baritone Saxophones and Band (or Piano) (1999)—Walter Hartley

    • Soprano saxophone and piano

  • Caprice, Opus 80 for Soprano Saxophone and Piano (1862)—Jean-Baptiste Singelée
  • Quite Time for soprano (or tenor) saxophone and piano (1980)—Ronald L. Caravan
  • Sonata for Soprano Saxophone and Piano (1984)—Ronald L. Caravan
  • Diversions for soprano saxophone and piano (1986)—Charles Rochester Young
  • Sonata for Soprano Saxophone and Piano (1987)—Charles Rochester Young
  • Sonate for Soprano Saxophone in B-flat and Piano (1989)—Jindřich Feld
  • Double Vision for soprano saxophone and piano (1993)—Charles Rochester Young
  • Accompanied Recitative for Soprano Saxophone and Piano (1994)—Milton Babbitt
  • Sonata for Soprano Saxophone and Piano (1994)—Richard Rodney Bennett
  • Cries of the Stentor (1994)—Nigel Wood
  • Soliloquy & Celebration for Soprano (or Tenor) Saxophone and Piano (1996)—Ronald L. Caravan
  • Fanfares for soprano saxophone and piano (2006)—Huw Watkins
  • Sonata for Soprano Saxophone and Piano (2006-2007)—David DeBoor Canfield
  • ZBOP! for soprano saxophone and piano (2007)—Henry Kelder
  • 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), Opus 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, Opus 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
  • Suite for Alto Saxophone and Piano (1935)—Paul Dessau
  • Aria pour Saxophone Alto et Piano (1936)—Eugène Bozza
  • Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano (1937)—Bernhard Heiden
  • Etudes (15) for Saxophone and Piano, Op. 188 (1942)—Charles Koechlin
  • Sonate en ut# pour saxophone alto et piano (1943)—Fernande Decruck
  • Sonata for Alto Horn (or Alto Saxophone) and Piano (1943)—Paul Hindemith
  • Sonata, Op. 19 for Alto Saxophone and Piano (1944)—Paul Creston
  • Prélude, cadence et finale (1956)—Alfred Desenclos
  • Sonata for Alto Saxophone (1960)—Alec Wilder
  • Cinq danses exotiques (1961)—Jean Françaix
  • Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano (1965)—Wolfgang Jacobi
  • Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano (1967)—Lawson Lunde
  • Sonata for Alto Saxophone (1970)—Edison Denisov
  • Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano, Op. 29 (1970)—Robert Muczynski
  • 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
  • Pequeña Czarda (1982)—Pedro Iturralde
  • Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano (1984) David Diamond
  • Poem for Alto Saxophone and Piano(1986)—Anders Eliasson
  • Whirled Series (1987)—Milton Babbitt
  • Keening for Alto saxophone and Piano (1987)—Michael Berkeley
  • Light of Sothis (1987)—Amy Quate
  • Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano (1988)—David Maslanka
  • Novella for alto saxophone and piano (1991)—Howard J. Buss
  • 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
  • Eremitani Sonata for Alto saxophone and Piano (1993)—Ian Stewart
  • Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano (1997)—Stephen Dankner
  • Three Piece Suite for alto saxophone and piano (1998)—Richard Rodney Bennett
  • Holy Roller (1998)—Libby Larsen
  • "Renewing the Myth" (1998)
  • 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
  • Romance for Alto Saxophone and Piano (2000)—Stephen Dankner
  • Suite for Saxophone and Piano (2010)—Zechariah Goh

    • 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
  • Sonata for Tenor Saxophone and Piano (1967)—James Di Pasquale
  • 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
  • Rondo Passacaglia for tenor saxophone and piano (1998)—Henry Kelder
  • Sonata for Tenor Saxophone and Piano (2007)—Ronald L. Caravan
  • Sonata for Tenor Saxophone and Piano (2011)—David DeBoor Canfield

    • Baritone saxophone and piano

  • Fantaisie, Opus 60 for Baritone Saxophone and Piano (1858)—Jean-Baptiste Singelée
  • Solo de Concert (no. 2), Opus 77 for Baritone Saxophone and Piano (1861)—Jean-Baptiste Singelée
  • Solo de Concert no. 3, Opus 83 for Baritone Saxophone and Piano (1862)—Jean-Baptiste Singelée
  • Solo de Concert no. 7, Opus 93 for Baritone Saxophone and Piano (1863)—Jean-Baptiste Singelée
  • Little Suite for Baritone saxophone and piano (1974)—Walter Hartley
  • 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 Quartet

  • Premier Quatuor, Op. 53 (1857)—Jean-Baptiste Singelée
  • Quartette (1879)—Caryl Florio
  • Saxophone Quartet in Bb Op.109 (1932)—Alexander Glazunov
  • 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
  • Quatuor pour Saxophones, Op. 102 (1939)—Florent Schmitt
  • Quatuor pour Saxophones (1956)—Pierre Max Dubois
  • Quatuor pour Saxophones (1963)—Alfred Desenclos
  • Saxophone Quartet (1963)—Alec Wilder
  • Quatuor (1969)—Guy Lacour
  • Saxophone Quartet No. 1 (1973)—Gordon Jacob
  • Variations on a Theme of Stravinsky (1974)—Bernard Hoffer
  • 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
  • Quartetto per Sassofoni (1984)—Werner Wolf Glaser
  • Quartet for Saxophones (1984)—Miklós Maros
  • Moments Musiceaux (1985)—Sven David Sandström
  • Music for Saxophones (1986)—Tristan Keuris
  • XAS (1987)—Iannis Xenakis
  • Back Burner (1989)—Frank Ticheli
  • Fractal (1991)—Cristóbal Halffter
  • Saxophone Quartet (1992)—Charles Wuorinen
  • Lamentatio (1992)—Erkki-Sven Tüür
  • Saxophone Quartet No.1 - Roads to Ixtlan (1992–93)—Per Nørgård
  • Saxophone Quartet No.2 - Viltir Svanir (Wild Swans) (1994)—Per Nørgård
  • Saxophone Quartet (1994)—Richard Rodney Bennett
  • 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
  • July (1995)—Michael Torke
  • American Sketches for saxophone quartet (1996)—Aldo Rafael Forte
  • Windup (1996)—Wayne Peterson
  • Mountain Roads (1997)—David Maslanka
  • Di/con[ver(gence/sions)] (1998)—David Dzubay
  • 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
  • 5 Bagatelles for saxophone quartet (2014)—Michael Jamieson
  • Steamboat (2014)—Michael Daugherty

    • Saxophone: other chamber works

  • Duo Concertante for Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, and Piano, Op.55 (1858)—Jean-Baptiste Singelée
  • Quintette de saxophones for 2 soprano saxophones, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, and baritone saxophone (1861)—Jerome Savari
  • Quartet, for Clarinet, Saxophone, Piano and Violin, Op.22 (1928-1930)—Anton Webern
  • Konzertstuck fur Zwei Altsaxophon (1933)—Paul Hindemith
  • Caononic Suite for Four Alto Saxophones (1939)—Elliott Carter
  • 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
  • All Set for alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, trumpet, trombone, bass, piano, vibraphone, and percussion (1957)—Milton Babbitt
  • Cantilène et Danse for alto saxophone, violin, and piano (1961)—Marc Eychenne
  • 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/Boy's Duet for 2 soprano saxophones (1977)—Karlheinz Stockhausen
  • 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
  • Erwachen ("Awakening") for soprano saxophone, trumpet, and cello (2007)—Karlheinz Stockhausen
  • Edentia for soprano saxophone & electronic music (2007)—Karlheinz Stockhausen
  • Ouroboros for saxophone sextet (2013) - Clive Strutt
  • Duo for Two Saxophones for soprano saxophone and alto saxophone (1981)—Gordon Jacob
  • Quartet for Flute, Alto Saxophone, Guitar and Solo Percussion(1982)—Kalevi Aho
  • 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
  • Escapade for alto saxophone and four percussion (1991)—Howard J. Buss
  • 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
  • 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
  • Zeraim from the Book of Ruth for soprano saxophone (or violin), mezzo soprano, and chamber ensemble (2002)—Leroy Osmon
  • Meditatio for mixed chorus and saxophone quartet (2003)—Erkki-Sven Tüür
  • Verwandlung (Transformation) for trombone, saxophone quartet, violoncello, double bass, and tam-tam (2004)—Sofia Gubaidulina
  • Walk the Walk for baritone saxophone (or bass clarinet or contrabassoon) and percussion (2005)—–Michael Daugherty
  • Nga Manu suite for 2 soprano saxophones (2006)—–Michael Jamieson
  • The Griggs Suite for alto saxophone and percussion (2007)—Leroy Osmon
  • 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
  • Concerto for Alto Saxophone, Cello and 8 Percussionists (2009)—Leroy Osmon
  • The Girl in White for soprano saxophone, trumpet, percussion, piano, violin I, violin II, viola, cello and bass (2011)—Robert J. Bradshaw
  • Yiskor for mezzo soprano and soprano saxophone —Leroy Osmon
  • Elegy for 2 Soprano saxophones, Alto saxophone and Piano —Charlotte Harding

    • Unaccompanied Saxophone

  • Tre Pezzi for Soprano Saxophone (1956)—Giacinto Scelsi
  • Suita, Op. 99 for Alto Saxophone (1968)—Alois Hába
  • Djiwa for Solo Saxophone (1971)—Laurence Wyman
  • Images for Saxophones and Tape (1979)—Milton Babbitt
  • Sequenza IXb for Alto Saxophone (1981)—Luciano Berio
  • 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
  • Hard for tenor saxophone solo (1988)—Christian Lauba
  • Sequenza VIIb for Soprano Saxophone (adaptation by Claude Delangle in 1993)—Luciano Berio
  • Melodies for Saxophone (1995)—Philip Glass
  • Sundance for the Kid for Alto Saxophone (1998)—Laurence Wyman
  • Le psaume salé for saxophone solo + tape + live-electronics (2001)—Sunleif Rasmussen
  • Neuf études pour saxophone by Christian Lauba
  • Phoenix by Ryo Noda
  • Mai by Ryo Noda

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