David Marlatt

The rousing and well-known 'Anvil Chorus' or 'Gypsy Chorus' from Verdi's Il Trovatore (The Troubadour) depicts Spanish gypsies striking their anvils at dawn and singing the praises of hard work, good...

This Spanish piece was originally written for guitar. It might sound like a stretch to arrange a piece from guitar to sax quartet but this really works! The flavour is preserved and the parts are not...

This beautiful slow piece is ideal for that change of pace piece on a concert. Its lyric nature also makes it a perfect selection for weddings or church services as pleasant, quiet background music. T...

The Nautilus is a fictional submarine found in Jules Verne's novel Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea. The sub, and its crew, sail to many places in the world's oceans from the Antarctic ice shelve...

This arrangement of some famous and popular movements from Water Music is approachable by a high school level quartet. This suite is ideal for church services, weddings or any other gigs. The four mov...

Originally for piano, this Adagio has been elegantly transcribed for sax quartet. Lyrical pieces, such as this one, have many uses including weddings, concerts and church services. All parts are fairl...

This work is modal in both melodic and harmonic construction, but, like much of Debussy's music, is often difficult to define precisely. Gentle and restrained, it is filled with exquisite musical gest...

Paradisi is best known for his piece, popularly entitled Toccata, which is an allegro movement from his Sonata No 6 in A for harpsichord. There have been many arrangements, performances and recordings...

The Allegro con Spirito movement of the Divertimento No. 1 is from the Six Feldpartiten (open air suites), composed by Haydn in the early 1780s. Originally scored for two oboes, two French horns, thre...

This arrangement is a movement from the Cello Sonata in G. It has been set for an alto solo with the remainder of the quartet in a supporting role. Flashy sounding scales (in an easy key) make this so...

Mozart would have approved! This is one of the most famous classical pieces of all time and it works great for sax quartet. All the Mozartian technical fun is included in this version. All parts are i...

This Andaluza (or Playera) is part of a set of 12 Spanish Dances written in 1890. The color and harmonies lend themselves so well to the sonorities of the sax quartet. Ole!

The Uprising is a bold and daring work portraying a group challenging the people in power. This has been staged in six programatic sections: The Current Regime is noble and confident in character - pe...

This work (originally for lute or mandolin and strings) is a great piece to feature all players in a sax quartet. Typical fun Vivaldi writing makes this an excellent choice on a concert or for contest...

Firescape is a piece in a series of four "elements" inspired works. Through music it demonstrates the various characteristics of fire described by the titles of each section - Hephaestus - God of Fire...

The Silver Swan, My Heart to Thee Now Makes its Plea and Now is the Month of Maying make up this set of famous madrigals for sax quartet. There are two slower melodies and one fast one to add variety...

Immerse yourself in the fiery world of tango with one of the most famous masterpieces of all time: "La Cumparsita", composed by Uruguayan musician Gerardo Matos Rodríguez. This arrangement for saxopho...

Rondo alla Turca is the well-known final movement from Mozart's Piano Sonata in A Major, K. 331. This has been arranged as a technical showpiece for alto saxophone and the technical passages fall nice...

These two works (one by Gounod and the other by Schubert) are among the most popular and often used pieces at weddings and recitals. The simple accompaniment combined with the famous flowing melody ma...

Bring baroque brilliance and captivating musical joy to the stage! With the famous movement "Allegro from the Flute Sonata," published by Eighth Note Publications in a wonderful arrangement for tenor...

This is truly beautiful music ideal for weddings, church services, or a recital to demonstrate lyrical playing. The key has been altered from the original to best suit the sound of the tenor saxophone...

The Three Gymnopdies are the ultimate in quiet minimal pieces. They have been recorded by many instruments from synthesizer to soprano saxophone. Any one of these pieces would be a great change of pac...

This version of Wachet Auf allows a solo alto saxophone and keyboard (piano or organ) to perform this work at weddings, church services or any other distinguished event. The solo part alternates the s...

This is truly beautiful music ideal for weddings, church services or a recital to demonstrate lyrical playing. The key has been altered from the original to allow for easier performance. The range is...

This addition to the Eighth Note Publications library is a set of volumes containing some of the most famous classical pieces which have been arranged for various solo instruments with keyboard accomp...