Theodore Presser Company Sheet Music

Several powerful elements combine to create this striking 11,5-minute organ solo. In composing for the AGO chapter of Albany, NY, where Hailstork was raised and became a musician, the composer selecte...

Compositions for Organ Opus 58

A dramatic work that moves like a violent storm with intervals of placid calm; and resolves into clear sunlight. This perspective of the Passion of St. Dismas is a serialized work based on an four-not...

A chorale; a setting of poet W.H. Auden's ' Our Father; Whose Creative will' from Persichetti's HYMNS AND RESPONSES FOR THE CHURCH YEAR; is the theme of this intricate set of 13 variations. Commission...

Inspired by Chinese tradition, this concerto-like dance suite includes: 1. Lion Dance, 2. YangKo, and 3. Muqam. Each movement draws from melodies and rhythms characteristic of various regions of China...

Originally commissioned by the American Choral Directors Association Endowment in memory of Raymond W. Brook in 2012, Distance Can't Keep Us Two Apart is scored for a cappella mixed chorus (312-41863)...

In this textural tour de force, a trio of soprano saxophones creates unique sound colors and gestures to dramatically depict the archangels Michael (Warrior), Raphael (Healer), and Gabriel (Heralder)....

THE SOLITUDE OF STARS is a 5-minute work for Soprano and Tenor Saxophones and Piano. It depicts the composer's awe at experiencing a nighttime view of the starry heavens, shining brightly over the vas...

Griots are the traditional bards of West Africa—keepers of oral history, storytellers, poets, musicians, and advisors all in one. Adolphus Hailstork’s GRIOT SONG for alto saxophone and marimba imagine...

Commissioned by The Juilliard School’s Music Advancement Program, IMPRESSIONS FROM THE CHINESE ZODIAC is a suite of three characteristic pieces within reach of advanced pre-college saxophonists, and i...

In ATHENA TRIUMPHANT, Stacy Garrop depicts the goddess Athena marching into war with her armies, a frenetic battle, and the quiet joy of victory in vivid detail and with remarkable concision. Adapted...

In Greek mythology, Daedelus was an inventor who created wings from feathers and wax, so he and his son Icarus could escape Crete by flying away. While Daedalus flew wisely, Icarus flew too close to t...

In COURT DANCES, Amanda Harberg's musical palette sparkles with her trademark sense of imaginative energy, warmth, and lyricism. The three-movement work is a joyful and soulful celebration, originally...

The slow movement from Benson’s Concertino, Aeolian Song has long been a standard in the saxophone repertoire, and for good reason. It is entrancingly beautiful, and a joy to play. Typically heard for...

A long-established standard for low clarinets, IN A DEEP FUNK has been transcribed for low saxophones by the Australian virtuoso Yo-Yo Su. The work is modeled in concept after Bach’s cello suites, usi...

The sparkling verve and freshness of BLOOMING REFLECTIONS are as strikingly delightful as the imagery evoked by the work’s title. While Nishimura’s imagination leads performers and listeners through a...

THE SOLITUDE OF STARS is a 5-minute work for SATB Saxophone Quartet. It depicts the composer’s awe at experiencing a nighttime view of the starry heavens, shining brightly over the vast expanse of the...

While researching an inspiring Appalachian folk song, Garrop discovered multiple variants, all with similar themes, differing outcomes. From three of these variants, she has crafted a lyric trio for a...

Garrop musically explores one of the dramatic occurrences in human history, the explosion of Krakatoa. Scored for solo Viola, Percussion, and Strings, her concerto begins by capturing the essence of a...

The film noir genre of 1940s cinema typically includes a strong but flawed male lead (often a detective), a beautiful woman who coerces the male into committing murder or is a killer herself (a “femme...

A compact dazzler lasting only a few minutes, Steven Stucky's Scherzino was composed for John Sampen and Marilyn Shrude's celebrated 'Modern Postcard' series. The aptly-named work stays within traditi...

For E-flat Alto Saxophone and Piano

We've collected the alto saxophone perennial contest favorites and put them all in one place! Complete with piano accompaniment both in print and on the included CD.

Written in 2014 for saxophonist Nathan Nabb, this sonata is a tour-de-force for the advanced saxophonist. Each of the four movements is based on selected photographs of Yosemite National Park by Ansel...