Vocalise, Op. 34, No. 14 (arr. R. Stevens) by Sergei Rachmaninoff Sheet Music for Alto Sax and Piano at Sheet Music Direct

Product Details

Title Vocalise, Op. 34, No. 14 (arr. R. Stevens)

Artist Sergei Rachmaninoff

Score Type

PDF, Included with PASS

Composer Sergei Rachmaninoff

Arranger R. Stevens

Format Digital Sheet Music

Pages 20

Arrangement Alto Sax and Piano

Publisher SAXpress.com

Level 4

Product ID 1751631

Genre Classical 20th Century Romantic Period Chamber

Instruments Alto Sax Piano

Product Description

Vocalise, by Rachmaninoff, arranged for Any Saxophone Solo with Piano. Vocalise was originally written around 1912 and was published in 1915 as the last of a set of fourteen songs. The first thirteen songs were set to poems written by Russian romantic poets such as Pushkin. In contrast, the vocalise was written without words relying for its success entirely on the beauty of the melodic line. It quickly became the most successful song of the set and has remained one of Rachmaninoff's most popular compositions. He made several arrangements including for solo piano, violin and piano and orchestra. The piece is in simple binary from with a short coda.

This arrangement of Vocalise is in the original key of C# minor. Other than the key, it is of moderate difficulty. The piano part is moderately advanced. Solo saxophone parts for both E-flat and B-flat saxophones are included.

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