The Cambridge Companion to the Saxophone

by Richard Ingham (Editor)

Overview

This is the first comprehensive guide to the saxophone, its history, technical development and repertoire. Extensively researched and including much new information, the volume is written by some of the finest performers and experts on the instrument. The Cambridge Companion to the Saxophone incorporates detailed historical developments in the classical, jazz and rock fields, provides practical performance guides, and has a chapter on teaching the instrument.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521596664
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	02/13/1999
Series:	Cambridge Companions to Music
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	246
Product dimensions:	6.69(w) x 9.61(h) x 0.51(d)

Table of Contents

1. Invention and development Thomas Liley; 2. In the twentieth century Don Ashton; 3. Influential soloists Thomas Dryer-Beers; 4. The repertoire heritage Thomas Liley; 5. The saxophone quartet Richard Ingham; 6. The mechanics of playing the saxophone: i. Saxophone technique Kyle Horch; ii. Jazz and rock techniques David Roach; iii. The saxophone family: playing characteristics and doubling Nick Turner; 7. The professional player: i. In the orchestra Stephen Trier; ii. The undocumented Gordon Lewin; iii. The studio player Chris 'Snake' Davis; 8. Jazz and the saxophone Richard Ingham; 9. Rock and the saxophone Richard Ingham and John Helliwell; 10. The saxophone today: i. The contemporary saxophone Claude Delangle and Jean-Denis Michat; ii. Midi wind instruments Richard Ingham; 11. Teaching the saxophone Kyle Horch.

Editorial Reviews

"Valuable to anyone interested in the instrument, this compilation constitutes an important source of information for all academic libraries supporting music curricula and should be in every saxophone teacher's library." Choice

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