A saxophone quartet is a musical ensemble composed of four saxophones, typically soprano, alto, tenor and baritone saxophones. Different saxophone family members are employed to provide a larger range and a variety of tone colours. Other arrangements of instruments also exist, but are rarer. A piece of music composed for such an ensemble can also itself be referred to as a saxophone quartet.
Python Saxophone Quartet in 2008 with standard SATB configurationThe Spiral Saxophone Quartet in 2013 with SATB saxophones.
The saxophone was developed in 1840 by Adolphe Sax, a Belgian instrument maker, flautist, and clarinetist based in Brussels. Sax went to considerable effort to popularize the instrument but faced opposition in his efforts from his fellow instrument makers at the time. Despite being initially conceived of as an orchestral instrument, it was through the avenue of military music that the instrument first gained significant momentum.[1] Composer Jean-Baptiste Singelee had written works for four saxophones in the 19th century. These included Allegro de concert (AATB), Quatuor en 4 Parties (SATB), and Grand Quatuor Concertant en 3 Parties (SATB). In 1878, the Gilmour Band featured a quartet of saxophones which included Edouard Lefèbre, a soloist in the band. Lefèbre went on to form his own saxophone quartet in 1905 with a repertoire of transcriptions.[1]
The main impetus for the recognition of this ensemble was by Marcel Mule, who was the second Professor of saxophone at the Paris Conservatoire after Adolphe Sax himself. In 1928, he founded Le Quatuor de la Musique de la Garde Républicaine, later known as Le Quatuor de saxophones de Paris, and then the Marcel Mule Quartet. The founding members were:
Many works for saxophone quartet that are now considered part of the standard repertoire were written for this ensemble. Mule himself also arranged works for this group.[1]
Daniel Deffayet was a student of Marcel Mule, and later professor of saxophone at the Paris Conservatoire. In 1953 he founded the ‘’Quatuor de Saxophones Daniel Deffayet’’ with other members Jacques Maffei, Jacques Terry and Jean Ledieu. Sigurd Rascher, his daughter Carina Rascher, Bruce Weinberger and Linda Bangs formed the Rascher Saxophone Quartet in 1969 which continues to this day. Jean-Yves Fourmeau formed his own quartet in 1979. These ensembles contributed significantly to expanding the repertoire through their work with composers. Notable composers who have written quartets include Phil Woods, Alexander Glazunov, Eugene Bozza, Philip Glass, Juan María Solare, and others. Since the 1970s jazz quartets have started to emerge as well, broadening the scope of the ensemble and the idiom of the repertoire.[1]
Current Formsedit
The Deep Schrott bass-saxophone quartet
Saxophone quartets abound as amateur and professional ensembles as well as university-affiliated groups.[2] The most recent World Saxophone Congress, in 2015, hosted a competition specifically for saxophone quartets with a first prize of 4000 euros and a recital,[3] won by Keuris Saxophone Quartet.[4] Saxophone quartets also compete in, and have won, the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition, which is the world's largest classical chamber music competition.
While SATB remains the most common classical configuration, occasionally the soprano is replaced by another alto leading to an AATB configuration particularly in jazz and contemporary ensembles. Other configurations do exist, notably the Four Baritones Quartet (BBBB)[5] and Deep Schrott (BassBassBassBass)[6] but are much rarer.
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A saxophone quartet is a musical ensemble composed of four saxophones typically soprano alto tenor and baritone saxophones Different saxophone family members are employed to provide a larger range and a variety of tone colours Other arrangements of instruments also exist but are rarer A piece of music composed for such an ensemble can also itself be referred to as a saxophone quartet Python Saxophone Quartet in 2008 with standard SATB configurationThe Spiral Saxophone Quartet in 2013 with SATB saxophones Contents 1 History 2 Current Forms 3 Repertoire 4 Notable quartets 5 References 6 See alsoHistory editThe saxophone was developed in 1840 by Adolphe Sax a Belgian instrument maker flautist and clarinetist based in Brussels Sax went to considerable effort to popularize the instrument but faced opposition in his efforts from his fellow instrument makers at the time Despite being initially conceived of as an orchestral instrument it was through the avenue of military music that the instrument first gained significant momentum 1 Composer Jean Baptiste Singelee had written works for four saxophones in the 19th century These included Allegro de concert AATB Quatuor en 4 Parties SATB and Grand Quatuor Concertant en 3 Parties SATB In 1878 the Gilmour Band featured a quartet of saxophones which included Edouard Lefebre a soloist in the band Lefebre went on to form his own saxophone quartet in 1905 with a repertoire of transcriptions 1 The main impetus for the recognition of this ensemble was by Marcel Mule who was the second Professor of saxophone at the Paris Conservatoire after Adolphe Sax himself In 1928 he founded Le Quatuor de la Musique de la Garde Republicaine later known as Le Quatuor de saxophones de Paris and then the Marcel Mule Quartet The founding members were Marcel Mule on soprano Rene Chaligne on alto Hippolyte Poimboeuf on tenor Georges Chauvet on baritoneSubsequent members included Paul Romby Fernande L homme Georges Charron Marcel Josse Andre Bauchy Georges Gourdet Guy LacourMany works for saxophone quartet that are now considered part of the standard repertoire were written for this ensemble Mule himself also arranged works for this group 1 Daniel Deffayet was a student of Marcel Mule and later professor of saxophone at the Paris Conservatoire In 1953 he founded the Quatuor de Saxophones Daniel Deffayet with other members Jacques Maffei Jacques Terry and Jean Ledieu Sigurd Rascher his daughter Carina Rascher Bruce Weinberger and Linda Bangs formed the Rascher Saxophone Quartet in 1969 which continues to this day Jean Yves Fourmeau formed his own quartet in 1979 These ensembles contributed significantly to expanding the repertoire through their work with composers Notable composers who have written quartets include Phil Woods Alexander Glazunov Eugene Bozza Philip Glass Juan Maria Solare and others Since the 1970s jazz quartets have started to emerge as well broadening the scope of the ensemble and the idiom of the repertoire 1 Current Forms edit nbsp The Deep Schrott bass saxophone quartetSaxophone quartets abound as amateur and professional ensembles as well as university affiliated groups 2 The most recent World Saxophone Congress in 2015 hosted a competition specifically for saxophone quartets with a first prize of 4000 euros and a recital 3 won by Keuris Saxophone Quartet 4 Saxophone quartets also compete in and have won the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition which is the world s largest classical chamber music competition While SATB remains the most common classical configuration occasionally the soprano is replaced by another alto leading to an AATB configuration particularly in jazz and contemporary ensembles Other configurations do exist notably the Four Baritones Quartet BBBB 5 and Deep Schrott BassBassBassBass 6 but are much rarer Repertoire editMain article List of concert works for saxophone Saxophone QuartetNotable quartets editPRISM Quartet 29th Street Saxophone Quartet Quatuor Habanera Misteria Saxophone Quartet Rascher Saxophone Quartet Rova Saxophone Quartet World Saxophone Quartet Apollo Saxophone Quartet Budapest Saxophone Quartet 7 Quartetto di Sassofoni AccademiaReferences edit a b c d Richard Ingham 1998 The Cambridge companion to the saxophone Cambridge University Press pp 65 ISBN 978 0 521 59666 4 https getd libs uga edu pdfs bender rhett l 200012 dma pdf page 2 Saxophone quartet competition SaxOpen www saxopen com Archived from the original on 2014 07 13 Keuris Quartet keurisquartet Retrieved 25 March 2022 FOUR BARITONES Niels Bijl Retrieved 25 March 2022 Deep Schrott the only bass saxophone quartet in the universe www deepschrott de Retrieved 2023 02 20 Budapest Saxophone Quartet www bsq hu Retrieved 25 March 2022 See also editQuartet Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Saxophone quartet amp oldid 1180605471, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
