List of Recommended
Saxophone Repertoire

List of Recommended Repertoire for Bb bass saxophone
(with piano unless specified)

Much tenor saxophone music works well on bass. I have only included one or two particularly effective tenor pieces here- for more, see my tenor repertoire list. There are also a few good concertos for bass saxophone, so have a look at my concerto list and unaccompanied list.

Composer

Title

Grade/comments

Publisher

Guillaume Balay

Petite Piece Concertante

5- orig. cornet /pno

Belwin

Jan van Dijk

Concerto, op. 973

 

van Dijk

Matthew D. Gill

Five Songs for Bass Saxophone Solo

4-5- unaccompanied

Gill

Walter S. Hartley

Old American Hymn Duo (mezzo soprano or alto, and bass sax)

4- nice played w/ Invention for Two

Hartley

Walter S. Hartley

Invention for Two

(mezzo soprano or alto, and bass sax)

4- nice played w/ Old American Hymn Duo

Hartley

Walter S. Hartley

Romance

3- nice paired with Sonorities VIII

Presser

Walter S. Hartley

Sonatina Giacosa

5

Tenuto

Walter S. Hartley

Sonorities VIII

4- nice played as a set w/ Romance

Presser

M. T. von Paradis

Sicilienne

3- (tenor transc.)

Hite

Rick Potter

Sonatina

5-6

Potter

Roupen Shakarian

Sarruso Rex
(Ventus Nefarius)

Originally for bass sarrusophone

Shakarian

Ivan Shekov

Nocturne

4- orig. for tsx

Peters

David W. Solomons

Rose Fantasia (w/pno or String Quartet)

3-4- also avail. for bsx, bass sx, cbsx

Musik Fabrik

Ian Stewart Canzona 5 - for Soprano, F-mezzo, alto, Bass Ian Stewart
Jim Theobald Digressions on l'Homme Armee 4 Theobald

Jo Sporck

Epitaph voor Fasolt

6

Sporck

Paul Witney

Ritual 4 – The Son of the Dragon

5- A good piece (unaccompanied)

Witney



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