MUSIC FOR SAXOPHONE by Daniel Dorff

Music by
DANIEL DORFF

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SAXOPHONE

Barnyard Bash for Alto Saxophone and Piano

Duration: c. 2'
AVAILABLE from your favorite sheet music dealer, or direct from Presser.

Cool Street for Alto Saxophone and Piano

Duration: c. 2'
AVAILABLE from your favorite sheet music dealer, or direct from Presser.

Fantasy, Scherzo and Nocturne for SATB Saxophone Quartet

Duration: c. 11'
AVAILABLE from your favorite sheet music dealer, or direct from Presser.
RECORDED on Orange Note (Scherzo only) by the Harmo Saxophone Quartet (Japan).
FIRST PRIZE, Aspen Music Festival Composers' Competition, 1974.
"One hopes that many college ensembles will add this interesting selection to the short list of American saxophone quartets."
– MLA Notes (Steve Mauk), September 1979.
"The Fantasy is a lovely lyrical movement in medium tempo, followed by the fast, playful Scherzo. The slow Nocturne begins with a lovely duo for tenor and baritone saxophones. This is a dramatic and emotional movement... It's a good piece for both college students and professional players. The ensemble writing is excellent, with all four voices getting a chance to sing out. It is a remarkable work from such a young composer.
– Saxophone Journal (Susan Fancher), September/October 2007

Fast Walk for SATB Saxophone Quartet

Duration: c. 2½'
AVAILABLE from your favorite sheet music dealer, or direct from Presser.
RECORDED by the Harmo Saxophone Quartet on Meister Music CD MM-1016 (Japan) and also the "Harmo's Best" Greatest Hits CD.
Hundreds of performances by San Francisco Saxophone Quartet and Amherst Saxophone Quartet.
ALSO AVAILABLE for Clarinet Quartet, Bassoon Quartet, Orchestra
AUDIO EXCERPT from Harmo Saxophone Quartet CD
PROGRAM NOTES
ERRATUM: Baritone Saxophone part, bars 40-44 remain in a key signature of 2 sharps.
NYSSMA list of recommended contest pieces.
This short, upbeat piece makes a terrific opener for a concert, or as the first piece after intermission.
– Saxophone Journal (Susan Fancher), September/October 2007
"Daniel Dorff's 1991 "Fast Walk," followed the Gershwin Lullaby and made a nice antidote to its dreaminess with an animated, chattery and positive ambience."
– Buffalo (NY) News (Herman Trotter), January 24, 1994

It Takes Four to Tango for SATB Saxophone Quartet

Duration: c. 2½'
AVAILABLE from your favorite sheet music dealer, or direct from Presser.
ALSO AVAILABLE for Clarinet Quartet, Bassoon Quartet, Flute Quartet, String Quartet, and other combinations.
RECORDED by the Harmo Saxophone Quartet on Meister Music CD MM-1016 (Japan).
RECORDED in jazz adaptation by The Osland Saxophone Quartet, Sea Breeze Records.
AUDIO EXCERPT from Harmo Saxophone Quartet CD.
(YouTubes are available for other instrumentations.)
PROGRAM NOTES
"It is a wonderful little soprano saxophone feature. You could program this anywhere on a concert, either on its own or right after Fast Walk, for example. It can be played "straight" as written, or more inflected in a jazz style."
– Saxophone Journal (Susan Fancher), September/October 2007

Musetta Steps Out for SATB Saxophone Quartet

Duration: c. 2½'
Swing adaptation of Musetta's Waltz from La Bohème.
PREMIERED by the Ellipsis Saxophone Quartet, NASA Biennial saxophone convention March 2014.
AVAILABLE from your favorite sheet music dealer, or direct from Presser.
YOUTUBE of the MaMiKaPi Quatuor de Saxophones (live recital in Luxembourg).
PROGRAM NOTES
ERRATA: The main tempo should be Quarter = c. 160, not c. 120
In the Tenor part, the m.73 marking at the left should be 72 instead, and the multi-rest at 74 should be -3- rather than -2-.

Quartet for Alto Saxophone, Violin, Cello, and Piano

Duration: c. 16'
PREMIERED at Cornell University, April 1977.
(temporarily unavailable)

Summer Strut for Alto Saxophone and Piano

Duration: c. 2'
AVAILABLE from your favorite sheet music dealer, or direct from Kendor Music.

The Beautiful Frog Pond Waltz for Alto Saxophone and Piano

Duration: c. 3'
PREMIERED by the Daniel Dorff saxophone and Michael Starobin piano, Bennington College.

The Seven Chakras for Tenor Saxophone and Piano

Duration: c. 19'
AVAILABLE from your favorite sheet music dealer, or direct from Presser.
YOUTUBE of Todd Groves tenor saxophone and Francesca Hurst piano (all-Dorff concert at University of Delaware, May 2019.
PROGRAM NOTES

last updated July 28, 2021
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SAXOPHONE
Barnyard Bash for Alto Saxophone and Piano
Duration: c. 2' AVAILABLE from your favorite sheet music dealer, or direct from Presser.
Cool Street for Alto Saxophone and Piano
Duration: c. 2' AVAILABLE from your favorite sheet music dealer, or direct from Presser.
Fantasy, Scherzo and Nocturne for SATB Saxophone Quartet
Duration: c. 11' AVAILABLE from your favorite sheet music dealer, or direct from Presser. RECORDED on Orange Note (Scherzo only) by the Harmo Saxophone Quartet (Japan). FIRST PRIZE, Aspen Music Festival Composers' Competition, 1974. "One hopes that many college ensembles will add this interesting selection to the short list of American saxophone quartets." – MLA Notes (Steve Mauk), September 1979. "The Fantasy is a lovely lyrical movement in medium tempo, followed by the fast, playful Scherzo. The slow Nocturne begins with a lovely duo for tenor and baritone saxophones. This is a dramatic and emotional movement... It's a good piece for both college students and professional players. The ensemble writing is excellent, with all four voices getting a chance to sing out. It is a remarkable work from such a young composer. – Saxophone Journal (Susan Fancher), September/October 2007
Fast Walk for SATB Saxophone Quartet
Duration: c. 2½' AVAILABLE from your favorite sheet music dealer, or direct from Presser. RECORDED by the Harmo Saxophone Quartet on Meister Music CD MM-1016 (Japan) and also the "Harmo's Best" Greatest Hits CD. Hundreds of performances by San Francisco Saxophone Quartet and Amherst Saxophone Quartet. ALSO AVAILABLE for Clarinet Quartet, Bassoon Quartet, Orchestra AUDIO EXCERPT from Harmo Saxophone Quartet CD PROGRAM NOTES ERRATUM: Baritone Saxophone part, bars 40-44 remain in a key signature of 2 sharps. NYSSMA list of recommended contest pieces. This short, upbeat piece makes a terrific opener for a concert, or as the first piece after intermission. – Saxophone Journal (Susan Fancher), September/October 2007 "Daniel Dorff's 1991 "Fast Walk," followed the Gershwin Lullaby and made a nice antidote to its dreaminess with an animated, chattery and positive ambience." – Buffalo (NY) News (Herman Trotter), January 24, 1994
It Takes Four to Tango for SATB Saxophone Quartet
Duration: c. 2½' AVAILABLE from your favorite sheet music dealer, or direct from Presser. ALSO AVAILABLE for Clarinet Quartet, Bassoon Quartet, Flute Quartet, String Quartet, and other combinations. RECORDED by the Harmo Saxophone Quartet on Meister Music CD MM-1016 (Japan). RECORDED in jazz adaptation by The Osland Saxophone Quartet, Sea Breeze Records. AUDIO EXCERPT from Harmo Saxophone Quartet CD. (YouTubes are available for other instrumentations.) PROGRAM NOTES "It is a wonderful little soprano saxophone feature. You could program this anywhere on a concert, either on its own or right after Fast Walk, for example. It can be played "straight" as written, or more inflected in a jazz style." – Saxophone Journal (Susan Fancher), September/October 2007
Musetta Steps Out for SATB Saxophone Quartet
Duration: c. 2½' Swing adaptation of Musetta's Waltz from La Bohème. PREMIERED by the Ellipsis Saxophone Quartet, NASA Biennial saxophone convention March 2014. AVAILABLE from your favorite sheet music dealer, or direct from Presser. YOUTUBE of the MaMiKaPi Quatuor de Saxophones (live recital in Luxembourg). PROGRAM NOTES ERRATA: The main tempo should be Quarter = c. 160, not c. 120 In the Tenor part, the m.73 marking at the left should be 72 instead, and the multi-rest at 74 should be -3- rather than -2-.
Quartet for Alto Saxophone, Violin, Cello, and Piano
Duration: c. 16' PREMIERED at Cornell University, April 1977. (temporarily unavailable)
Summer Strut for Alto Saxophone and Piano
Duration: c. 2' AVAILABLE from your favorite sheet music dealer, or direct from Kendor Music.
The Beautiful Frog Pond Waltz for Alto Saxophone and Piano
Duration: c. 3' PREMIERED by the Daniel Dorff saxophone and Michael Starobin piano, Bennington College.
The Seven Chakras for Tenor Saxophone and Piano
Duration: c. 19' AVAILABLE from your favorite sheet music dealer, or direct from Presser. YOUTUBE of Todd Groves tenor saxophone and Francesca Hurst piano (all-Dorff concert at University of Delaware, May 2019. PROGRAM NOTES
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