Engene Bozza: Aria for alto Saxophone and Piano

《THIS MOMENT》2013/5/31 陳正 Chen, Cheng 薩克斯風獨奏會
Saxophone: 陳 正
Piano: 吳思慧老師

[@_offshoremarz7598]

Wish me luck y’all I’ll be playing this for solo and ensemble for my final year of Highschool, whoever is reading this and this comment is years old. You got this, you’ll do great, and make sure to fill out your fafsa!!!

[@blueluna8920]

Same! Wish me luck as well! Hope it went great;

[@runs.with.puns5550]

Oh my goodness!!! I am also having this as my solo!!!! For y’all future people, I wish good luck from January 23, 2023!!!!

[@em5528]

i’m playing this tomorrow and that really gave me some more confidence- thank you 🫶

[@kpop-lover615]

ME TOOO YASSS

[@casaiki]

seeing this and playing this solo for my final year of hs is crazy omg

[@Normanreigns46]

The thing is the notes in itself aren’t that difficult. But to nail it and find the right dynamics through the whole piece is the challenge!

[@whatsshapopin5430]

For me it was the time signature

[@martimrs123]

I need to play this in my classes😪

[@larapesenti4472]

That’s are difficoult

[@luigipati3815]

artistry and difficulty have never been the same thing. Anyone who can write music, can write something difficult, you don't even need to be able to play it, just notate it and you are done.

[@doormatcat]

Not being able to breath kills me playing this piece

[@jonspires9623]

Wow this jus took me way back. I played this in 7th grade on alto sax. It was my first solo on sax 🎷 😣😩 I remembered this solo by heart and I haven’t played my sax in years. Time to get back into it then💪🏾

[@emilyhsia0]

Alto Sax is typically a difficult instrument to tune. There is definitely always a note that is too sharp or too flat, but that was an amazing aria. The dynamics, and expression show a beautiful crisp, clear meaning behind the piece. Beautifully executed, and I couldn't help but notice, your fingers accidentally slid up while the your air was still flowing, and a wrong note came out (this happens to everyone at some point), I thought that was the end of it, but then you did a beautiful grace note, and I find that so respectable. Good job Jason!!

[@saxofonquito]

Dynamics, and expression 100%... There is definitely always a note that is too sharp or too flat, but that was an amazing aria....I agree....despite that, great version.....

[@ligaivane3677]

Beautiful piano accompaniment as well!

[@lukejuras8024]

Excellent, I'm loving the attention to intonation on the crazy harmonies that Bozza put in this thing, especially that bit around m. 49

[@luckyluck938]

this guy is just AMAZING. i play saxophone and i'm so admirative ! he has a very very very good sound !

[@someoneelse5726]

*when you have to play this for solo and ensemble*

[@tobioduntan]

Jay TehFluffeh Same

[@Doostun]

It's not too difficult

[@joshuakim7938]

It's a pretty easy 5 I have to say lol but this piece is awesome.

[@craftchunks]

Joshua Kim is 5 a good rating for u lol thats the worst rating in my area

[@ianstevens1199]

Looll i did 3 romances last year and im going to do fantasia this year

[@kwokcheukcheung]

Your music is just amazing!!! Full of emotion. I just can’t help crying...

[@_qui_et_]

This piece evokes a feeling of unfounded longing in me. It's as if i'm reaching for something that isn't there, the way the piece gradually gets louder and more complicated rhythmically before suddenly returning to the soft and pleasant melody, finishing with a somber and almost exasperated ending. I will never be able to get enough of this piece. I need it injected into my veins.

[@malexander8726]

Man this was my high school recital piece...wow... #memories...

[@jaykay1053]

Gorgeous! You played it with the range of intensity that I was always striving for with this piece. Congratulations and thank you for playing and sharing this for everyone to take in.

[@darciecole3927]

How could anyone dislike this. I play the alto and bari sax and the alto is probably the hardest to tune out of both. But that vebrado👌 incredible

[@rietdeblauwe4454]

The best performance of this piece!! wauw!!!

[@gavriel5448]

It's really one of the best song! Ive already played it))

[@clon1x]

Simply beautiful!

[@GyourgeTube]

That's a gorgeous looking sax! really nicely played too! :)

[@lamusicadililia5737]

Che meraviglia! Da i brividi tanta bellezza!

[@AA-mc5il]

you are one of the greatest!!!

[@farisaamo2607]

So Beautiful

[@gaianadepaz]

Wonderful interpretation, thank you for make me enjoy whith this exquisite piece. I am trying play it whith my euphonium, little by little :-)

[@Lynkevmusic]

so beautiful

[@mayasimunek]

wow the sound quality is amazing!

[@rafaelceperomesa7157]

Maravillosa, muy buena interpretación.

[@mariecornejo7942]

This is so lovely im crying, wtfffff

[@zeniktorres4320]

Beautiful. Nice vibrato. I like the neck strap too.

[@ainara_fpn8822]

👏👏👏 Good sound 👏👏👏

[@jefft9729]

Beautiful. Bravo.

[@ValentinaSmirnova9]

Wonderful!

[@aleksandrzelenskiy4000]

nice playing! Thanks!

[@sgsmozart]

Lovely tone....

[@RicardoLascosqui]

Very good !! i m hope that i ll play this song, it stay beatifull as well

[@jenniferjohnson9419]

This is going to sound awful😖 but I feel like I just took someone's soul because you Sir put in so much passion when playing, and here I am on repeat. Thank you so much for your hard work and sharing such a gem!🥰

[@samy.w6906]

Its so cool Very good

[@hotnsexysaxlove2907]

this is just beautiful. i love the vibrato so much. you are very, VERY talented mr. jason790524.

[@salmaboulahfa5837]

Wow you're amazing I love this song❤️

[@salmaboulahfa5837]

How you do it?its great I hope I can play like you some day. I play sax too. I'm in fourth grade and I have been played some times this song and it's really beautifol

[@lucianoinguaggiato9156]

Molto bravo, ottima interpretazione. from Italy. Luciano Inguaggiato & DeLuxe Saxophone Museum

[@fgzf]

Play a rain soundtrack at half volume to this. Sounds x10 better!

[@michino3438]

Magnificent

[@jarreddotterer4797]

This is my favorite piece to play on my Sax. You did it great justice!

[@mrbenge]

Wait what's his mouthpiece?? This sounded soooo pretty

[@tidedetergent4382]

Good sound

[@arielleanderson9776]

I'm going to states for this song. I love this song

[@caseygreen8044]

Well done. Some notes started with the intonation a little bit out, but you adjusted and fixed. Great performance and great listening with the ears:)

[@Pear.Of.Anguish.]

ima try to play this for 7th grade solo and ensemble, hope it works

[@raquelanm2367]

vaya tela..cómo he disfrutado!

[@erikaceleste638]

Beattiful !!!

[@ishagshafeeg]

Awesome..

[@melodiefunk]

We played the same piece :) it's so beautiful... we have a video for it :)

[@adriandederer7441]

Wow great

[@joeppeeters6222]

2:18 I have also the same problem whit the tuning of the a so the vibrato is a good solution.

[@kloakxz385]

It’s not for tuning lol it’s written in the music it’s supposed to be vibrato

[@user-db4rc5xy1q]

Fantastic🥇🥇🥇

[@CanadaSands]

Beautiful :D

[@herbiedefoe]

Playing this and Creston’s Sonata movement 3 as a college audition. Wish me luck.

[@somedude1826]

good job :)))

[@doormatcat]

I think I finally played it pretty close to this. Considering I have a way less expensive saxophone.

[@user-db4rc5xy1q]

Your saxophone is very nice

[@cara5764]

I have to do this on clarinet but this was so amazing I might start the sax next year (;

[@joshuakim7938]

I know I am too! Good luck

[@martimrs123]

Lol😂

[@martimrs123]

Good luck.

[@bigfloppa9307]

о да. играл это произведение, было сложно именно на дыхании, т.к. НИ ОДНОЙ ПАУЗЫ не было, да и надо было уловить и прочувствовать полностью произведение. исполнение классное!!!!

[@ethanstechworld207]

I'm doing this piece for Solo and Ensemble. Not particularly difficult rhythm wise. But lots of endurance!

[@mariaeduardaoliveirabraga]

👏🏼👏🏼❤

[@nuriagarciahidalgo3197]

Me encanta

[@fcelke]

😍😍😍

[@vidsutniy]

You perform this piece quite beautifully and I absolutely adore your sound. What kind of mouthpiece, saxophone, and ligature are you using?

[@seanc5915]

+Daniel Umansky I think he used a Yamaha 875 EX, Selmer S90 (likely 170 or 180), with BG traditional ligature.

[@eduardoborja228]

BDB_Ultra Long tones, my friend. Log tones on both mouthpiece and your horn will help substantially. Studying scales and getting them good will also help. Chromatic long tones that are held for 6 beats for one note and 6 beats for the next note Chromatically will help. Do that by going pp to p to mp to mf to f to ff and back down on one the second note. This will be your best choice. The next step is after you have done an octave of chromatic to do that with arpeggios.

[@eduardoborja228]

BDB_Ultra No problem! I know how hard it can be to be an aspiring saxophonist. Some more advice is to not give up bc it will obviously take time. Also, keep listening to other great saxophonists like this one, and you might pick some stuff up by ear. Good luck

[@PolCabrera]

@@eduardoborja228 Grande Eduardo consejos muy buenos jajajjajaja

[@TaNjA_Carmel]

I had to play this for my solo. Unfortunately i didn't have a good outcome. My mouth got really dry as i was really nervous. And well playing with a dry mouth on a. woodwind instrument...not a good idea. Ended up screeching a lot. For any of those who feel nervous for solos, just take a deep breath and play to your hearts content!

[@izyanali1635]

wish me luck for March 12th 2024!

[@jacobshort2468]

I literally looked up _two_ college audition pieces. _Two._ And this is almost my entire suggestion page. *Why.*

[@thomask.7351]

Does anyone have analysis for this piece? I can't find something in the Internet..

[@lostanimeboy]

Все больше удивляюсь всесторонней развитости Хидео Кодзимы.

[@josearielguzmanamaya6780]

Hermoso

[@user-qh7yq3vz4m]

芯のある音色が素晴らしい👍 切なくて最高耳が幸せ 楽器はYAMAHAの8ほにゃらら~きっと。羨ましい！😊

[@raphaelcarvalhojoao3474]

toca demais

[@yodeyma]

Très bien

[@fenderbetterscream]

This is my freshman year solo for solo and ensemble contest

[@larapesenti4472]

I am. playing this song

[@Paul41186]

Sounds great man. There is only one thing I feel that you can work on if I may I'm also a student so I'm starting to work on this myself it is when taking a breath in a phrase trying to make it a silent breath by lowering the jaw to inhale this technique is great when play solos like this. Great job again!!

[@thundersqueegee7414]

I agree. he should work on breathing

[@tammyburgess8489]

^^Good use of the comment sandwich: Great Work on this Great

[@ellierainbows9193]

There are breath marks on the music

[@robertperez2262]

My sax prof (Dr Cindy Cripps) says the same @ breathing

[@JNYvirtuoso]

I’m in 8th grade and I’m playing this for nyssma. Wish me luck

[@joshualaughlin4899]

Really good job! I'm 13 and I have to play this! So difficult to learn. I'm not saying I'm better than you (Because I'm sure you are much more talented than I am) of course. I struggle mostly with the vibrato. It's so difficult for me to incorporate into the piece and get in all of the breathing with my tiny 13-year-old lungs haha. Ayways, great job man!

[@savagemilkman8383]

You'll have vibrato down by year 4 of playing. It will be instinctual by year 6, almost hard to fight on certain pieces because your mind just wants to place it on any note long enough to do so haha.

[@elijahBD1]

Joshua Laughlin maybe you can try to master vibrato first and than the rest. just a small hint.

[@sabinevaivode694]

i'm 13 and I have to play this as well I'm at 3rd grade at music school, I don't do vibrato, it's hard to to ppp for me though, cause my head is spinning! I know I'm late, but I hope u played it well!

[@ellierainbows9193]

There's a lot of stamina ... I'm trying to work on that so I can play it. Its such a beautiful piece

[@larizzaguerra9103]

Joshua Laughlin Me too.

[@christalstptrash4065]

oh my goodness grashus, how beautiful the person I look up to thinks otherwise, i cri

[@johnhau6807]

This awesome performance has so few views because of 'Engene' so sad

[@user-br4xw]

Anyone else playing this piece for solo and ensemble?

[@susananavarro5633]

This is The boss

[@user-um3ox3ho3u]

👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@Dracstar]

This is amazing! Does anyone know what his neckstrap is?

[@Crock0Dial]

Jazz lab I believe

[@Crock0Dial]

@Keanan it's been two years

[@kidding6712]

What kind of reed and mouthpiece do you use

[@musicbymikaelraymond]

👍

[@xxidiiot...bxkaxx3788]

I’m going to play that piece in a competition, and it’s more hard to practice it than I thought 😖

[@metodologiaufcg1236]

oi tudo bem? você podia me mandar a partitura dessa peça? ficaria muito grato

[@kylem6333]

I love how the pianist is like omg wtf is this guy doing with his arms he looks like a t-Rex

[@FightbackMediaGroup]

he is doing great. what do see that is a problem?

[@stressed4305]

Kyle M LMFAO HE DOES MOVE LIKE A T-REX!!!

[@gillianmasser6126]

+Kyle M He has obviously been well taught, the arms are natural and he plays great

[@GAMES-ku4ik]

Gut vibrate

[@Da_padilla]

What mouth piece and reed are you using?

[@AyamiLee]

Just appreciating that strap.

[@mgkang3503]

i also wanna know his neckstrap's name~ let me know ;P

[@cloudenix3901]

mg kang Airmusic

[@austinehrhardt4870]

Where can you find this piece at? I can't find it anywhere

[@mattym5053]

It's on jwpepper.

[@rishgnuse4261]

Jwpepper.com

[@xoticccc00]

guys no joke, i need help im playing this song basically jus for fun , im an all state alto sax, ive played many different fast moving peices but i jsut cant seem to figure out how to “sing” like how i see many classical saxophonist do , as in when he holds out the noirs his virbrato is just so smooth and i cant seem to get it down any tips?

[@PrinceBaka]

is he using air vibrato?

[@principe.borodin]

goode perform, but in slow parts the vibratto is very fast

[@marcserranogarcia9450]

Hola broos

[@kylem6333]

He is a wonderful player however

[@saxgarcon734]

Hey Eugene, you reckon I could, you know, brea- Bozza: No! No breathing!