Eugène Bozza's Aria for Alto Saxophone - Improvised Piano Solo

[@ChimaEnwere]

One of the very first pieces I learned as a collaborative pianist several years ago! 😊

[@31Alden]

Exquisite. Thank you, Paul.

[@elzbietaborysawska4134]

Miła aria na poranne przebudzenie❤

[@isabellenowak9792]

Parfois, les mélodies reflètent magnifiquement notre état d'âme 🎶Très beau 🎶Merci Paul 🎶

[@flaviohamaoka]

Thank you! Bravo!!

[@cphawaii]

Beautiful❤

[@JoeFiumara]

Sounds great 👍

[@ВераКурочка-ь1л]

🌹💓 Настроение

[@SergeyL-me7of]

You've thought of and executed everything perfectly, it's interesting to listen. Thanks

[@trevorguy63]

Thanks for your insights in the description!

[@НинаЩербак-б4и]

Thanks❤

[@jh-nl8yf]

너무 좋아요. 잘 듣고 갑니다.

[@lactobacillusprime]

WOW

[@mgoo5713]

👍👍👍🎹🎹🎹

[@coz_DS]

When are you going to video more sculpture?

[@Skochel]

Can someone explain how the piece is being played regarding the right hand please? Im new to reading this style of sheet music

[@PaulBartonPiano]

@Skochel: The Aria is written for alto saxophone and piano. Alto saxophones are "transposing instruments" - the note they sound is different from the note written on the sheet music. Think of it like a code. To play this music on piano alone, the saxophone part needs to be changed so it matches the piano part. Why it's tricky: The saxophone part is written a "6th" higher than it should sound on the piano. That means every note needs to be shifted down. It's like the saxophone music is in a different language, and we need to translate it for the piano. Instead of writing out a new piano part, I improvised. I already knew the melody well from accompanying daughter on the saxophone. The trickiest part was making the shifted saxophone melody fit with the existing piano part, especially where they overlap. Think of it like this: Imagine you have a recipe with instructions in Celsius, but your oven uses Fahrenheit. You need to convert the temperatures so the dish comes out right. That's basically what's happening with the music.

[@Skochel]

@ awesome, thanks! I actually goofed and said right hand instead of left, though i think your explanation works for that as well. Cheers!

[@Hengni-uu9gu]

can you play the elephants Jeff buckley please

[@EggMCMUFFIN-e4l]

Why not just notate using G minor?

[@PaulBartonPiano]

Why? see comment above.

[@Avelinakushnir]

Thanks ❤