Paul Creston - Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano, Op. 19 (1939) ----------------------------------------------------- Support this KZbin Channel: / georgengianopoulos
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@highintrial2 жыл бұрын
We pianists call this the “Creston Sonata for Piano with Alto Sax accompaniment”.
@Obuchnyichelovechek Жыл бұрын
Hahaha true 😂
@dustins382 Жыл бұрын
Lmao so true. I'm a sax player but I performed this with a pianist in college and she was great and still made little mistakes. This is a HARD piece.
@nicolas_pianist Жыл бұрын
Hahahahaha
@Erinnmnn Жыл бұрын
I'm playing this with a client this weekend. Pianists of the world give me strength.
@megkovalik7561 Жыл бұрын
100% fair. When I did my BMus on classical saxophone pretty much all the accompanists would veto it (especially the 3rd mvt!).
@Cozyjoe_4 жыл бұрын
This still slaps 81 years later
@TheJMaserati4 жыл бұрын
This piece really kicked off my high school saxophone career. I picked this piece up in 8th grade after googling “hardest saxophone piece” and it took me a full two years to learn it at the level I was at. Sophomore year I took it to S&E and killed it!! I’d tackle pieces like this throughout high school, but it’s all thanks to this piece I’m at the level I’m at. It’s definitely one of the few things I’m very proud of in my life.
@ozarisb Жыл бұрын
I’m not sure you’ll see my comment but i’m starting this piece as an 8th grader. I’m also preparing for S&E! Any tips?
@ozarisb Жыл бұрын
I’m not sure you’ll see my comment but i’m starting this piece as an 8th grader. I’m also preparing for S&E! Any tips?
@ozarisb Жыл бұрын
I’m not sure you’ll see my comment but i’m starting this piece as an 8th grader. I’m also preparing for S&E! Any tips?
@hannahherrmann4921 Жыл бұрын
@@ozarisb i know i’m not the original commenter, but major props to you for looking into this piece as an eighth grader. i’m a sophomore and thinking about playing it this spring. good luck!
@penelope707 Жыл бұрын
hey, i find it really cool you started learning this song in 8th grade, but the most impressive and inspiring part is that you continued and didn't give up for a whole two years! congratulations on an amazing preformance 😄
@JayBrown-xs9ps3 жыл бұрын
The sax is Eugene Rousseau and the pianist is Jaromir Klepac, from Rousseau's album "Rousseau: Saxophone Masterpieces". You're welcome👍.
@SWAGGBOYONLY3 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@dustins382 Жыл бұрын
Oh no wonder the sax playing is so pristine, it's Rousseau
@MarcGisbertTerol14 күн бұрын
thank you
@dustins382 Жыл бұрын
I performed this my senior year of college and practiced so hard for the line at 11:50, the downward chromatic line, and I still didn't make it as smooth as this guy. At the end my teacher congratulated me for a job well done and my response was to only say "I missed this particular line"... She told me to stop it and accept the compliment that I played well. It struck me hard and I felt humbled. She was right, we are our own worst critics and it's good to accept a compliment with grace.
@kidding67125 жыл бұрын
I’ve listened to this so many times, I’ve grown attached to the creston. It’s just so moving.
@hunteradams82583 жыл бұрын
Assistant
@user-wd1xc9lr5n5 жыл бұрын
II 4:49 III 9:25
@shaynelewis15875 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@jonathanji25504 жыл бұрын
5:32 for the sax part on the second movement
@clarkomarko27303 жыл бұрын
8:05
@pwoody19583 жыл бұрын
Wow, they both kick some serious ass, but my hat is off to the pianist especially -- this is a notoriously thorny piece to play.
@jjsully678 Жыл бұрын
7:19-7:40 always gets me so emotional ugh😭 it’s so gorgeous
@divp.2646 Жыл бұрын
The beauty of the saxophone
@83gregorycharlene3 жыл бұрын
Hi everyone, anyone else doing this beautiful piece at the moment during quarentine? I'm trying to get it ready and will add it to my other videos when it's finished. This video has been such a great help. Thank you
@wonderlasting3 жыл бұрын
Whoa, that is an amazing piano accompaniment.
@rangernick18723 жыл бұрын
By far my favorite recording of this. I really hope to play this my junior year of college. I am currently working on the Muczynski Sonata.
@SnowDrop3511 ай бұрын
Currently in my super ego phase and learning this
@gabrielbustos27065 жыл бұрын
can’t get the third movement out of my head...
@mariarose82164 жыл бұрын
Gabriel Bustos i can’t get it out of my saxophone either
@e.hutchence-composer82034 жыл бұрын
It's one of those melodies, like Saint-Saens 2nd Piano Concerto or Beethoven's 6th Symphony or Tchaikovsky's Variations on a Rococo Theme. Gotta love em
@leandroospina19164 жыл бұрын
Maria Micciche lmao
@ianjamison78723 жыл бұрын
Yeah!
@alio22696 жыл бұрын
Oh I'm a dumb ass i thought the sax line was in key of Eb got freaked out by that low G
@elijahrodriguez47444 жыл бұрын
Ali O bro same
@kisoki23 жыл бұрын
Same dude he was playing the lowest notes possible and yet he sounded like he was just playing A and ı was like whaaat than ı saw the g and ı was like ooooooh lmao
@jacobbass62265 жыл бұрын
Can’t wait doing this solo next year.
@jamesgutierrez55873 жыл бұрын
For those wondering this is the piano score for Paul Creston Sonata for Piano and Alto Saxophone.
Migishi Kurokuru samee, hoping go to state for solo and ensemble
@kidding67125 жыл бұрын
Lauren Salinas I made it this year!!
@le_jaivan5 жыл бұрын
You mean for the piano, right?
@deadfashion27965 жыл бұрын
I'm starting to learn this for NYSSMA, 4 days before, kill me please😅😐😭
@colinmceown23465 жыл бұрын
Lovely, delicate and sensitive playing. :)
@lounaszr5 жыл бұрын
je le présente mon examen de fin de troisième cycle de saxophone en mai 2019, merci cela m' aide................
@zayapianist741 Жыл бұрын
Wait... I seriously need 48 hours in a day to practice this. I'm not sure if I can be ready before November 😢 pray for me guys 🥲
@katieraemusic9 ай бұрын
No FOR REALS
@zayapianist7412 ай бұрын
PS: kinda did it, but it’s still hard 😂😂
@melvinayala74183 жыл бұрын
This makes me wish I could go back to middle school and learn saxophone just to be able to play this by my senior year of high school
@ScottKnitter3 жыл бұрын
As I listen to this, I imagine walking serenely into solo & ensemble festival, nailing this, and serenely walking out with my medal.
@user-kp9of7re9q3 жыл бұрын
You can learn again !
@Ashley.M-Music2 жыл бұрын
I know I’m late to respond, but it’s never to late to learn something
@alikechiche9947 Жыл бұрын
First time hearing this, this is so beautiful.
@ChopinClassics Жыл бұрын
5:14 is so heartachingly beautiful
@cdog-bl1ul4 жыл бұрын
I was supposed to do this for all state in my sophomore year of highschool and I mean I didn’t practice enough but this piece is hard
@givnnv Жыл бұрын
10:46, that run is so beautiful
@latidokodaly5 жыл бұрын
4:49 ❤
@annabethsheridan55403 жыл бұрын
Yesss
@marvinlin59074 жыл бұрын
9:24 for reference, movement 3
@jubessa80634 жыл бұрын
I am playing this and I love it :P✨
@nutfw32093 жыл бұрын
I got to play this song for my solo this year i like it
@RaquelSantos-hj1mq5 жыл бұрын
I love this piece so much. I'm a pianist but don't know any saxophonists. I know an amazing clarinetist. Does anyone know if this would transfer well to the clarinet?
@stefano65315 жыл бұрын
Rachelle S. Well it can be transferred because of its concert like written state so all of the saxophone notes are an octave lower. So that means the F# is the highest note in here. It can be transferred but it is written specifically for saxophone. Might as well write a new one
@RaquelSantos-hj1mq5 жыл бұрын
@@stefano6531 I just love it so much. If it's in the range and the capability of the clarinet, I would do it. I know there are several different types of clarinets. I would never dream of transposing the piano part. But I could easily transpose the clarinet. I'd just put it in notation software at concert pitch and then raise or lower.
@Matt-rq7qh5 жыл бұрын
Rachelle S. I don’t think this piece goes down to low Bb (on saxophone). I know bass clarinets have the low Db key (which is Bb on sax), idk about regular clarinets. Higher range isn’t an issue. As long as there are no Bb’s, this should be transposable.
@leonAzul424 жыл бұрын
This should translate nicely to the clarinet at the same pitch - no need to transpose the piano part. It would be interesting to hear it interpreted with a subtle vibrato. The soprano clarinet originally included a Bb/Eb key like the current alto and bass for much the same reason: not for the extended range but for the improved intonation of the B/E.
@jacobbass62264 жыл бұрын
What. No this is not correct. This is not written an octave lower. It’s concert pitch. For the saxophones note you bring it up a major sixth. For clarinet you bring it up a major second. This piece would work well on clarinet and would be technically difficult, but the range is really manageable for clarinet. It only goes to their c above the staff.
POV: you're here for an honor band audition recording
@collinscottfilmscoring2 жыл бұрын
Im assuming the saxophone music is in concert pitch rn cause there no way we playing low gs like that
@hannahherrmann4921 Жыл бұрын
it’s concert pitch (probably for the pianists sake) lol
@sajateacher3 жыл бұрын
Wow, really nice piece. I’d like to do a transcription to guitar of the piano part, although it would probably be incredibly difficult to play.
@markpfa Жыл бұрын
I would also think balance would be a HUGE issue
@Bensama077 ай бұрын
God the second movement hits so hard
@PRohFullscoremusic5 жыл бұрын
Wonderful!!
@always_awake1464 жыл бұрын
Amazing music
@iterumkuo83912 жыл бұрын
II 4:49 5:32 III 9:25
@adelaideschmidt71264 жыл бұрын
0:02- 1:00 8:07-9:16 9:25-
@sophialipker21872 жыл бұрын
Man I want to play this one so bad
@matekgratek5 жыл бұрын
Beautiful 😍
@user-uw3xl2ob6v4 жыл бұрын
Amazing!!
@klop42285 жыл бұрын
0:17 he plays a C-natural instead of that second C## :P
@AlbertPerez-jw1ry5 жыл бұрын
No, he just dropped his jaw a bit to much
@jacobbass62264 жыл бұрын
It’s neither. That’s a typo.it should be a c natural or a natural written pitch.
@willcoffey29132 жыл бұрын
0:05 (sorry, using this for myself with a metronome just ignore this comment)
@cam-mg1ki8 ай бұрын
lol that's so funny
@davidbevanwoodwind40754 жыл бұрын
Brilliant!
@amiens3708 Жыл бұрын
I 0:04 II 4:49 III 9:25
@user-ur4jz6cf4y4 жыл бұрын
伴奏クソむずだけど楽しかったやつ
@squirrel33104 жыл бұрын
Sportif à l'alto et au piano !
@ethanweisman35775 жыл бұрын
Who's playing
@andyk67674 жыл бұрын
Eugene Rousseau
@luejohan8540 Жыл бұрын
9:25
@lflagr10 ай бұрын
I'm accompanying this for this first time in a few weeks. For all the difficulty pianists seem to attribute to this sonata, it seems pretty fake-able lol and not too bad
@kidding67125 жыл бұрын
So state solo and ensemble is this month. I’m playing the first movement, anything I should work on? (Specifically)
@shaynelewis15875 жыл бұрын
Play the whole piece, the first movement doesnt make much sense without the rest. I'll have to look back at my notes for specific measures, but i'd focus highly on the first page...sets up the whole movement. Make sure your tempo is within your actual ramge of playing (tone on point, articulation on point etc.) Get those things down way under tempo then speed it up. Tl:dr Practice.
@kidding67125 жыл бұрын
Shayne Lewis bruh I already got a superior I’m finishing the final touches
@ecstrema5 жыл бұрын
Do you know the original tempo written were later revised by Creston himself, so the first movement went from 126 (which is still what is indicated on most scores) to 120, the second from 66 to 56, and the third from 160 to 144. This means: don't play too fast. Hope it's not too late and good luck!
@kidding67125 жыл бұрын
Marche Remi dang I didn’t know this. I played at state and got an excellent because it was my 2nd time playing with my pianist
@Mediocre_Music5 жыл бұрын
Marche Remi Dang 56?? I was comfortable at 70 let alone 56! I’d run out of breath after the first measure 😂
@johnwasani83384 жыл бұрын
You can learn a great deal from bis rhytm treaty
@mikeg29242 жыл бұрын
I love this perf. but it doesn't seem to match up from the dynamics markings from the score at all??
@mariarose82165 жыл бұрын
5:32
@brainwashalpha5495 Жыл бұрын
9:24 III
@Classic3366 жыл бұрын
Καλώς μας ξανάρθες!
@erin97265 жыл бұрын
The alto sax part is written an octave lower?
@jacobbass62265 жыл бұрын
Erin Faldon it’s in concert pitch so the a above the staff is the highest F#.
@colereed74114 жыл бұрын
@@jacobbass6226 why
@jacobbass62264 жыл бұрын
Cole Reed many reasons. It’s standard solo writing for the Sax. It helps to keep the ungodly high notes within the staves. If you get good you can even read concert pitch.
@jacobbass62264 жыл бұрын
Cole Reed it’s also meant for the piano players if they need to help the Sax part.
@colereed74114 жыл бұрын
@@jacobbass6226 I can't transpose worth shit I've been playing alto for 6 years and I'm confused on how someone learns to do this. it overwrites what you already know and seem like if you do it to much it would ruin your normal sight reading
@shaynelewis15875 жыл бұрын
Who is performing?
@KingsRodriguez5 жыл бұрын
I think its Arno Borkamp
@andyk67675 жыл бұрын
It's Eugene Rousseau, from his album Saxophone Masterpieces tracks 1-3. Would be nice if the guy that ran this channel attributed the actual artist, but I'm guessing he doesn't have copyright permission.
@gregmilka7452 Жыл бұрын
Who are the performers on this recording?
@elenamashkovskaya46752 жыл бұрын
Браво! А кто исполняет это произведение?
@nikitakorolkov8862 жыл бұрын
Eugene Roussau
@elenamashkovskaya46752 жыл бұрын
Спасибо! Уже нашла)
@lordpineapple9 күн бұрын
What does the saxophone have an F# at 2:07? Is it all shown at concert pitch? 💀
@ichika39683 жыл бұрын
1:27
@branndon43816 жыл бұрын
Who is the soloist?
@dallassax6 жыл бұрын
Brann Don I believe it’s is Eugene Rousseau
@niinaranta30145 жыл бұрын
it's a sonata for saxophone and piano, there is no soloist
@benatchison23715 жыл бұрын
@@niinaranta3014 The piano isn't the main instrument in this piece though. In a concerto, there is a soloist even though there is an entire orchestra behind them. E.g. Mozart clarinet concerto: the soloist is a clarinet, which is backed by the orchestra. The saxophone is the soloist in this piece.
@okyhernandez93855 жыл бұрын
Royal Goodness Bitch, are you fucking stupid? In music, a solo (from the Italian: solo, meaning alone) is a piece or a section of a piece played or sung featuring a single performer, who may be performing completely alone or supported by an accompanying instrument such as a piano or organ, a continuo group (in Baroque music), or the rest of a choir, orchestra, band, or other ensemble.
@PokeMinerNate5 жыл бұрын
I’m sorry I think you guys misunderstood his question(except dallassax)
@kethanraman9443 жыл бұрын
0:04
@user-hy7uu3fd6r2 жыл бұрын
4:51 9:25
@yin8079 Жыл бұрын
theres a transposed score for sax on imslp
@GNGianopoulos Жыл бұрын
Not in the US.
@valentin04423 Жыл бұрын
4:49
@Eorzat3 жыл бұрын
2:01 lmfao ok dude. Not so subtle reference lol
@kevinngo91383 жыл бұрын
Creston concerto coming soon?
@lucidity30382 жыл бұрын
8:07
@decimde-pa94567 ай бұрын
2:46 how it's possible for sax alto , the low note ?
@Cashimat3 ай бұрын
This is the piano score, sometimes in Piano Scores the Alto Sax part is transposed from its original Eflat key to Concert Pitch or C. However not all piano scores do this. The lowest note on that time stamp for the alto is actually only a C# below the staff for Alto Sax Notation. Rather than an E below the staff which is seen here.
@yllenlipuma89994 жыл бұрын
May I ask you if you get reclamations for these videos? I have a KZbin channel and I get reclamations everytime I create a video where I play even 20seconds of music! Even with the permission of the musicians! So I wonder if you have the same problem! Best regards and thank you very much for this video!
@brentwhorton77775 жыл бұрын
Low A?
@landontaylor60725 жыл бұрын
Just Kaleb oof
@keepinitsaxy42735 жыл бұрын
Just Kaleb concert pitch
@dylancook58304 жыл бұрын
Bro I saw an f below the staff
@yllenlipuma89994 жыл бұрын
Very good! Who are the players?
@justinmarks17114 жыл бұрын
Eugene Rousseau is on AS. Unsure of the pianist.
@jacksmith90315 жыл бұрын
Nice.
@hazelshi6563 жыл бұрын
0:29
@bambino1000112 жыл бұрын
Who is the saxophonist on this? Just curious.
@Carplays2 жыл бұрын
This is E. Rousseau playing, not sure about the pianist
@emanuelbarcelone3 жыл бұрын
Alguien podría decime quiénes son los intérpretes?
@JayBrown-xs9ps3 жыл бұрын
El saxofonista es Eugene Rousseau y la pianista es Jaromir Klepac. Nadie lo había averiguado hasta ahora, osea espero que esto resuelva sus problemas.👍
@diegosatori57184 жыл бұрын
Sounds jazzy or is just me?
@robertmorales84324 жыл бұрын
Listen to this recording of it kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z2jQmY1up66paLs
@Eorzat3 жыл бұрын
A lot of people tend to get "jazzy" feels from anything that features an alto sax which is just instrumental bias.
@diegosatori57183 жыл бұрын
@@Eorzat dont forget harmony
@Eorzat3 жыл бұрын
Diego Satori I didn’t forget harmony. People put WAY too much emphasis on harmony. Like anything that has a maj7 chord and some extended harmony gets labeled as “jazzy” which is ridiculous and completely discredits a lot of what Jazz actually is. Also, this was composed/released in 1939. Practically every composer was using harmony like this if not more radical during this time not to mention that this kind of harmony predates Jazz to begin with.
@ianjamison78723 жыл бұрын
I would say the first two measures, with their chromatic motion dominant seven chords, would not be out of place, harmonically, in a Duke Ellington composition.
@shishbish94894 жыл бұрын
8:10 How do you play the Low G that’s written
@bencurry31114 жыл бұрын
Shane Saltus It's in concert pitch on that score. On Alto, that would actually be E without octave key (last line on the staff)
@notwhite41334 жыл бұрын
Playing this for tenth grade masterclass. Oop
@EmanSax034 жыл бұрын
bro goodluck big dawg
@loshok205 ай бұрын
9:25 3 часть
@hugosanchez27085 жыл бұрын
Is he londaix
@justinmarks17114 жыл бұрын
Eugene Rousseau
@AaronLington14 жыл бұрын
Who is the saxophonist?
@andyk67674 жыл бұрын
Eugene Rousseau
@AaronLington14 жыл бұрын
@@andyk6767 thank you
@tristanmoreno23464 жыл бұрын
Poor piano player
@marvinlin59074 жыл бұрын
Start of part 2, 8:08
@joshscores33604 жыл бұрын
Can't get past the fact that there's no time signature for the sax >:(
@bambino1000114 жыл бұрын
Most of it is in 4/4 time.
@ssldjdjdhehbdbdbdb Жыл бұрын
Wait but you can't play that low on alto????
@jaylenruff6976 Жыл бұрын
It’s written in concert pitch
@ssldjdjdhehbdbdbdb Жыл бұрын
@@jaylenruff6976 oh okay sick thanks
@Yukkuri_fishing3 жыл бұрын
クラリネットで耳コピできないかなーとか考えてたあの当時の俺を殴りたい
@kethanraman9443 жыл бұрын
:04
@cadet83764 жыл бұрын
Sorry, but this is impossible
@tristanyokom15423 жыл бұрын
No it isn't, though it is ridiculously hard for the pianist. The sax part on this is written in concert pitch
@EagleScout20194 жыл бұрын
I'm playing movement one this year. But how tf is a saxophone gonna play low g. You can tell this isn't a bari playing and an alto isn't playing low g or low a man.
@lucasmariotti51604 жыл бұрын
The part shown on screen is the piano part so it is in concert pitch. The saxophone part for this is written a fourth above that
@dinglewadflimsdale60244 жыл бұрын
Lucas Mariotti 6th above or 3rd below not a fourth lololol but u got the idea :p
@ryanrocker32165 жыл бұрын
It’s also not technically that complex
@sergiobernardo12805 жыл бұрын
And does the music sound worse because of that?
@ryanrocker32165 жыл бұрын
So this isn’t right lol at all. There’s no low A on alto sax and the actual score seems as if he’s playing it an octave up. Like what?!!!!
@jontykingham30815 жыл бұрын
RyanRocker321 Its written at concert pitch, so it’s written a concert A but is actually an F# on saxophone