Jacobi Sonata for Saxophone: I. Allegro, ma non troppo

[@Joel418]

Congrats on your successful audition!!! I was using vandoren reed (3-1/2), Winslow ligature, Selmer C-star mouthpiece, all on a Yamaha Custom 875; all of these were oriented toward control, though different setups work for different people. All the best in your future endeavors :)

[@udayorama]

im in 7th grade and im playing this solo for cmea (california music educators association) in march. I use a selmar as 500 with a stock 4c mouthpiece and a rovner mark 3 with rico jazz select reeds althiugh i use jazz reeds the ligature gives me a dark enough sound for this piece i probably wont play it this fast

[@Joel418]

It is a very enjoyable piece! Best of luck with your auditions :)

[@Joel418]

Best of luck in the audition!

[@MichaelAbramo]

Auditioning for North Jersey Regional Band tomorrow morning at 1130 with this piece. I'm having trouble with 2 or 3 spots on Mvmt 3. I just hope they don't tell me to play those parts :p I really like this piece but I'm kind of sick of it by now.

[@udayorama]

@Joel418 update: i got a selmer s80 c* and am now using vandoren 2.5 reeds and im actually in eighth grade i have no idea why i wrote seventh

[@pammusai]

@godwearingblack I've started to use a Caravan which is far less bright, gives me more control, at the sole expense of high resistance, which, now, I have become accustomed to.

[@Joel418]

It's not exactly atonal, in that it does have a tonal center; however, it is not exactly tonally functional in that the requisite tonal hierarchies are not present. Jacobi creates a "feeling" of tonal center through the repetition of certain notes that resemble the tonal relationships of functionalism, as well as tonal-center construction that resembles these relationships. All that fancy stuff to say, you might just call it "alternative" tonality ;)

[@Joel418]

It is certainly a challenging piece! As I'm sure your teacher will tell you, this piece must reach a point where the technical aspects are "mechanical" for you. Once you've reached that point, the piece's expressive elements do seem to become clear. Best of luck :)

[@Joel418]

I was not aware of the link, but I hope folks are enjoying the video!

[@Joel418]

The artist was quoted at a press conference today, saying: "Pppppppppppppbt (*raspberry*)" :)

[@pammusai]

I've already performed this for an audition and was accepted thanks to your great rendition. However, right now i'm using a vandoren optimum mouthpiece which generates a very bright sound, much to birght for this piece and most classical pieces, even though it is an all purpose mouthpiece. What's your setup so I can tell whats an option for a more mellow sound that you achieve, or is it just the way that you play your horn that achieves this sound. Thankyou

[@tlthomps01]

Is this atonal? If not what concert key is it in?

[@Joel418]

You know, I had the opposite problem: playing the saxophone with no particular interest in jazz :)

[@Joel418]

Why's that?

[@Joel418]

@udayorama Good luck!

[@alms07]

It feels rushed and I don't think he does enough with the melodic line

[@freemodulation]

I disagree. I find the piano part to be simpler by far than most piano parts in the rep.