E} Alto Saxophone Book 2 ENT se i “Reilly EVEMENT A comprehensive band method that develops creativity and musicianship Dear Band Student: Congratulations on completing the first book of ACCENT on . You have already learned a great deal and are well on your way to becoming an accomplished musician. Book 2 will take you even further on this journey. You will play more great music by composers you've already studied, plus 14 new composers. In addition, you'll play rock, jazz, Latin and ragtime pieces, along with fantastic folk songs from around the world. Practice diligently, and you are sure to do great things in the fascinating world of music. oy O'R LL, Dyk Within. John O'Reilly Mark Williams. estos: Main ard ‘feet pats (oer ood pl) ae aay ol Vora Carparton of Aman a Geog © MCANCMI Als Pbting Co. ne ‘Aight resend. Printed inWnote Note Wnote Rest Alccent on review a zs Hate Note Hace Rest > Quarter Nore Quarter Rest é : | Tempo Markincs Moderato Allegro Oats, Peas, Beans Allegro Traditional Go Tet Aunt Ruopy (duet) Moderato ‘American Folk Song e Some Forks Do Stephen Foster (1826-1864) Allegro : Stumeer Sonc Moderato Belgian Folk Song suo BAND soto BANDAlccent on review RiTarDaNDo Fermara vit. mn Divist ‘st anp 2p Enpincs elie fa Dorrep Eicutn Notes Har Note iL A Pick-up Note alls Dynamic Markincs f P Tempo Markinc Andante Time SicnaturE i ¢2 & Ecuo Duer Andante English Folk Song a Yankee Doopie Allegro American Folk Song o f Te Man on THE Fivinc Trapeze Moderato Traditional a P ee Merry We Rou Atonc Traditional Moderato moo Oop ee PAccent on review i Since EtcutH Nore EichtH Rest d Y Fe Dotrep Quarter Muttipte Measure i J; 2 ‘SYNCOPATION 8 Dd: Staccato 8 Dynamic Markincs Tempo MARKING mf mp Vivace BARCAROLLE from “TaLes oF HOFFMAN” (Duet) Jacques Offenbach (189-1880) modelers ee = mp Deck THE Hatis é Traditional Carol Vivace 10 Ft = mf e mp f af f Buty Boy ‘American Folk Song Allegro " f=] More SvNcoPaTION | Alccewr ON REVIEW | Time Sicnature ce D.C. (Da Capo) at Fine | D.S. (Dat Secno) at Fine Crescenpo § Diminvenpo == Tempo Marxine Largo Aut THroucH THE NicHT Welsh Fotk Song cae Fine DG.atFine 12 e = nf rit Otp Dan Tucker (Duet) American Folk Song Allegro & Fine DS. al Fine 8 2 DS. al Fine| , = J Ere Canat American Folk Song Moderato a BeeeeaRe 14 i mp f . _ America, THe BeautiFut Samuel Ward (1848-1903) Andante 15 ? —— af ——p —__sAccent ON PERFORMANCE Marcu Onwaro Allegro 7 [3]altemate cls es 8 Tempo Markine Io f = Allegretto e 8 [ete StcnarUne ¢ Moderately fost tempo ts for aoa ateaion 1 cut Time-some as betveon betwen B and C r |) 2 = 2 beats in each measure | || 2 = half note receives 1 beat | Hate Note Gets tHe Beat Moderato 16 my Com /t & 2 8 1428 Sinc Noe (Round) Allegretto @ Liberian Folk Song 7 f Scarsorouch Fair English Folk Song att. ‘Andante c So Hic Scuoot Capets Allegro (1854-1932) John Philip Sousa 19 fas o Accenr ON ALTO SAXOPHONE 20 mf Use alternate fingering. For more individual technique practice, see page 42 #1Have Step/Wuote Step On a piano keyboard, the distance between any two Ato 0b = 1/2 step Ato B =whole step Bio = 1/2 sep 8b tC = whole step adjacent keys is called a half step. Two half steps equal one whole step. Dirrerent Steps (aie sot Ye Moderato ae oe act x ge 2 Pe mp - : — Up on THE Housetop Vivace Traditional Carol 2 maf Zum Gat Gati (Duet) Israeli Folk Song Allegretto 2 Alccent ON THEORY: Identifying Half Steps and Whole Steps Lobel all half steps with ~\.. Label all whole steps with —1.i Tenuto : Tcune MaEeaS. Hold the note for its full value. | Macstoso ATEMPO Ina majestic styl. Rotum to the previous tempo. Stretcuine HicHER Andante 25 ee Apvvance, Austraia Fair Maéstose oe f rit Down Home Buues (ouet) Allegro a e te a Use altomate fingering. Alccent on creariviry: Free Rhythmic improvisation 28 Improvise about eight measures of chythms using any combination of hand claps, finger snaps and foot stomps. Try to maintain a steady tempo while varying the rhythms and sounds.a ‘SixteentH Notes Recehe Vaveating, 2S Zand J time. as 7 Se Four to THE Beat Moderato 29 af Com: 1 eke 2 BOE THe THUNDERER John Philip Sousa Allegro (1854-1932) 30 f e Harvest Sonc Allegretto Estonian Folk Song 31 mp mf =p e mp ‘Simpte Girts Moderato ‘American Folk Song + DS. al Fine a nf (Accent on auto saxopnone bien» be 33 mp For more individual technique practice, see page 42, #2.Accent ON PERFORMANCE Houpay Fantasy Allegro f Arranged by John O'Reilly and Mark Williams T fa zeKey SiGnaTuRE All F's, C's end G's should be ee played as Ff, C$ and G¥ throughout. 2 Rowriting @ melody beginning on a different starting pitch, maintaining the samo patter of half steps and whole steps. = | tare TRansPosine Minor Episooe Moderato a 34 emp America/Gop Save THE QuEEN Andante Traditional 35 = Sar =F Tue Op Brass WacoN (duet) American Folk Son Allegro _ fe 36 J : ae THEME From “A Mipsummer Nict's Dream” ee (1809-1847) Allegretto: 1. 2. as & (Alccent on tneory Transpose the first 6 measures of #35 (America/God Save the Queen) into these two keys, then play. 38: A, Dynamic Maxine {An Etcutn Note ano Two SP ‘SIxTEENTHS Play Jf the first time, : are | bad p the sein tine Hoe» 2108 © Hicu Note Happreninc B Moderato a 39 o mf f SucTeentH Avenue Allegretto mp af E. FLoron (duet) Moaican Folk Song Allegro fi Viz a nf mf THe Pawpaw Parc American Folk Song Moderato 1 lose 42 = 4 f P Sf) Antonio Viva SPRING from “THe Four Seasons” (1678-1741) Allegretto 1. 2 Ca P f = = ee de f-P) Alccent ow crEATIviTY: Passing Tones and Neighbor Tones Write your own variation on this theme by adding passing tones (notes between pitches a third apart) and neighbor tones (above or below repeated pitches).| ano an a fo | Browns Nore eeaaeae | More SixteeNTHS Moderato ct 45 nf TarTa Hinpt Allegretto Arebie Folk Song 46 SP f . P I est NE French-Canadian Folk Song Moderato a D.C.al Fine Fine cal uf fmf Pat-a-PaN French Folk Song Allegretto 48 mp Accent ON ALTO SAXOPHONE 49 if For more individual technique practice, see page 42, #3 & 4.Dortep EichTH Note Receives 3/4 beat in 23.44 Z Fond 4 ime Dortep EicutHs Andante mp Richard Wagner Brivat CHoRus from “LOHENGRIN™ (1813-1883) Maestoso ae B of THEME from “UNFINISHED SYMPHONY” Franz Schubert fete (1797-1828) 7: Imauian STREET SONG Victor Herbert Allegro, (1859-1924) AMcCENT ON THEORY MAJOR SCALE CONSTRUCTION: All major scales contain the same pattem of whole ee steps and half steps. Study this pattern in the example below. Now build your own major scale beginning on the note given, adding any sharps or flats as necessary. oF Note names must be in alphabetical order, Sea AweaaA — —— —Alccent on perrormance CYBERSPACE OVERTURE John O'Reilly and Mark Williams Allegro 2 a 4 5 6 37] Andante 1 2.Looxinc SHarP Largo bt | 55 O Canapa Maestoso Canadian National Anthem J Apia trom “THE MARRIAGE OF Ficaro” Wolfgang A. Mozat Allegretto (1756-1791) 57 mp _——— mp Accent OW CREATIVITY: Improvisation on Chord Changes Improvise your own melody using the notes contained in each triad (three-note chord). ‘You may also use passing or neighbor tones as long as they are of short duration. 6 Em Am > s Em am 0 6alternate fi | D.C. (Da Cao) at Cova eS Go back tothe beginning: o 3 then skip to the coda, (Use whan going toot fom F Rance Buitoer Moderato 59 oe, Fiower Drum Sono Chinese Fotk Son Andante = mp e mf Nu Ar pet Jut icen Swedish Folk Song Moderato 61 Cotonet Bocey : Kenneth Ad ae ao Toile 0 (1881-1945) 62 oR D.C. al Coda O Coda e Accent ow ato saxoPHONE ate, i i * Use altemate fingering, For more individual technique practice, see page 42, #5 and page 43, #6.alternate et oe e ENHaRMONICS Any two notes that are written differently, but [Bh and ight hand Fngerings sound the same. coeloo Use when alternating between Curomatic Crawe Moderato 64 nf THEME from “Piano Concerto No. 2” Sergei Rachmaninoff Andante (1873-1943) 65 — Sf Edvard Grieg In THE Hatt oF tHe Mountain Kine (1843-1907) Moderato ae i = 2 Overture from “THe Barger oF Sevitie” Co Vivace = = (1792-1868) 67 a AACCENT ON THEORY — Rewsite cach of these notes os its enhermonic equivalent. 68Time Sicnature beats in each measure ighth note receives 1 beat | Eicutw Note Gets tHe Beat Moderato 69 ¥ | nf Counts 1 28 TARANTELLA (Duet) Allegro ltalian Folk Song ee Bartte Hymn oF THE Repusiic Maestoso Traditional n mf Accent ON CREATIVITY: Composition Based on a Rhythmic Pattern Write your own short composition, using the rhythmic pattern J dé in different ways. Be sure to include: 1) clef sign 2) key signature 3) time signature, Play your composition 72Alccenr on PERFORMANCE Water Music George F. Handel (1685-1759) a Arr. by John O'Reilly and Mark William: ae y ly fark Williams play 2nd time only play both timesakernate Bde Time SIGNATURE bo 8 G =6 beats in each measure D.S. (Dat Secno) at Copa : 8 = cighth note roceives 1 boat Cie 3 then skip to the coda, Ute when ateratng beeen Gh and ht hen Fogg. Six To THE Bar Andante Com! 23.056 129456 Row, Row, Row Your Boat (round) Moderato: @® American Folk Song 74 : oe if Vs THE B'y couet) Canadian Folk Song Allegretto (Newfoundland) The ENTERTAINER & Seat Joplin Allegro ToCoda@ (1868-1917 uf f mead DiS al Coda o f ——f © Coda v= mf Alccenr ON ALTO SAXOPHONE . oe a goa = € 2 2 7 om * Use alternate fingering For more individual technique practice, see page 43, #7.Tempo Markinc Andantino Slightly faster than Andente Stu HicheR Andantino ; ¢ —! wy 8 « $ 78 : mp f ™P f Catypso Ciime (Duet) Moderato ee 79 mf af 1 Saw Turee Snips Traditional Carol Allegretto 80 : e oy 12345 (aasesis Te Star-SPaANGLeD Banner US. National Anthem Maestoso 81 mf ALCcEWT ON THEORY — Rewrite the following example in cut time 82 = e4 & = Use for smooth atemation || Between B and C Motto rit. Dramatically slow down the tempo. ocdjo08) Smootn SiurRinc Andantino ZS oie 83 *Use alternate fingering. Hasaiiera from “CARMEN” Moderato Georges Bizet (1838-1875) mp ernete fingering ————— ap Yoveunc Sonc Austrian Folk Song Allegretto ae 2. f f THEME from “VioLin Concerto in D” Ludwig van Beethoven (170-1827) Allegretto > os oy 86 nf D.C. al Fine a Fine e ™ "Pl Accent OW CREATIVITY: Improvisation on a Blues Scale Using the pitches shown, improvise your own melody using any rhythms you know. You may play these notes in any order, repeat notes, or use rests.Tempo Marine Adagio Slightly slower than Andante, A strong accent. Srorzanvo ¢fs Croc Dance Moderato 1 ~The 1 ee Hopak from “THe Fair at SoRocHINSK” ; Modest Mussorasky ~ (189-1881) Allegretto 89 mp dy. Sf German Folk Song THE Morninc Dew Buow Awa English Falk Song Allegro a (Alccent on ato saxopHone 92 . ee nf For more individual technique practice, see page 43, #8.Alccent on PERFORMANCE Fiesta Mexicatt John O'Reilly and Mark Williams Allegro To Coda + [18] DS. al CodaDynamic Markincs peewee | Beaminc over A REST PP wf I Pianissimo—very soft Fortissimo-very loud Seam Me Up Allegretto Led a] Tue Sorcerer’s APPRENTICE ‘ ae Vivace (1865-1935) 94 on Country GarDeNs (Duet) Moderato Enalish Folk Song mf Alccewr on THEORY Draw the correct bar lines, then write in the counting and clap. «ft LTT rE es a |Key Signature 4 ANI B's ond E's should be played ‘as Bb and Eb throughout. o Muttipte Fiats Adagio mp Over THE River AND THROUGH THE Woops ‘Ametican Folk Song Allegretto i £ 98 auf e Marcu OF THE TOREADORS Georges Bizet Moderato (1838-1875) Fum, Fum, Fum Allegro 100 = f mf Traditional Spanish Carol 5 Et —F Alccenr ON CREATIVITY: Extended Composition 101. Write your own composition of any length, using @ separate sheet of music paper. Use some repeated rhythmic and/or melodic pattems to create unity. Use some contrasting material to create variety. Play your composition| Eicut Note Tripcets 2. 3 2 ey iT Tipe 2 ip-et usuelly played just ee | before the beat. Grace Note = A wick note, sical (eee THREE TO THE Beat Moderato 102 7 nf TripLet Sons Andantino French Folk Song FInate trom “New Worto SympHony” Antonin Dvorak Allegro (1341-1904), 104 Procession of THe Noses Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov Maestoso (1844-1908) 105 77 7 w Accent. OW ALTO SAXOPHONE eve “4te~ (eo 106 7 - af Use altemate fingering, For mote individual technique practice, see page 43, #9.2001005 THe Outer Limits Moderato. Dg t (2, 107 mf Now Is tHe Monto oF Mayinc (Duet) Thomas Morley 1559-1602) Allegretto : i ) 108 mp b * = La Donna é Mosite Giusoppo Verdi Moderato (1813-1901) 109 mf 4 iq — mp erese.- Soipier’s CHorus from “Faust” Charles Gounod Moderato ' ' (1818-1893) 110 7 7 Peter tvich Tchaikovsky Marcu from “NUTCRACKER eins oe Allegro 1 : al e ——=F For more individual technique practice, see page 43, #10.Alccent oW PERFORMANCE a John rit Sousa (1854-1992) Art. by John O'Reilly. Sousa ON ParabE and Mark Wiliams AllegroAlto saxopHone soLo THe Rakes or Mattow Irish Folk Song Allegretto 5 Alto SaxophoneJohn O'Reilly and Mark Williams Moderato 3) To Coda Me 2, bey *,,E Harmonic Minor Scate (concert 6) E Mevopic Minor Scat (Concert 6) e D Masor Scate (concert F) B Harmonic Minor Scat (concert 0) B Metopic Minor SCALE (Concert D) | o C Mauor Scate (concert eb) | o A Harmonic Minor Scate (concert ©) A Metopic Minor ScaLe (concert c)F Masor SCALE (concert A) BD Harmonic Minor Scate (concert F) fe ¢ fi o D Metopic Minor Scate (concert F) e AA Masor Scate (concert ¢) e Fi Harmonic Minor ScaLe (concert a) F4 Metopic Minor SCALE (concert a) o Bb Masor Scate (concert oh) e G Harmonic Minor Scate (concert ) G Metopic Minor Scate (concert sh) Curomatic SCALE (alto Saxophones only) potgdpla pp ete pet pte! fe-ele ol ay oS See *Use dlternate fingeringAlccenr ow rayrams a iA, qi Oo oy OO yom oy yO TAO 4 pOLOOoOnr y pelt bl OAs| nel OOjon gloomy oly veD lt Wii pb by ogee yD) DTT bg we gd s Q2MTL Ld TUT byAlccenr on restsa2 Accent ON ALTO SAXOPHONE "Use altermate fingering, *Use alternate fingering.o *Use alternate fingering — isAlccewr ow cHoraues We Gatuer ToceTHER Netherlands Folk Song Andante mp oe mf mp rit Now Tank We Att Our Goo Johann Sebastian Bach Maestoso (1685-1750) . = f mf rit Ma-oz Tsur (Rock oF Aces) Teadtional Hanukkah Son Moderato Att THroucH THE NicHT Andante Welsh Folk Song mp-P mp —— uf = a ie ETernat FatHer, STRONG To SAVE , Adagio Navy Hymn mp mfGuossary Accent (=) Play the note stronger Apacio Slightly slower than Andante Atroro, KENNETH English composer (1881-1945) ALLEGRETTO Moderately fast tempo Attecro Fast tempo ANDANTE Moderately slow tempo ANDANTINO Slightly faster than Andante Actempo Retum to the previous tempo Bach, JOHANN SesasTian German composer (11685-1750) BeerHoven, Luowic vaN German composer (1770-1827) Bizer, Georces French composer (1838-1875) Common Time (@) Same os time signature Cur Time (G) Same as 3 time signature Crescendo (<=) Get louder gradually D.C. (Da Capo) at Cova Go back to the beginning; then skip to the coda D.C. (Da Capo) at Fine Go back to the beginning ‘and play until Fine Dimnuenoo (==) Get softer gradually D.S. (Dat Secno) at Copa Go back to the sign %: then skip to the coda D.S. (Dat SecNo) at FINE Go back to the sign % and play until Fine Duxas, Paut French composer (1865-1935) Dvoitak, ANTONIN Czech composer (1841-1904) ENHaRMONiCs Any two notes that are written, differently, but sound the same. (F# = Gb) Femara (7) Hold the note longer Fist (b} Lowers the pitch of a note one half step Forre (f°) Loud F~P Play loud the first time and soft the second time Fornissimo ( ff") Very loud Foster, STEPHEN American composer (1826~1864) Gounon, Cuartes French composer (1818-1893) Grace NOTE A quick note, usually played just before the beat Grice, Evaro Norwegian composer (1843-1907) Hate Step The distance between any two adjacent keys on the piano Hanvet, Gorse F. English composer of German birth (1685-1759) Heraerr, Victor American composer (1859-1924) Jopun, Scot American composer (1868-1917) Key Sicnature Indicates notes which are to be flatted or sharped throughout Larco Very slow Maestoso In a majestic style Mezzo Forte (mf) Medium loud Mezzo PIANO (imp) Medium soft Menoetssoun, Feu German composer (1809-1847) Moverato Medium tempo Morro rir. Dramatically slow down the tempo Mortey, THomas English composer (1559-1602) Mozart, Wourcan A. Austrian composer (1736-1791) Mussorcsky, Mopest Russian composer (1839-1881) Narurat (i) Cancels a flat or sharp until the next bar line Orrensact, Jacoues French composer (1819-1880) Pranissimo (pp) Very soft Prano (p) Soft RachMmaninorr, Sere! Russien composer (1873-1943) Rimsky-Korsaxoy, Nicotat Russian composer (1844-1908) Rirarpanpo (Rit) Gradually slow down the tempo Rossini, GioaccHino Italian composer (172-1868) ‘Sharp (2) Raises the pitch of a note one half step Schusert, Franz Gorman composor (1797-1828) Srorzanvo ($f) A strong accent Sousa, JOHN PHILP Amorican composer (1854-1932) Staccato (-) Play the note /4 its normal length Tenaiovsiy, Peter I. Russian composer (1840-1893) Tenuto (—) Hold the note for its full value TraNSPOSING Rewriting a melody, beginning on different starting pitch, Verb), GiusePPe Italian composer (1813-1901) ‘Vivace Very fast tempo Vivatot, ANTONIO Italian composer (1678-1741) Waoner, RicharD German composer (1813-1883) Wuote Step Two half stepsGAXOPHONE FINGERING CHART © = open © = pressed down > > eovieee ‘eeciece ° bepeolooo e001000 0° 9001000 e100 1000 01000He OME PRACTICE RECORD : i Parent Week Date] ASSIGNMENT | Mon Tue Wed Thur Fr Sat Sun] Total] Signatue 32 33 | 34 | 35 36 |