Saxophone Resources: Bibliographies & Repertoire Lists

Includes appendices: Appendix I: Articles by Hector Berlioz in the "Journal des Débats" containing references to Adolphe Sax and his instruments; Appendix II: Excerpts from the saxophone repertoire.

The only comprehensive bibliographical index of music for saxophone. More than 18,000 works for saxophone from 1844-2003, the entire lifespan of the saxophone, are cross-indexed by composer and instrumentation. Each entry includes title, duration, year of composition, publisher, arranger, dedicatee, movement titles, and composer information.

The 160-year history of the saxophone comes to brilliant life in Michael Segell's wonderfully researched, beautifully told The Devil's Horn. Beginning with "a sound never heard before," Segell's portrait follows the iconographic instrument as it is lauded for its sensuality, then outlawed for its influence, and finally credited with changing the face of popular culture. A deeply personal story of one man's love for music-making, a universal story of artistic and political revolution, and a trenchant critique of the global forces that stand in art's way, The Devil's Hornis music writing at its very finest.

Continues: 125 ans de musique pour saxophone

3-volume dictionary/encyclopedia of musical instruments. The entry on "saxophone" is approximately 6 pages and is divided into the following sections: (1) General, (2) Compass, (3) Technique, (4) History, (5) Manufacture, and (6) Use. Photos and illustrations. Bibliography of 14 writings.