Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Band Karel Husa

Titel / Title: Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Concert Band - Standard US Set (without european suppl. parts)
Herausgeber / Publisher: Associated Music Publishers
Instrumentation: Concert Band and Alto Saxophone
Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen
Serie / Series: G. Schirmer Band-Orchestra
Format: 279 X 216
UPC: 073999449303

The Concerto for Alto Saxophone was commissioned by and dedicated to the Cornell Wind Ensemble and its Director, Maurice Stith. The work was premiered at Cornell University in March 17, 1968, featuring soloist Sigurd Rascher. Its three movements Prolog, Ostinato, and Epilog explore new possibilities for the alto saxophone with a virtuosic solo part.