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010 a| 98017404;

019 a| 40753764;

020 a| 0521593484 (hardback);

020 a| 0521596661 (pbk.);

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050 00 a| ML975b| .C36 1998;

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092 a| 788.7b| C14;

245 04 a| The Cambridge companion to the saxophone /c| edited by Richard Ingham.;

260 a| Cambridge ;a| New York, NY :b| Cambridge University Press,c| 1998.;

300 a| xvi, 226 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 26 cm.;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

490 1 a| Cambridge companions to music;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 212-214) and index.;

520 a| This book tells the story of the saxophone, its history and technical development from its invention by Adolphe Sax c. 1840 to the end of the twentieth century. It includes extensive accounts of the instrument's history in jazz, rock and classical music as well as providing performance guides. Discussion of the repertoire and soloists from 1850 to the present day includes accessible descriptions of contemporary techniques and trends, and moves into the electronic age with midi wind instruments. There is a discussion of the function of the saxophone in the orchestra, in 'light music,' and in rock and pop studios, as well as of the saxophone quartet as an important chamber music medium. The contributors to this volume are some of the finest performers and experts on the saxophone.;

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The Cambridge companion to the saxophone / edited by Richard Ingham.

Other author	Ingham, Richard, 1954- editor.
Format	Book
Publication Info	Cambridge ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 1998.
Description	xvi, 226 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Subjects	Saxophone.

Series	Cambridge companions to music Cambridge companions to music. ^A371619
Contents	Invention and development / Thomas Liley -- In the twentieth century / Don Ashton -- Influential soloists / Thomas Dryer-Beers -- The repertoire heritage / Thomas Liley -- The saxophone quartet / Richard Ingham -- The mechanics of playing the saxophone. Saxophone technique / Kyle Horch ; Jazz and rock techniques / David Roach ; The saxophone family: playing characteristics and doubling / Nick Turner -- The professional player. The saxophone in the orchestra / Stephen Trier ; The undocumented / Gordon Lewin ; The studio player / Chris 'Snake' Davis -- Jazz and the saxophone / Richard Ingham -- Rock and the saxophone / Richard Ingham and John Helliwell -- The saxophone today. The contemporary saxophone / Claude Delangle and Jean-Denis Michaut (translated by Peter Nichols) ; Midi wind instruments / Richard Ingham -- Teaching the saxophone / Kyle Horch -- Appendices. Works commissioned by Elise Boyer Hall ; Contemporary repertoire ; Midi repertoire.
Abstract	This book tells the story of the saxophone, its history and technical development from its invention by Adolphe Sax c. 1840 to the end of the twentieth century. It includes extensive accounts of the instrument's history in jazz, rock and classical music as well as providing performance guides. Discussion of the repertoire and soloists from 1850 to the present day includes accessible descriptions of contemporary techniques and trends, and moves into the electronic age with midi wind instruments. There is a discussion of the function of the saxophone in the orchestra, in 'light music,' and in rock and pop studios, as well as of the saxophone quartet as an important chamber music medium. The contributors to this volume are some of the finest performers and experts on the saxophone.
Local note	Little-309834--305131023888%
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 212-214) and index.
LCCN	98017404
ISBN	0521593484 (hardback)
ISBN	0521596661 (pbk.)

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