Rae: City Snapshots for Saxophone

Description

Although written for beginners, James Rae's City Snapshots, for 1-2 saxophones manages, to capture the essence of music from around the world. in this publication, we find a waltz in Viennese style that could have been written by Johann Strauss, a dreamy blues from Manhattan, a Cossack Dance from Kyiv and a lively Irish Jig from Dublin. To accommodate beginners, all the pieces are written in the low register, in comfortable keys. Piano accompaniments are kept simple and contains chord symbols. An entertaining adventure for children, whether alone or with a friend. The piano accompaniments are available as downloads, and the audio file as a download or streaming.

Liffey Jig (Dublin, Ireland)

Lotus blossom (Shanghai, China)

Manhattan Sunset (New York, U.S.A.)

Belvedere Waltz (Vienna, Austria)

Cossack Dance (Kyiv, Ukraine)

Little Polka (Prague, Czech Republic)

Oktoberfest Ländler (Munich, Germany)

Tango Argentino (Buenos Aires, Argentina)

Wembley Victors March (London, United Kingdom)

Montmartre Waltz (Paris, France)

Dromedaries at Dusk (Cairo, Egypt)