Saxophone Music
Classification Numbers for Saxophone Music
| M105–M109 | Saxophone alone: |
| M105 | Collections (more than one composer) |
| M106 | Original works: Collections (one composer) |
| M107 | Original works: Separate works |
| M108 | Arrangements: Collections (one composer) |
| M109 | Arrangements: Separate works |
| M268–M269 | Saxophone with piano accompaniment: |
| M268 | Collections |
| M269 | Separate works |
| M288–M289 | Duets for two wind instruments (of all kinds): |
| M288 | Collections |
| M289 | Separate works |
| M290–M291 | Duets—one stringed and one wind instrument |
| M296–M297 | Duets—one wind and one plucked instrument |
| M315–M319 | Piano and two wind instruments |
| M320–M324 | Piano, one stringed, and one wind instrument |
| M335–M339 | Piano, one wind, and one plucked instrument |
| M355–M359 | Three wind instruments |
| M360–M364 | Three stringed and wind instruments |
| M375–M379 | Three wind and plucked instruments |
Quartets, quintets, sextets, septets, octets, and nonets follow similar patterns (in the M400s, 500s, 600s, 700s, 800s, and 900s, respectively).For more details, see M: Music and Books on Music, available at the reference desk or at the index table in the reference section (Z696.U5 M 1998).
Concertos and similar pieces:
| M1034.S4 | Saxophone with orchestra, full scores |
| M1034.5 .S4 | Cadenzas for such works |
| M1035.S4 | Saxophone with orchestra, piano reductions |
| M1134.S4 | Saxophone with string orchestra, full scores |
| M1134.5 .S4 | Cadenzas for such works |
| M1135.S4 | Saxophone with string orchestra, piano reductions |
Saxophone studies and methods:
| MT500 | General works |
| MT502 | Systems and methods |
| MT503 | Teaching pieces |
| MT504 | Instructive editions |
| MT505 | Studies and exercises |
| MT506 | Orchestral studies |
| MT507 | Two saxophones |
| MT508 | Self-instructors |
| MT510 | Other instruments of the saxophone family |
Not all saxophone music in the Cook Music Library is out on the shelf.Please consult IUCAT to find information about music that is checked out or in the Frontlog.
Subject Headings
(for subject searches in IUCAT or WorldCat)
| Solo saxophone music: | sonatas (saxophone); suites (saxophone); variations (saxophone); etc.; saxophone music |
| Music for saxophone and piano: | rondos (saxophone and piano); sonatas (saxophone and piano); suites (saxophone and piano); variations (saxophone and piano); etc.; saxophone and piano music |
| Duets: | saxophone music (saxophone (2))
bassoon and saxophone music; flute and saxophone music; horn and saxophone music; oboe and saxophone music; horn and saxophone music; etc. |
| Trios: | woodwind trios (saxophone, oboe, flute)
(or other combinations) wind trios [mixed brass and woodwind, various combinations]; e.g., wind trios (saxophone, trombone, trumpet) |
| Quartets: | woodwind quartets[various combinations];
also suites [various combinations of instruments]; variations [various combinations of instruments]; etc. wind quartets [mixed brass and woodwind, various combinations]; also suites, variations, etc. Similar for quintets, sextets, septets, octets, and nonets. |
| Saxophone and Orchestra: | concertos (saxophone)
concertos (saxophone) — solo with piano saxophone with orchestra rondos (saxophone with orchestra) |
Selected Bibliography: Music, Recordings, Writings
Fridorich, Edwin. "The Saxophone: A Study of its Use in Symphonic and Operatic Literature." Ed.D. thesis, Columbia University, 1975. ML975.F89Gold, Cecil V. Saxophone Performance Practices and Teaching in the United States and Canada. Moscow, ID: School of Music Publications, 1973. MT500.G6
Hemke, Fred. “The Early History of the Saxophone.” D.M.A. thesis, University of Wisconsin, 1975. ML975.H3
Horwood, Wally. Adolphe Sax, 1814-1894: His Life and Legacy, rev. ed. Baldock, Hertfordshire: Egon, 1983. ML424.S3 H67
Kool, Jaap. Das Saxophon: The Saxophone. Translated by Lawrence Gwozdz. Baldock, Hertfordshire: Egon, 1987. ML975.K75
Teal, Larry. The Art of Saxophone Playing. Evanston, IL: Summy-Birchard, 1963. MT500.T253
Classification Numbers for Books about the Saxophone
| Ref. ML128 .S247 | Saxophone bibliographies |
| ML975 | General works |
| ML976 | Construction |
| ML978 | Music and playing |
Selected Periodicals
(Current issues available in Periodicals on 1st floor)
| Clarinet and Saxophone (1986–1988) | ML5.C57 |
| Saxophone Journal (1995–) | ML929.S4 |
| The Saxophone Symposium ( 1976–) | ML1.S25 |
Selected Internet Resources
| International Saxophone Home Page | http://www.saxophone.org/ |