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List of concert works for saxophone

This is a partial repertoire list of classical works for saxophone.

Saxophone and orchestra

Soprano saxophone and orchestra

Duo Concertante, for soprano and alto saxophones—Jean-Baptiste Singelée (1858)
Fantasia for soprano (or tenor) saxophone, three horns, and strings (1948)—Heitor Villa-Lobos
Concerto for Soprano Saxophone and Strings, Op. 344 (1980)—Alan Hovhaness
Escapades for soprano saxophone and orchestra (2021)—John Anthony Lennon
Where the Bee Dances, concerto for soprano saxophone and orchestra (1991)—Michael Nyman
Concerto for Soprano Saxophone and Orchestra (1993)—Michael Torke
Your Rockaby for soprano saxophone and orchestra (1993)—Mark-Anthony Turnage
Double Concerto for Saxophone, Cello and Orchestra (1997)—Michael Nyman
Saxophone Concerto No. 1: Imagined Sound of Sun On Stone (1999)—Sally Beamish
Saxophone Concerto, for soprano saxophone and chamber orchestra (2003)—Avner Dorman
Saxophone Concerto ("Albireo Mode"), Op. 93 for soprano saxophone and orchestra (2004–2005)—Takashi Yoshimatsu
Concerto for soprano saxophone and orchestra (2007)—Jennifer Higdon
Concerto after Tchaikovsky for soprano saxophone and orchestra (2013)—David DeBoor Canfield
Concerto for soprano saxophone and chamber orchestra (2014–15)—Kalevi Aho
Soprano Saxophone Concerto (2019) - Carter Pann

Alto saxophone and orchestra

Duo Concertante for soprano and alto saxophone—Jean-Baptiste Singelée (1858)
Divertissement espagnol—Charles Martin Loeffler (1900)
Rhapsody for orchestra and saxophone (1901)—Claude Debussy
Concerto No. 1, for alto saxophone—Paul Gilson (1902)
Concerto No 2, for alto saxophone—Paul Gilson (1902)
Légende, symphonic suite for chromatic harp, alto saxophone and strings (1903)–André Caplet
Choral varié, Op. 55 (1903)—Vincent d'Indy
Légende, Op. 66 (1918)—Florent Schmitt
Concerto in E♭ major for alto saxophone (1934)—Alexander Glazunov
Saxophone Concerto, Op. 14 (1934)—Lars-Erik Larsson
Concertino da camera (1935)—Jacques Ibert
Saxo Rhapsody (1936)—Eric Coates
Scaramouche for alto saxophone (1937)—Darius Milhaud
Ballade for Saxophone and Orchestra (1938)—Frank Martin
Ballade for alto saxophone (1939)—Henri Tomasi
Slawische Rhapsodie, Op. 23, for orchestra and saxophone obbligato (1940)—Viktor Ullmann
Sonata in C♯ for alto saxophone and orchestra (1943)—Fernande Decruck
Concerto for alto saxophone and orchestra (1944)—Paul Bonneau
Concerto for alto saxophone and orchestra (or band), Op. 26 (1944)—Paul Creston
Concerto for alto saxophone (1949)—Henri Tomasi
Tableaux de Provence (1948–1955)—Paule Maurice
Saxophone Concerto, for alto saxophone and orchestra (1951)—Henk Badings
Concerto for alto saxophone, trumpet and string orchestra (1955)—Jean Rivier
Concerto for alto saxophone in E-flat major (1956)—Ronald Binge
Saxophone Concerto (1958)—Erland von Koch
Concerto for alto saxophone (1959)—Pierre Max Dubois
Élégie et rondeau for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra (1961)—Karel Husa
Claremont Concerto (1962)—John Worley
Concerto for saxophone and orchestra (1963)—William Lovelock
Concerto for saxophone and orchestra (1966)—Ida Gotkovsky
Saxophone Concerto No. 2 (1973)—William Lovelock
Symphony No. 16, for alto saxophone and orchestra (1979)—Allan Pettersson
Concerto for alto saxophone and chamber orchestra, Op. 41 (1980)—Robert Muczynski
Concerto for alto saxophone and orchestra (... auf den ersten Blick und ohne zu wissen...) (1980)—Esa-Pekka Salonen
Concerto for alto saxophone and orchestra (1983)—Ronald Caltabiano
Concerto for alto saxophone and orchestra (1983)—Gunther Schuller
Saxophone Concerto, for alto saxophone and chamber orchestra (1984)—Dominic Muldowney
Concerto for alto saxophone and orchestra, Op.50 (1987)—Nikolai Kapustin
Concerto for alto saxophone and orchestra (1987)-Volodymyr Runchak
Saxophone Concerto, for alto saxophone and strings (1988)—Richard Rodney Bennett
Concerto for alto saxophone and string orchestra (1989)—Nicola LeFanu
Sinfonia concertante: Symphony No. 3, for alto (or soprano) saxophone and orchestra (1989/2010)—Anders Eliasson
Concerto for alto saxophone and orchestra (1990)—Miklós Maros
Concerto for alto saxophone and string orchestra (1993)—Krzysztof Meyer
Music for alto saxophone and orchestra (1993/95)—Bertold Hummel
Cyber Bird Concerto, for alto saxophone and orchestra, Op. 59 (1994)—Takashi Yoshimatsu
My Assam Dragon for alto saxophone and orchestra (1994/1996)—Jan Sandström
Chamber Symphony No. 3 for alto saxophone and 20 string instruments(1995–96)—Kalevi Aho
Concerto for saxophone and Orchestra (1998/99)—Toshio Hosokawa
Saxophone Concerto (1999)—Richard Payne
Dem Licht entgegen for alto saxophone and orchestra (2001)—Sunleif Rasmussen
Escapades (2002)—John Williams
Concerto for alto (soprano) saxophone and string orchestra (2003/2010)—Anders Eliasson
Concerto No. 2 for alto saxophone and Strings (2004)—Miklós Maros
Saxophone Concerto No. 2: Under the Wing of the Rock for alto saxophone and strings (2006/2008)—Sally Beamish
Concerto after Glière for alto saxophone and orchestra (2007)—David DeBoor Canfield
Concerto for alto saxophone and chamber orchestra (2008)—Joan Albert Amargós
Concerto for alto saxophone and orchestra (or wind ensemble) (2010)—Thomas Sleeper
Rhapsody for alto Saxophone and Orchestra (2010)—André Waignein
Hemke Concerto "Prisms of Light" for alto saxophone and orchestra (2014)—Augusta Read Thomas
Concerto for alto saxophone and orchestra (2013)—John Adams
Concerto for alto saxophone and orchestra opus 70b (2015)—Nimrod Borenstein
Concerto for alto saxophone and orchestra (2018)—Karol Beffa
Rush concerto for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra (2018)—Kenneth Fuchs

Tenor saxophone and orchestra

Choro Concertante for tenor saxophone and orchestra (1953)—Claudio Santoro
Suite No. 1 for tenor saxophone and strings (1963)—Alec Wilder
Suite No. 2 for tenor saxophone and strings (1966)—Alec Wilder
Concerto for tenor saxophone and chamber orchestra (1968)—Alec Wilder
Chant premier, Op. 103, sonata for tenor saxophone and orchestra (1974)—Marcel Mihalovici
Concerto for tenor saxophone and orchestra (1984)—Robert Ward
The Upward Stream concerto for tenor saxophone and orchestra (or symphonic band, or piano) (1985)—Russell Peck
Concerto for Stan Getz, for tenor saxophone and orchestra (1990)—Richard Rodney Bennett
Concerto for tenor saxophone and orchestra (1992)—Eric Ewazen
Concerto for tenor saxophone and orchestra with piano obbligato (2007)—David DeBoor Canfield
"Graffiti Play", concerto for Tenor Saxophone, contemporary Jazz Trio (ts, bs, drs) & chamber orchestra (2014)—Esa Pietilä
Concerto for tenor saxophone and small orchestra (2015)—Kalevi Aho
Bright Karynge for Tenor Saxophone and Orchestra (2022)– Joseph Tkach

Baritone saxophone and orchestra

Rhapsody for Baritone Saxophone and Orchestra (or Wind Orchestra, or Piano) (1983)—Mark Watters
Concerto for Baritone Saxophone and String Orchestra (1992)—Werner Wolf Glaser
...and dispel the miseries of the world concerto for baritone saxophone and chamber orchestra (2007–2008)—David Gaines
Concerto for Baritone Saxophone and Orchestra (2008)—Georg Friedrich Haas
Vongole ! for E♭ Baritone Saxophone and Concert Band (2015)—Satoshi Yagisawa
Jeru Concerto for E♭ Baritone Saxophone and Chamber Orchestra (2017)—Brian Landrus

Saxophone quartet and orchestra

Concerto Sinfonico for Saxophone Quartet and Orchestra (1985)—Nicolas Flagello
Concerto for Saxophone Quartet and Orchestra (1986)—Tristan Keuris
Concerto Grosso for Saxophone Quartet and Orchestra (1988)—Miklós Maros
Concierto a cuatro for Saxophone Quartet and Orchestra (1990)—Cristóbal Halffter
Concerto for Saxophone Quartet and Orchestra (1991)—Michael Nyman
Concerto for Saxophone Quartet and Orchestra (1992)—Charles Wuorinen
Concerto for Saxophone Quartet and Orchestra (1995)—Philip Glass
Concerto Grosso for Saxophone Quartet and Orchestra (or Band) (2000)—William Bolcom
Concerto for Saxophone Quartet and Orchestra (2001)—Michael Nyman
Animal, Vegetable, Mineral for Saxophone Quartet and Orchestra (2004)—Steven Mackey
Water Music for Saxophone Quartet and Chamber Orchestra (2004)—Brett Dean
Concerto for Saxophone Quartet and Strings (2007)—Sally Beamish
Kellot / Bells – Concerto for Saxophon Quartet and Orchestra (2008)—Kalevi Aho
Four Preludes for saxophone quartet and string orchestra with percussion, Opus 63 (2015)—Fazıl Say
Violet Winds concerto for saxophone quartet and chamber orchestra (2015)—Peeter Vähi

Saxophone quintet and orchestra

Concerto for 5, five saxophones and orchestra (1965)—Ernest Tomlinson

Saxophone and concert band

Soprano saxophone and concert band

Saxophone Concerto for soprano saxophone and wind ensemble (1993)—Michael Torke
Concerto for Soprano Saxophone and Band (1995)—Aldo Rafael Forte
Concerto for Soprano Saxophone and Wind Ensemble (2007)—John Mackey
Apollo for Soprano Saxophone and Wind Ensemble (2008)—Brian Balmages
Concerto for Soprano Saxophone and Concert Band (2014)—Lewis Porter
Concerto for Soprano Saxophone and Band (2015)—William Bolcom

Alto saxophone and concert band

Concerto for alto saxophone and band (1902)—Paul Gilson
Concerto, Op. 26, for alto saxophone and band (or orchestra) (1941)—Paul Creston
Diversion for alto saxophone and band (1943)—Bernhard Heiden
Concerto for alto saxophone and wind orchestra (1949/1953)—Ingolf Dahl
Saxophoonconcert voor harmonie-orkest (1951)—Henk Badings
Ballade for Solo E♭ Alto saxophone and Band (1956)—Alfred Reed
Concertino for alto saxophone and orchestra (1964)—Radamés Gnattali
Concerto for E-flat alto saxophone and Band (1966)—Frank William Erickson
Concerto No. 1 for alto saxophone and Band (or Piano) (1966)—Walter Hartley
Concerto for alto saxophone and wind ensemble (1966)—Alec Wilder
Concerto for alto saxophone and Band (1967)—Karel Husa
Concertino for alto saxophone and wind ensemble (1971)—Warren Benson
Concertino for alto saxophone and band (1974)—Jerry Bilik
Miscellanies for alto saxophone and wind band (1976)—Gordon Jacob
Heater: Saga for alto saxophone and band (1977)—William Albright
Fantasia for alto saxophone (1984)—Claude T. Smith
Danza Capriccio for alto saxophone and band (1985)—Ron Nelson
Panic: A Dithyramb for alto saxophone, drum kit, winds, brass and percussion (1995)—Harrison Birtwistle
Carnival for alto saxophone and concert band (1997)—Philip Sparke
Concert-Suite for solo E♭ alto saxophone and band (1998)—William Bolcom
Die Heldenzeit, Concerto for alto saxophone and wind ensemble (1998)—Jun Nagao
Concerto for alto saxophone and wind ensemble (1999)—David Maslanka
Arioso and Presto, Op. 108, for alto saxophone and band (2001)—James Barnes
Martyrs for the Faith, Concerto for alto saxophone and symphonic winds (2003)—David DeBoor Canfield
Concerto Agrariana for alto saxophone and band (2003)—John Cheetham
Concerto for alto saxophone and wind ensemble (2003)—Charles Rochester Young
Concertino for alto Saxophone and Wind Ensemble (2004)—Zechariah Goh
Dance of Uzume for Alto Saxophone and Symphonic Band (2004)—Piet Swerts
Summer Concerto for alto saxophone and symphonic band (2004)—Rodney Waschka II
Concerto after Gliere for alto saxophone and band (2009)—David DeBoor Canfield
Fantasia for alto saxophone and band (2011)—Eric Ewazen
Elevator Music for alto saxophone and band (2013)—David DeBoor Canfield
Concerto for alto saxophone and wind ensemble (2013)—Zechariah Goh
Concerto for alto saxophone and wind ensemble (2014)—Steven Bryant
Concerto for saxophone and wind ensemble (2014)—Frank Ticheli
Fellini (for Alto Saxophone, Circus Band and Wind Orchestra) (2016)—Johan de Meij
Solace: A Lyric Concerto (2018) -- Joel Love
Break a Reed: Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Wind Ensemble (2022)—Mitchell T. Gilly

Tenor saxophone and concert band

Fragments for tenor saxophone and band (1967)—William Duckworth
Concertino for tenor saxophone and band (or piano) (1978)—Walter Hartley
Concerto for tenor saxophone and orchestra (transcription) (1984)—Robert Ward
Jigsaw for tenor saxophone and band (1992)—Jack Stamp

Baritone saxophone and concert band

Concerto for baritone saxophone and wind orchestra (2007)—Bernard van Beurden
Vongole! for solo baritone saxophone and concert band (2013)—Satoshi Yagisawa
Rhapsody for baritone saxophone (2014)—Mark Watters
Archaic Machines. Concerto for baritone saxophone and wind ensemble (2022)—Alan Theisen

Saxophone quartet and concert band

Capriccio for saxophone quartet and band (1988)—Warren Barker
And the Winds Shall Blow for saxophone quartet, winds and percussion (1994)—Wayne Peterson
Urban Requiem for saxophone quartet and wind ensemble (1995)—Michael Colgrass
Dialogues for saxophone quartet, winds, and percussion (2006)—James Curnow
Windings for saxophone quartet and wind orchestra (2006)—Miklós Maros
Concerto for saxophone quartet and wind ensemble (2012)—David Maslanka
Concerto after Dvorak (2018)—David DeBoor Canfield
Concerto for saxophone quartet and wind ensemble (2019)—Roger Briggs

Others

Fantasia on Auld Lang Syne for the 16 members of the complete saxophone family, played in three groups (1976)—Ernest Tomlinson
Trio Concertino, for alto, tenor, and baritone saxophones and band (or piano) (1999)—Walter Hartley
Saxophone Concertino, for saxophone (doubling on both alto and soprano) and wind orchestra (2009)—Satoshi Yagisawa
Mystic Quest, concerto for saxophone (doubling on both alto and soprano) and wind ensemble (2013)—Satoshi Yagisawa

Saxophone and piano

Soprano saxophone and piano

Caprice, Op. 80, for Soprano Saxophone and Piano (1862)—Jean-Baptiste Singelée
Sonata, "Alpine," Op. 37 for Soprano Saxophone and Piano (1970)—Lawson Lunde
Sonata for Soprano Saxophone and Piano (1982)—William Calhoun
Sonata for Soprano Saxophone and Piano (1984)—Ronald Caravan
Diversions for soprano saxophone and piano (1986)—Charles Rochester Young
Sonata for Soprano Saxophone and Piano (1987)—Charles Rochester Young
Sonata for Soprano Saxophone in B-flat and Piano (1989)—Jindřich Feld
Sonata Aragon for soprano saxophone and piano (1989) – Dave Smith
Sonata for Soprano Saxophone and Piano (1991)—Bill Dobbins
Sonata for Soprano Saxophone and Piano (1993)—Robert Baksa
Double Vision for soprano saxophone and piano (1993)—Charles Rochester Young
Accompanied Recitative for Soprano Saxophone and Piano (1994)—Milton Babbitt
Sonata for Soprano Saxophone and Piano (1994)—Richard Rodney Bennett
Vocalise for Soprano Saxophone and Piano (1994)—Bertold Hummel
Lost in Translation for soprano saxophone and piano (2005)—Dorothy Hindman
Fanfares for soprano saxophone and piano (2006)—Huw Watkins
Sonata for Soprano Saxophone and Piano (2006–2007)—David DeBoor Canfield
Für Walter for soprano saxophone and piano, percussion ad libitum (2010)—Toshio Hosokawa

Alto saxophone and piano

Caprice et Variations for Alto Saxophone and Piano (1860)—Jean-Baptiste Arban
Fantasie sur un theme original (1860)—Jules Demersseman
Solo de Concert (no. 1), Op. 74 for Alto Saxophone and Piano (1860)—Jean-Baptiste Singelée
Concertino, Opus 78 for Alto Saxophone and Piano (1861)—Jean-Baptiste Singelée
Solo de Concert No. 5, Op. 91 for Alto Saxophone and Piano (1863)—Jean-Baptiste Singelée
Solo de Concours Op. 13 for Alto Saxophone and Piano (1874)—Paul Agricole Génin
Le Val Fleuri (1888)—Louis Ganne
Hot-Sonate (1930)—Erwin Schulhoff
Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano (1931)—Wolfgang Jacobi
Suite for Alto Saxophone and Piano (1935)—Paul Dessau
Aria for alto saxophone and piano (1936)—Eugène Bozza
Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano (1937)—Bernhard Heiden
Etudes (15) for Saxophone and Piano, Op. 188 (1942)—Charles Koechlin
Sonata in C♯ minor, for alto saxophone and piano (1943)—Fernande Decruck
Sonata for Alto Horn (or Alto Saxophone) and Piano (1943)—Paul Hindemith
Sonata, Op. 19 for Alto Saxophone and Piano (1944)—Paul Creston
Sonatina for Alto Saxophone and Piano (1953) – Lex van Delden
Prélude, cadence et finale (1956)—Alfred Desenclos
Sonata for Alto Saxophone (1960)—Alec Wilder
Cinq danses exotiques (1961)—Jean Françaix
Sonatina for Alto Saxophone and Piano (1969/95)—Bertold Hummel
Sonata for Alto Saxophone (1970)—Edison Denisov
Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano, Op. 29 (1970)—Robert Muczynski
Variations on a Dorian Theme for alto saxophone and piano (1972)—Gordon Jacob
Four Moods for Alto Saxophone and Piano (1975)—Phil Woods
Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano (1979)—John Worley
Albanian Summer (1980)—Dave Smith
Divertimento (1982)—Charles Wuorinen
Pequeña Czarda (1982)—Pedro Iturralde
Picnic on the Marne (1983)—Ned Rorem
Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano (1984)—William Albright
Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano (1984) David Diamond
Last Night (1985, rev. 1990)—Rodney Waschka II
Poem for Alto Saxophone and Piano(1986)—Anders Eliasson
Whirled Series (1987)—Milton Babbitt
Keening for Alto saxophone and Piano (1987)—Michael Berkeley
Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano (1988)—David Maslanka
Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano (1990)—Arthur Frackenpohl
Novella for alto saxophone and piano (1991)—Howard J. Buss
Sonata brevis for Alto Saxophone and Piano (1991)—Bertold Hummel
Chant (1991)—Augusta Read Thomas
Fuzzy Bird Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano (1991)—Takashi Yoshimatsu
Sonate for Alto Saxophone and Piano (1993)—Jindřich Feld
Vocalise for Alto Saxophone and Piano (1994)—Bertold Hummel
Hidden Reflections (1996)—Lior Navok
Three Piece Suite for alto saxophone and piano (1998)—Richard Rodney Bennett
Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano (2000)—David DeBoor Canfield
Sonata after Poulenc for Alto Saxophone and Piano (2013)—David DeBoor Canfield
Ragtime Sonata after Joplin for Alto Saxophone and Piano (2013)—David DeBoor Canfield
Sonata for Alto Saxophone (2000)—Jack Cooper
Sonata for alto saxophone (or clarinet) and piano (2004)—Julian Wagstaff
Quest for Alto Saxophone and Piano (2008)—Gilad Hochman

Tenor saxophone and piano

Concerto, Op. 57, for Tenor Saxophone and Piano (1858)—Jean-Baptiste Singelée
Adagio et rondo, Opus 63 for Tenor Saxophone and Piano (1861)—Jean-Baptiste Singelée
Solo de concert No. 4, Opus 84 for Tenor Saxophone and Piano (1862)—Jean-Baptiste Singelée
Solo de concert No. 6, Opus 92 for Tenor Saxophone and Piano (1863)—Jean-Baptiste Singelée
Premier Solo andante et bolero for tenor saxophone and piano (1866)—Jules Demersseman
Brasiliana No. 7 for Tenor Saxophone and Piano (1956)—Radamés Gnattali
Sonata for Tenor Saxophone and Piano (1967)—James Di Pasquale
Sonatina for Tenor Saxophone and Piano (1969/95)—Bertold Hummel
Sonata for Tenor Saxophone and Piano (1974)—Walter Hartley
Sonata for Tenor Saxophone and Piano (1979)—William Schmidt
September Sonata for tenor saxophone and piano (1985)—John Worley
A Down East Sonata for tenor saxophone and piano (1993)—John Worley
Quest for Tenor Saxophone and Piano (2008)—Gilad Hochman
Sonata for Tenor Saxophone and Piano (2011)—David DeBoor Canfield
Saxy for tenor saxophone and piano (2019)—Howard J. Buss

Baritone saxophone and piano

Fantaisie, Op. 60, for Baritone Saxophone and Piano (1858)—Jean-Baptiste Singelée
Solo de concert (No. 2), Op. 77, for Baritone Saxophone and Piano (1861)—Jean-Baptiste Singelée
Solo de concert No. 3, Op. 83, for Baritone Saxophone and Piano (1862)—Jean-Baptiste Singelée
Solo de concert No. 7, Op. 93, for Baritone Saxophone and Piano (1863)—Jean-Baptiste Singelée
Little Suite for Baritone saxophone and piano (1974)—Walter Hartley
Big Fun for Baritone saxophone and piano (2012)—Dorothy Hindman
Sonata, Op. 6, for Baritone Saxophone and Piano (1976)—Garland Anderson
Sonata for Baritone Saxophone and Piano (1976)—Walter Hartley
Rhapsodie for Baritone Saxophone and Piano (1988)—Harald Genzmer
Sonata for Baritone Saxophone and Piano (2008)—David DeBoor Canfield
Duo for Baritone Saxophone and Piano (2008)—Walter Hartley

Saxophone, piano and percussion

See List of compositions for saxophone, piano and percussion

Cyberbird Concerto, trio reduction – Yoshimatsu Takashi

Saxophone quartet

Premier Quatuor, Op. 53 (1857)—Jean-Baptiste Singelée
Saxophone Quartet in B♭ Op. 109 (1932)—Alexander Glazunov
Introduction et variations sur une ronde populaire (1934)—Gabriel Pierné
Petit Quatuor pour saxophones (1935) Jean Françaix
Andante et scherzo for Saxophone Quartet (1938)—Eugène Bozza
Quartet for Saxophones, Op. 102 (1939)—Florent Schmitt
Quartet for Saxophones (1956)—Pierre Max Dubois
Quartet for Saxophones (1963)—Alfred Desenclos
Saxophone Quartet (1963)—Alec Wilder
Quartet (1969)—Guy Lacour
Saxophone Quartet No. 1 (1973)—Gordon Jacob
Variations on a Theme of Stravinsky (1974)—Bernard Hoffer
Drift (2002)—Dorothy Hindman
Drastic Measures (1976)—Russell Peck
Light and Shadow (1978)—Robert Starer
Line Drawing after Mark Tobey (1978)—Samuel Alder
Suite for Saxophone Quartet (1979)—Paul Creston
Saxophone Quartet No. 2 (1979)—Gordon Jacob
Quartet for Saxophones (1984)—Werner Wolf Glaser
Quartet for Saxophones (1984)—Miklós Maros
Music for Saxophones (1986)—Tristan Keuris
XAS (1987)—Iannis Xenakis
Back Burner (1989)—Frank Ticheli
Music for four Saxophones (1990)—Bertold Hummel
Four5 (1991)—John Cage
Fractal (1991)—Cristóbal Halffter
From My Diary (1992)—Branko Lazarin
Saxophone Quartet (1992)—Charles Wuorinen
Lamentatio (1992)—Erkki-Sven Tüür
Saxophone Quartet No.1 – Roads to Ixtlan (1992–93)—Per Nørgård
Saxophone Quartet No. 2 – Viltir Svanir (Wild Swans) (1994)—Per Nørgård
Saxophone Quartet (1994)—Richard Rodney Bennett
Saxophone Quartet No.3 – Dansere omkring Jupiter (Dancers around Jupiter) (1995)—Per Nørgård
Variations (On Several Lines by Amy Clampitt (1995)—Sidney Corbett
Short Stories (1995)—Jennifer Higdon
4our Dedicated to Stockholm Saxophone Quartet (2016)—Arshia Samsaminia
July (1995)—Michael Torke
American Sketches for saxophone quartet (1996)—Aldo Rafael Forte
Windup (1996)—Wayne Peterson
Mountain Roads (1997)—David Maslanka
Saxophone Quartet (1999)—Lior Navok
Rise (2001)—Steven Bryant
Out of the Blue (2001)—Frank Ticheli
24 Hour Sax Quartet (2004)—Michael Nyman
Dry Bones (2005)—Howard J. Buss
Market Forces (2005)—Eric Moe
Fireworks (2011)—Karol Beffa
Steamboat (2014)—Michael Daugherty

Saxophone and choir

Galgenlieder (Gallows Songs) for Saxophone Quartet and Choir (2014)—Lera Auerbach
Galgenlieder (Gallows Songs) for Saxophone Quartet and Children Choir (2015)—Lera Auerbach
I Saw Eternity for Soprano Saxophone and TTBB Choir (2012)—Paul Mealor
Making or Breaking for Soprano Saxophone and SSAATTBB Choir (2015)—Kim André Arnesen
Sacred Light for Soprano Saxophone and TTBB Choir (2012)—Ola Gjeilo
Amao omi for Saxophone Quartet and Choir - Giya Kancheli

Saxophone: other chamber works

Quintet for 2 soprano saxophones, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, and baritone saxophone (1861)—Jerome Savari
Impressions d’automne, Elegy for alto saxophone, oboe, 2 clarinets, basson, harp, organ and 2 cellos (1905)–André Caplet
Quartet, for clarinet, tenor saxophone, piano and violin, Op.22 (1928–1930)—Anton Webern
Konzertstück for two alto saxophones (1933)—Paul Hindemith
Canonic Suite for four alto saxophones (1939)—Elliott Carter
Quiet City for trumpet, alto saxophone, B♭ clarinet (doubling bass clarinet), and piano (1939)—Aaron Copland
Quartet No. 1 for Trumpet, Tenor Saxophone, Piano and Percussion (1950/1954)—Stefan Wolpe
All Set for alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, trumpet, trombone, bass, piano, vibraphone, and percussion (1957)—Milton Babbitt
Duo Concertante for alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, and piano, Op. 55 (1858)—Jean-Baptiste Singelée
Suite for baritone saxophone, horn and wind quintet (1966)—Alec Wilder
Suite for baritone saxophone, woodwind sextet, bass, and drums (1971)—Alec Wilder
Suite for Saxophone and Guitar, Op. 291 (1976)—Alan Hovhaness
Saxophon for soprano saxophone & bongo, or soprano saxophone alone (1977)—Karlheinz Stockhausen
Piccolo for saxophone with geisha bell (1977)—Karlheinz Stockhausen
Knabenduett (Boys' Duet) for two soprano saxophones (1977)—Karlheinz Stockhausen
Invocationes for soprano saxophone and organ (1978/1995)—Bertold Hummel
Duo for soprano saxophone and alto saxophone (1981)—Gordon Jacob
Quartet for flute, alto saxophone, guitar and solo percussion (1982)—Kalevi Aho
Linker Augentanz (Left-Eye Dance) for 7 (or 11) saxophones, synthesizer and percussion (1983/90)—Karlheinz Stockhausen
Entführung (Abduction) for soprano saxophone and electronic and concrete music (1986/2004)—Karlheinz Stockhausen
Due a due for soprano saxophone and percussion (1987)—Bertold Hummel
Aragonesca for soprano/alto saxophone, bass clarinet, violin and cello (1987)—Dave Smith
To Brooklyn Bridge for 24 voices, saxophone quartet and mixed ensemble (1987–88)—Tristan Keuris
Noel - A little christmas suite for 3 Saxophones (1989)—Bertold Hummel
Escapade for alto saxophone and four percussion (1991)—Howard J. Buss
Pit Band for alto saxophone, bass clarinet, and piano (1993)—William Albright
Quintet for alto saxophone, bassoon, viola, violoncello and double bass (1994) – Kalevi Aho
Impromptu for soprano saxophone and marimba (1994)—Howard J. Buss
In Erwartung (В ожидании) for saxophone quartet and six percussionists (1994)—Sofia Gubaidulina
Quartet for tenor saxophone, violin, viola, and cello (1994)—Josef Tal
Pictures from the Sea's Garden for saxophone and percussion (1998)—Sunleif Rasmussen
Rough Winds Do Shake the Darling Buds for saxophone trio (1999)—Eric Moe
Meditatio for mixed chorus and saxophone quartet (2003)—Erkki-Sven Tüür
Verwandlung (Transformation) for trombone, saxophone quartet, cello, double bass, and tam-tam (2004)—Sofia Gubaidulina
Walk the Walk for baritone saxophone (or bass clarinet or contrabassoon) and percussion (2005)—–Michael Daugherty
Concerto for 22 Instruments (completed 2005)—Alistair Hinton (scored for 22 wind instruments including parts for 1 each soprano, alto, baritone and contrabass saxophones)
Erwachen (Awakening), Nr. 92, for soprano saxophone, trumpet, and cello (2007)—Karlheinz Stockhausen
Edentia for soprano saxophone and electronic music (2007)—Karlheinz Stockhausen
Three Jazzicals for soprano saxophone and tuba (2009)—Howard J. Buss
Cosmic Portraits for flute, clarinet, alto saxophone, and tenor saxophone (2009)—Howard J. Buss
Lullaby opus 81c for alto saxophone, violin and piano (2018)—Nimrod Borenstein
Prayer without Words for soprano saxophone and harp (2018) – Gilad Hochman
Visitations from the Dark for alto saxophone, bass clarinet, and piano (2020)—Howard J. Buss
Sonic Tapestries for alto saxophone, violin, and piano (2020)—Howard J. Buss
The Girl in White for soprano saxophone, trumpet, percussion, piano, violin I, violin II, viola, cello and bass (2011)—Robert J. Bradshaw
Schizophrenia for alto sax and marimba (2011) – Shai Cohen
ALEA IACTA EST For alto sax, electric guitar and cello (2022) – Shai Cohen
Closer for two alto saxophones (2022) – Gilad Hochman

Unaccompanied saxophone works

Caprice En Forme De Valse (1950)—Paul Bonneau
Improvisation et caprice for solo saxophone (1952)—Eugène Bozza
Tre Pezzi for soprano (or tenor) saxophone (1956)—Giacinto Scelsi
Introduction, Dance and Furioso (1959)—Herbert Couf
Partita for alto saxophone, Op. 99x (1968)—Alois Hába
Djiwa for solo saxophone (1971)—Laurence Wyman
Improvisation I (1972)—Ryo Noda
Parable XI for Alto Saxophone, Op. 123 (1972)—Vincent Persichetti
Improvisation II & III (1975)—Ryo Noda
Mai (1978)—Ryo Noda
Images for Saxophones and Tape (1979)—Milton Babbitt
Tre Pezzi for saxophone in E-flat solo (1979)—Bertold Hummel
Sequenza IXb for Alto Saxophone (1981)—Luciano Berio
Three Pieces (1981)—Branko Lazarin
In Freundschaft (1982)—Karlheinz Stockhausen
Amour for saxophone (1976/2003)—Karlheinz Stockhausen
Getting To Know The Weather Solo Baritone Saxophone (1986)—Eve Beglarian
A Day in the City for solo saxophone (1986)—Howard J. Buss
Midnight Omen for solo saxophone (1986)—Howard J. Buss
Phoenix (1988)—Ryo Noda
Hard for tenor saxophone solo (1988)—Christian Lauba
Sequenza VIIb for Soprano Saxophone (adaptation by Claude Delangle in 1993)—Luciano Berio
Melodies for Saxophone (1995)—Philip Glass
Steady Study on the Boogie (1995)—Christian Lauba
Nine Études for Saxophones in 4 books (1996)—Christian Lauba
Sundance for the Kid for Alto Saxophone (1998)—Laurence Wyman
Eight Bagatelles for Soprano Saxophone (1999)—Bertold Hummel
Le Psaume salé for saxophone solo + tape + live-electronics (2001)—Sunleif Rasmussen
Monologue for Solo Saxophone (2003)—Gilad Hochman
Three Episodes for Solo Saxophone (2005)—Gilad Hochman
90 Sec for Solo Saxophone (2007)—Gilad Hochman
Obsession for Solo Saxophone (2009)—Karol Beffa

External links

http://www.tenorsaxindex.info/

References

Text submitted to CC-BY-SA license. Source: List of concert works for saxophone by Wikipedia (Historical)

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