Alain Lopez: Mittelschwere Noten

Violin, Piano A Jazz waltz (dedicated to my uncle who was so benevolent during my early stages!) that may remind Erik Satie's Gymnopedies or the famous 'Bluesette' from Toots Thielemans

Violin, Piano During the short ternary intro, the two themes are depicted and then immediatly developped in binary with a mix of Jazz and Jazz Rock styles. The 'Twinning' is exploited to make the most...

Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Baritone Saxophones The title of this Piece is a pun on Cubans rhythms. The opposition between the tone and used homonymous tone, as well as the rhythmic formula chosen on theme...

Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Baritone Saxophones Mon film is a soulful composition that uses minor mode. It is built of 64 bars dedicated to my Cousin, born in 1964, and prematurely deceased. I shoot here th...

Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Baritone Saxophones Orange was the popular color of tango dancers at tango's height during the twenties. The melody is as bright as the color, pleasant and is not bereft of ardou...

2 Altos, Tenor, Baritone Saxophones Blues des bacs à sable allows young players to play as the ''big ones'': a constant harmonic formula, a slow tempo and of course... choruses! The blues theme is tra...

Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Baritone Saxophones A sophisticated person was persuaded that I would be inspired by seeing those flowers that I did not know... It inspired to me a waltz, with rich harmonies. S...

Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Baritone Saxophones

Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Baritone Saxophones The simple melody of this Piece is given principaly to soprano-alto-tenor saxophones. Duna stands for Danube in hungarian language. This waltz flows as water...

Alto Saxophone, Piano In a Cotton Club mood. The chassé-croisé of quarter notes and eight notes triplets together with Piano incite to dance and remind us of cabarets' ambiance of the 1920s. This piec...

Tenor Saxophone, Piano In a Cotton Club mood. The chassé-croisé of quarter notes and eight notes triplets together with Piano incite to dance and remind us of cabarets' ambiance of the 1920s. This pie...

Tenor Saxophone, Piano A romantic composition dedicated to my Director Jacques Andrieu and to his wife Danièle (pianist). The seventh intervals (range rarely used), major, minor or diminished allowed...

Alto Saxophone, Piano

Tenor Saxophone, Piano As the light whose reflection in the water is sometimes broken by the waves, I used ascending and descending movement in the melody. The pervasive use of syncopation also enable...

Alto Saxophone, Piano As the light whose reflection in the water is sometimes broken by the waves, I used ascending and descending movement in the melody. The pervasive use of syncopation also enabled...

Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Baritone Saxophones

Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Baritone Saxophones

Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Baritone Saxophones When one starts learning music, rhythmn can become rapidely a showstopper. This quartet demonstrates that once the arcane secrets of rhythm are understood, mu...

Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Baritone Saxophones As the light whose reflection in the water is sometimes broken by the waves, I used ascending and descending movement in the melody. The pervasive use of sync...

Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Baritone Saxophones A romantic composition.The seventh intervals (range rarely used), major, minor or diminished allowed me to create a tender and touching melody

Alto Saxophone, Piano What else can be better than a Samba to tackle the Syncopation with fun! In the second part, the player will have to articulate the syncopation to become a credible Samba player!...

Tenor Saxophone, Piano What else can be better than a Samba to tackle the Syncopation with fun! In the second part, the player will have to articulate the syncopation to become a credible Samba player...

Flute, Piano Orange was the popular color of tango dancers at tango's height during the twenties. The melody is as bright as the color, pleasant and is not bereft of ardour. Ideal for a first contact...

What else can be better than a Samba to tackle the Syncopation with fun! In the second part, the player will have to articulate the syncopation to become a credible Samba player! one could also add th...

As a fan of bossa-novas from Antonio Carlos Jobim (with complex and moving harmonies), I have created my samba jazz in order to motivate students to work on typical rhythms of this musical style - Ala...