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C Melody Saxophone Forum / C-Tenor (C-Melody) Saxophones / Music for C melody

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MarcN(UK)
User ID: 9321503 Oct 5th 5:49 AM
Hi, I am a professional saxophonist in the UK and am looking for printed music for the C melody saxophone. Does anyone know of a publisher which issues copies of the Wiedoeft solos in C melody form, as well as others - Trumbology for example. If anyone can helpI would be most grateful. Also, is there anyone who has a copy of the Freddy Gardner Solo Album with piano accompaniment?

I have a beautiful Holton C melody saxophone which is a dream to play, and would love to be able to have some music I can play on it in recital, as the instrument is sadly neglected.

This is a great forum.

MarcN

Alan (uk)
User ID: 0651814 Oct 28th 6:10 AM
Eric- are you having a laught at my expense ? My 20's ebay purchase is very usable, the sax line is printed on the piano part. Easily transposable if I only use the notation to learn the numbers, like all vituoso's I wouldn't be seen dead, performing off sheet music ! 8-)) Easily transposable too, once the 'shapes' are memorised.

It's great to actually hold, and play from, something that was actually used in the 20's (just like our C-Mels...) You can't put a price on feelings like that ! How much charisma does a nice virgin white sheet of paper, fresh from an inkjet printer, have ? Useful way of getting music, I'd agree, but I'd rather have originals if I can get them (with resell value, of course !).

Eric
User ID: 0791694 Oct 28th 11:02 AM
Oh no- no laugh intended, I'm just drawing from my own experience at large. I've bid on pieces asking repeatedly if the saxophone solo part was included, and very often i get a reply along the line of I DO NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT MUSIC. I once bid on a piece which the seller assured me was for both Alto and C Melody. When I got it it had only the Alto part. I asked the seller and he said: "It says Alto and C Melody on the cover" (he was referring to the check-off list commonly found) then added "I don't know anything about music". Now, what's REALLY irritating is that i have a piece by Harry Reiser that has no sax part at all in the music- I'll probably never find the solo part.

Alan (uk)
User ID: 0651814 Oct 28th 11:09 AM
Yes, agreed, that really is annoying, just to have a piano accompaniment, with no hint of a melody line....

Eric
User ID: 0791694 Oct 28th 4:26 PM
This is why I didn't bid on that Wiedoeft piece. It's definitely valuable to YOU, but I bought another book (Jascha Gurwich arrangements) and it didn't have the solo part either. It had a sticker on the back reading "NOT ON BOOKFINDER" so I think the seller believes that anything that isn't found on sale elsewhere MUST be of great value. Some of the prices he/she is asking are delusional. I might well pay $20.00 for a good Doerr or Wiedoeft piece, but it's a bit high for a starting price.....

Alan (uk)
User ID: 0651814 Oct 28th 7:06 PM
Eric - I joined that Freehand site - luckily the don't offer Saophobia (my ebay purchase)... Looks interesting.

I note on other numbers (like Marc said) that e.g. the alto & C-Mel parts are in the same key, it's the piano parts that change key. Guess if a solo neatly fits 'under the fingers' on one sax, the best way is to use the same fingerings on all saxes, regardless of final concert pitch. Let the piano player cope with transposition for a change !

Alan (uk)
User ID: 0651814 Oct 28th 7:09 PM
My typing is getting worse... the(y) Sa(x)ophobia

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MarcN(UK) User ID: 9321503	Oct 5th 5:49 AM Hi, I am a professional saxophonist in the UK and am looking for printed music for the C melody saxophone. Does anyone know of a publisher which issues copies of the Wiedoeft solos in C melody form, as well as others - Trumbology for example. If anyone can helpI would be most grateful. Also, is there anyone who has a copy of the Freddy Gardner Solo Album with piano accompaniment? I have a beautiful Holton C melody saxophone which is a dream to play, and would love to be able to have some music I can play on it in recital, as the instrument is sadly neglected. This is a great forum. MarcN
Alan (uk) User ID: 0651814	Oct 28th 6:10 AM Eric- are you having a laught at my expense ? My 20's ebay purchase is very usable, the sax line is printed on the piano part. Easily transposable if I only use the notation to learn the numbers, like all vituoso's I wouldn't be seen dead, performing off sheet music ! 8-)) Easily transposable too, once the 'shapes' are memorised. It's great to actually hold, and play from, something that was actually used in the 20's (just like our C-Mels...) You can't put a price on feelings like that ! How much charisma does a nice virgin white sheet of paper, fresh from an inkjet printer, have ? Useful way of getting music, I'd agree, but I'd rather have originals if I can get them (with resell value, of course !).
Eric User ID: 0791694	Oct 28th 11:02 AM Oh no- no laugh intended, I'm just drawing from my own experience at large. I've bid on pieces asking repeatedly if the saxophone solo part was included, and very often i get a reply along the line of I DO NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT MUSIC. I once bid on a piece which the seller assured me was for both Alto and C Melody. When I got it it had only the Alto part. I asked the seller and he said: "It says Alto and C Melody on the cover" (he was referring to the check-off list commonly found) then added "I don't know anything about music". Now, what's REALLY irritating is that i have a piece by Harry Reiser that has no sax part at all in the music- I'll probably never find the solo part.
Alan (uk) User ID: 0651814	Oct 28th 11:09 AM Yes, agreed, that really is annoying, just to have a piano accompaniment, with no hint of a melody line....
Eric User ID: 0791694	Oct 28th 4:26 PM This is why I didn't bid on that Wiedoeft piece. It's definitely valuable to YOU, but I bought another book (Jascha Gurwich arrangements) and it didn't have the solo part either. It had a sticker on the back reading "NOT ON BOOKFINDER" so I think the seller believes that anything that isn't found on sale elsewhere MUST be of great value. Some of the prices he/she is asking are delusional. I might well pay $20.00 for a good Doerr or Wiedoeft piece, but it's a bit high for a starting price.....
Alan (uk) User ID: 0651814	Oct 28th 7:06 PM Eric - I joined that Freehand site - luckily the don't offer Saophobia (my ebay purchase)... Looks interesting. I note on other numbers (like Marc said) that e.g. the alto & C-Mel parts are in the same key, it's the piano parts that change key. Guess if a solo neatly fits 'under the fingers' on one sax, the best way is to use the same fingerings on all saxes, regardless of final concert pitch. Let the piano player cope with transposition for a change !
Alan (uk) User ID: 0651814	Oct 28th 7:09 PM My typing is getting worse... the(y) Sa(x)ophobia