Canzona per Sonare No. 2 by Giovanni Gabrieli Saxophone Quartet - Digital Sheet Music

Saxophone Quartet, Woodwind Ensemble Alto Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Bass Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1642874

Composed by Giovanni Gabrieli. Arranged by R. Stevens. This edition: pdf. Chamber, Early Music, Renaissance. 28 pages. SAXpress.com #1210262. Published by SAXpress.com (A0.1642874).

Canzona per Sonare No. 2

Giovanni Gabrieli (c. 1554/57? – 1612)

Saxophone Quartet, flexible scoring

Canzona per Sonare No. 2 by Giovanni Gabrieli, arranged for saxophone quartet (flexible scoring). It is taken from an anthology published in 1608. While it is frequently performed by brass ensembles and organists, it transfers well to the saxophone quartet format. This arrangement includes the following parts:

• Saxophone quartet score in C
• Part 1 – Soprano Saxophone or Alto Saxophone
• Part 2 – Soprano Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, or Tenor Saxophone
• Part 3 – Alto Saxophone or Tenor Saxophone
• Part 4 – Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, or Bass Saxophone

This arrangement may be played with any combination of saxophones so long as parts 1 through 4 are covered. The original work has no dynamics, expression, or tempo markings. All performance directions in the score are editorial. Please adapt them as needed to fit your performance.

Giovanni Gabrieli’s Canzona No. 2 was published as a part of a collection of canzonas which contained works by Gabrieli, Girolamo Frescobaldi and others. The musical form of a canzona was initially derived from the Franco-Flemish polyphonic song form, known as chanson. Canzonas would later influence the evolution of the fugue in the baroque era. Canzona No. 2 is one of the many canzonas Gabrieli composed throughout his lifetime. Frequently these pieces were intended to be performed by various combinations of instruments in the churches and cathedrals of Venice.