Saxophone
The Saxophone belongs to the woodwind family of instruments. Popular in modern pop music, jazz, and big band music; Well-known jazz saxophonists include John Coltrane, Charlie Parker, Sonny Rollins, and Wayne Shorter. Classical saxophonists include Amy Dickson, Simon Haram, John Harle, and Branford Marsalis. Popular orchestral compositions including the saxophone include Ravel's ‘Bolero’, Debussy's ‘Rhapsody for Alto Saxophone’ and Prokofiev's ‘Romeo and Juliet’.
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ABRSM Woodwind Syllabus from 2026 - Out Now!
6th Jun 2025
The new syllabus, for Practical and Performance Grades, is out now.
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Highlighting Unaccompanied Woodwind
9th Apr 2020
Welcome to the second instalment of our series of articles highlighting unaccompanied instrumental repertoire, exploring some of the most popular and well-known solo pieces. In this article we look at unaccompanied woodwind publications.
Popular Composers: Saxophone
- Armitage, Dennis
- Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685–1750)
- Barclay, Ted
- Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770–1827)
- Bruckner, Anton (1824–96)
- Carlin, Alexandre
- Debussy, Claude Achille (1862–1918)
- Elgar, Edward William (1857–1934)
- Gershwin, George (1898–1937)
- Handel, George Frideric (1685–1759)
- Joplin, Scott (1868–1917)
- Kadlec, Jirka
- King, Karl Lawrence
- Michel, Jean-François
- Moren, Bertrand
- Mortimer, John Glenesk
- Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756–91)
- Naulais, Jerome (b.1951)
- Noris, Günter
- Parker, Philip
- Rae, James (b.1957)
- Reift, Marc
- Schubert, Franz Peter (1797–1828)
- Strauss, Johann (1825–99)
- Tchaikovsky, Piotr Ilyich (1840–93)
- Telemann, Georg Philipp (1681–1767)
- Vivaldi, Antonio (1678–1741)
- Wedgwood, Pamela
- Willener, René
- Worek, Michal
Popular Artists & Groups: Saxophone
- ABBA
- Adderley, Cannonball
- Adele
- Bassman, George
- Beatles, The
- Bechet, Sidney
- Bergonzi, Jerry
- Coltrane, John
- Dorsey, Jimmy
- Ellington, Duke
- G, Kenny
- Getz, Stan
- Goldman, Jean-Jacques
- Gordon, Andrew D.
- Hallyday, Johnny
- Joel, Billy
- John, Elton
- Lennon, John
- McCartney, Paul
- Mercury, Freddie
- Miller, Glenn
- Mintzer, Bob
- Morton, Jelly Roll
- Motion, David
- Parker, Charlie
- Randolph, Boots
- Shorter, Wayne
- Swift, Taylor
- Swingle Singers, The
- Villafranca, Frank
- Waller, Thomas 'Fats'
- Wilson, Brian
Recent Best Sellers: Saxophone
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Hampton, Andy: Jazz MoodsSheet Music: $19.75
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Lawson Lunde: SonataSheet Music: $28.75
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Special offer. Learn As You Play SaxophoneSheet music with Online material: Original price $19.75 Reduced $14.81
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Special offer. Harle, John: John Harle: The SaxophoneSheet Music: Original price $76.00 Reduced $57.00
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Special offer. Harris, Paul: More Graded Studies for Saxophone Book 2Sheet Music: Original price $15.25 Reduced $11.43
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Special offer. John Harle's Sax AlbumSheet Music: Original price $21.25 Reduced $15.93
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Julian Cannonball Adderley CollectionSheet Music: $27.25
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Robert Muczynski: Sonata, Op. 29Sheet Music: $24.25
