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)
- Chopin, Frédéric François (1810–49)
- Debussy, Claude Achille (1862–1918)
- Elgar, Edward William (1857–1934)
- Gershwin, George (1898–1937)
- Hammerstein, Oscar
- Handel, George Frideric (1685–1759)
- Joplin, Scott (1868–1917)
- Kadlec, Jirka
- Kern, Jerome (1885–1945)
- Lennon, John Winston (1940–80)
- Lloyd Webber, Andrew (b.1948)
- McCartney, Paul (b.1942)
- Menken, Alan (b.1949)
- Michel, Jean-François
- Moren, Bertrand
- Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756–91)
- Naulais, Jerome (b.1951)
- Noris, Günter
- Reift, Marc
- Rodgers, Richard (1902–79)
- Schubert, Franz Peter (1797–1828)
- Strauss, Johann (1825–99)
- Tchaikovsky, Piotr Ilyich (1840–93)
- Vivaldi, Antonio (1678–1741)
- Willener, René
- Worek, Michal
Popular Artists & Groups: Saxophone
- ABBA
- Adele
- Beach Boys, The
- Beatles, The
- Carpenters, The
- Clapton, Eric
- Collins, Phil
- Coltrane, John
- Davis, Miles
- Eilish, Billie
- Ellington, Duke
- G, Kenny
- Getz, Stan
- Hawkins, Coleman
- Joel, Billy
- John, Elton
- Lady GaGa
- Lennon, John
- Lloyd Webber, Andrew
- Loesser, Frank
- Madonna
- McCartney, Paul
- Mintzer, Bob
- Parker, Charlie
- Presley, Elvis
- Rollins, Sonny
- Sheeran, Ed
- Shorter, Wayne
- Sinatra, Frank
- Swift, Taylor
- Waller, Thomas 'Fats'
- Young, Lester
Recent Best Sellers: Saxophone
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Special offer. Prokofiev, S: Visions Fugitives op. 22Sheet Music: Original price $14.75 Reduced $11.06
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Abracadabra Saxophone AltoSheet Music: $19.25
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Special offer. John Harle's Sax AlbumSheet Music: Original price $20.75 Reduced $15.56
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Hinchliffe, Robert: Second Book of Saxophone Solos(complete)Sheet Music: $19.00
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ABRSM: Saxophone Exam Pieces from 2026, ABRSM Grade 5Sheet Music: $29.75
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Encore PiecesSheet Music/Audio Online: $34.25
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Harris, Paul: More Graded Studies for Saxophone Book 2Sheet Music: $14.75
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Mower, Mike: Mosaics. Book 2 (saxophone)Sheet Music: $19.75
