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    : e Arietta For Solo Alto or Baritone Saxophone with Piano Accompaniment Sandy Feldstein & Larry Clark The Yamaha-Advantage' ook 1 - page12.— Cane performed after page 12 ofthe Yamaha Advantage Book 1, A 5 (al 8 / BS lb yf Arietta Alto Saxophone/Baritone Saxophone SAN ELDSTEM & LARRY CLARK, Slow 4 $ apt 0 2005 by aman Mase Niigata hyn ene 83 ‘mgs rceved cg pra as. wor. yamahaadvantage.com Arietta Sandy Feldstein & Larry Clark Can be performed after page 12 of The Yamaha Advantage Book 1. CD Track #1 Program Notes [ARIETTA isan original composition by Sandy Feldstein and Larry Clark that is specifically written to give beginning instrumentalist an opportunity to play a solo with piano accompaniment. The piece uses only the first 6 notes learned in most band methods and no rhythm more dificult than a quarter note. The irical nature of the piece however will challenge beginning players as they develop thelr tone quality and phrasing capabilities, Keeping the piece gentle and smooth will help to improve the performance of this solo. Formand Analysis, Understanding the form of apiece of music is essential for proper interpretation and performance. tis also a reat help ifyou want to memorize the composition. Measures 1-4 Introduction 5-12 A 13-208 21-28 A 29-368 37-44 A 45-49 Coda Performance Suggestions ‘The piano introduction in measure 1-4 set the tempo and style ofthe plece. Play all ofthe notes with a full. beautiful tone and connect all of the notes together a much as possible. At measure 5 the solo begins on the melody and its important to play the halfnate in measure 6 full value until the rest on the downbeat of measure 7. Complete the four bar phrase in measure 8 with a quick breath onthe breath mark. Try notto Cheat the value ofthe half note and take your breath in a litle time as possible. Continue this connected and smooth quality throughout the entire solo. Try to add some gentle rising and falling ofthe dynamics during, teach phrase. At first try moving up dynamically as the notes go higher andthen bring down the dynamics as the notes go lower. This wll make your performance much more musical. Make the piano and forte dyma very contrasting but always play with a good full tone no matter what the dynamic level. ‘About the Composers Sandy Feldstein was born In Brooklyn, New York on September 7, 1940. He has been a leading force in the ‘school music publishing business and has published more than 600 works that ae used by young musicians all over the world, He s the co-author of The Yamaha Advantage. Larry Clark was born in Clearwater, Florida on September 20, 1963. He has written music mainly for band and orchestra. His compositions and arrangements are some ofthe most performed pieces in the repertoire. He is the co-author of The Yamaha Advantage. Can be performed after page 12 ofthe Yamaha Advantage Book 1. Arietta ‘SANDY FELDSTEIN & LARRY CLARK Slow Solo = inc Piano reenact aon beat ey a neottaeataaraeas we nih vetsre 515.79

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