Commissioned by a consortium of seventeen saxophonists and their affiliated ensembles, under the coordination of Clifford Leaman

CONCERTO FOR ALTO SAXOPHONE AND WIND ENSEMBLE

Solo Eb Alto Saxophone I. Falcon Fantasy
 
FRANK TICHELI

  
    
         
q = 126

  
3

Earthy, gutsy

         
 3 5


mf
ff
 
 
     
6
        
3
  
  
11    
f 5 5

     
   

    
    



mf f

5

    
 21 Luminous
 
  
norm.
  
   
20 commandingly

   
  
ff 5
p f mp f ff f

  
    30  
      
26
          
 3   5 


f 5

    
     
32
       
gutsy!

      
  

37 
5 5
      
ff fff f ff

    
      
 

            
    
  
f 3 sff f
 rhythmic
5

            
     
41
   42
  
     
 
      
5

      
ff f marc.

  
45
  
     
V.S.
     

   
ff
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 Solo Eb Alto Saxophone

 
color
        
trill

    
51
      
 
      
ff fp f p


norm.
  
  


  
57
  
triumphantly
     
 
gutsy
    
        
 5
f mp fff f

 
        
  
shouting out!

       
63

        
  

3
ff ben marc. sff

   
68 69          
 
           
  
f marc.


   
           
         
74

        
sf

           
  
   

  
80 81
            

ff f

    
   
  

86
          89           

        
ff f



          
92  
   
     
    
98 
      

ff

2
 Solo Eb Alto Saxophone

102

Scurrying
      
             
     
mp


            
105
             
     
f

                      
108

             

mp

111

                                    
  
mf

115
           
 
        
114
     
          
f mf

118
             
           
           

121  V.S.

                         
p
3
 Solo Eb Alto Saxophone

                  
126
   
   
125

    

mf f mf

             
128 
   

f

132      
   
     
       
mp

           
135
        

 
 
    
f mf f sf

138
               
              

  
141
            
               

mp

144
       
       

                   
f mp

4
 Solo Eb Alto Saxophone
 
           
147
       
    
f

            
150

                  
mp

    
157

154
          
  
        
mf ff

   
   
             
160

 
   
  
ff

                 
165  170 

       
 3 3  3
ff mp ff mf

     
172
      
  
triumphantly

   
   
 ff sff ff
3


   
177
   
   

     
  
f 5 ff 5

5
 Solo Eb Alto Saxophone

   
            
183 184
 
gutsy!
  

 ff
fff

  

188
                        
      


     
194 Exuberant
    
                           
193


sff

  
mf

    
197
      
   
   
3 3
f
204
            
    
202

           
mf f mf

          

        
206

      

f mf

   
  
                       
211 215
  
 
f mp mp

      
                 
217
   
     
  
mf


220
 
     
                 
         
mp mf f mf
6
 Solo Eb Alto Saxophone
226 calm
                                    

  
 
mp p
 
mf

 
                   
calm aggressive
231

    
  
mp ff

                 

235

   

              
3 3 3
ff mp ff mf f

                             
rit.
240

    




243 Cadenza  

             
    
mp pp (echo) pp
 
               
         

     
 
 
mp pp
        

  

  
                
  
subtones
    
        

p cresc. f sf ppp

        
       
                
winding up

     
  
p cresc.

 
  
wild!
          
        skyrocketing  
  
     V.S.
        
   
ff sfff 7
sfff
7
 Solo Eb Alto Saxophone
244 A Tempo (q = 126)

     
 
    
     
      
3

 mf
p

    
                 
248

           

f mf

      
   
254
    
251

            

f mf

       
255

                 

f mf mf cresc.

 
3

  262

    
259
 
3
   
        
  ff ff

         
           
264  

   

             
    
268    272   
  
fff ff

 
  
      
273 
  
fff

 
  vanishing        
283

280

          
  5 5
f p mfz mp ppp
8
 Solo Eb Alto Saxophone

II. Silver Swan

    
9 with sad resignation

 
 
q = c. 66 poco rit. A Tempo rit. q = c. 54

        
p

 
        
15 fragile

     
10

        
  p

   
      
poco rit. A Tempo
 
16

      
  

  

 
poco rit.
21
    
legato
     
          
p

          
A Tempo molto rit. 28 A Tempo

   
poco rit.
  
linger

26
       

mp

       
    
fragile, delicate
33
 
    
Slower

         



p
 3

  
38 Tempo I (q = c. 66)
  
freely, not hurried

        
      
3

 
p mf

   
(opt.) (opt.)

   
anguished  
        
crying out!
43
       
      

3 45 3
f ff fff

  rit. 53 q = c. 60


48

   

9
 Solo Eb Alto Saxophone


                    
very private, like a prayer poco rit.
55
    
         
  3  
3
pp mfz

A Tempo
      

dolce
 
60 62
       
         
p

rit. 70 q = c. 66

     
             
66

     
   pp dolce

          
72 mysterious

       
p

  

78        
 
  
       
    
mp

rit.
 
molto rit.

        
83

  
  
mp p

 
III. Black Raven
    
q. = 112+

      

  

   
f ff f

            
         
    
7

 
 
ff
10
 Solo Eb Alto Saxophone
 
11                                     
 
f f

    
    
            
     
   
14

    


          
     
18 20
 
      


f ff


                  
     
    
24


ff


28
         
                      
  
f

    
    
                  
         
31

    


       
   
35
      
   
ff mf f

 
49
     
   
47
     
     

11
 
                      
Solo Eb Alto Saxophone

 
    
53

 
ff

   
                                
 
57

 
f

                  
61 65
       
       
mf

   
      
         

 
66

     
       
 
 f

71     
                    
      
  
   
f

     

        
   
75
  
          
      
     
ff f

    
hard fall
80

81
      
        
     
            
ff mf

         

     
      
       
     
84
          
 
cresc.

  
 
88
98
     
   
fff

12
 Solo Eb Alto Saxophone

 
        
108 Tbn. 2 & 3
            110 Tbn. 2 & 3
 
             
      

                      

122 giocoso
   

     
   
mf f f mf

 
131       
       
127
   
     

     
  

  f
  mf

 
     
133
            
          
           
sf mf 
f


141

  
          
     
138

        



       
ff mf
f

  
    

    
143

   
           
     
  
              
f mf f mf
   
148           
       
     
                       
f

  
160
              
     
  
153
     
    
f ff ff mf

          
    
161 175
       
   
13
                    

Solo Eb Alto Saxophone

       

179
   
     
f ff ff

           

                          
    
184

  

   
    
f

            
     hard
           
188 fall

                     
f
 
fff

  
    
193

 

f ff ff

                        
197
       
  


                  
f

    
201           

f


                   

204 206
     
   
ff
 ff

    
                
 
210   
  
 
f

            
218
214       

           

f ff

                     
 
    
   
219

     
  
ff

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                   
Solo Eb Alto Saxophone
         
  
 
223

  
f

           228         

   
     
227
             
 
f

            
          
231
    
      
  
  
cresc. ff

  
       

5
236

5

      
      

    ff

      
pp

 

         
        
244 7

    
           
 
             
249 f

              

5


   
ff

 260        
256
 
           
    
        

     
mf
 
         
    
262



    
 
                 
      sf mf

f

                 

          
267
  
 

 
   
        
f mf
f

     
273 277 
      
 
                       
f
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 Solo Eb Alto Saxophone


283

              
      

   
281
 
  
f ff ff mf

           
    
284 298
       

    

     

  
 
 
300
    
       
   
ff

  
  
  
   308
306

       
        
ffff ff

    
        
        
309
      
   
ffff sfffz

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