Aria with 30 Variations Johann Sebastian Bach / Arr. David Maslanka

Score + Set of Parts
979-0-3022-0012-3
Saxophone, Small Group, Woodwind
(Goldberg Variations)

arr. for Saxophone Quartet

I have done a straight transcription of the entire Goldberg Variations following the keyboard edition of Hans Bischoff (Kalmus). All ornamentation has been carefully written out, and I have raised the key to A-flat from the original G to make more congenial fingerings for saxophones. The effect of opening up the original keyboard texture to four saxophone voices is startling and quite good. Goldberg Variations is a lot of music, and the requirement to learn it all, and then shape a performance, is daunting. However, this is some of the best music by a great composer, and every bit of effort toward mastering it will be repaid a thousand fold.

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