Fantasia for Alto Saxophone - Claude T. Smith 

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Repent and trust in Jesus. We all deserve Hell for our sins, such as lying lusting coveting and more. We can't save ourselves, but Jesus can save us. He died on the cross to save us for our sins and rose from the grave defeating death and Hell. You must put your faith in him only. He is the only way to Heaven. Repent and trust in Jesus. Romans 6:23 John 3:16❤😊❤

Certified Also the reason I was a band nerd and learned altissimo in middle school. Now ima be a band director

dahalofreeek but jazz sax is just way sexier

@@jaredkhan8743 Idk man, both can be pretty damn equally sexy

​@@jaredkhan8743yea but some of us just want to read music every now and then.

@@jaredkhan8743some of us are already sexy enough

Repent and trust in Jesus. We all deserve Hell for our sins, such as lying lusting coveting and more. We can't save ourselves, but Jesus can save us. He died on the cross to save us for our sins and rose from the grave defeating death and Hell. You must put your faith in him only. He is the only way to Heaven. Repent and trust in Jesus. Romans 6:23 John 3:16❤😊

Soulful stuff

it's an excellent piece but i mean there are much, much harder ones. I could learn this for all-county auditions in about 2 months. I've been working on the Maslanka Sonata and Yoshimatsu's Cyberbird Concerto for years and still can't always play them clearly.

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How long did it take you to get good at it?

@@Serenity-Amor it took me personally 2 years because I was slacking too much and didn’t practice as much as I have for the past 3 months. Although with consistent practice on overtones and voicing (highly suggest Ben Wendel’s book on that) you can easily hit a high d comfortably within at most 5-6 months. Beyond that it takes more than fingerings but a high e will definitely be attainable with the same approach. Keep grinding 👍👍

@@nicholasrossi739 the latter. I didn’t even care to practice my first two years and after high school I was more motivated to at least pick up my horn. It was all really finding it on my own. Working on overtones and voicing works wonders

@@nicholasrossi739 hey man that’s great. Keep grinding cause you have a gift

@@nicholasrossi739 I’m a senior and I’m trying to make all state. I could’ve gotten this far earlier had Covid not affected me and if I had put 10 percent more effort in. It’s pretty impressive that you are a freshman and you can pull this off. Not many people can

yep!!!

I feel like that’s not even something practice. I’d need to sell my soul to the devil to do that

@@SaxandRelax Ay good news! After 7 months I can finally do it! Every note from G to D I can hit basically every time just like normal notes. The E is gonna take some more work. Funnily enough I usually have most trouble with Altissimo G though.

@@Cashimatbro altissimo G is like impossible for no reason, G# is fine, G I always leak

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same brutha, idk if youve played it yet but goodluck

Play overtone scales, major scales using only overtones

@@peterburkholder4264 My teacher made me play the whole first half of the Bozza Aria with overtones (I am not okay)

@imender9219 That sounds sweet actually going to try that today

What fingering do u use

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People like you ruin music for me. Music is supposed to make you feel something, and this very well did that. Stop thinking about it so much so what if it’s “impractical” music in a whole is impractical. Let music be a creative outlet!!!

I don’t agree, if you want a piece with more musicality which by that I assume you would be meaning Lyricalness with beautiful phrasing, then this isn’t the piece you are looking for. This peace is a technical piece, it’s meant to be fast paced with difficult rhythms not for any other reason than to show off the performer. They are called concertos. Why does saxophone have so many unmusical technical pieces? Well that’s because there aren’t many in general, and back when tons were being made because of Mule and Rascher, they were trying to show people what the saxophone could do. While there are parts with more musicality like 2:13 in which the player uses less vibrato, and better phrasing, I will say, a vibrato like his is needed for a solo work. I can assure you, were this to not be a solo work, but just a piece with saxophone, Otis Murphy would be able to blend very well with tone and vibrato! As well as I’d like to mention there are many different types of vibrato. If you think this guy has too much constant speedy vibrato, you should check out a recording of Marcel Mule, and find it can get worse (debatable on if it’s worse but based on your description of a bad one, it would be worse for you). Usually these many different types of vibrato are used in different countries, sometimes it can get to a point of war when it comes to how a Saxophones vibrato should sound classically. I think it’s used fine here. The 5:03 part is a lyrical part with altissimo in which I will tell you that it doesn’t matter. Sigurd Rascher once explained why Concertino Da Camera had a bunch of altissimo, and he said not for showing off reasons but rather that Ibert knew Rashcer could play 4 octaves, and just wanted the freedom of the extra notes. The composer of this piece wanted to use more of the saxophones range and probably felt limited. I was more surprised at the fact that he still had musicality through vibrato and phrasing while doing the altissimo than just the fact that he did it. Mistakes will happen, this is clipped from a live performance.

Well its your opinion that doesn't agree, factually it seems you do agree. It seems your answer to my 'Why?' is 'To show off'. I don't think that is a valid reason for artistic expression. Therefore as I said, while I admire the virtuosity I cannot take the artistic aspect of this seriously. Yes, Mule sounds horrible. And has left a legacy of horrible playing that no one seems to question. (He also would not accept altissimo playing). Music is nothing, if it is merely technical. Of course Ibert would say that, and Rascher would endorse it. They'd look silly if they had said otherwise. But its not about 'a bunch of altissimo'. Its about how it is used, what purpose (apart from showing off) does it serve. Concertos may have historically been used for that purpose, but it is not their sole purpose. Technical virtuosity is only meaningful when combined with artistic expression. Artistic expression might be defined as communicating with the audience on an emotional level. It seems to me that a lot of classical saxophone playing seems devoid of this.@@Cashimat

There are various different schools of sound within the classical saxophone canon. Otis Murphy does tend to have a very fast vibrato. It’s just how he plays, I don’t think it takes away from his skill or musicality. I do agree that there was much less musicality in this piece than most classical repertoire, but I don’t think that was the point. I get the whole questioning the purpose of music if it’s just for technicality’s sake, but I think the entire piece was written to show off the technical ability of the saxophone. While it may not be the most noble reason, it’s a reason nonetheless. Kenneth Tse has a very good recording of this piece if you want another.

Literally the first comment I see, I can't comprehend how instruments work anymore.

Omg instrument maniac i never thought i was going to see you here

I've heard one better but I've never been able to find it on RU-vid. :/

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ukW1Wd-XwVY.html Is it this one perhaps

Dale Underwood has the best recording of this piece. It was written for him and he milks every ounce of musicality out of it.

@@turbosax1I heard Dale play it live way back in the day. It was something. 😲

the bend is written, not a stylistic addition.

Keoni Eppe that's not necessarily true.

WeiMusics However I think for this piece it works.

Keoni Eppe I genuinely couldn't tell if they switched to a violin at that 8va part 😂

Keoni Eppe probably because of the vibrato

You're doing something right when you sound like a saxophone on a violin

+Joel Neo Agreed

J. Altissimo mastery bruh

luck and prayer

chloe marstiller for about 5 seconds I'm like okay, I could do this. And then it gets into the absurdly high stuff and I'm like... alright. I quit

Well nvm I noticed now he just missed the B octave jump, still sounds cool though

lol some of the lines and short phrases are the same lines from certain bits of Legend of zelda

at 3:01 and 2:13 the same little jump down is present in the theme of hyrule castle from twilight princess

and in some parts, the rising lines are the same from the original legend of zelda theme like at 5:27, but it doesn't go as high in this piece and it matches exactly at 2:30

joseph abbott he teaches saxophone at Indiana

write it in then lol

@@sukhmanb5939 I would but I don't think that'd be accepted at competitions...

@@danielsmith7262 true lul, i'm pretty sure the 8 va is just an optional thing and isn't included in the piece itself so you have to just pretend it's there, (ofc this is just my guess)

@@sukhmanb5939 Okay cool lol

eman297 361 how did u survive 😂 did u play the 8va?

Wow. Blunt demands and unnecessary criticism. You add so much to the world.

This is an EDUCATIONAL purpose only. I understand that this may be "Blunt demands and unnecessary criticism" However, for a educational standpoint, there should be minimal mistakes as possible. I understand that its extremely difficult or impossible to find a perfect performance of this piece. Its like showing the music of Ibert preformed by a high school student for educational purpose to the public (This may be a extreme case but to make my case) In all respect, Otis Murphy is an excellent musician; however, I believe there CAN be a better option to selecting the recording of the music for this particular piece. Also, "You add so much to the world." I will take that as an excellent compliment : )

Your reply was much more polite than your original message - keep up the good work! Now perhaps you could be helpful instead of critical and tell us who has recorded the "perfect performance". The creator of this video makes no money from it and it is a beautiful piece of work. Do not expect them to spend additional hours just because you heard some mistakes.

Who knows if there is a "perfect recording"? I only said "there CAN be a better option", not that there maybe is. Even Tim McAlister claimed that he made some errors in his famous 'In Transit' album. All I know is that criticism exist because rooms for reaching perfection exists (which perfection is... truly impossible). My original intent of this "unnecessary criticism" came from stating the obvious mistakes. I'm not telling anyone to "fix" the errors, but want to tell the public, "Hey look guys, there are mistakes... well... a handful of them." Criticism is not wrong, and I want to make a point that this is to mainly inform the public that harsh it may seem, it is necessary for growth. "Otis Murphy made many many mistakes on this recording" - He made mistakes and that a fact; everyone makes mistakes. I'm not disproving nor condemning Dr. Murphy's skills, but I'm just here to state the obvious. If you are looking for "sugarcoated" and "civilized" comments... sorry. I'm not that type of guy. "Blunt demands and unnecessary criticism" seems much more colorful in my eyes. Sure, you may have different opinion in this matter since you are a incredible educator and performer, but this is how I state my beliefs. "Your reply was much more polite than your original message - keep up the good work!" - Wow! It finally seems like I'm talking to a intelligent human being! I wouldn't see that anywhere else if I converse with anyone else in the internet. Thank you for having a well educated conversation with me. Really appreciate it.

If you haven't seen it James Barger did an amazing job on this piece. I highly recommend checking it out!

joseph abbott I only play classical because it's fun. Most saxophonists play because they like the instrument

joseph abbott studying classical music teaches mastery of the instrument. The same can be said for any other instrument.

Are you saying only classical music can teach you mastery? What about Charlie Parker? Was he not a master at his horn?

Sebasss Nah man I'm majoring in jazz saxophone and hate studying classical as much as the next guy and it does seem very rudimentary and stuck up but it undoubtably teaches complete control and "flawlessness" with playing. It's a different genre but it definitely makes you more flexible and as a musician you'll take any gig you can get most of the time lol. Classical is also really nice to practice to break technical habits you might have while your improvising.

Charlie Parker studied classical music. He studied composition and was particularly keen on Stravinsky and Bartok. I've also read that he often poured over the Ferling etudes and studied with Henry Lindeman as well, but can't site that. However, I do take your point and no, I'm not saying that jazz can't teach mastery. Just that the demands of the two different genres are simply different and classical(with its rigorous requirements, structure, and centuries of pedagogical development) lends itself to teaching in a more effective way. There is a reason why jazz performance programs require an element of classical study.