Four Gregorian Melodies

Four Gregorian Melodies, Op. 74, No. 2 (1919)

Vincent D’Indy (1851 – 1931)

S/AATB Saxophone Quartet

Four Gregorian Melodies, by Vincent D’Indy, arranged for Saxophone Quartet S/AATB. Four Gregorian Melodies is the second section of a set of piano pieces by D’Indy titled “For Children of All Ages”. Each of the four very brief movements is based on a different Gregorian mode. The first and last movements are slow and contemplative while the two middle movements are more lively. The movements are as follows:

1. Lent et religieux (Slow & religiously), (Dorian)
2. Avec allegress (With joy),  (Phrygian)
3. Joyeusement (Joyfully), (Lydian)
4. Lent et tres expressif (Slow and very expressive), (Mixolydian)

This arrangement is for SATB or AATB saxophone quartet.

• The range for each saxophone part is shown below.
• Audio and score excerpts are available above.
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Another section of “For Children of All Ages”, Les Danses is available here as a S/AATB sax quartet.