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Ballade for Alto Saxophone and Piano was composed in 1938 by the French composer Henri Tomasi (1901-1971). Introduced by a poem by Suzanne Mallard, his wife, Ballade is a 15-minute work that covers and alternates between different styles such as andantino, guigue and blues. The poem refers to a clown who claims his story to the night. It is a short poem of four verses, composed with rhymes in A/B/A/B formation. Henri Tomasi, who won the Grand Prix de Rome in 1927, also composed a variety of concertos for alto saxophone, clarinet, trumpet and for trombone, as well as some ballades.
- Difficulty:
- Intermediate / Advanced
- Instrumentation:
- 2Fl1dPicc, Ob, CA(or Ob), 2Cl, 2Bsn, 2Hn, 2Tpt, 2Tbn, Timp, Perc, Harp, Alto Sax, Strings
- Duration:
- 15 min.
- Set of Parts:
- Includes Strings count 4.4.3.3.2