The Sousa Swing

The Sousa Swing (1907) Charles B. Brown Saxophone Quartet, Quintet, or Larger Variable Instrumentation The Sousa Swing march by Charles Brown, arranged for sax quintet or quartet with additional parts. It sounds like a Sousa march it looks like a Sousa march but it's not a Sousa march.The Sousa Swing was published in 1907 at the height of Sousa's popularity but it was written by Charles Brown, a little-known composer of ragtime and parlor songs. Regardless of what it is not, it is a bouncy march in 6/8 time that will get your audience clapping along with you. This arrangement is scored for variable saxophone ensemble. It can be played as a quartet, quintet or larger ensemble. E flat and B flat sax parts are included for each part. Included with this arrangement: Sax Ensemble Score: SATB + optional 5th part (alternate parts not shown in score) Part 1: Soprano Sax Part 1: Alto Sax 2 - soprano double Part 2: Alto Sax 1 Part 2: Tenor Sax 3 - alto 1 double Part 3: Tenor Sax 1 Part 3: Alto Sax 3 - tenor 1 double Part 4. Bari Sax 1 Part 4: Bass Sax - bari sax double Part 5 (optional): Tenor Sax 2 Part 5 (optional): Bari Sax 2 - tenor sax 2 double This arrangement an be played a sax quartet using parts 14 (or their alternates) or sax quintet by including part 5. Use all the parts to form a large sax ensemble. As long as parts 1-4 are covered, any combination of saxes may be used. Moderate difficulty. Alternate parts may be somewhat more difficult due to an extended range.