Tivoli Circus Polka

Tivoli Circus Polka by Norwegian composer, Christian Teilman arranged for saxophone quartet with flexible scoring. This piece is named after Tivoli, the famous amusement park in Copenhagen. Like much of Teilman's light music, it has an attractive melody and jaunty rhythms. This piece is scored for Saxophone Quartet with flexible scoring. It is intended for AATB sax quartet but has additional parts so that nearly any combination of saxes may play it. The following parts are included: Part 1 for Alto Sax 1 Part 1 for Soprano Sax (a. sx. 1 double) Part 2 for Alto Sax 2 Part 2 for Tenor Sax 2 (a. sx. 2 double) Part 3 for Tenor Sax 1 Part 3 for Alto Sax 3 (t. sx. 1 double) Part 4 for Baritone Sax Part 4 for Tenor Sax 3/bass sax (b. sx. double) Parts may be played in any combination. Tivoli Circus Polka is a fun little piece that's not too challenging for intermediate players. The melody passes back and forth among the three upper voices while the bass line bounces along underneath. All parts have a moderate range with the alto sax 1 having a bit wider range. The piece stays at moderate tempo in 2/4 time throughout. It has a simple ABA form with sub-themes in each section. It opens in F minor, then modulates to F major. The B section is in B-flat major then returns to F major before the recap. With all repeats, performance time is about 2.25 minutes.