A Conductor’s and Performer’s Guide to Steven Bryant’s Concerto for Alto Saxophone - Chester Jenkins

72 from niente to piano and back to niente. The tendency will be for the soloist to be sharp here. Using an alternate fingering such as using the palm Eb key alone (no palm D key) as necessary to counteract the high pitch as it fades to niente at the end will be important to an effective performance. The third movement is full of leaps that have not been common through the first two movements. Leaps of sixths, sevenths and octaves both ascending and descending are common, and the soloist must be prepared for the more angular lines found in the third movement. Measure 25 features a growl with a glissando up a half-step from Bb to B. The performer should settle on the Bb for the full beat as directed in the measure, and perform the glissando evenly over the full two beats of the half-note leading into 26. A similar effect is called for in measure 31 as well. Figure 51. Concerto for Alto Saxophone 3 rd movement, measures 24-26. Measure 117 contains the one multiphonic in the piece. It is an effective use of the technique as it amplifies the growls and flutter-tonguing occurring in this section. A suggested fingering resource is given in the score.