Silver Sonatina

This elegant and concise sonata was written to celebrate a silver wedding anniversary. It has three contrasting movements:

I. Improvisation – a lyrical and slightly enigmatic introduction to the work.

II. Romanza – a fuller and more spacious movement exploiting the sax’s mid-range. The optional flute is the instrument of the female half of the ‘silver’ couple.

III. Rondo – a bright presto in 6/8, punctuated by more assertive 3/4 bars. Short passages move (optionally) into the altissimo range.

The PDF E-Edition bundle includes the oboe part, a piano accompaniment and an optional flute part.

The following movements from “Silver Sonatina” are included in the following exam syllabus:
TCL Oboe 

• Movements 1 & 2 or 1 & 3 – Grade 7 – valid from November 2022

Please check the latest exam syllabi for updates and amendments.

“Silver Sonatina” is also available in printed edition from June Emerson Wind Music.