Photo by Basil Langton
Instrumental Solos
Alto Saxophone
Aeolian Song (2nd Mvmt of Concertino for Alto Sax & Wind Ensemble)
Theodore Presser Company-rental
05:00
a.s. with w.e., & rentd/sld as a.s./pf & a.s./cham orch: 1(pc).1.1.1/1.0.0.0/stg/1 perc (be); or a.s./str orch
1953
for Sigurd Rascher
Cantilena
Boosey & Hawkes/Hal Leonard
02:50
Alto Saxophone, pf
1954
for Sigurd Rascher
Farewell
Theodore Presser Company-sales
01:30
Alto Saxophone, pf
1964
for Don Sinta
Bassoon – easy
Song and Dance
Boosey & Hawkes
02:10
bassoon, pf
1953
Clarinet – easy
Gentle Song, A
Theodore Presser Company-sales
01:35
Clarinet, pf
1953
Oboe or English Horn – easy
Evening Piece
Boosey & Hawkes/Hal Leonard
02:00
Oboe or Eng hn, pf
1952
Soliloquy
EB Marks/Sheet Music Direct
2:40
hn, pf
1958
Percussion
Three Dances for Solo Snare Drum
Warner/Chappell Music Inc.
05:00
snare drum
1961
Piano – easy
If I Could Be…Four Daydreams for Piano
Theodore Presser Company-sales
03:00
Piano – easy
1963
Not Without Merritt
Theodore Presser Company-sales
05:00
Piano – easy; humorous
1985
for Merritt Torrey, Jr.
Recipe For a Little Girl
Theodore Presser Company-sales
01:30
Piano – easy
1963
Three Macedonian Miniatures
Theodore Presser Company-sales
04:15
Piano – easy
1951
Trombone – easy
Aubade
E.B. Marks/Sheet Music Direct
02:00
Trombone (or Baritone-Teble clef), pf
1956
Trumpet – easy
Prologue
E.B. Marks/Sheet Music Direct
01:50
Trumpet, pf
1956
Tuba – easy
Arioso
E.B. Marks/Hal Leonard
02:10
Tuba, pf
1958
“One realizes why Benson is being referred to as one of America’s most interesting composers…here is a composer with genuinely original ideas…notes economically used…the long line…”
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