Description
Jérôme Savari was born in Paris in 1819. He was the Director of the Military Band of the 34ème de Ligne.
A friend of Adolphe Sax, his works for the saxophone are among the first for this instrument. In addition to
three fantasies for alto saxophone and piano, Savari wrote a series of ensembles which go from duo to octet.
His works were published by Sax between 1861 and 1862. He died in 1870.
This work is in four main sections, a slow introduction with a final cadenza, an original Waltz theme with a
variation, an Andante section based on the Waltz theme and a bolero which, after a second cadenza,
ends with a brilliant coda.