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Some selected examples of works included in Jeremy Ruthrauff’s Repertoire:



Sonata by William Albright (alto saxophone and piano)


Hout by Louis Andriessen

(tenor saxophone,

electric guitar,

marimba and piano)


Sonata in  A minor by

     C. P. E. Bach

(solo soprano saxophone)


Sonata in G minor

by J. S. Bach (BWV 1020)

(soprano saxophone with

piano or trio sonata version

with cello and piano)


Suite No. 1 by J. S Bach (BWV 1007) (solo baritone saxophone)


Suite No. 2 by J. S. Bach (BWV 1008) (solo baritone saxophone)


Suite No. 3 by J. S. Bach (BWV 1009) (solo baritone saxophone)


Dialogue de l’Ombre Double by Pierre Boulez (alto and soprano saxophone with pre-recorded sound)


Sequenza VIIb.  by Luciano Berio (soprano saxophone with pre-recorded drone)


Sequenza IXb.  by Luciano Berio (solo alto saxophone)


Six Metamorphoses after Ovid, op. 49 by Benjamin Britten (solo soprano saxophone)


Pastorale by Eliiott Carter (alto saxophone and piano)


Ku Ku by  Barry Cockcroft (solo soprano saxophone)


Naima by John Coltrane (solo tenor saxophone)


Concerto by Igolf Dahl (alto saxophone and wind ensemble)


Rhapsodie by Claude Debussy (orchestra and alto saxophone)


Syrinx by Claude Debussy (solo soprano saxophone)


Sonata by Edison Denisov (alto saxophone and piano)


Prélude, Cadence et Finale by Alfred Desenclos (alto saxophone and piano)


Improvisation on Tenderly by Eric Dolphy (Dolphy’s solo from Far Cry transcribed by

Jeremy Ruthrauff) (solo alto saxophone)



Hot by Franco Donatoni (solo tenor and sopranino saxophone/one player with chamber ensemble/clarinet, trumpet, trombone, two percussionist, piano, bass)


Tangled Loops by Jason Eckardt (soprano saxophone and piano)


Versírás by R. A. Falesch (sopranino saxophone with pre-recorded sound)


Melodies by Phillip Glass (solo soprano saxophone)


Sonata by Bernard Heiden (alto saxophone and piano)


Sonata by Paul Hindemith (alto saxophone and piano)


Trio, Op. 47 by Paul Hindemith (viola, tenor saxophone and piano)


Concertino da Camera by Jacques Ibert (alto saxophone and orchestra)


Dream in a Bar by Christian Lauba (baritone saxophone and percussion)


Hard by Christian Lauba (solo tenor saxophone)


Stan by Christian Lauba (baritone saxophone and synthesizer or pre-recorded sound)


Distances Within Me  by John Anthony Lennon (alto saxophone and piano)


Magritte Duets by Charles Lipp (soprano, alto, tenor, and baritone saxophones/one player and percussion) (1. Gigantic Days for soprano saxophone with maraca and snare drum,

2. Watching Pictures for tenor saxophone with suspended cymbals, 3. Attempting the Impossible for alto saxophone with snare and bass drum, 4. Bone Metal Meditation for Baritone saxophone with muted cowbell and woodblock)


Tableaux de Provence by Paule Maurice (alto saxophone and piano or with orchestra, also a version with wind ensemble)


Abime des Oiseaux by Olivier Messiaen (solo alto saxophone)


West, or Evening Song in Autumn by Masakazu Natsuda (soprano saxophone and percussion)


Six Tango Études by Astor Piazzolla (solo alto saxophone)


Elevator Music on Mars by Tomi Räisänen (soprano/alto saxophone, electric guitar, synthesizer and percussion)


Song and Dance by Shulamit Ran (soprano/alto saxophone and percussion)


Sonatine by Maurice Ravel (soprano saxophone and piano)


Birdsong by Jeremy Ruthrauff (sopranino saxophone and pre-recorded sound)


Spectrum by Jeremy Ruthrauff (solo tenor saxophone)


Maknongon by Giacinto Scelsi (solo baritone saxophone)


Légende by Florent Schmitt (alto saxophone and orchestra)


Songe de Copelius by Florent Schmitt (tenor saxophone and piano)


Drei Romanzen, Op. 94 by Robert Schumann (soprano saxophone and piano)


Lisboa, Tramway 28 by Elzbieta Sikora (soprano and alto saxophones with pre-recorded sound)


Romance by William Grant Still (alto saxophone and piano or with orchestra)


Distance by Toru Takemitsu (solo soprano saxophone)


Night Bird by Karen Tanaka (alto saxophone with pre-recorded sound)


Concerto by Henri Tomasi (alto saxophone and orchestra)


Wings by Joan Tower

(solo alto saxophone)


Tsuru No Sugomori (Tenderness of Cranes) traditional shakuhachi piece

(solo soprano saxophone)


Sarabande by Mark Anthony Turnage (soprano saxophone and piano each player doubling on bells)


Two Elegies Framing a Shout

by Mark Anthony Turnage (soprano saxophone and piano)


Two Memorials by

Mark Anthony Turnage

(solo soprano saxophone)


Billie by Jacob ter Veldhuis

(Jacob TV)

an homage to Billie Holliday

(alto saxophone and

pre-recorded sound)


Buku by Jacob ter Veldhuis

(Jacob TV)

an homage to Charlie Parker,

Cannonball Adderly and Art Pepper

(alto saxophone and pre-recorded sound)


Garden of Love by Jacob ter Veldhuis

(Jacob TV)

poem by William Blake

(soprano saxophone and

pre-recorded sound)


Grab It! by Jacob ter Veldhuis

(Jacob TV)

text material from the 1980‘s documentary film

“Scared Straight”

(tenor saxophone and

pre-recorded sound or

trio version including electric bass

and drum kit, optional film)


May This Bliss Never End by Jacob ter Veldhuis

(Jacob TV)

text material spoken by Chet Baker

(tenor saxophone, piano and pre-recorded sound)


Pimpin’ by Jacob ter Veldhuis

(Jacob TV)

(baritone saxophone and pre-recorded sound)


Choro No. 3 “Pica-páo" (Woodpecker) by Heitor Villa-Lobos (clarinet, bassoon, alto saxophone, 3 horns, and trombone)


Choro No. 7 (Settimino) by Heitor Villa-Lobos (violin, cello, flute, oboe, clarinet, alto saxophone, bassoon, tam-tam)


Fantasia by Heitor Villa-Lobos (soprano saxophone and orchestra)


Quarteto Simbólico (Impressões da vida mundana) (by Heitor Villa-Lobos (flute, alto saxophone, harp, celeste and womens’ voices)


Sexteto místico by Heitor Villa-Lobos (flute, oboe, alto saxophone, guitar, harp, celeste)


Quartet Op. 22 by Anton Webern (violin, clarinet, tenor saxophone and piano)


In Transit by Mischa Zupko (alto saxophone and piano)