" Orange was the popular color of tango dancers at tango's height during the twenties. The melody is as bright as the color, pleasant and is not bereft of ardour. " - Alain LOPEZ

" Orange was the popular color of tango dancers at tango's height during the twenties. The melody is as bright as the color, pleasant and is not bereft of ardour. " - Alain LOPEZ

A perfect Piece for exams or auditions - for students playing alto saxophone for 4 years onwards - Click on title for more details

A perfect Piece for exams or auditions - for students playing tenor saxophone for 4 years onwards.

" The artistic skills and sensitivity of the musician are highlighted here, in order to recreate, thanks to varied metronomic movements, rhythms and nuances, ten atmospheres described throughout the Piece. " - Alain LOPEZ

" The artistic skills and sensitivity of the musician are highlighted here, in order to recreate, thanks to varied metronomic movements, rhythms and nuances, ten atmospheres described throughout the Piece. " - Alain LOPEZ

" The chassé-croisé of quarter notes and eight notes triplets together with Piano incite to dance and remind us of cabarets' ambiance of the 1920s. This piece, coupled with a faster one is an ideal combination to propose for end of first cycle exam. " - Alain LOPEZ

" The chassé-croisé of quarter notes and eight notes triplets together with Piano incite to dance and remind us of cabarets' ambiance of the 1920s. This piece, coupled with a faster one is an ideal combination to propose for end of first cycle exam. " - Alain LOPEZ

" The title of this Piece is a pun on Cubans rhythms. The opposition between the tone and used homonymous tone, as well as the rhythmic formula chosen on theme "B" are a typical feature of South America music. Concerning the melody, it is a stylistics composition on quarter note triplets! " - Alain LOPEZ

A Piece for auditions for students playing saxophone for 3 years onwards.

" The title of this Piece is a pun on Cubans rhythms. The opposition between the tone and used homonymous tone, as well as the rhythmic formula chosen on theme "B" are a typical feature of South America music. Concerning the melody, it is a stylistics composition on quarter note triplets! " - Alain LOPEZ

A Piece for auditions for students playing clarinet for 3 years onwards.

" During the short ternary intro, the two themes are depicted and then immediatly developped in binary with a mix of Jazz and Jazz Rock styles. The "Twinning" is exploited to make the most of it: in the title, the metric, the major tone and its relative minor, the themes, the chords, the characters attribute and the repeated notes in the melody. Listen to it !  " - Alain LOPEZ

A perfect Piece for exams or auditions - for students playing tenor saxophone for 4 years onwards

" As the light whose reflection in the water is sometimes broken by the waves, I used ascending and descending movement in the melody. The pervasive use of syncopation also enabled me to exacerbate the impact felt by the ebb and flow.  " - Alain LOPEZ

A Piece for exams and auditions for students playing saxophone for 4 years onwards.