Sonata No. 6 for flute

Composed by J.S. Bach originally for flute and piano, this edition of 6th Sonata was arranged for alto saxophone in E flat and piano by Marcel Mule. Its difficulty would fit the skills and abilities of intermediate players. Interms of composition, this piece was created in four different sections: Adagio ma non tanto, Allegro, Siciliano and Allegro. Marcel Mule (1901-2001) is one of the greatest French saxophonists, renowned worldwide for his work onthe classical saxophone repertoire. He was teaching his students how to obtain a good quality of sound and believed it was dependent on the embouchure, the emission, the mastery of vibrato and thus of breathing. He wrote differentmethods that focus on technique, articulation and tone productions such as Scale and Arpeggios (in three books), Daily Exercises After Terschack or 30 Great Exercises or Studies After Soussmann (in two books), among others.