List of concert works for saxophone

This is a partial repertoire list of classical works for saxophone.

Soprano saxophone and orchestra

 * Duo Concertante, for soprano and alto saxophones—Jean-Baptiste Singelée (1858)
 * Fantasia for soprano (or tenor) saxophone, three horns, and strings (1948)—Heitor Villa-Lobos
 * Concerto for Soprano Saxophone and Strings, Op. 344 (1980)—Alan Hovhaness
 * Escapades for soprano saxophone and orchestra (2021)—John Anthony Lennon
 * Where the Bee Dances, concerto for soprano saxophone and orchestra (1991)—Michael Nyman
 * Concerto for Soprano Saxophone and Orchestra (1993)—Michael Torke
 * Your Rockaby for soprano saxophone and orchestra (1993)—Mark-Anthony Turnage
 * Double Concerto for Saxophone, Cello and Orchestra (1997)—Michael Nyman
 * Saxophone Concerto No. 1: Imagined Sound of Sun On Stone (1999)—Sally Beamish
 * Saxophone Concerto, for soprano saxophone and chamber orchestra (2003)—Avner Dorman
 * Saxophone Concerto ("Albireo Mode"), Op. 93 for soprano saxophone and orchestra (2004–2005)—Takashi Yoshimatsu
 * Concerto for soprano saxophone and orchestra (2007)—Jennifer Higdon
 * Concerto after Tchaikovsky for soprano saxophone and orchestra (2013)—David DeBoor Canfield
 * Concerto for soprano saxophone and chamber orchestra (2014–15)—Kalevi Aho
 * Soprano Saxophone Concerto (2019) - Carter Pann

Alto saxophone and orchestra

 * Duo Concertante for soprano and alto saxophone—Jean-Baptiste Singelée (1858)
 * Divertissement espagnol—Charles Martin Loeffler (1900)
 * Rhapsody for orchestra and saxophone (1901)—Claude Debussy
 * Concerto No. 1, for alto saxophone—Paul Gilson (1902)
 * Concerto No 2, for alto saxophone—Paul Gilson (1902)
 * Légende, symphonic suite for chromatic harp, alto saxophone and strings (1903)–André Caplet
 * Choral varié, Op. 55 (1903)—Vincent d'Indy
 * Légende, Op. 66 (1918)—Florent Schmitt
 * Concerto in E♭ major for alto saxophone (1934)—Alexander Glazunov
 * Saxophone Concerto, Op. 14 (1934)—Lars-Erik Larsson
 * Concertino da camera (1935)—Jacques Ibert
 * Saxo Rhapsody (1936)—Eric Coates
 * Scaramouche for alto saxophone (1937)—Darius Milhaud
 * Ballade for Saxophone and Orchestra (1938)—Frank Martin
 * Ballade for alto saxophone (1939)—Henri Tomasi
 * Slawische Rhapsodie, Op. 23, for orchestra and saxophone obbligato (1940)—Viktor Ullmann
 * Sonata in C♯ for alto saxophone and orchestra (1943)—Fernande Decruck
 * Concerto for alto saxophone and orchestra (1944)—Paul Bonneau
 * Concerto for alto saxophone and orchestra (or band), Op. 26 (1944)—Paul Creston
 * Concerto for alto saxophone (1949)—Henri Tomasi
 * Tableaux de Provence (1948–1955)—Paule Maurice
 * Saxophone Concerto, for alto saxophone and orchestra (1951)—Henk Badings
 * Concerto for alto saxophone, trumpet and string orchestra (1955)—Jean Rivier
 * Concerto for alto saxophone in E-flat major (1956)—Ronald Binge
 * Saxophone Concerto (1958)—Erland von Koch
 * Concerto for alto saxophone (1959)—Pierre Max Dubois
 * Élégie et rondeau for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra (1961)—Karel Husa
 * Claremont Concerto (1962)—John Worley
 * Concerto for saxophone and orchestra (1963)—William Lovelock
 * Concerto for saxophone and orchestra (1966)—Ida Gotkovsky
 * Saxophone Concerto No. 2 (1973)—William Lovelock
 * Symphony No. 16, for alto saxophone and orchestra (1979)—Allan Pettersson
 * Concerto for alto saxophone and chamber orchestra, Op. 41 (1980)—Robert Muczynski
 * Concerto for alto saxophone and orchestra (... auf den ersten Blick und ohne zu wissen...) (1980)—Esa-Pekka Salonen
 * Concerto for alto saxophone and orchestra (1983)—Ronald Caltabiano
 * Concerto for alto saxophone and orchestra (1983)—Gunther Schuller
 * Saxophone Concerto, for alto saxophone and chamber orchestra (1984)—Dominic Muldowney
 * Concerto for alto saxophone and orchestra, Op.50 (1987)—Nikolai Kapustin
 * Concerto for alto saxophone and orchestra (1987)-Volodymyr Runchak
 * Saxophone Concerto, for alto saxophone and strings (1988)—Richard Rodney Bennett
 * Concerto for alto saxophone and string orchestra (1989)—Nicola LeFanu
 * Sinfonia concertante: Symphony No. 3, for alto (or soprano) saxophone and orchestra (1989/2010)—Anders Eliasson
 * Concerto for alto saxophone and orchestra (1990)—Miklós Maros
 * Concerto for alto saxophone and string orchestra (1993)—Krzysztof Meyer
 * Music for alto saxophone and orchestra (1993/95)—Bertold Hummel
 * Cyber Bird Concerto, for alto saxophone and orchestra, Op. 59 (1994)—Takashi Yoshimatsu
 * My Assam Dragon for alto saxophone and orchestra (1994/1996)—Jan Sandström
 * Chamber Symphony No. 3 for alto saxophone and 20 string instruments(1995–96)—Kalevi Aho
 * Concerto for saxophone and Orchestra (1998/99)—Toshio Hosokawa
 * Saxophone Concerto (1999)—Richard Payne
 * Dem Licht entgegen for alto saxophone and orchestra (2001)—Sunleif Rasmussen
 * Escapades (2002)—John Williams
 * Concerto for alto (soprano) saxophone and string orchestra (2003/2010)—Anders Eliasson
 * Concerto No. 2 for alto saxophone and Strings (2004)—Miklós Maros
 * Saxophone Concerto No. 2: Under the Wing of the Rock for alto saxophone and strings (2006/2008)—Sally Beamish
 * Concerto after Glière for alto saxophone and orchestra (2007)—David DeBoor Canfield
 * Concerto for alto saxophone and chamber orchestra (2008)—Joan Albert Amargós
 * Concerto for alto saxophone and orchestra (or wind ensemble) (2010)—Thomas Sleeper
 * Rhapsody for alto Saxophone and Orchestra (2010)—André Waignein
 * Hemke Concerto "Prisms of Light" for alto saxophone and orchestra (2014)—Augusta Read Thomas
 * Concerto for alto saxophone and orchestra (2013)—John Adams
 * Concerto for alto saxophone and orchestra opus 70b (2015)—Nimrod Borenstein
 * Concerto for alto saxophone and orchestra (2018)—Karol Beffa
 * Rush concerto for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra (2018)—Kenneth Fuchs

Tenor saxophone and orchestra

 * Choro Concertante for tenor saxophone and orchestra (1953)—Claudio Santoro
 * Suite No. 1 for tenor saxophone and strings (1963)—Alec Wilder
 * Suite No. 2 for tenor saxophone and strings (1966)—Alec Wilder
 * Concerto for tenor saxophone and chamber orchestra (1968)—Alec Wilder
 * Chant premier, Op. 103, sonata for tenor saxophone and orchestra (1974)—Marcel Mihalovici
 * Concerto for tenor saxophone and orchestra (1984)—Robert Ward
 * The Upward Stream concerto for tenor saxophone and orchestra (or symphonic band, or piano) (1985)—Russell Peck
 * Concerto for Stan Getz, for tenor saxophone and orchestra (1990)—Richard Rodney Bennett
 * Concerto for tenor saxophone and orchestra (1992)—Eric Ewazen
 * Concerto for tenor saxophone and orchestra with piano obbligato (2007)—David DeBoor Canfield
 * "Graffiti Play", concerto for Tenor Saxophone, contemporary Jazz Trio (ts, bs, drs) & chamber orchestra (2014)—Esa Pietilä
 * Concerto for tenor saxophone and small orchestra (2015)—Kalevi Aho
 * Bright Karynge for Tenor Saxophone and Orchestra (2022)– Joseph Tkach

Baritone saxophone and orchestra

 * Rhapsody for Baritone Saxophone and Orchestra (or Wind Orchestra, or Piano) (1983)—Mark Watters
 * Concerto for Baritone Saxophone and String Orchestra (1992)—Werner Wolf Glaser
 * ...and dispel the miseries of the world concerto for baritone saxophone and chamber orchestra (2007–2008)—David Gaines
 * Concerto for Baritone Saxophone and Orchestra (2008)—Georg Friedrich Haas
 * Vongole ! for E♭ Baritone Saxophone and Concert Band (2015)—Satoshi Yagisawa
 * Jeru Concerto for E♭ Baritone Saxophone and Chamber Orchestra (2017)—Brian Landrus

Saxophone quartet and orchestra

 * Concerto Sinfonico for Saxophone Quartet and Orchestra (1985)—Nicolas Flagello
 * Concerto for Saxophone Quartet and Orchestra (1986)—Tristan Keuris
 * Concerto Grosso for Saxophone Quartet and Orchestra (1988)—Miklós Maros
 * Concierto a cuatro for Saxophone Quartet and Orchestra (1990)—Cristóbal Halffter
 * Concerto for Saxophone Quartet and Orchestra (1991)—Michael Nyman
 * Concerto for Saxophone Quartet and Orchestra (1992)—Charles Wuorinen
 * Concerto for Saxophone Quartet and Orchestra (1995)—Philip Glass
 * Concerto Grosso for Saxophone Quartet and Orchestra (or Band) (2000)—William Bolcom
 * Concerto for Saxophone Quartet and Orchestra (2001)—Michael Nyman
 * Animal, Vegetable, Mineral for Saxophone Quartet and Orchestra (2004)—Steven Mackey
 * Water Music for Saxophone Quartet and Chamber Orchestra (2004)—Brett Dean
 * Concerto for Saxophone Quartet and Strings (2007)—Sally Beamish
 * Kellot / Bells – Concerto for Saxophon Quartet and Orchestra (2008)—Kalevi Aho
 * Four Preludes for saxophone quartet and string orchestra with percussion, Opus 63 (2015)—Fazıl Say
 * Violet Winds concerto for saxophone quartet and chamber orchestra (2015)—Peeter Vähi

Saxophone quintet and orchestra

 * Concerto for 5, five saxophones and orchestra (1965)—Ernest Tomlinson

Soprano saxophone and concert band

 * Saxophone Concerto for soprano saxophone and wind ensemble (1993)—Michael Torke
 * Concerto for Soprano Saxophone and Band (1995)—Aldo Rafael Forte
 * Concerto for Soprano Saxophone and Wind Ensemble (2007)—John Mackey
 * Apollo for Soprano Saxophone and Wind Ensemble (2008)—Brian Balmages
 * Concerto for Soprano Saxophone and Concert Band (2014)—Lewis Porter
 * Concerto for Soprano Saxophone and Band (2015)—William Bolcom

Alto saxophone and concert band

 * Concerto for alto saxophone and band (1902)—Paul Gilson
 * Concerto, Op. 26, for alto saxophone and band (or orchestra) (1941)—Paul Creston
 * Diversion for alto saxophone and band (1943)—Bernhard Heiden
 * Concerto for alto saxophone and wind orchestra (1949/1953)—Ingolf Dahl
 * Saxophoonconcert voor harmonie-orkest (1951)—Henk Badings
 * Ballade for Solo E♭ Alto saxophone and Band (1956)—Alfred Reed
 * Concertino for alto saxophone and orchestra (1964)—Radamés Gnattali
 * Concerto for E-flat alto saxophone and Band (1966)—Frank William Erickson
 * Concerto No. 1 for alto saxophone and Band (or Piano) (1966)—Walter Hartley
 * Concerto for alto saxophone and wind ensemble (1966)—Alec Wilder
 * Concerto for alto saxophone and Band (1967)—Karel Husa
 * Concertino for alto saxophone and wind ensemble (1971)—Warren Benson
 * Concertino for alto saxophone and band (1974)—Jerry Bilik
 * Miscellanies for alto saxophone and wind band (1976)—Gordon Jacob
 * Heater: Saga for alto saxophone and band (1977)—William Albright
 * Fantasia for alto saxophone (1984)—Claude T. Smith
 * Danza Capriccio for alto saxophone and band (1985)—Ron Nelson
 * Panic: A Dithyramb for alto saxophone, drum kit, winds, brass and percussion (1995)—Harrison Birtwistle
 * Carnival for alto saxophone and concert band (1997)—Philip Sparke
 * Concert-Suite for solo E♭ alto saxophone and band (1998)—William Bolcom
 * Die Heldenzeit, Concerto for alto saxophone and wind ensemble (1998)—Jun Nagao
 * Concerto for alto saxophone and wind ensemble (1999)—David Maslanka
 * Arioso and Presto, Op. 108, for alto saxophone and band (2001)—James Barnes
 * Martyrs for the Faith, Concerto for alto saxophone and symphonic winds (2003)—David DeBoor Canfield
 * Concerto Agrariana for alto saxophone and band (2003)—John Cheetham
 * Concerto for alto saxophone and wind ensemble (2003)—Charles Rochester Young
 * Concertino for alto Saxophone and Wind Ensemble (2004)—Zechariah Goh
 * Dance of Uzume for Alto Saxophone and Symphonic Band (2004)—Piet Swerts
 * Summer Concerto for alto saxophone and symphonic band (2004)—Rodney Waschka II
 * Concerto after Gliere for alto saxophone and band (2009)—David DeBoor Canfield
 * Fantasia for alto saxophone and band (2011)—Eric Ewazen
 * Elevator Music for alto saxophone and band (2013)—David DeBoor Canfield
 * Concerto for alto saxophone and wind ensemble (2013)—Zechariah Goh
 * Concerto for alto saxophone and wind ensemble (2014)—Steven Bryant
 * Concerto for saxophone and wind ensemble (2014)—Frank Ticheli
 * Fellini (for Alto Saxophone, Circus Band and Wind Orchestra) (2016)—Johan de Meij
 * Solace: A Lyric Concerto (2018) -- Joel Love
 * Break a Reed: Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Wind Ensemble (2022)—Mitchell T. Gilly

Tenor saxophone and concert band

 * Fragments for tenor saxophone and band (1967)—William Duckworth
 * Concertino for tenor saxophone and band (or piano) (1978)—Walter Hartley
 * Concerto for tenor saxophone and orchestra (transcription) (1984)—Robert Ward
 * Jigsaw for tenor saxophone and band (1992)—Jack Stamp

Baritone saxophone and concert band

 * Concerto for baritone saxophone and wind orchestra (2007)—Bernard van Beurden
 * Vongole! for solo baritone saxophone and concert band (2013)—Satoshi Yagisawa
 * Rhapsody for baritone saxophone (2014)—Mark Watters
 * Archaic Machines. Concerto for baritone saxophone and wind ensemble (2022)—Alan Theisen

Saxophone quartet and concert band

 * Capriccio for saxophone quartet and band (1988)—Warren Barker
 * And the Winds Shall Blow for saxophone quartet, winds and percussion (1994)—Wayne Peterson
 * Urban Requiem for saxophone quartet and wind ensemble (1995)—Michael Colgrass
 * Dialogues for saxophone quartet, winds, and percussion (2006)—James Curnow
 * Windings for saxophone quartet and wind orchestra (2006)—Miklós Maros
 * Concerto for saxophone quartet and wind ensemble (2012)—David Maslanka
 * Concerto after Dvorak (2018)—David DeBoor Canfield
 * Concerto for saxophone quartet and wind ensemble (2019)—Roger Briggs

Others

 * Fantasia on Auld Lang Syne for the 16 members of the complete saxophone family, played in three groups (1976)—Ernest Tomlinson
 * Trio Concertino, for alto, tenor, and baritone saxophones and band (or piano) (1999)—Walter Hartley
 * Saxophone Concertino, for saxophone (doubling on both alto and soprano) and wind orchestra (2009)—Satoshi Yagisawa
 * Mystic Quest, concerto for saxophone (doubling on both alto and soprano) and wind ensemble (2013)—Satoshi Yagisawa

Soprano saxophone and piano

 * Caprice, Op. 80, for Soprano Saxophone and Piano (1862)—Jean-Baptiste Singelée
 * Sonata, "Alpine," Op. 37 for Soprano Saxophone and Piano (1970)—Lawson Lunde
 * Sonata for Soprano Saxophone and Piano (1982)—William Calhoun
 * Sonata for Soprano Saxophone and Piano (1984)—Ronald Caravan
 * Diversions for soprano saxophone and piano (1986)—Charles Rochester Young
 * Sonata for Soprano Saxophone and Piano (1987)—Charles Rochester Young
 * Sonata for Soprano Saxophone in B-flat and Piano (1989)—Jindřich Feld
 * Sonata Aragon for soprano saxophone and piano (1989) – Dave Smith
 * Sonata for Soprano Saxophone and Piano (1991)—Bill Dobbins
 * Sonata for Soprano Saxophone and Piano (1993)—Robert Baksa
 * Double Vision for soprano saxophone and piano (1993)—Charles Rochester Young
 * Accompanied Recitative for Soprano Saxophone and Piano (1994)—Milton Babbitt
 * Sonata for Soprano Saxophone and Piano (1994)—Richard Rodney Bennett
 * Vocalise for Soprano Saxophone and Piano (1994)—Bertold Hummel
 * Lost in Translation for soprano saxophone and piano (2005)—Dorothy Hindman
 * Fanfares for soprano saxophone and piano (2006)—Huw Watkins
 * Sonata for Soprano Saxophone and Piano (2006–2007)—David DeBoor Canfield
 * Für Walter for soprano saxophone and piano, percussion ad libitum (2010)—Toshio Hosokawa
 * Für Walter for soprano saxophone and piano, percussion ad libitum (2010)—Toshio Hosokawa

Alto saxophone and piano

 * Caprice et Variations for Alto Saxophone and Piano (1860)—Jean-Baptiste Arban
 * Fantasie sur un theme original (1860)—Jules Demersseman
 * Solo de Concert (no. 1), Op. 74 for Alto Saxophone and Piano (1860)—Jean-Baptiste Singelée
 * Concertino, Opus 78 for Alto Saxophone and Piano (1861)—Jean-Baptiste Singelée
 * Solo de Concert No. 5, Op. 91 for Alto Saxophone and Piano (1863)—Jean-Baptiste Singelée
 * Solo de Concours Op. 13 for Alto Saxophone and Piano (1874)—Paul Agricole Génin
 * Le Val Fleuri (1888)—Louis Ganne
 * Hot-Sonate (1930)—Erwin Schulhoff
 * Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano (1931)—Wolfgang Jacobi
 * Suite for Alto Saxophone and Piano (1935)—Paul Dessau
 * Aria for alto saxophone and piano (1936)—Eugène Bozza
 * Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano (1937)—Bernhard Heiden
 * Etudes (15) for Saxophone and Piano, Op. 188 (1942)—Charles Koechlin
 * Sonata in C♯ minor, for alto saxophone and piano (1943)—Fernande Decruck
 * Sonata for Alto Horn (or Alto Saxophone) and Piano (1943)—Paul Hindemith
 * Sonata, Op. 19 for Alto Saxophone and Piano (1944)—Paul Creston
 * Sonatina for Alto Saxophone and Piano (1953) – Lex van Delden
 * Prélude, cadence et finale (1956)—Alfred Desenclos
 * Sonata for Alto Saxophone (1960)—Alec Wilder
 * Cinq danses exotiques (1961)—Jean Françaix
 * Sonatina for Alto Saxophone and Piano (1969/95)—Bertold Hummel
 * Sonata for Alto Saxophone (1970)—Edison Denisov
 * Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano, Op. 29 (1970)—Robert Muczynski
 * Variations on a Dorian Theme for alto saxophone and piano (1972)—Gordon Jacob
 * Four Moods for Alto Saxophone and Piano (1975)—Phil Woods
 * Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano (1979)—John Worley
 * Albanian Summer (1980)—Dave Smith
 * Divertimento (1982)—Charles Wuorinen
 * Pequeña Czarda (1982)—Pedro Iturralde
 * Picnic on the Marne (1983)—Ned Rorem
 * Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano (1984)—William Albright
 * Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano (1984) David Diamond
 * Last Night (1985, rev. 1990)—Rodney Waschka II
 * Poem for Alto Saxophone and Piano(1986)—Anders Eliasson
 * Whirled Series (1987)—Milton Babbitt
 * Keening for Alto saxophone and Piano (1987)—Michael Berkeley
 * Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano (1988)—David Maslanka
 * Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano (1990)—Arthur Frackenpohl
 * Novella for alto saxophone and piano (1991)—Howard J. Buss
 * Sonata brevis for Alto Saxophone and Piano (1991)—Bertold Hummel
 * Chant (1991)—Augusta Read Thomas
 * Fuzzy Bird Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano (1991)—Takashi Yoshimatsu
 * Sonate for Alto Saxophone and Piano (1993)—Jindřich Feld
 * Vocalise for Alto Saxophone and Piano (1994)—Bertold Hummel
 * Hidden Reflections (1996)—Lior Navok
 * Three Piece Suite for alto saxophone and piano (1998)—Richard Rodney Bennett
 * Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano (2000)—David DeBoor Canfield
 * Sonata after Poulenc for Alto Saxophone and Piano (2013)—David DeBoor Canfield
 * Ragtime Sonata after Joplin for Alto Saxophone and Piano (2013)—David DeBoor Canfield
 * Sonata for Alto Saxophone (2000)—Jack Cooper
 * Sonata for alto saxophone (or clarinet) and piano (2004)—Julian Wagstaff
 * Quest for Alto Saxophone and Piano (2008)—Gilad Hochman

Tenor saxophone and piano

 * Concerto, Op. 57, for Tenor Saxophone and Piano (1858)—Jean-Baptiste Singelée
 * Adagio et rondo, Opus 63 for Tenor Saxophone and Piano (1861)—Jean-Baptiste Singelée
 * Solo de concert No. 4, Opus 84 for Tenor Saxophone and Piano (1862)—Jean-Baptiste Singelée
 * Solo de concert No. 6, Opus 92 for Tenor Saxophone and Piano (1863)—Jean-Baptiste Singelée
 * Premier Solo andante et bolero for tenor saxophone and piano (1866)—Jules Demersseman
 * Brasiliana No. 7 for Tenor Saxophone and Piano (1956)—Radamés Gnattali
 * Sonata for Tenor Saxophone and Piano (1967)—James Di Pasquale
 * Sonatina for Tenor Saxophone and Piano (1969/95)—Bertold Hummel
 * Sonata for Tenor Saxophone and Piano (1974)—Walter Hartley
 * Sonata for Tenor Saxophone and Piano (1979)—William Schmidt
 * September Sonata for tenor saxophone and piano (1985)—John Worley
 * A Down East Sonata for tenor saxophone and piano (1993)—John Worley
 * Quest for Tenor Saxophone and Piano (2008)—Gilad Hochman
 * Sonata for Tenor Saxophone and Piano (2011)—David DeBoor Canfield
 * Saxy for tenor saxophone and piano (2019)—Howard J. Buss

Baritone saxophone and piano

 * Fantaisie, Op. 60, for Baritone Saxophone and Piano (1858)—Jean-Baptiste Singelée
 * Solo de concert (No. 2), Op. 77, for Baritone Saxophone and Piano (1861)—Jean-Baptiste Singelée
 * Solo de concert No. 3, Op. 83, for Baritone Saxophone and Piano (1862)—Jean-Baptiste Singelée
 * Solo de concert No. 7, Op. 93, for Baritone Saxophone and Piano (1863)—Jean-Baptiste Singelée
 * Little Suite for Baritone saxophone and piano (1974)—Walter Hartley
 * Big Fun for Baritone saxophone and piano (2012)—Dorothy Hindman
 * Sonata, Op. 6, for Baritone Saxophone and Piano (1976)—Garland Anderson
 * Sonata for Baritone Saxophone and Piano (1976)—Walter Hartley
 * Rhapsodie for Baritone Saxophone and Piano (1988)—Harald Genzmer
 * Sonata for Baritone Saxophone and Piano (2008)—David DeBoor Canfield
 * Duo for Baritone Saxophone and Piano (2008)—Walter Hartley

Saxophone, piano and percussion
See List of compositions for saxophone, piano and percussion

Cyberbird Concerto, trio reduction – Yoshimatsu Takashi

Saxophone quartet

 * Premier Quatuor, Op. 53 (1857)—Jean-Baptiste Singelée
 * Saxophone Quartet in B♭ Op. 109 (1932)—Alexander Glazunov
 * Introduction et variations sur une ronde populaire (1934)—Gabriel Pierné
 * Petit Quatuor pour saxophones (1935) Jean Françaix
 * Andante et scherzo for Saxophone Quartet (1938)—Eugène Bozza
 * Quartet for Saxophones, Op. 102 (1939)—Florent Schmitt
 * Quartet for Saxophones (1956)—Pierre Max Dubois
 * Quartet for Saxophones (1963)—Alfred Desenclos
 * Saxophone Quartet (1963)—Alec Wilder
 * Quartet (1969)—Guy Lacour
 * Saxophone Quartet No. 1 (1973)—Gordon Jacob
 * Variations on a Theme of Stravinsky (1974)—Bernard Hoffer
 * Drift (2002)—Dorothy Hindman
 * Drastic Measures (1976)—Russell Peck
 * Light and Shadow (1978)—Robert Starer
 * Line Drawing after Mark Tobey (1978)—Samuel Alder
 * Suite for Saxophone Quartet (1979)—Paul Creston
 * Saxophone Quartet No. 2 (1979)—Gordon Jacob
 * Quartet for Saxophones (1984)—Werner Wolf Glaser
 * Quartet for Saxophones (1984)—Miklós Maros
 * Music for Saxophones (1986)—Tristan Keuris
 * XAS (1987)—Iannis Xenakis
 * Back Burner (1989)—Frank Ticheli
 * Music for four Saxophones (1990)—Bertold Hummel
 * Four5 (1991)—John Cage
 * Fractal (1991)—Cristóbal Halffter
 * From My Diary (1992)—Branko Lazarin
 * Saxophone Quartet (1992)—Charles Wuorinen
 * Lamentatio (1992)—Erkki-Sven Tüür
 * Saxophone Quartet No.1 – Roads to Ixtlan (1992–93)—Per Nørgård
 * Saxophone Quartet No. 2 – Viltir Svanir (Wild Swans) (1994)—Per Nørgård
 * Saxophone Quartet (1994)—Richard Rodney Bennett
 * Saxophone Quartet No.3 – Dansere omkring Jupiter (Dancers around Jupiter) (1995)—Per Nørgård
 * Variations (On Several Lines by Amy Clampitt (1995)—Sidney Corbett
 * Short Stories (1995)—Jennifer Higdon
 * 4our Dedicated to Stockholm Saxophone Quartet (2016)—Arshia Samsaminia
 * July (1995)—Michael Torke
 * American Sketches for saxophone quartet (1996)—Aldo Rafael Forte
 * Windup (1996)—Wayne Peterson
 * Mountain Roads (1997)—David Maslanka
 * Saxophone Quartet (1999)—Lior Navok
 * Rise (2001)—Steven Bryant
 * Out of the Blue (2001)—Frank Ticheli
 * 24 Hour Sax Quartet (2004)—Michael Nyman
 * Dry Bones (2005)—Howard J. Buss
 * Market Forces (2005)—Eric Moe
 * Fireworks (2011)—Karol Beffa
 * Steamboat (2014)—Michael Daugherty

Saxophone and choir

 * Galgenlieder (Gallows Songs) for Saxophone Quartet and Choir (2014)—Lera Auerbach
 * Galgenlieder (Gallows Songs) for Saxophone Quartet and Children Choir (2015)—Lera Auerbach
 * I Saw Eternity for Soprano Saxophone and TTBB Choir (2012)—Paul Mealor
 * Making or Breaking for Soprano Saxophone and SSAATTBB Choir (2015)—Kim André Arnesen
 * Sacred Light for Soprano Saxophone and TTBB Choir (2012)—Ola Gjeilo
 * Amao omi for Saxophone Quartet and Choir - Giya Kancheli

Saxophone: other chamber works

 * Quintet for 2 soprano saxophones, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, and baritone saxophone (1861)—Jerome Savari
 * Impressions d’automne, Elegy for alto saxophone, oboe, 2 clarinets, basson, harp, organ and 2 cellos (1905)–André Caplet
 * Quartet, for clarinet, tenor saxophone, piano and violin, Op.22 (1928–1930)—Anton Webern
 * Konzertstück for two alto saxophones (1933)—Paul Hindemith
 * Canonic Suite for four alto saxophones (1939)—Elliott Carter
 * Quiet City for trumpet, alto saxophone, B♭ clarinet (doubling bass clarinet), and piano (1939)—Aaron Copland
 * Quartet No. 1 for Trumpet, Tenor Saxophone, Piano and Percussion (1950/1954)—Stefan Wolpe
 * All Set for alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, trumpet, trombone, bass, piano, vibraphone, and percussion (1957)—Milton Babbitt
 * Duo Concertante for alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, and piano, Op. 55 (1858)—Jean-Baptiste Singelée
 * Suite for baritone saxophone, horn and wind quintet (1966)—Alec Wilder
 * Suite for baritone saxophone, woodwind sextet, bass, and drums (1971)—Alec Wilder
 * Suite for Saxophone and Guitar, Op. 291 (1976)—Alan Hovhaness
 * Saxophon for soprano saxophone & bongo, or soprano saxophone alone (1977)—Karlheinz Stockhausen
 * Piccolo for saxophone with geisha bell (1977)—Karlheinz Stockhausen
 * Knabenduett (Boys' Duet) for two soprano saxophones (1977)—Karlheinz Stockhausen
 * Invocationes for soprano saxophone and organ (1978/1995)—Bertold Hummel
 * Duo for soprano saxophone and alto saxophone (1981)—Gordon Jacob
 * Quartet for flute, alto saxophone, guitar and solo percussion (1982)—Kalevi Aho
 * Linker Augentanz (Left-Eye Dance) for 7 (or 11) saxophones, synthesizer and percussion (1983/90)—Karlheinz Stockhausen
 * Entführung (Abduction) for soprano saxophone and electronic and concrete music (1986/2004)—Karlheinz Stockhausen
 * Due a due for soprano saxophone and percussion (1987)—Bertold Hummel
 * Aragonesca for soprano/alto saxophone, bass clarinet, violin and cello (1987)—Dave Smith
 * To Brooklyn Bridge for 24 voices, saxophone quartet and mixed ensemble (1987–88)—Tristan Keuris
 * Noel - A little christmas suite for 3 Saxophones (1989)—Bertold Hummel
 * Escapade for alto saxophone and four percussion (1991)—Howard J. Buss
 * Pit Band for alto saxophone, bass clarinet, and piano (1993)—William Albright
 * Quintet for alto saxophone, bassoon, viola, violoncello and double bass (1994) – Kalevi Aho
 * Impromptu for soprano saxophone and marimba (1994)—Howard J. Buss
 * In Erwartung (В ожидании) for saxophone quartet and six percussionists (1994)—Sofia Gubaidulina
 * Quartet for tenor saxophone, violin, viola, and cello (1994)—Josef Tal
 * Pictures from the Sea's Garden for saxophone and percussion (1998)—Sunleif Rasmussen
 * Rough Winds Do Shake the Darling Buds for saxophone trio (1999)—Eric Moe
 * Meditatio for mixed chorus and saxophone quartet (2003)—Erkki-Sven Tüür
 * Verwandlung (Transformation) for trombone, saxophone quartet, cello, double bass, and tam-tam (2004)—Sofia Gubaidulina
 * Walk the Walk for baritone saxophone (or bass clarinet or contrabassoon) and percussion (2005)—–Michael Daugherty
 * Concerto for 22 Instruments (completed 2005)—Alistair Hinton (scored for 22 wind instruments including parts for 1 each soprano, alto, baritone and contrabass saxophones)
 * Erwachen (Awakening), Nr. 92, for soprano saxophone, trumpet, and cello (2007)—Karlheinz Stockhausen
 * Edentia for soprano saxophone and electronic music (2007)—Karlheinz Stockhausen
 * Three Jazzicals for soprano saxophone and tuba (2009)—Howard J. Buss
 * Cosmic Portraits for flute, clarinet, alto saxophone, and tenor saxophone (2009)—Howard J. Buss
 * Lullaby opus 81c for alto saxophone, violin and piano (2018)—Nimrod Borenstein
 * Prayer without Words for soprano saxophone and harp (2018) – Gilad Hochman
 * Visitations from the Dark for alto saxophone, bass clarinet, and piano (2020)—Howard J. Buss
 * Sonic Tapestries for alto saxophone, violin, and piano (2020)—Howard J. Buss
 * The Girl in White for soprano saxophone, trumpet, percussion, piano, violin I, violin II, viola, cello and bass (2011)—Robert J. Bradshaw
 * Schizophrenia for alto sax and marimba (2011) – Shai Cohen
 * ALEA IACTA EST For alto sax, electric guitar and cello (2022) – Shai Cohen
 * Closer for two alto saxophones (2022) – Gilad Hochman

Unaccompanied saxophone works

 * Caprice En Forme De Valse (1950)—Paul Bonneau
 * Improvisation et caprice for solo saxophone (1952)—Eugène Bozza
 * Tre Pezzi for soprano (or tenor) saxophone (1956)—Giacinto Scelsi
 * Introduction, Dance and Furioso (1959)—Herbert Couf
 * Partita for alto saxophone, Op. 99x (1968)—Alois Hába
 * Djiwa for solo saxophone (1971)—Laurence Wyman
 * Improvisation I (1972)—Ryo Noda
 * Parable XI for Alto Saxophone, Op. 123 (1972)—Vincent Persichetti
 * Improvisation II & III (1975)—Ryo Noda
 * Mai (1978)—Ryo Noda
 * Images for Saxophones and Tape (1979)—Milton Babbitt
 * Tre Pezzi for saxophone in E-flat solo (1979)—Bertold Hummel
 * Sequenza IXb for Alto Saxophone (1981)—Luciano Berio
 * Three Pieces (1981)—Branko Lazarin
 * In Freundschaft (1982)—Karlheinz Stockhausen
 * Amour for saxophone (1976/2003)—Karlheinz Stockhausen
 * Getting To Know The Weather Solo Baritone Saxophone (1986)—Eve Beglarian
 * A Day in the City for solo saxophone (1986)—Howard J. Buss
 * Midnight Omen for solo saxophone (1986)—Howard J. Buss
 * Phoenix (1988)—Ryo Noda
 * Hard for tenor saxophone solo (1988)—Christian Lauba
 * Sequenza VIIb for Soprano Saxophone (adaptation by Claude Delangle in 1993) —Luciano Berio
 * Melodies for Saxophone (1995)—Philip Glass
 * Steady Study on the Boogie (1995)—Christian Lauba
 * Nine Études for Saxophones in 4 books (1996)—Christian Lauba
 * Sundance for the Kid for Alto Saxophone (1998)—Laurence Wyman
 * Eight Bagatelles for Soprano Saxophone (1999)—Bertold Hummel
 * Le Psaume salé for saxophone solo + tape + live-electronics (2001)—Sunleif Rasmussen
 * Monologue for Solo Saxophone (2003)—Gilad Hochman
 * Three Episodes for Solo Saxophone (2005)—Gilad Hochman
 * 90 Sec for Solo Saxophone (2007)—Gilad Hochman
 * Obsession for Solo Saxophone (2009)—Karol Beffa