{"product_id":"gottschalk-arr-marolf-souvenir-de-porto-rico-for-saxophone-ensemble-sc117","title":"Gottschalk (arr. Marolf) - Souvenir de Porto Rico for Saxophone Ensemble - SC117","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSouvenir de Porto Rico\u003c\/strong\u003e by Louis Moreau Gottschalk, arranged for Saxophone Ensemble by Dane Marolf. Louis Moreau Gottschalk (1829–1869) was the first American-born pianist and composer to achieve international fame, showing prodigious musical talent from an early age and later studying in France despite being rejected by the Paris Conservatory. Influenced by figures like Berlioz and praised by Chopin, he gained popularity in Europe with compositions inspired by Creole and African American melodies, then returned to the United States in 1853 to tour widely and bring concert music to broader audiences. His piece \u003cstrong\u003eSouvenir de Porto Rico \u003c\/strong\u003ereflects his Caribbean travels through lively Latin American rhythms and follows a “patrol” style, beginning softly, building to a dramatic climax, and gradually fading away. In the event that a bass saxophone is not available, the part can be covered by a second baritone saxophone, a string bass, or even a tuba, with the included parts.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInstrumentation:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003eSoprano Saxophone\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003e2 Alto Saxophones\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003eTenor Saxophone\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003eBaritone Saxophone\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003eBass Saxophone (Baritone Saxophone 2\/String Bass\/Tuba)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/soundcloud%253Atracks%253A2299488119\u0026amp;color=%23ff5500\u0026amp;auto_play=false\u0026amp;hide_related=false\u0026amp;show_comments=true\u0026amp;show_user=true\u0026amp;show_reposts=false\u0026amp;show_teaser=true\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc; line-break: anywhere; word-break: normal; overflow: hidden; white-space: nowrap; text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif; font-weight: 100;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/alrypublications\" title=\"UMMP - United Music \u0026amp; Media Publishers\" style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eUMMP - United Music \u0026amp; Media Publishers\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/alrypublications\/louis-moreau-gottschalk\" title=\"Louis Moreau Gottschalk - Souvenir de Porto Rico for Saxophone Ensemble (arr. Dane Marolf)\" style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLouis Moreau Gottschalk - Souvenir de Porto Rico for Saxophone Ensemble (arr. Dane Marolf)\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"ALRY Publications","offers":[{"title":"Printed Book Only","offer_id":43272372387958,"sku":"SC117","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Printed Book and PDF via Email","offer_id":43272372420726,"sku":"SC117","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"INSTANT PDF","offer_id":43272372453494,"sku":"SC117","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2136\/9437\/files\/SC117.jpg?v=1775744562","url":"https:\/\/ummpstore.com\/products\/gottschalk-arr-marolf-souvenir-de-porto-rico-for-saxophone-ensemble-sc117","provider":"UMMP (ALRY Publications)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}