All pieces have a level indication: 1 = Easy to 5 = Virtuoso. I have placed the list and then pieces that a student should cover in a particular year starting with High School through Graduate School. These lists are based on my experience as both a teacher and student over the past 20+ years.
Etudes, Scales, Altissimos Top of Page
Difficulty
Author
Title
Publisher
2 - 3
Lacour, Guy
50 Etudes, Faciles et Progressive, vol. 1 & 2
Billaudot
2 - 5
Londeix, Jean-Marie
Exercises Mechanique, 3 vols.
Lemoine
2 - 5
Mule, Marcel
Scales and Arpeggios, 3 vols.
Leduc
2
Mule, Marcel
24 Easy Studies, Samie
Leduc
2 - 5
Voisin and Dufresne
Develop Sight Reading
Chas. Colin
3 - 5
Caravan, Ronald
Preliminary Exercises & Etudes in Contemporary Techniques
Dorn
3
Klose
25 Daily Exercises
Carl Fischer
3 - 5
Londeix, Jean-Marie
Le Detache (Staccato)
Lemoine
3 - 4
Londeix, Jean-Marie
Les Gammes
Lemoine
3 - 5
Londeix, Jean-Marie
Gammes et Modes, 2 vols.
Lemoine
3 - 4
Mule, Marcel
18 Studies, Berbiguier
Leduc
3 - 5
Mule, Marcel
48 Etudes, Ferling w/ 12 additional Etudes by Mule
Leduc
3 - 4
Schmidt, William
10 Contemporary Etudes
WIM
3 - 4
Voxman
Selected Studies
Rubank
4 - 5
Allard, Joseph
Three Octave Scales and Chords
Chas. Colin
4 - 5
Allard, Joseph
Advanced Rhythms
Chas. Colin
4 - 5
Bozza, Eugene
Twenty Etudes-Caprices
Leduc
4 - 5
Karg-Elert, Sigfrid
25 Caprices
Southern
4 - 5
Lacour, Guy
24 Etudes Atonal Facile
Billaudot
4 - 5
Massis
Six Etudes-Caprices
Leduc
4
Mule, Marcel
30 Grand Studies, Soussman, 2 vols.
Leduc
4 - 5
Rousseau, Eugene
Saxophone High Tones
Etoile
4 - 5
Rascher, Sigurd
Top Tones
Carl Fischer
4 - 5
Sinta, Donald
Voicing, An Approach to the Third Register
Sintafest Music
5
Londeix, Jean-Marie
Nouvelle Etudes Variees
Lemoine
Solos Top of Page
Difficulty
Composer
Title
Inst.
Publisher
3
Couf, Herbert
Introduction, Dance and Furioso
Alto
Bourne
3
Telemann, Georg Philipp
Fantasies I - XII
any
Southern
3 - 4
Debussy, Claude
Syrinx for Flute
Alto
Jobert
3 - 4
Frackenpohl, Arthur
Rhapsody
Alto
Kendor
3 - 4
Heath, Dave
Coltrane
Soprano
Boosey & Hawkes
3 - 4
Mather, Betty Bang
30 Selections in the Galant Style for Flute
Soprano
Carl Fischer
3 - 4
Noda, Ryo
Improvisation I, II or III
Alto
Leduc
3 - 5
Schmidt, William
Music for Unaccompanied Saxophone
any
WIM
3 - 4
Tomasi, Henri
Evocations, I - V
Alto
Leduc
4
Hartley, William
Petite Suite
Alto
Fema
4
Noda, Ryo
Fantaisie et Danse
Alto
Leduc
4
Tull, Fisher
Threnody
Alto
Boosey & Hawkes
4 - 5
Bach, J.S.
Six Cello Suites
Tenor
4 - 5
Bozza, Eugene
Improvisation et Caprice
Alto
Leduc
4 - 5
Bozza, Eugene
Piece Breve
Alto
Leduc
4 - 5
Caravan, Ronald
Improvisation
Tenor
Dorn
4 - 5
Caravan, Ronald
Paradigms I
Alto
Dorn
4 - 5
Dubois, Pierre Max
Suite Francais
Alto
Leduc
4 - 5
Piazzolla, Astor
Tango - Etudes
any
Lemoine
5
Berio, Luciano
Sequenza IXb
Alto
Universal
5
Bonneau, Paul
Caprice en forme de Valse
Alto
Leduc
5
Karg-Elert, Sigfrid
Sonata
any
Southern
5
Morosco, Victor
Blue Caprice
Alto
Dorn?
5
Noda, Ryo
Mai
Alto
Leduc
5
Noda, Ryo
Phoenix
Alto
Leduc
5
Persichetti, Vincent
Parable XI
Alto
Elkan-Vogel
5
Tower, Joan
Wings
Alto
Hal Leonard
Soprano and Piano Top of Page
Difficulty
Composer
Title
Publisher
2
Ibert, Jacques
Melopee
Lemoine
2
Satie, Erik
Gymnopedie No. 1
Dorn
3
Clerisse, Robert
Reverie
Leduc
3
Cossaboom, Sterling
Fragments
Southern
3
Handel, Georg F.
Sonata No. 1
Leduc
3
Handel, Georg F.
Sonata No. 3
Dorn
3
Handel, Georg F.
Sonata No. 5
Southern
3
Hovhannes, Alan
Four Nocturnes
Peermusic
3
Rachmaninoff, Sergi
Vocalise Op. 34, No.14
Southern
3
Ravel, Maurice
Piece en forme de Habanera
Leduc
3
Wagner, Richard
Adagio
Southern
3 - 4
Lemeland, Aubert
Epitaph to John Coltrane
Leduc
3 - 4
Massenet, Jules
Meditation from Thais
WIM
3 - 4
Schmitt, Florent
Sond de Coppelius
Lemoine
3 - 4
Telemann, Georg P.
Sonata
Leduc
4
Bach, J.S.
Sonata in G Minor
Universal
4
Bach, J.S.
Sonata in Eb Major
Theodore Presser
4
D'Rivera, Paquito
Vals Venezolano & Contradanza
International Opus
4
Feld, Jindrich
Elegy
Leduc
4
Marcello, Benedetto
Concerto
Southern
4
Platti, Giovanni
Sonata in G Major
Etoile
4
Ricker, Ramon
Solar Chariots
Dorn
4
Schmidt, William
Sonatina
WIM
4
Villa-Lobos, Heitor
Bachianas Brasilieras No. 5 Aria
MollyAm
4 - 5
Hartley, Walter
Sonata
Ethos
4 - 5
Solomon, Melvin
Sonatina, Op. 24
Dorn
5
Feld, Jindrich
Sonata
Leduc
5
Ruggerio, Charles
Interplay
Dorn
5
Villa-Lobos, Heitor
Fantasia
Southern
Alto and Piano
Difficulty
Composer
Title
Publisher
2
Absil, Jean
5 Easy Pieces, Op. 138
Lemoine
2
Benson, Warren
Cantilena
MCA
2
Benson, Warren
Farewell
MCA
2
Chopin, Frederic
Largo, Op. 65
Etoile
2
Debussy, Claude
Golliwogg's Cake Walk
WIM
2
Dubois, Pierre Max
Dix Figures A Danser
Leduc
2
Faure, Gabriel
Apres un Reve
Dorn
2
Faure, Gabriel
Claire de Lune
Dorn
2
Ibert, Jacques
Aria
Leduc
2
Lantier, Pierre
Sicilienne
Leduc
2
Milhaud, Darius
Dance
International
2
Wilder, Alec
Air
Dorn
2 - 3
Bozza, Eugene
Aria
Leduc
2 - 3
Eccles, Henri
Sonata
McGinnis & Marx
2 - 4
Ibert, Jacques
Histoires
Leduc
3
Benson, Warren
Aeolian Song
MCA
3
Debussy, Claude
Reverie
Jobert
3
Delvincourt, Claude
Croquembouches
Leduc
3
Faure, Gabriel
Fantaisie, Op. 79
Leduc
3
Faure, Gabriel
Pavane
Dorn
3
Frackenpohl, Arthur
Air for Alto
Kendor
3
Frackenpohl, Arthur
Dorian Elegy
Kendor
3
Frackenpohl, Arthur
Variations
Shawnee
3
Handel, Georg
Sonata No. 2
Leduc
3
Handel, Georg
Sonata No. 3
Leduc
3
Jolivet, Andre
Fantaisie Impromptu
Leduc
3
Rachmaninoff, Sergi
Vocalise, Op. 34, No. 14 (arr. Rousseau)
Etoile
3 - 4
Debussy, Claude
Rapsodie
Durand
3 - 4
Delden, Lex Van
Sonatina
Donemus
3 - 4
Heiden, Bernhard
Diversion
Schott
3 - 4
Planel, Robert
Prelude et Salterelle
Leduc
3 - 4
Rueff, Jeanine
Chanson et Passepied
Leduc
3 - 4
Tcherepnine, Alex
Sonatine Sportive
Leduc
3 - 4
Wilder, Alec
Sonata
Wilder
3 - 5
Broege, Timothy
9 Arias
Dorn
3 - 4
Koechlin, Charles
15 Etudes
Ed. Francaises
4
Absil, Jean
Sonata
Lemoine
4
Anderson, Tommy Joe
Sonata No. 1
Southern
4
Bach, J.S.
Sonata No. 4
Leduc
4
Bach, J.S.
Sonata No. 6
Leduc
4
Benson, Warren
Concertino
MCA
4
Bonneau, Paul
Suite
Leduc
4
Bozza, Eugene
Concertino
Leduc
4
Bozza, Eugene
Prelude et Divertissement
Leduc
4
Bozza, Eugene
Pulcinella
Leduc
4
Charpentier, Jacques
Gavambodi 2
Leduc
4
Creston, Paul
Sonata, Op. 19
Shawnee
4
Creston, Paul
Suite
Shawnee
4
Derr, Elwood
1 in 5 in 1
Dorn
4
Erickson, Frank
Concerto
Bourne
4
Eychenne, Marc
Sonata
Billaudot
4
Francaix, Jean
Cinq Danses Exotiques
Schott
4
Glazounov, Alexander
Concerto
Leduc
4
Grundman, Clare
Concertante
Boosey & Hawkes
4
Hartley, Walter
Duo
Tenuto
4
Hartley, Walter
Sonorities IV
Tenuto
4
Heiden, Bernhard
Sonata
Schott
4
Hindemith, Paul
Sonata
Schott
4
Kennan, Kent
Night Soliloquy
Kendor
4
Koch, Erland Von
Sonata
Dorn
4
Lunde, Lawson
Sonata
Southern
4
Maurice, Paul
Tableaux de Provence
Lemoine
4
Muczynski, Robert
Concerto
Schirmer
4
Tomasi, Henri
Ballade
Leduc
4
Tull, Fisher
Sarabande and Gigue
Boosey & Hawkes
4
Woods, Phil
Sonata
Kendor
4 - 5
Bourrel, Yvon
Sonata, Op. 18
Billaudot
4 - 5
Demersseman, Jules
Le Carnaval de Venice
Southern
4 - 5
Dubois, Pierre Max
Concerto
Leduc
4 - 5
Dubois, Pierre Max
Le Livre et la Tortue
Leduc
4 - 5
Fiocco, Joseph
Allegro
Dorn
4 - 5
Gotkovsky, Ida
Brillance
Ed. Francaises
4 - 5
Hartley, Walter
Concerto
Tenuto
4 - 5
Heiden, Bernhard
Fantasia Concertante
Schott
4 - 5
Jacobi, Wolfgang
Sonata
Bourne
4 - 5
Karlins, M. William
Music for Alto Sax and Piano
Dorn
4 - 5
Milhaud, Darius
Scaramouche
Salabert
4 - 5
Muczynski, Robert
Sonata
Schirmer
4 - 5
Pascal, Claude
Sonatine
Durand
4 - 5
Rorem, Ned
Picnic on the Marne
Boosey & Hawkes
4 - 5
Schmidt, William
Sonata
WIM
4 - 5
Schmitt, Florent
Legende, Op. 66
Durand
4 - 5
Smith, Claude
Fantasia
Winger & Jones
4 - 5
Tomasi, Henri
Concerto
Leduc
5
Albright, William
Sonata
Peters
5
Amram, David
Concerto, Ode to Lord Buckley
Peters
5
Bassett, Leslie
Music
Peters
5
Cowell, Henry
Air and Scherzo
Assoc. Mus.
5
Creston, Paul
Concerto
Schirmer
5
Dahl, Ingolf
Concerto
Eur. Amer.
5
Denisov, Edison
Deux Pieces
Leduc
5
Denisov, Edison
Sonata
Leduc
5
Descenclos, Alfred
Prelude, Cadence et Finale
Leduc
5
Feld, Jindrich
Sonata
Leduc
5
Gotkovsky, Ida
Concerto
Ed. Francaises
5
Harbison, John
San Antonio Sonata
Assoc. Music
5
Hayden, Paul
Concerto
Carl Fischer
5
Husa, Karel
Concerto
Assoc. Music
5
Husa, Karel
Elegie et Rondo
Leduc
Top of Page
5
Ibert, Jacques
Concertina da Camera
Leduc
5
Koch, Erland Von
Concerto
Presser
5
Larsson, Eric
Konsert, Op. 14
5
Lennon, John
Distances Within Me
Dorn
5
Markis, Andreas
Fantasy and Dance
Mediterranean
5
Martin, Frank
Ballade
Universal
5
Masalanka, David
Sonata
NASA
5
Robert, Lucie
Cadenza
Ed. Francaises
5
Robert, Lucie
Tourbillon
Ed. Francaises
5
Rueff, Jeanine
Concertino
Leduc
5
Whitney, Maurice
Introduction and Samba
Bourne
5
Worley, John
Sonata
Carl Fischer
5
Yoshimatsu, Takashi
Fuzzy Bird Sonata
Leduc
5
Yoshioka, Emmett
Intermezzo
Man.
Tenor and Piano Top of Page
Difficulty
Composer
Title
Publisher
2
Boccherini, Luigi
Adagio
Leduc
2
Caravan, Ronald
Quiet Time
Ethos
2
Clerisse, Robert
Serenade Variee
Leduc
2
Debussy, Claude
Two Lyric Pieces
Southern
2
Faure, Gabriel
Claire de Lune
Dorn
2
Saint-Saens, Camille
L'elephant
MollyAm
2
Saint-Saens, Camille
The Swan
Dorn
2
Saint-Saens, Camille
Tortues
MollyAm
2
Satie, Erik
Gymnopedie No. 1
Dorn
2
Skolnik, Walter
Meditation
Tenuto
2
Skolnik, Walter
Sonatina
Tenuto
2
Solomon, Ed
The Friend
Southern
2
Solomon, Ed
Someday
Southern
2
Tomasi, Henri
Chant Corse
Leduc
3
Ben-Haim, Paul
Three Songs Without Words
Israeli Music
3
Debussy, Claude
Nocturne et Scherzo
MollyAm
3
Duckworth, William
A Ballad in Time and Space
Seesaw
3
Faure, Gabriel
Sicilienne, Op. 78
MollyAm
3
Goltermann, Georg
Cantilena
3
Hartley, Walter
Poem
Tenuto
3
Ravel, Maurice
Piece en forme de Habanera
Leduc
3
Ross, William James
Aria and Dance
Southern
3
Singelee, Jean Baptiste
Solo de Concert, Op. 83
Rubank
3
Spohr, Louis
Adagio
Southern
3
Vivaldi, Giovanni
Sonata in G Minor
McGinnis & Marx
3
Warren, David
Sonatina
Ludwig Music
3 - 4
Duckworth, William
Pitt County Excursions
Seesaw
3 - 4
Fiocco, Joseph
Aria and Rondo
Kendor
3 - 4
Galliard, Johann Ernst
Sonata IV
McGinnis & Marx
3 - 4
Schmitt, Florent
Song de Coppelius
Lemoine
3 - 4
Singelee, Jean Baptiste
Adagio et Rondo, Op. 63
Roncorp
3 - 4
Wilder, Alec
Suite No. 1 - Three Ballads for Stan Getz
Margun Music
4
Bach, J.S.
Sonata No. 3 (Gamba)
WIM
4
Broege, Timothy
Characteristic Suite
Dorn
4
Bruce, Anton
Kol Nidre
Man.
4
Di Pasquale, James
Sonata
Southern
4
Faure, Gabriel
Elegie, Op. 24
MollyAm
4
Fiocco, Joseph
Concerto
Schott
4
Frackenpohl, Arthur
Sonata
Dorn
4
Hartley, Walter
Sonorities VII
Tenuto
4
Karlins, M. William
Music for Tenor Sax and Piano
Southern
4
Lacour, Guy
Piece Concertante
Billaudot
4
Martin, Frank
Ballade
Universal
4
Schmidt, William
Sonatina
WIM
4 - 5
Andriessen, Louis
Ittrospezione III
Peters
4 - 5
Hartley, Walter
Sonata
Dorn
4 - 5
Martino, Ralph
Iberian Sketches
Dorn
4 - 5
Schmidt, William
Concerto
WIM
4 - 5
Schmidt, William
Sonata
WIM
4 - 5
Schmidt, William
Concertino
WIM
4 - 5
Stein, Leon
Sonata
Southern
5
Arnold, Hubert
Anamnesis
Man.
5
Hasquenoph
Concertino
Heugel
5
Mihalovici, Marcel
Chant Premier
Huegel?
5
Villa-Lobos, Heitor
Fantasia
Southern
5
Worley, John
Sonata
Dorn
Baritone and Piano Top of Page
Difficulty
Composer
Title
Publisher
2
Faure, Gabriel
Claire de Lune
Dorn
2
Saint-Saens, Camille
Tortues
MollyAm
2
Satie, Erik
Gymnopedie No. 1
Dorn
2 - 3
Brown, Rayner
Sonata Breve
WIM
3
Hartley, Walter
Little Suite
Dorn
3
Presser, William
Prelude
Tenuto
3 - 4
Bozza, Eugene
Divertissement
Leduc
4
Boismortier
Sonata in A Minor
Man.
4
Hartley, Walter
Sonata
Dorn
4
Linn, Robert
Saxofrage Blue
Man.
4
Worley, John
Sonatina
Dorn
4 - 5
Schmidt, William
Sonata
WIM
5
Watters, Mark
Rhapsody
Man.
Duos Top of Page
Difficulty
Composer
Title
Publisher
1 - 3
Voxman
Selected Duets, 2 vols.
Rubank
3
Arma, Paul
Divertimento, No. 12
Chappell
3
Cervantes
Two Cuban Dances
International Op.
3
Ferling
Duets for Alto and Tenor
Southern
3 - 4
Bach, J.S.
15 Two Part Inventions
Presser
3 - 4
LeClair, Jean-Marie
Sonata en Fa
Leduc
3 - 4
LeClair, Jean-Marie
Sonata en Ut
Leduc
3 - 4
LeClair, Jean-Marie
Sonata en Re
Leduc
3 - 4
Ross, William James
Didactic Duos
Dorn
3 - 4
Schmidt, William
12 Concert Duets
WIM
3 - 4
Telemann, Georg P.
Six Canonic Sonatas, Op. 5
Etoile
3 - 5
Morosco, Victor
6 Contemporary Etudes in Duet Form
Artisan
4
Koechlin, Charles
24 Duos, Op. 186, 2 vols.
Billaudot
4
Lamb, John D.
Six Barefoot Dances
McGinnis & Marx
4
Smith, Glenn
Mood Music 2
Etoile
4 - 5
Allison, E.
Legit Conv w/ Blues
Dorn
4 - 5
Dubois, Pierre Max
Six Caprices
Leduc
4 - 5
Hindemith, Paul
Konzertstuck
Schott
Trios Top of Page
Difficulty
Composer
Title
Publisher
3 - 4
Harbison, John
Trio Sonata (Sop., Alto & Bari)
Hal Leonard
Chamber Groups
Difficulty
Composer
Title
Orchestration
Publisher
2 - 3
Hovhannes, Alan
Suite, Op. 291
alto, guitar
Peermusic
2 - 3
Nosse, Carl
Sonnet
alto, guitar
Dorn
3
Duckworth, William
Midnight Blue
sax, taped dubbs
Man.
3
Hovhannes, Alan
The World Beneath the Sea
alto, harp, perc.
Peters
3
Koechlin, Charles
Epitaphe de Jean Harlow
alto, flute, pno.
Max Eschig
3
Nin, Joaquin
Le Chant du Veilleur
alto, vox, pno
Max Eschig
3 - 4
Blacher, Boris
Jazz Koloraturen, Op. 1
alto, vox, pno
Bote & Boch
3 - 4
Hartley, Walter
Chamber Music
alto, wwd quintet
Crescendo
3 - 4
Horvit, Michael
Antiphon
alto, tape
Dorn
4
Copley, R. Evan
Trio
alto, hn, pno
Man.
4
DeMars, James
7th Healing Song of John Jospeh Blue
alto, tape
Ariz. State Univ.
4
Derr, Ellwood
I Never Saw Another Butterfly
alto, vox, pno
Dorn
4
Dubois, Pierre Max
Circus Parade
alto, perc.
Leduc
4
Dubois, Pierre Max
Sinfonia da Camera
alto, wwd quintet
Leduc
4
Ehle, Robert
Hypothetical Orbits
alto, tape
Dorn
4
Ellis, Merrill
A Dream Fantasy
cl/ al, perc, tape
Carl Fischer
4
Eychenne, Marc
Cantilene & Danse
alto, vln, pno
Billaudot
4
Grant, Jerome
Duo 1
sax, tape
Dorn
4
Grant, Jerome
Duo 1 Point 5
alto, tape
Man.
4
Hartley, Walter
Double Concerto
al, tba, wind octet
Autograph
4
Heiden, Bernhard
Intrada
alto, wwd quintet
Southern
4
Heussenstamm, George
Four Minatures
tn, fl, ob. vln
Dorn
4
Honegger, Arthur
Concerto da Camera
alto, fl, pno
Salabert
4
Holcombe, Bill
Blues Concerto
alto, brass quintet
Musicians Pub.
4
Koechlin, Charles
Septour
al, eng hn, wwd 5
Max Eschig
4
Lacour, Guy
Divertissement
alto, perc.
Billaudot
4
Myers, Robert
Fantasy Duos
alto, perc.
Artisan
4
Schmidt, William
Jazz Suite
2 al, 2 tn, perc
WIM
4
Villa-Lobos. Heitor
Choros No. 7
al, vln, wwd quartet, tam tam
Max Eschig
4
Villa-Lobos, Heitor
Quatour
al, fl, vox, harp, celeste
Max Eschig
4
Villa-Lobos, Heitor
Sextour Mystique
al, fl, ob, gtr, celeste, harp
Max Eschig
4
Yoshioka, Emmett
Arioso
al, harp, strings
Man.
4
Yuyama, Akira
Divertimento
alto, marimba
Ongaku No Tomo
4 - 5
Heussenstamm, George
Dialogue, Op. 77
alto, tuba
Man.
4 - 5
Heussenstamm, George
Score
4 sax quartets, 4 percs.
Dorn
4 - 5
Hindemith, Paul
Trio
tn, vla, pno
Schott
4 - 5
Milhaud, Darius
Scaramouche
alto, wwd quintet
Salabert
4 - 5
Morrill, Dexter
Getz Variations
tenor, CD accomp
Chenango
4 - 5
Tomasi, Henri
Printemps
alto, wwd quintet
Leduc
4 - 5
Tull, Fisher
Colloquy
alto, perc.
Boosey & Hawkes
4 - 5
Webern, Anton
Quartet
tn, cl, vln, pno
Universal
5
Babbitt, Milton
All Set
al, tn, jazz ens.
Assoc. Music
5
Denisov, Edison
Concerto Piccolo
SATB 1, 6 percs.
Leduc
5
Hayden, Paul
Cherubs on the Ceiling
alto, string trio
Carl Fischer
5
Heussenstamm, George
Playphony
alto, perc.
Paul Price
5
Heussenstamm, George
Saxoclone
al, tn, pno
Seesaw
5
Ruggerio, Charles
Dances & Other Movements
alto, vln, pno
Dorn
5
Schmidt, William
Concertino
tn, wwd quintet
WIM
5
Tamusuza, Justinian
Abaana Bange Na-Ka-Lwa
ss, elgtr, marimba
International Op.
5
Wolpe, Stephen
Quartet
tn, tpt, perc, pno
