Ludwig van Beethoven, the famous German composer and pianist, composed the Romance in F major in 1798. It was probably first performed that year, but was not published until 'in 1805 in Vienna. . It was originally written for violin and orchestra, but the edition presented today has been transcribed and edited for saxophone and piano by Peter Saiano. During this period of his life, Beethoven was still known as perhaps the greatest pianist in existence and he was busy touring Europe as a performer. He had not yet achieved the status he holds today as a composer, and during this period he was also working on his first series of string quartets. The romance in F major contains several technical passages for the saxophonist, including long passages with difficult articulation. This piece also contains several altissimo notes that exceed the standard saxophone range and are distracting to even the most advanced saxophonist. The saxophonist's goal in this piece is to imitate the sound of the violin as closely as possible because the saxophone had not yet been invented in Beethoven's time. Joseph Kerman, et al. Beethoven, Ludwig van. In Grove Music Online. Oxford Music Online, http://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/subscriber/article/grove/music/40026pg4 (accessed February 6, 2011). Claude Debussy, a well-known French composer, is perhaps the greatest composer of the late Romantic style. music that appeared at the beginning of the 20th century. Debussy is well known for introducing the impressionist style of painting to music and was initially flattered by the comparison. He later became frustrated with the general public labeling all of his music impressionist. The circumstances...... middle of paper ...... mental music he had written for the play The Flying Doctor. The title of the play comes from the name of the theater in which the play was originally performed. Milhaud showed some resentment towards Scaramouche due to its immense popularity compared to his other works. Despite everything, the piece remains a standard in the classical saxophonist's repertoire. Works Cited Breitrose, Henry and Darius Milhaud. 1970. Interview with Milhaud. Journal of Music Teachers 56, no. 7 (March). http://www.jstor.org/stable/3392748 (accessed February 6, 2011). Scaramouche. The Oxford Dictionary of Music, 2nd ed. rev., edited by Michael Kennedy. In Oxford Music Online, http://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/subscriber/article/opr/t237/e9002 (accessed February 5, 2011). Wright, Craig and Bryan Simms. 2006. Music in Western Civilization. Belmont: Thomson Schirmer.