Alto Saxophone,Piano - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1491891 Composed by Paul-Agricole Génin. Arranged by Paul Wehage (édition). 19th Century,Contest,Festival,Romantic Period. Score and part. 20 pages. Musik Fabrik Music Publishing #1068574. Published by Musik Fabrik Music Publishing (A0.1491891). Paul-Agricole Génin was born on 14th February 1832, in Avignon; died 22nd December 1903, in Paris, France. His is often confused with Pierre Génin, who was a flutist who performed mainly in England during the early 20th century. Génin was the Principal flute of the Theatre Italien in Paris, and of the Colonne Orchestra. In addition to writing many works for the flute (he wrote over 60 works for this instrument, he was also one of the first composers to write for the saxophone. He was an Officier de l’Académie des Beaux-ArtsThe six works in the set of Opus 15 are among the first works ever written for the saxophone. They are in the form of charactor pieces; The theme of this work was one of Napoléon Bonaparte's favorite songs.
