The Canonic Suite for quartet of alto saxophones is a revision, made in 1981, of the Suite For Quartet Of Alto Saxophones. It was awarded a prize in 1945 by Broadcast Music, Inc. and was first published that year.
The Fanfare is a canon in four parts at the unison; the Nocturne, a four-part canon in inversion (Sax 2), retrograde (Sax 3), and retrograde - inversion (Sax 4); the Tarantella, a four-part canon at the second above.
Canonic Suite
| Arrangement | Alto Saxophone (Quartet), Saxophone(Quartet) |
| Genres | Post-1900 |
| Format | Score and Parts |
| Level | 3 |
| Media | Sheet Music |
| Publisher | G. Schirmer |
| Contributors | Carter, Elliott (Composer) |
| Language | English |
| UPC | 0073999283600 |