Vienna Symphonic Library Saxophones Standard

ARTICULATIONS – Full Library

Performances:

• • Interval Performances: Legato with and without vibrato, grace notes (minor second to octave), portamento
• • Fast Interval Performances: Legato, marcato
• • Performance Trills
• • Repetition Performances: Legato (slow and fast), Portato (slow and fast), Staccato
• • Fast repetitions: Staccato
• • Octave runs: Legato, chromatic and whole tone runs, up and down
• • Grace notes: minor second to octave, up and down
• • Bends down: Sustains with and without vibrato, progressive vibrato, „dirty“ (screams); legato with vibrato (grace notes, portamento, glissandi, marcato, trills)

Single notes:

• • Short notes: Staccato, portato (short, medium, long), marcato
• • Long notes: Sustained notes with and without vibrato, with progressive vibrato, slaps normal und muted, key sounds, screams, long and short end phrases
• • Dynamics: Various crescendos & diminuendos; fp, sfz, sffz
• • Flutter tonguing: normal and crescendo
• • Trills: Half and whole tone, crescendo & diminuendo, constant speed and accelerando

Soprano Sax
ARTICULATION GROUP	STANDARD LIBRARY	EXTENDED LIBRARY
01 SHORT + LONG NOTES	Staccato, portato short Sustained with and without vibrato	Portato medium, portato long marcato Slap normal and muted, key noise Sustained with progressive vibrato, “dirty” Short and long bends
02 DYNAMICS	Crescendo-diminuendo with vibrato, 3 and 5 sec. Fortepiano and sforzato with vibrato	Medium dynamics with vibrato, 2 and 5 sec. Strong dynamics with vibrato, 3 and 5 sec. Medium dynamics without vibrato, 1.5 and 2 sec. Sforzatissimo with vibrato
03 FLATTER + TRILLS	Trills normal, minor and major 2nd	Flutter tonguing, crescendo Trills accelerando, minor and major 2nd Dynamics for all trills
10 PERF INTERVAL	Legato with vibrato	Legato without vibrato, sustain crossfading Grace notes, minor 2nd to octave Portamento Glissandos, up, minor 2nd to octave Marcato
11 PERF INTERVAL FAST	Legato	Marcato
12 PERF TRILL		Trills, legato, minor 2nd to major 3rd
13 PERF REPETITION	Legato slow Portato fast Staccato	Legato fast Portato slow Dynamics for all repetitions
14 FAST REPETITION		Staccato, 9 repetitions, 140 to 180 BPM Normal and dynamics
15 GRACE NOTES		Grace notes Minor 2nd to octave Up and down
16 SCALE RUNS		Octave runs Legato, chromatic and whole tone Up and down
17 BENDS DOWN	Sustained with and without vibrato Legato with vibrato	Sustained with progressive vibrato, and ‘dirty’ Grace notes, portamento, glissando up, marcato interval performances Performance trills
98 RESOURCES	Interval performances: Legato with sustain crossfading	Isolated dynamics repetitions Single layer long notes (p, mp, mf, f)
Alto Sax
ARTICULATION GROUP	STANDARD LIBRARY	EXTENDED LIBRARY
01 SHORT + LONG NOTES	Staccato, portato short Sustained with and without vibrato	Portato medium Slap short and long, key noise Sustained with progressive vibrato, “dirty” Short and long bends
02 DYNAMICS	Crescendo-diminuendo with vibrato, 5 sec. Crescendo-diminuendo without vibrato, 4 sec. Fortepiano and sforzato with vibrato	Medium dynamics with vibrato, 1.5/2/3/4/5 sec. Strong dynamics with vibrato, 3/4/5 sec. Medium dynamics without vibrato, 1.5/2/3/4 sec. Strong dynamics without vibrato, 2/3/4 sec. Crescendo-diminuendo without vibrato, 2 and 3 sec. Diminuendo-crescendo without vibrato, 2 and 3 sec. Sforzatissimo with vibrato Fortepiano, sforzato, sforzatissimo without vibrato
03 FLATTER + TRILLS	Trills normal, minor and major 2nd	Flutter tonguing, crescendo Trills accelerando, minor and major 2nd Dynamics for all trills
10 PERF INTERVAL	Legato with vibrato	Legato without vibrato, sustain crossfading Grace notes, minor 2nd to octave Portamento Glissandos, up, minor 2nd to octave Marcato
11 PERF INTERVAL FAST	Legato	Marcato
12 PERF TRILL		Trills, legato, minor 2nd to major 3rd
13 PERF REPETITION	Legato slow Portato Staccato	Legato medium and fast Dynamics for all repetitions
14 FAST REPETITION		Staccato, 9 repetitions, 140 to 180 BPM Normal and dynamics
15 GRACE NOTES		Grace notes Minor 2nd to octave Up and down
16 SCALE RUNS		Octave runs Legato, chromatic and whole tone Up and down
17 BENDS DOWN	Sustained with and without vibrato Legato with vibrato	Sustained with progressive vibrato, and ‘dirty’ Grace notes, portamento, glissando up, marcato interval performances Performance trills
98 RESOURCES	Interval performances: Legato with sustain crossfading	Isolated dynamics repetitions Single layer long notes (p, mp, mf, f, ff)
Tenor Sax
ARTICULATION GROUP	STANDARD LIBRARY	EXTENDED LIBRARY
01 SHORT + LONG NOTES	Staccato, portato short Sustained with and without vibrato	Portato medium, portato long marcato Slap normal and muted, key noise Sustained with progressive vibrato, “dirty” Short and long bends
02 DYNAMICS	Crescendo-diminuendo with vibrato, 3 and 5 sec. Fortepiano and sforzato with vibrato	Medium dynamics with vibrato, 2 and 4 sec. Strong dynamics with vibrato, 3 and 5 sec. Medium dynamics without vibrato, 1.5 and 2 sec. Sforzatissimo with vibrato
03 FLATTER + TRILLS	Trills normal, minor and major 2nd	Flutter tonguing, crescendo Trills accelerando, minor and major 2nd Dynamics for all trills
10 PERF INTERVAL	Legato with vibrato	Legato without vibrato, sustain crossfading Grace notes, minor 2nd to octave Portamento Glissandos, up, minor 2nd to octave Marcato
11 PERF INTERVAL FAST	Legato	Marcato
12 PERF TRILL		Trills, legato, minor 2nd to major 3rd
13 PERF REPETITION	Legato slow Portato fast Staccato	Legato fast Portato slow Dynamics for all repetitions
14 FAST REPETITION		Staccato, 9 repetitions, 140 to 180 BPM Normal and dynamics
15 GRACE NOTES		Grace notes Minor 2nd to octave Up and down
16 SCALE RUNS		Octave runs Legato, chromatic and whole tone Up and down
17 BENDS DOWN	Sustained with and without vibrato Legato with vibrato	Sustained with progressive vibrato, and ‘dirty’ Grace notes, portamento, glissando up, marcato interval performances Performance trills
98 RESOURCES	Interval performances: Legato with sustain crossfading	Isolated dynamics repetitions Single layer long notes (p, mp, mf, f)
Baritone Sax
ARTICULATION GROUP	STANDARD LIBRARY	EXTENDED LIBRARY
01 SHORT + LONG NOTES	Staccato, portato short Sustained with and without vibrato	Portato medium Slap, key noise Sustained with progressive vibrato, “dirty” Short and long bends
02 DYNAMICS	Crescendo-diminuendo with vibrato, 3 and 5 sec. Fortepiano and sforzato without vibrato	Medium dynamics with vibrato, 1.5/2/5 sec. Strong dynamics with vibrato, 3 and 5 sec. Medium dynamics without vibrato, 1.5/2/3 sec. Sforzatissimo without vibrato
03 FLATTER + TRILLS	Trills normal, minor and major 2nd	Flutter tonguing, crescendo Trills accelerando, minor and major 2nd Dynamics for all trills
10 PERF INTERVAL	Legato with vibrato	Legato without vibrato, sustain crossfading Grace notes, minor 2nd to octave Portamento Marcato
11 PERF INTERVAL FAST	Legato	Marcato
12 PERF TRILL		Trills, legato, minor 2nd to major 3rd
13 PERF REPETITION	Legato slow Portato fast Staccato	Legato fast Portato slow Dynamics for all repetitions
14 FAST REPETITION		Staccato, 9 repetitions, 140 to 180 BPM Normal and dynamics
15 GRACE NOTES		Grace notes Minor 2nd to octave Up and down
16 SCALE RUNS		Octave runs Legato, chromatic and whole tone Up and down
17 BENDS DOWN	Sustained with and without vibrato Legato with vibrato	Sustained with progressive vibrato, and ‘dirty’ Grace notes, portamento, marcato interval performances Performance trills
98 RESOURCES	Interval performances: Legato with sustain crossfading	Isolated dynamics repetitions Single layer long notes (p, mf, f)
Bass Sax
ARTICULATION GROUP	STANDARD LIBRARY	EXTENDED LIBRARY
01 SHORT + LONG NOTES	Staccato, portato short Sustained with vibrato	Portato medium Slap Short and long bends
02 DYNAMICS	Crescendo-diminuendo with vibrato, 3 and 5 sec. Fortepiano and sforzato with vibrato	Medium dynamics with vibrato, 4 and 5 sec. Strong dynamics with vibrato, 3/4/5 sec. Medium dynamics without vibrato, 1.5/2/3 sec. Fortepiano and sforzato without vibrato
03 FLATTER + TRILLS	Trills normal, minor and major 2nd	Flutter tonguing, crescendo Trills accelerando, minor and major 2nd Dynamics for all trills
10 PERF INTERVAL	Legato with vibrato	Grace notes, minor 2nd to octave Glissandos, up, minor 2nd to octave Marcato
11 PERF INTERVAL FAST	Legato	Marcato
12 PERF TRILL		Trills, legato, minor to major 2nd
13 PERF REPETITION	Legato Portato Staccato	Dynamics for all repetitions
14 GRACE NOTES		Grace notes Minor 2nd to octave Up and down
15 SCALE RUNS		Octave runs Legato, chromatic and whole tone Up and down
16 BENDS DOWN	Sustained with vibrato Legato with vibrato	Sustained with progressive vibrato, and ‘dirty’ Grace notes, portamento, glissando up, marcato interval performances Performance trills
98 RESOURCES	Interval performances: Legato with sustain crossfading	Isolated dynamics repetitions Single layer long notes (p, mf, f)