Ballade - Alto Sax and Piano

Alfred Reed (1921-2005) began his professional career as a radio network composer and arranger for ABC and NBC.  He was a university orchestra conductor for two years and then an editor for a music publishing company.  At the University of Miami he organized and taught courses in music business.  A prolific composer for the concert band, many of his works are still in print with several publishers. 

According to the publisher's note, Ballade was the product of a commission from the G. LeBlanc Corporation in 1955, written for their saxophone clinician, Vincent Abato.  The first performance was with a music camp band in 1958.  The present publication is with piano accompaniment.