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Le Quator de la Garde Republicaine (1930s-1940s) The quartet started by Marcel Mule in 1928, regarded as the the first "French style" saxophone quartet: Le Quator consisted of Marcel Mule, Paul Romby, Fernand l'Homme, and Georges Chauvet. Mule's decided to use a soprano instead of an alto for the top voice in the quartet. Samples came from recordings on Columbia Records, but a compilation of these and other recordings by Marcel Mule and Le Quator can be found on the Clarinet Classics website.  Sound SamplesScherzo - snippet of Eugene Bozza's piece for quartet. (MP3 - 362K) Sevilla - samples of the Albeniz quartet. (MP3 - 324K) Valse Chromatique - great quartet piece by Vellones, who also composed the first saxophone concerto. (MP3 - 313K) |
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