March from The Love for Three Oranges

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March from The Love for Three Oranges (1921)

Sergei Prokofiev (1891 – 1953)

Saxophone Choir

March from The Love for Three Oranges by Sergei Prokofiev arranged for Saxophone Choir. Published in 1921, this little march from Prokofiev’s comic fantasy opera has become quite famous. It has been widely used in radio, film, and TV. It is one of the composer’s most iconic pieces. The grotesque march mocks the pomp and ceremony of the military with biting satirical humor.

Watch a scrolling score video of March from The Love for Three Oranges. (YouTube)

With this arrangement of March from The Love for Three Oranges you get:

1 Saxophone choir full score (transposed score, 12 pages, 9″ x 12″)

1 set saxophone parts (one each, 4 pages including covers, 9″ x 12)

• Sopranino Saxophone (optional)
• Soprano Saxophone 1
• Soprano Saxophone 2
• Alto Saxophone 1
• Alto Saxophone 2
• Tenor Saxophone 1
• Tenor Saxophone 2
• Baritone Saxophone 1
• Baritone Saxophone 2
• Bass Saxophone (optional)

The march is in 2/4 time throughout. It is in in the original key of C major but it is quite chromatic. Tempo is around 112 BPM. Performance time is roughly 1.5 minutes. Graded at 4 to 5 based on the runs and scale passages in the last half for the upper saxes. The lower sax parts are somewhat less challenging. Although the sopranino and bass saxophone parts do add color and depth, they are not required for the piece and may be omitted. It can be played by as few as 8 players but it is very well suited to large group or festival performances. If using multiple players per part, we would ask that you purchase additional copies.

The range for each saxophone part is shown below.
Audio and score excerpts are available above.

Saxophone Range for March from The Love for Three Oranges

About the Composer

Sergei Prokofiev (27 April [O.S. 15 April] 1891 – 5 March 1953) was born in Ukraine, then part of the Russian Empire. His mother, who had a keen musical sense, taught him to play the piano. By the age of five, he had written his first composition. In 1904, Prokofiev moved to St. Petersburg and was accepted to the St. Petersburg Conservatory, the youngest student ever to be admitted.

He achieved great success and international fame as a composer, pianist, and conductor. As the creator of acknowledged masterpieces across numerous music genres, he is regarded as one of the major composers of the 20th century.

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