Anna Cooper

The most famous of Frank Bridge's 3 Sketches for piano, a very fluid piece giving the players the opportunity to practise their rubato ensemble skills.

Faure's Pavane has always enjoyed huge popularity. Here, the graceful theme meanders between all three players. 

Faure's Pavane has always enjoyed huge popularity. Here, the graceful theme meanders between all three players. 

Faure's Pavane has always enjoyed huge popularity. Here, the graceful theme meanders between all three players. 

This beautifully fluid aria comes from Act 2 of Mozart's rather spooky opera Don Giovanni, and is sung by Donna Elvira, complaining that Don Giovanni has betrayed her, but also pitying him. The almost...

Possibly the most memorable dance from Swan Lake, this version of the Dance of the Cygnets gives the waddling tune to the flute and clarinet while the bassoon takes over in the off-beat middle section...

The famous song from Bizet's opera.

The Bassoons feature in this march from Carmen, with an optional easier oboe part.

Bizet's seductive Habanera, also used in the stairlift scene in the film 'Up'!

This rousing march is scored for anything from 3 to 300 players of mixed abilities!

This smaller scoring of Beethoven's rousing march has additional easier parts for oboe and bassoon, and mini-bassoon/tenoroon parts included.

An easier version of Beethoven's exhuberant march, without grace notes, and with tenoroon/mini-bassoon parts.

This prelude is taken from book 2 of Bach's 48 Preludes and Fugues known as The Well-Tempered Clavier, compiled 20 years after the first book. It has two contrasting themes, a lively fanfare in compou...

Composed in 1917, these two songs 'To be Sung of a Summer Night on the Water' were originally for wordless chorus, but work beautifully, in a slightly more robust way, for double reeds. The first is a...

Dvorak's famous G minor Slavonic Dance, from the first set which brought him to prominence in 1878 is arranged here for massed double reeds with optional percussion. The lively melodies race around th...

The third movement of Debussy's Petite Suite for piano duet is reworked here for advanced double  reeds. This arrangement was inspired by the orchestral version which starts with the two oboes' plaint...

Masques et Bergamasques is a four movement suite in a neoclassical style, taken from a short operatic divertissement commissioned by the Prince of Monaco for the Monte Carlo Theatre in 1918. Only the...

One of his many Lyric Pieces, Wedding Day at Troldhaugen was written to celebrate Grieg and his wife Nina's silver wedding anniversary. Troldhaugen was the name of Grieg's house. The joyous outer sect...

Handel's beautiful soprano aria from his opera of 1711 Rinaldo, which translated means "Leave me to weep over my cruel fate". The first oboe carries the plaintive melody and while some ornamentation h...

Handel composed the Music for the Royal Fireworks to accompany a lavish firework display in London's Green Park in April 1749, to celebrate the end of the War of the Austrian Succession. It was origin...

A fabulous showpiece for an advanced Double Reed Ensemble, this Overture would work equally well for a solo Octet or larger forces, (with optional Contrabassoon). Absolutely thrilling!

Anna Cooper's arrangements of The Hebrides Overture (abridged) for oboe trio and flute ensemble have long been best sellers in the Wonderful Winds catalogue. Here she has skillfully arranged it for do...

This lively chorus from Purcell's Dido and Aeneas makes an ideal short concert piece for beginner double reeds.

Three jolly extracts from Purcell's wonderful opera: "Fear No Danger", The Sailors' Dance and "To The Hills And The Vales". This would be perfect for massed double reeds or single players, with 2 grad...

In this arrangement of Saint-Saens' charming piece for solo horn, the cor anglais is featured, with lilting accompaniment from the other players.