Matt Johnston

A rollicking tune from Johann Strauss, Jr., sure to get stuck in your head. This piece is performed by the Vienna Philharmonic every New Year's Eve. The arrangement includes many piccolo and flute exc...

The Scherzino of Joachim Andersen (1847-1909) belongs to his opus 55 collection of eight recital pieces. Here, it is arranged by Matt Johnston for solo flute with the accompaniment of strings (the dou...

An ambitious arrangements, driven by the perpetual motion of 16th notes from beginning to end, this show-stopper actually lays much better under the fingers than you might think. Regardless, it is a c...

This familiar suite (Morning Mood; Aase's Death; Anitra's Dance; In the Hall of the Mountain King) is transcribed in its entirety for Saxophone Choir and is sure to be a hit with your audience. The fi...

Thought to be Pergolesi's final composition, composed in 1736, the Stabat Mater is a very haunting and dolorous (painful) piece of music originally composed for two solo voices accompanied by strings...

Written during Holst's time working at the St. Paul's Girls School, this influential piece originally written for string orchestra has been beautifully transcribed for saxophone choir. Matt Johnston k...

A perennial favorite of piano players everywhere, scored for SATB quartet. A great encore piece!

This newly revised edition of perennial favorite 'The Elephant and the Fly' is based on the original parts published in 1918. This updated version includes a full score, in addition to a few adaptatio...

Instrumentation: Solo Flute, Solo Clarinet, Flute, Oboe, Clarinet 1, Clarinet 2, Bass Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Bassoons, Horn 1, Horn 2, Trumpet 1, Trumpet 2, Tro...

Ailem Carvajal-Gómez - Suite Caribeana for Wind Quintet, arranged by Matt Johnston. A charming and festive suite of five dances by Cuban composers Manuel Saumell and Ignacio Cervantes, arranged and ad...

A delightful polka from the 'Golden Age' era which features the piccolo in all its glory. This arrangement by Louis W. Lewis will delight any audience and is a great way to introduce the smallest memb...

Who says string players get to have all the fun? Originally for a string orchestra, playing solely by plucking, this transcription lets clarinets enjoy this fun polka. Instrumentation: 4 B-Flat Clarin...

Belgian composer Pierre Leemans began composing the 'March of the Belgian Paratroopers' while serving in the army during World Wars I. Left incomplete, he returned to it decades later during World War...

Though most of Johan Halvorsen's career was formed around his talents as a violinist, teacher, and conductor, his compositional output gives him status as one of the most prolific Norwegian composers...

A well-known march by Percy Grainger, originally for piano, but his scoring for wind band is the most popular. A simple tune, first presented by the bass clarinet, is expanded upon and subjected to al...

Julius Fučík (1872-1916), known as the 'Bohemian Sousa,' was a Czech composer and conductor of military bands. While his most popular march is the 'Entrance of the Gladiator,' known throughout popular...

The Black Horse Troop by John Philip Sousa, arranged for Clarinet Choir by Matt Johnston. John Philip Sousa composed this popular march at the end of 1924 and it was premiered at a concert of the Sous...

Roland F. Seitz was born into a musical family and composed nearly 50 marches during the course of his life. His most popular march, March Grandioso, was composed in 1901, and features the theme from...

A fast and furious polka by Johann Strauss Jr. Try it with a tuba, it's fantastic! Instrumentation: E-Flat Clarinet, 4 B-Flat Clarinets, Alto Clarinet/Basset Horn, Bass Clarinet, Contrabass Clarinet/C...