Ensemble

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!

This piece was originally written as a piano duet, and is subtitled 'Flamenco (gypsy dance)'. This arrangement passes bits of melody around all of the instruments, including a short rearranged section...

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...

Edward MacDowell wrote the piano suite Sea Pieces in 1898, shortly after his Woodland Sketches (which feature perhaps one of his most well-loved works, To a Wild Rose). In the first piece, Song, a jau...

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.

The arranger was inspired to create this arrangement of the American national anthem during the recent presidential inauguration, having heard the new version sung at the ceremony. A trawl through You...

Reed Trio

Written in the style of the Baroque masters, this double reed trio will be a favorite with young and mature players alike. Written in Smith’s favored fugato style, this work will pair very well in any...

As a source of inspiration, the composer used the dazzling, impressive and beautiful world-famous St. Stephen's Cathedral-the 'Stephansdom'-in Vienna. Often seen as a national symbol of Austria, it st...

Mark Jeanbourquin wrote 'Musicavenir' ('Music of the Future'), on leaving the eponymous music school whose band he had conducted for some years. For every farewell there's a new beginning, and this pi...

Otto M. Schwarz composes not only for symphonic bands, but has written the soundtracks for many films. In this piece, he describes a ride on a roller coaster. At the beginning, the cars are pulled up...

Ruth Gipps was one of the most fascinating women in the music world in England during the 20th century. She was a true pioneer as a composer and performer -- she founded and conducted the Portia Wind...

Eine Suite aus der Oper Carmen von George Bizet für sechsstimmig variable Holzbläserbesetzung (Flöte, Flöte/Oboe, 3 Klarinetten, Fagott/Bassklarinette) gesetzt von Wil van der Beek.

For the project 'The Music of Kurt Weill', Peter Kleine Schaars rewrote a number of works by the German composer Kurt Weill (1900-1950) for the 'Dreigroschen-Orchester' (an occasional ensemble with th...

Il punto focale della composizione è un canone di inversione a tre voci di Mozart per due corni di bassetto e fagotto. La Fantasia, composta intorno a questo canone e della durata di poco più di un qu...

Vortex wheels can be found 1500 years ago in Scandinavia, but already 2500 years ago also in Portugal: symbols of the sun, of movement, of time, of life? Maybe all at the same time, we don't know. (Do...