Ensemble

3 ob, english horn, 3 bsn, contra.

Flöte (auch Piccolo), 2 Oboen, 2 Klarinetten (2. auch Bassklarinette), Trompete, 2 Hörner und 2 Fagotte (2. auch Kontrafagott)

While scored by Franz Lachner for eight wind instruments (flute, oboe, 2 clarinets, 2 horns, and 2 bassoons), this work is considered to be symphonic in scope.

Jonathan Dove Figures in the Garden For their 1991 Mozart bicentenary celebrations, Glyndebourne commissioned five composers to write wind serenades. Each serenade was to be musically connected in som...

Instrumentation: fl(=picc).ob.Ebcl(=bcl).bsn(=cbsn) - hn.tpt.trbn.tuba

For their 1991 Mozart bicentenary celebrations, Glyndebourne commissioned five composers to write wind serenades. Each serenade was to be musically connected in some way with one of Mozart’s ope...

Instrumentation: Flute (piccolo), oboe, Eb Alto clarinet, bassoon, 2 trumpets, 2 french horns, trombone and bass trombone.

Ernest Bloch's Prelude And March, transcribed for Woodwind choir by Frank Erickson. Duration: approx. 5 minutes.

Beliebte und bekannte,

Variations for wind quintet Composed in 1943

This mournful piece is based on a Canadian folk song which is an account of the Battle of the Plains of Abraham, where the British, led by General Wolfe, captured Quebec City from the French, under Ge...

There is no place on earth more mysterious than the Great Pyramids in Egypt. The Valley of the Kings was the location of more than 60 tombs constructed for kings and nobles. In modern times the valley...

Using the style of Canadian folk songs from the east coast and the story-telling features of Newfoundland, A Fisherman's Tale is a piece about a trip out into the ocean. The piece opens with the solem...