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When he was a mere 18 years old, Richard Strauss composed the highly Romantic, one-movement Serenade for Wind Instruments, op. 7. Extremely popular among wind players to this day, this work recalls in...

What might have occasioned Mozart to rework his original Serenade for sextet into a version for octet (with two oboes) only a few months after he had completed it? Was there an 'external” cause? Once...

Reicha published a total of 24 wind quintets for the 'classical' scoring of flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon; op. 88 no. 2 is one of the best-loved and most played. 'If it were possible to surp...

Beethoven's Opus 71 is one of a series of works for mixed wind instruments, which he composed in the 1790s. In 1805 at a performance of the dance-like, lively work in Vienna, the audience praised its...

This charming work in four movements was requested of Charles Gounod by a Parisian wind ensemble called Societe de Musique Pout Instruments a Vent, led by famed flautist Paul Taffanel. Written for flu...

The title of this medley describes it perfectly since it features short snipits of several famous classics. At the same time it showcases the wide range of colorful timbres that are possible in woodwi...

The Rondo movement from Ludwig van Beethoven's Pathetique Sonata (No. 8, Op. 13) is one of the most beautiful and exciting pieces of all time. This grade 4+ edition, expertly arranged by Gregory Yasin...

From Felix Mendelssohn's Song Without Words (Op. 67, No. 4), this piece has also been refered to as Bee's Wedding since the busy accompaniment to the melody resembles the buzzing of bees.

From its lyrical opening measures to the excitement of the beloved 'Allegro' section, this grade 4 arrangement of the time-honored Gioacchino Rossini classic is a perfect fit for woodwind quintets. In...

Gallicinium, Music for the fourth nocturnal vigil for wind quintet, is the last of four compositions whose starting point is the Roman vigils of the church. The harmonies of this work alternate betwee...

This duet of unusual instrumentation was written for the composer's sister-in-law and husband. Based upon the popular hymn tune (also known as "Dix") of the same name, the work presents four subtle va...

Lotta Wennäkoski's Mien (2014) for wind quintet is based on rippling, wavering, timbre changing effect of bisbigliando. The good-humoured piece has a swinging jingle, and with duration of approximatel...

One of Dvorak's most famous works, this beautiful arrangement allows the oboist to play the familiar excerpt on the English Horn, and then switch over to the oboe for the middle section of the movemen...

Fünf Musiker:innen spielen exakt fünf Minuten lang fünf Instrumente. Die Form ist streng bemessen, das Verhältnis 3:2 gilt als oberstes Gebot, die Ziffern 3 und 2 sind zentrale Motive. Diese Form ist...

1st voice in C (flute) 1st voice in Bb (clarinet) 1st voice in Eb (alto saxophone/Eb clarinet) 1st voice in Bb (trumpet/flugelhorn/clarinet/soprano sax. 2nd voice in Eb (alto saxophone) 2nd voice in B...

1st voice in C (flute) 1st voice in Bb (clarinet/soprano sax.) 2nd voice in Bb (clarinet/trumpet) 2nd voice in Eb (alto sax.) 3rd voice in Bb (bass clarinet) 3rd voice in Bb (tuba) 3rd voice in Eb (ba...

Wind quartet in variable instrumentation (brass, woodwind, also mixed choral instrumentation). The present two pieces from the 'Oratorio de Noel', op. 12 (1858) by the important French Romantic compos...