Wonderful Winds

The title means 'mambo of a hundred fires', but is also named after the town of Cienfuegos on Cuba, the home of the mambo. This piece features authentic Latin rhythms - it is highly syncopated - and s...

This piece was inspired by the harmonies and rhythms of the Aragonaise from Bizet's Carmen - but they were turned into a jazz waltz for saxophones. It features a driving groove in the lower saxophones...

In this slow, Jazz swing number for Sax Quartet the rich harmonies and interesting rhythms are built over a lazily lilting bass line provided by the baritone sax. Very chilled!

Plenty of twists and turns in this lively piece! There is a sense of urgency, as if the individual parts are constantly catching up and overtaking each other. The slower section is a recovery period t...

Lively hunting-horn motifs open and close this lively keyboard Tarantella, subtitled la Caccia, bookending a minor key middle section which finishes with a flourish throughout all parts. A sparkling p...

A timeless classic from Mary Poppins. This gorgeous arrangment respects the simplicity and charm of the original song. Although we have given it an intermediate grading, this would also be a beautiful...

This piece fuses the style and form of a Bach Prelude and Fugue with Jazz.

It's close to midnight, so time to strut your funky stuff. This adaptation of thriller features the Alto Saxophonist in the role of Michael Jackson.

These two contrasting pieces of approximately grade 5-6 standard are inspired by the flow of water. Riverside Walk is gentle and rippling whilst Cascade, with it's Jazzy swung quavers, suggests the mo...

This peasant's song from Dalmatia has been arranged with luscious harmonies for saxophone quartet. A fantastic solo for the soprano sax, this would also make an ideal encore piece.

Take a trip to the land where troubles melt like lemon drops and where dreams really do come true with our charming version of this classic song.

These are three of the most popular English madrigals, arranged faithfully to their original vocal scoring. Sing We and Chant It is a boisterous dance in 3 time with scope for emphasising its hemiolas...

A delightful volume of flute duets by award-winning theatre composer Jason Carr, with illustrations by Jane Heather. These twelve engaging pieces perfectly capture the character of a varied collection...

This lively suite takes us on a wild night out in the Roaring Twenties. After a few cocktails, serenaded by an elegant tango, we move to a raucous nightclub for that latest dance craze, the Charleston...

The three pieces in this collection all have connections to mechanical music. Beethoven's Allegro is one a number of compositions written for a mechanical organ called the 'Flötenuhr' which consisted...

This delightful musical tour of 20 countries offers a wide variety of styles, in the form of fun and challenging duets of varying difficulty. Each piece imitates the music of local traditional styles,...

Inspired by Beethoven's set of variations on Mozart's "La ci darem la mano" for oboe trio, this theme and 4 variations is designed to be a fun challenge for advanced flutes. Based on the popular folk...

Waldteufel's lush Skaters' Waltz is in fact 4 waltzes, composed in 1882 and inspired by the skating rink at the Bois de Boulogne in Paris. After a swirling introduction, the graceful waltz themes are...

This Renaissance gem by Thomas Crecquillon is a beautiful, flowing chanson with three imitative voices. It was first printed in the 1540's, but was recorded recently by Zephyrus Flutes (Nancy Hadden,...

Eugene Damaré (1840-1919) was an accomplished flautist, and pieces for flute and piccolo feature heavily amongst his 400+ works. La Tourterelle (The Wren) was originally written as a piccolo showpiece...

This charming miniature was written for piano in 1893, taking its inspiration from 18th Century musical snuff boxes. The simple tune plays with a two against three rhythm, with a briefly more elaborat...

An original set of 3 short but effective pieces: A Muster of Peacocks, A Parliament of Owls and A Paddling of Ducks. Great fun for young players!

An original set of 3 short but effective pieces: A Muster of Peacocks, A Parliament of Owls and A Paddling of Ducks. Great fun for young players!

The Sailor and The Sea tells the story of a retired sailor living in the early twentieth century. Each day he sits on the shore of the sea watching and listening to the waves. As he does so, he falls...

A whizzy little arrangement of the virtuoso showpiece from the opera "The Tale of Tsar Saltan".  The chromatic melody buzzes frantically from one part to the other, making it a little less exhausting...