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Isaac Albéniz (1860-1909) wrote his suite España, Op. 165, also known as 'Seis Hojas de Album' ('Six Album leaves') for piano in 1890. Each of the six movements recreates a traditional Spanish dance o...

A neo-classical work consisting of five short pieces lasting one to three minutes each. Dedicated to French bassoonist Fernand Oubradous and the Paris Reed Trio.

This very well-known work by Nikolai Rimski-Korsakow (1844-1908) comes from his opera THE TALE OF TSAR SALTAN. Where THE FLIGHT OF THE BUMBLEBEE customarily showcases the virtuosic technical abilities...

Nonet, Op. 40, a Divertimento for nine wind instruments by Gustav Schreck (1849-1918), was published in 1905. In four movements, the music alternates between the beautiful sonorities of a wind ensembl...

Nonet, Op. 40, a Divertimento for nine wind instruments by Gustav Schreck (1849-1918), was published in 1905. In four movements, the music alternates between the beautiful sonorities of a wind ensembl...

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) wrote this TARANTELLE (TARANTELLA), Op. 6 for flute, clarinet, and piano in 1857, and the salon piece showcases the composer's mature style despite his young age, which...

Trio Pour Hautbois, Basson, et Piano (Trio for Oboe, Bassoon, and Piano), FP 43, was composed by Francis Poulenc (1899-1963) between 1924 and 1926, and it is his first major chamber work. A slow write...

Originally written by Ravel for solo piano, J. Michael Leonard has here arranged a version for Solo Saxophone (Soprano, Alto, or Tenor) or Clarinet and Piano.

Deux Arabesques, L. 66 was originally written for piano by Claude Debussy (1862-1918) in 1891 and sold over 100,00 copies in his lifetime, still remaining popular today. This woodwind quintet arrangem...

The QUINTET FOR WIND INSTRUMENTS (BLÄSERQUINTETT) was completed in August 1924, and played for the first time on September 16, 1924. It is the first large work in which Schönberg has substantiated the...

The QUINTET FOR WIND INSTRUMENTS (BLÄSERQUINTETT) was completed in August 1924, and played for the first time on September 16, 1924. It is the first large work in which Schönberg has substantiated the...

Reprint edition of this clarinet sonata by the celebrated French composer in 1921. One of Saint-Saens' last works, the Sonata for Clarinet in E flat was the second of three sonatas composed for wind i...

Originally written in 1899 by Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) for solo piano, and later orchestrated by the composer, Pavane pour une infante défunte (Pavane for a Dead Princess) remains one of the enduring...

Scott Joplin (1868-1917) wrote Bethena, A Concert Waltz for piano originally in 1905. It was the first work Joplin published since the death of his wife Freddie in September of 1904, only ten weeks af...

Pavel Haas wrote his Suite for Oboe and Piano in 1939, as Hitler's armies were marching across Europe. The music expresses his bitterness over the dark events unfolding around him, but also reflects a...

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937), like many French composer of the time, tried his hand at writing the habanera in 1907, a Cuban dance which was very popular in Spain at the end of the 19th century. Original...

This famous Bach piece, The Little Fugue in G Minor, BWV 578,  is very delicately set for medium to advanced players. Very effective voicing!

Commissioned by and dedicated to the Saxophone Ensemble "Namerkana!" in warm friendship.  Movement titles: I. Preludium  II. Serenade at Twilight  III. Jota Espagnole  IV. Aria &nb...

All of these seven SOUTHERN FOLK HYMNS are arranged from the 1854 edition of the Southern Harmony and Musical Companion by the South Carolina (later Georgia) singing-schoolmaster and composer William...

Walter S. Hartley (1927-2016), whose works for saxophone and low brass significantly expanded the repertoire available for those instruments, wrote the QUARTET CONCERTO for SATB saxophones in 1992 for...

Written in 1996 at the request of Bruce Leek, the eminent recording engineer, American Sketches is a concerto in five movements for saxophone quartet. Symbolic of the vast diversity to be found in the...

Written in 1996 at the request of Bruce Leek, the eminent recording engineer, American Sketches is a concerto in five movements for saxophone quartet. Symbolic of the vast diversity to be found in the...

A predominantly fast piece, with lyrical sections interspersed, this work for four flutes was written by the famed Broadway orchestrator prior to his work on Broadway began. It remains a staple of the...

With quotes from famous childen's songs such as "Pop! Goes the Weasel", "Oats, Peas, Beans, and Barley Grow", "The Farmer in the Dell", "Three Blind Mice" and "Hickory Dickory Dock" this lively romp i...

A rousing medley of marches with crisp articulation and accented rhythms, arranged here for three bassoons and contrabassoon, are a perfect choice for a lighter selection on any concert or recital pro...