Master Woodwind Series - LudwigMasters

This assortment of dances from The Nutcracker, arranged for wind quintet by Tom A. Kennedy, include three movements: 1. Marche 2. Arab Dance 3. Russian Dance - Trepak

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...

Program note written by Percy Aldridge Grainger (1882-1961): This piece is based on a little tune I made on a 3 days' walk in the Scottish Highlands (in 1900) as a hummed accompaniment to my tramping...

Written with the sense of humor characteristic of Paul Hindemith's (1895-1963) works from the 1920's, KLEINE KAMMERMUSIK, Op. 24, No. 2 (1922) is a relatively brief five-movement wind quintet. It prem...

Written with the sense of humor characteristic of Paul Hindemith's (1895-1963) works from the 1920's, KLEINE KAMMERMUSIK, Op. 24, No. 2 (1922) is a relatively brief five-movement wind quintet. It prem...

This demanding showcase based on the titular Hungarian dance is here arranged for Alto Saxophone and Piano.

In 1901, American saxophonist Elise Hall commissioned works from numerous composers for her instrument, and among those composers was Claude Debussy (1862-1918). While Debussy took the money at the ti...

Gabriel Pierne's "Solo de Concert" (1898) was written specifically for competition, making it a superb contest or recital piece.

Prelude Et Scherzo was composed by French composer, Paul Jeanjean (1874-1928). His works were often used as competition and audition pieces similar to this work. Prelude Et Scherzo contains a prelude...

Following a disastrous concert tour of Germany in 1885-86, Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) withdrew to a small Austrian village, where he composed THE CARNIVAL OF THE ANIMALS (LE CARNAVAL DES ANIMAUX)...

Johann Gottfried Müthel (1728-1790), German composer and keyboard virtuoso, despite his prominence of the time, has attracted little attention in the past centuries, though contemporaries have describ...

Composed for the Paris Conservatory 1913 and later orchestrated in 1923, Hue's Fantasie is a beautiful work for the advancing flutist. The piece begins with a spacious and atmospheric Assez lent secti...

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...

Alfredo Casella (1883-1947) composed his Barcarola e Scherzo, Op. 4, in 1903. He dedicated it to the French flautist Philippe Gaubert, a teacher at the Paris Conservatory where he had studied piano an...

This suite, by renowned French flutist Philippe Gaubert, is in four movements, with each movement dedicated to a master flutist of the time. It is a fine contest or recital selection for the advancing...

Reinhold Glière (1874-1956) wrote the collection of 11 Pieces in 1908, with pieces written for flute, oboe, cello, clarinet, bassoon, or horn, each with piano accompaniment included. Nos. 1 (Mélodie)...

Originally written for piano four hands, this set of 21 lively dance tunes, mostly on Hungarian themes, are among Johannes Brahms' (1833-1897) most popular works today, and they were the most profitab...

Edited by William Preucil. For violin and piano. Reprint from an earlier edition. Includes: Sonata in A, Op. 47 (Kreutzer) and Sonata in G, Op. 96. Score (67 p.) and part.

While Philippe Gaubert (1879-1941) is best known as a distinguished performer and composer for the flute, his compositions for all woodwinds put him at the forefront of all instruments in that family....

This present sonata concertane in b-flat for clarinet and piano is based on a first print which is in the library of the Royal Conservatoire of Music in Brussels. A certain revision was necessary as t...

This collection in two volumes by Hungarian clarinetist Kálmán Berkes is intended for first-year students, and has been arranged mostly from works of ancient composers. Most of the pieces to be found...

French organist, composer and teacher, Charles-Marie Widor (1844-1937) is predominantly known for his organ symphonies. However, his "Introduction et Rondo for Clarinet and Piano" also remains popular...

Composed in 1899 as a Paris Conservatoire Contest piece.

French violinist and composer Benjamin Godard (1849-1895) composed Scenes Ecossaises (Scottish Scenes), Op. 138 for solo oboe and orchestra in 1892, with a version for piano accompaniment also created...

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) wrote three sonatas for wind instruments the year that he died, his SONATA FOR OBOE in D Major, Op. 166, being the first. These works were part of the composer's effort...