Flexible Instrumentation

Girl With The Flaxen Hair and Golliwog s Cakewalk are two of Claude Debussy s most popular piano works. It has been said that Girl With The Flaxen Hair, with its impressionistic and progressive harmon...

This majestic piece depicts a King s procession through a Medieval town. Grand and triumphant, the king parades past his subjects waving and greeting them. This piece allows for all members in the ens...

This work (originally for lute or mandolin and strings) is a great piece to feature a mixed woodwind ensemble. Melody is found in all voices and can be successfully performed by any combination of woo...

This is a highly energetic piece that your quintet and audience will certainly enjoy. The piece opens with a mysterious feeling, introducing some of the melodic content, before moving into the fast (a...

Blaze Away is a great march which was first published in 1901. It was written for concert band/brass band on march cards as well as versions for piano, organ, guitar and even banjo band!

Something Modal is a laid back jump swing chart. The melodies and backgrounds are very simple, yet very catchy. Chord changes are simple enough to open up opportunities for players to practice and sho...

This is a fun show-off tune for a mixed woodwind ensemble. Originally for string quartet, it works very well in this new setting. This is a simple theme and variations with the melody line being playe...

Adventures come in many forms - whether it be a Greek, Persian or Indian, etc. hero heading off on a mission or a sailor embarking on a dangerous trip across uncharted waters, the call to adventure is...

For those who have enjoyed Last Voyage of the Queen Anne s Revenge or Burning of the Royal Fortune, here is another exciting installment to the pirate theme at a more challenging level.

This famous movement from the Flute Sonata (TWV 41:F2) is a great piece that is accessible to many players. This short tuneful piece would work well on any concert or recital.

This arrangement is a movement from the Cello Sonata in G. Flashy sounding scales (in an easy key) make this sound harder than it is. This is a perfect feature for one member in the group while essent...

Banditen-Galopp belongs to the several orchestral numbers Johann Strauss, Jr. arranged from his comic operetta Prinz Methusalem. The title is derived from the appearance in the stage work of a bandit...

The Dragon King, China s first emperor was crowned in 221 BC. He unified the various states throughout the country and led with an iron hand. Some of the massive projects he ordered were the construct...

This beautiful slow piece is ideal for that change of pace piece on a concert. Its lyric nature also makes it a perfect selection for weddings or church services as pleasant, quiet background music. T...

Ritual Dance (Danse Rituale) musically portrays the preliminary dance surrounding a fictional rite of passage ceremony. The initial announcement of dignitaries is followed by their parade past those i...

There have been many recordings of the famous Gabrieli canzoni for various combinations of instruments. This arrangement for mixed woodwinds is a welcome addition to this repertoire. Antiphonal spacin...

Mozart would have approved! This is one of the most famous classical pieces of all time and it works great for a mixed woodwind ensemble. All the Mozartian technical fun is included in this version. A...

Mozart would have approved! This is one of the most famous classical pieces of all time and it works great for a mixed woodwind ensemble. All the Mozartian lyrical lines are included in this version....

Mozart would have approved! This is one of the most famous classical pieces of all time and it works great for a mixed woodwind ensemble. All the Mozartian technical fun is included in this version. A...

These are two excellent character pieces originally written for piano. Each of these short pieces is full of interest, colour and energy with melody found in all parts. These short works would make an...

Burgmuller was a German composer and pianist best known for writing 'teaching pieces' for piano. Ballade is a fast movement from one of these collections for students. Melody is found in all voices in...

This slow ballad depicts the final days of Lonesome George, who died in 2012 as the last of the giant Galapagos tortoises of Pinta Island. An opening solo is the prelude for an extremely expressive me...

Western Fair is an energetic, uplifting piece that can be fun for both players to perform and listeners to hear. It is composed using two main melodies that are performed in many forms, combined in va...

This piece was influenced by the music of the Middle East and India. '€˜Kaalin' is the Hindi word for '€˜rug', much like the one ridden by Aladdin in the famous story. This piece can even be considere...

Sounding very patriotic in nature, For Those Who Have Served would make an ideal selection to be performed at a reflective event or simply to pay homage to the thousands of men and women who have serv...