Dvorak composed this string quartet in 1893 while in the U.S. It is perhaps his most popular string quartet and is heavily influenced by the traditional music of North America. The string parts have been
Featuring two B-flat and two bass clarinets, this is not just a normal transcription assigning all pre-existing notes to several instruments. This arrangement is a work all of its own that showcases the
Nineteenth-Century Austrian composer Franz Schubert (1797-1828) is renowned as one of the great masters of German Lieder, having composed over 600 works in the genre. His Die Forelle ("The Trout"),
Fanfare and Frolic is a mixture of the serious and the not-so-serious.... The fanfare is stately in an A-B-A format with the middle section in contrast, not unlike the trio of a march. The 'Frolic'
Four Settings in a Primeval Forest, Written for Saxophone Quartet, Four Settings was composed in the summer of 2017. The music in each of the movements is loosely derived from the titles which
For flute trio or quartet - 2 bass flutes (or optional flutes), flute 1 & flute 2 / This has a Brasilian feel to it and allows for some improvisation during one section of the piece. Recorded by Jeff
For Two Oboes, English Horn, and Bassoon. By Daniel Baldwin. Composer's Notes: Legend of the Dragonfly is the first of a multi-piece commission from legendary oboist John Dee. I approached John in
From across the misty moor arises a mournful flute solo, a blur of supporting tones, a pause... and a jig! This lively 6/8 folk-like tune of shared flying flute lines, tuneful countermelodies, and drones
This work is an unsung hero of the marimba quartet literature. It has not gotten its well-deserved circulation through the percussion community because it was unavailable for so long. A classic that will
This lyrical showcase of perpetual motion is a colorful and energetic addition to the bassoon quartet repertoire. Full of rhythmic interest and dramatic harmonic interplay, this piece truly is a maverick
Here's another catchy Rick Hirsch original for saxophone quartet. It's based on his popular big band chart Mambo Over The Mountain, and has optional ad-lib/notated solos in all parts. Scored for
Thematic variations for piano and string trio cast in five movements: Ein Ding; Kinderspott; Duett für Vier; Ruhig and Die Wolfsjungen. The idea behind the work stems from a familiar
Proem and Scamper was originally composed for the Charlottesville Horn Club, then transcribed for saxophones. The short 17-measure proem (a fourteenth century term for preface or prelude) is
Run was commissioned by the Renegade Bassoon Quartet, and was completed in January 2017. As I received the invitation for this collaboration, I immediately knew that I wanted to give the
Another entry in Fernande Decruck's extensive saxophone repertoire, this piece, written for quartet, is an ideal work for advanced high school students and beyond. With more challenging rhythms that
Composed in 2021 for The Joy Project, a series of uplifting works for performance at free outdoor concerts in the San Francisco Bay region. The work's title comes from the annual Chinese spring festival,