Concert and Contest Music for Woodwinds

Excerpts from two suites by Edward MacDowell, Sea Pieces and Woodland Sketches, are included in this clarinet choir transcription which can be performed with as few as five players. The

This beautiful and frequently performed lullaby is thought to be of African American origin. This lovely setting for woodwind quintet is not technically difficult, though because it is soft and slow,

This music, borrowed from Choctaw worship, mixes a woodwind quartet with groups of pitched and unpitched percussion. The mallet instruments are backed up with an optional piano part in the event some, or

American composer Edward MacDowell is primarily noted for works created for the piano. Some, however, do well when transcribed for performance by wind instruments. From his 1890 collection of Twelve

Mozart composed a set of five Divertimentos for woodwind trio (two clarinets and bassoon). These provided source material to an unknown arranger who converted portions of them into Six Viennese

This lovely carol dates from 15th century Germany. Both words and music are from unknown sources, but Michael Praetorius' harmonization of the carol in 1609 remains virtually unchanged. This arrangement for

This romantic work lends itself to creative interpretation on the part of both soloist and accompanist. It has a singing, pastoral quality that feels almost like a spiritual. The piano often becomes the

American composer Edward MacDowell is primarily noted for works created for the piano. Some, however, do well when transcribed for performance by wind instruments. From his 1890 collection of Twelve

This lovely carol dates from 15th century Germany. Both words and music are from unknown sources, but Michael Praetorius' harmonization of the carol in 1609 remains virtually unchanged. This arrangement for