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Also known as the Dance of the Clowns, excerpted from Rimsky-Korsakov's opera "Snegurochka" (The Snow Maiden), this rowdy interlude is orchestrated for wind ensemble. A short, showy piece, it has no shortage of colorful moments for the whole band.Instrumentation: 2fl+pic/2ob/3cl+Ebcl+bcl+cbcl/4sax/2bn+cbn; 4hn/3tp/3tb/eu/tba; bass; timp+4perc.Approx. 3 min.

Dance of the Buffoons

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Franz Liszt's most well-known symphonic poem, Les Preludes, arranged for
  wind ensemble. A pictorial/musical commentary on a Lamartine poem depicting
  the life of man, this work is an ideal concert piece showcasing all sections
  of the ensemble.
    
    
    
    Instrumentation: 3fl(+picc)/2ob/3cl+Ebcl+bcl+cacl/4sax/2bn+cbn;
  4hn/4tp/3tbn/eu/tba; bass; harp; timp+3perc
    
    
    
    Duration: approx. 16 min.
    
    Level: Medium-Advanced
    
    Contents: Full score and parts

Les Preludes

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Camille Saint-Saens's beautiful choral work transcribed for horn quartet or horn ensemble. Approx. 4 min.

Ave Verum

Horn in F Quartet

Vaughan-Williams' timeless holiday Fantasia is presented here in a new wind ensemble and chorus arrangement.* The carols ("The Truth Sent From Above," "Come All You Worthy Gentlemen," "On Christmas Night," and "The First Nowell."), collected by the ethnomusicologist-composer himself, provide a beautiful addition to any holiday band/vocal concert.  This version may be performed with the existing SATB parts of the orchestral/choral version.  2fl+pic/2ob+EH**/3cl+bcl/4sax/2bn+cbn**; 4hn/3tp/3tb/eu/tba; bass; timp+2perc; org**; bar. solo+SATB.  *Note: Due to copyright restrictions, this arrangement is only available for purchase within the US.  **Note: English horn, contrabassoon, and organ parts are optional.

Fantasia on Christmas Carols

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CAcile Chaminade's popular Concertino for Flute, arranged for solo flute
  and wind ensemble. The work stands as a sprightly showpiece for the solo
  flute over top a colorful ensemble accompaniment. | Instrumentation: solo
  fl/2fl+pic/2ob/3cl+bcl/4sx/2bn; 4hn/2tp/3tb/eu/tba; bass; hp; timp | 
    
    Duration: approx. 8" | 
    
    Level: Intermediate | 
    
    Contents: Full score and parts

Concertino for Flute

The "New World Symphony," Antonin Dvorak's iconic offering to
  19th-century America's blossoming musical repertoire, is here orchestrated
  for wind ensemble. | Instrumentation:
  2fl+pic/2ob+EH/3cl+Ebcl+bcl+cacl/2asx+tsx+bsx/2bn+cbn; 4hn/3tp/3tbn/eu/tba;
  bass; timp+mrba+1perc | Duration: approx. 45 min | Level: Intermediate to
  Advanced | Contents: Full score and parts

Symphony no. 9 (From the New World)

Although often eclipsed by the horn concerti of his son, the Franz Strauss Horn Concerto remains one of the best-loved and most accessible works in the horn repertoire. The original orchestral accompaniment, currently out of print, has been here rearranged for wind ensemble. The work explores the soloist's lyrical expression and technical leaps and runs in its through-composed three movements.  Approx. 14 min. Instrumentation: 2fl+pic/2ob/3cl+bcl+cbcl/4sax/2bn+cbn; 2hn/3tp/3tb/eu/tba; bass; timp

Concerto for Horn (Franz Strauss)

At once both sweeping and intimate,  "La Cathedrale engloutie" (The Sunken Cathedral) here rises from the sea to the sounds of the full orchestra.  To paint Debussy's tableau, this arrangement features the many colors of the orchestra, including an expansive wind chorale, a haunting tuba solo, and a gripping cello quartet. Duration: ca. 8 min.

The Sunken Cathedral (La Cathedrale engloutie)

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Jean Sibelius' famous ode to his home country, Finlandia is here arranged  for wind ensemble. From the foreboding opening in the brass, to the sweeping  middle theme (known to many as the hymn "This Is Our Song") intoned  by the upper woodwinds, Finlandia serves as a favorite concert overture of  audiences and ensembles alike. Instrumentation:  2fl+pic/2ob/3cl+Ebcl+bcl+cbcl/4sax/2bn+cbn; 4hn/3tp/3tbn/eu/tuba; bass;  timp/1perc. Approx. 8 min. *Note: Due to copyright restrictions, this  arrangement is not currently available for purchase in the EU/EEA.

Finlandia

Richard Strauss's First Horn Concerto, op. 11, perhaps the most well-known in the horn repertoire, was first penned when the composer was just a teenager. But with a horn virtuoso for a father, the then-young Richard Strauss displays in his concerto a remarkable mastery of the instrument's possibilities, with one foot in classic structure and the other in romantic lyricism. Here the work is arranged for solo horn and wind ensemble. Instrumentation: hn solo; 2fl+pic/2ob/3cl+bcl+cbcl/4sax/2bn+cbn; 2hn/3tp/3tb/eu/tba; timp; bass. Approx. 16 min.

Horn Concerto No. 1

The beloved orchestral suite from Georges Bizet's "Carmen" arranged for wind ensemble. The suite opens with the gripping "fate" Prelude, then to the dancing Aragonaise and Seguedille, the march of the Dragons d'Alcala, and finishing with the rousing parade of the Toreadors. | Instrumentation: 2fl+pic/2ob[Ehn*]/3cl+Ebcl*+bcl+cbcl*/4sax/2bn+cbn*; 4hn/4tp/3tb/eu/tba; bass*; harp; timp.+3perc. | *=optional or cued | Duration: approx. 12 min. | Level: Intermediate to Advanced Intermediate.

Carmen Suite No. 1

Richard Strauss's First Horn Concerto, Op. 11, perhaps the most well-known in the horn repertoire, was first penned when the composer was just a teenager. But with a horn virtuoso for a father, the then-young Richard Strauss displays in his concerto a remarkable mastery of the instrument's possibilities, with one foot in classic structure and the other in romantic lyricism. Here the work is arranged for solo horn and wind ensemble. Approx. 16 min. Instrumentation: 2fl+pic/2ob/3cl+bcl+cbcl/4sax/2bn+cbn; 2hn/3tp/3tb/eu/tba; bass; timp

"The Suite Bergamasque," from which the famous "Claire de Lune" derives, is widely regarded to be one of Debussy's most riveting piano works. Arranged here for chamber orchestra, woodwind solos and string lines weave in and out of relief, highlighting the impressionist colors of Debussy's rich palette. The work consists of four stand-alone movements: the bright "Prelude;" the playful, sweet "Menuet;" the timeless and vivid "Claire de Lune;" and the jaunty, wispy "Passepied."

Suite Bergamasque

At once both sweeping and intimate, "La Cathedrale engloutie" (The Sunken Cathedral) rises from the sea to the sounds of the full orchestra. To paint Debussy's tableau, this arrangement features the many colors of the orchestra: an expansive wind chorale, a haunting tuba solo, and a cello quartet echoing the cathedral's great rise and fall. Instrumentation: 2fl+pic/2ob+EH/2cl+bcl/2bn+cbn; 4hn/3tp/3tb/tba; timp+3perc; strings; Duration: 8-10min.

Full Orchestra Score & Parts

Edward Elgar's monumental "Enigma Variations," here orchestrated for wind ensemble. Unlike previous arrangements, this reworking contains all variations, performable both individually or in total, including the immortal "Nimrod." Instrumentation: 2fl+pic/2ob+Eh*/3cl+Ebcl*+bcl+cacl*/2asx+tsx+bsx/2bn+cbn*; 4hn/3tp/3tb/eu*/tuba; bass*; timp+3perc; pno*/hp*/org* (*=optional) | Duration: approx. 30" | Level: Intermediate to Advanced; individual movements present various levels of difficulty. | Contents: Full score and parts

Enigma Variations

Strauss' incomparable tour-de-force Till Eulenspiegel, arranged for large
  wind ensemble. The tone-poem colorfully tells the story of the prankster and
  folk hero Till Eulenspiegel tricking his way through the world and casting
  down the sanctimonious, ultimately meeting his death at the knot of a
  nooseaaonly to have the last laugh in the end. This work is ideal for the
  ensemble looking to showcase its virtuosity and musical sense of humor.
    
    
    
    Instrumentation: 3fl+pic/3ob+Ehn/3cl+Ebcl+bcl+cbcl/4sax(+sop*)/3bn+cbn;
  4hn(+4hn*)/3tp(+3tp*)/3tbn/eu/tba; bass; harp*; piano; marimba;
  timp+2perc
    
    ( * = optional or cued)
    
    Duration: approx. 14 min.
    
    Level: Advanced

Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks

The beloved overture from Engelbert Humperdinck's "fairy tale opera" Hansel und Gretel is here arranged for wind ensemble. The work opens with the lush "Evening Prayer" chorale in the horns and then expanded on by the low brass and woodwinds. A trumpet call announces the middle section, full of playful motifs bouncing between the brass and woodwinds, foreshadowing the drama to come and preparing a return to a prayerful mood and hymn-like finale.Instrumentation: 2fl+pic/2ob/3cl+Ebcl+bcl+cbcl/4sax/2bn+cbn; 4hn/3tp/3tb/eu/tba; bass; timp/2perc. Approx. 8 min.

Overture from Hansel und Gretel

George Gershwin's Three Preludes for Piano, arranged for reed quintet
  (oboe, clarinet, alto saxophone, bass clarinet, bassoon). Approx. 5 min.

Three Preludes

Woodwind Quintet

A collection of rowdy old student songs, the Academic Festival Overture
  stands as one of Brahms' most beloved orchestral works, arranged here for
  wind ensemble. The composer originally wrote the overture as a
  tongue-in-cheek thank you for an honorary doctorate, but nowadays this
  lighthearted work serves as a festive addition to any performance.
    
    
    
    Instrumentation: 2fl+pic/2ob/3cl+bcl+cbcl/4sax/2bn+cbn;
  4hn/3tp/3tbn/eu/tba; bass; timp+3perc| 
    
    Duration: approx. 10"| 
    
    Level: Medium to Medium Advanced

Academic Festival Overture

<p>Woodland Sketches, op. 51, remains the most famous work from American late-Romantic composer Edward MacDowell and a favorite of pianists. Here orchestrated from the original piano version to small chamber orchestra (min. 12 players), the work includes the plaintive "To a Wild Rose," based on a Brotherton Native American melody and later adapted by Nat King Cole. These 10 vignettes, performable in whole or in part, spray of color, from the graceful "Water-lily" to the stately "Indian Lodge" or the dancing "Uncle Remus." approx. 17 min.</p>

Woodland Sketches

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