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Featured solos by euphonium, horn, cornet and first trumpet make this work interesting for all the performers. Elgar's haunting melody flows through the ensemble finally reaching the climax at the ver...

The Air is a lovely slow movement that came from Baroquial Suite, a suite in the Baroque style for brass quintet. Reminiscent of the famous Air from J.S. Bach's Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D, Mr. Smallm...

'Shaped by Time' is a short fanfare/overture to celebrate the 25th anniversary of a school in Unionville, Canada. It opens with a brief fanfare section before breaking into a fun, shifting upbeat feel...

Pat-a-Pan is a very rustic Christmas piece arranged for 6 trumpets (with an optional piccolo) and optional percussion. It has been set in a round beginning with the a single trumpet then gradually add...

A colourful duet for flute and clarinet written by Donald Coakley is another brilliant chamber piece. Quick running passages and light staccato articulations make this a piece that is truly fun to pla...

This three movement piece for oboe and bassoon is another creative composition from Don Sweete that uses many metre changes with some sections in 7/8. The animated rhythms combined with colourful and...

This is easily the most famous and often-recorded fugue. It has become standard with organists all around the world. Now this terrific piece by Bach is available for a double reed ensemble consisting...

This is the most famous movement from the Orchestral Suite No. 3. The beautiful melody flows throughout the ensemble, giving everyone something interesting to do. This terrific piece by Bach has been...

This is among the most popular and often-used pieces at weddings and recitals. The simple accompaniment combined with the famous flowing melody makes Ave Maria a great choice to feature the English ho...

Czech s in the Mail Polka was written as a tribute to the German-Czech style polkas that the composer became so familiar with during his undergraduate years at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He w...

This work is modal in both melodic and harmonic construction, but, like much of Debussy's music, is often difficult to define precisely. Gentle and restrained, it is filled with exquisite musical gest...

This was originally a soprano solo with strings. The solo line has been entwined such that all players get a turn with the melody while the other parts are in a supporting role. The scales and arpeggi...

This folk song is particularly notable for its use in a number of well known folk-song arrangements, one by the English composer Benjamin Britten.

Fun, fun, fun! A great closer to a concert. Everyone gets a section of melody and all parts are rhythmically interesting without being too difficult. Optional clapping, metre changes and other interes...

This piece reflects the title accurately: chaotic, extreme contrasts and loud.  Although it presents several challenges, it is a piece designed to capture the interest of both young musicians and list...

Samuel Scheidt is best known in the brass world for his Canzon Bergamasca and Galliard Battaglia played by brass quintets all over the world. This new edition, for woodwind ensemble, includes revised...

This work (originally for lute or mandolin) is great for a clarinet to take center stage. The solo part is not too difficult yet interesting for players to perform and the audience to listen to. This...

The Gloria by Antonio Vivaldi is truly a magnificent work. The Laudamus Te is a vocal duet arranged here for 2 flutes and 2 clarinets with duetting flutes and the clarinets accompanying. This duet is...

This beautiful melody is one of the pieces from the two music books which Bach wrote for his beloved second wife, Anna Magdalena. This incredibly popular work has been arranged for 2 flutes and 2 clar...

Similar to the Toccata and Fugue in D minor, this is one of the most often performed and arranged works by Bach. It has been adapted here for 2 flutes and 2 clarinets. Each part has the flowing techni...

This is a famous Joplin rag which has been arranged for 2 flutes and 2 clarinets. The flutes and clarinets alternate melodic sections and even the 2nd clarinet gets a section of melody. This is a fun...

A ricercare is defined as an elaborate contrapuntal instrumental composition in a fugal or canonic style. This particular selection for 2 flutes and 2 clarinets fits that description exactly. The musi...

Jeff Smallman's Rondo was originally composed for string quartet. He decided to rescore this work for a woodwind ensemble made up of flute, 2 clarinets and bassoon. The rhythmic drive combined with dy...

El Camino (The Road) is a Spanish march composed in the traditional style of a pasodoble. This piece is fast paced and energetic from start to finish and sounds more complicated than it seems! This is...