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WW105: Coriolan Overture Op 62 for Woodwind
Quintet by Ludwig van Beethoven arranged by Joachim Linkelmann.
Baerenreiter (BA 8601), 2003, SS, (includes parts and score). The Coriolan
Overture was composed in
1807 after a tragedy based on the Roman general Coriolanus. For college
level or adult woodwind quintets. |
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WW101: Marche Hongroise for Woodwind Quintet by Hector Berlioz arranged by Joachim Linkelmann. Baerenreiter (BA 6877), 1998, (parts only). This familiar piece is based on Berlioz's orchestral arrangement of a military march. Advanced high school/early college level or adult woodwind quintets. The clarinet part is for clarinet in A. | |
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WW28: Seventeen Variations for Woodwind Quintet Op. 22 by Jean-Michel Damase. Alphonse Leduc, 1952. French title: Dix-Sept Variations pour Quintette à vent. Includes score. | |
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WW100: The Children's Corner for Woodwind Quintet by Claude Debussy arranged by Joachim Linkelmann. Baerenreiter (BA 6876), 1997, SS, (includes parts and score). This popular piano piece was written between 1906 and 1908 and dedicated to Debussy's daughter. It includes the pieces (which can be performed individually): Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum, Jimbo's Lullaby, Serenade for the Doll, The Snow is Dancing, The Little Shepherd, and Golliwog's Cake Walk. For college level or adult woodwind quintets. Both B-flat and A clarinets are needed to perform this work and the flute part includes piccolo. | |
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WW70: Suite of Folk-Tunes from Transylvania and Banat
for Wind
Quintet
by Roderick Elmer. Rosewood, 1998. For flute, oboe, clarinet in A (with
alternate part in B-flat), bassoon, and horn. Roderick (1947-) is a
British music educator and composer.
This work, which includes 10 mostly Romanian folk songs and dances, was
inspired by the work of Bartok and Kodaly and is based on folk tunes
collected in Romania in the 1930s. It should be playable by a good high
school quintet. |
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WW128:
Early Hungarian
Dances from the 17th Century for
wind quintett by
Ferenc Farkas. Editio Musica Budapest, 1959. This quintet is fun for
both the
performers and the audience. The five dances are Intrada, Slow Dance,
Shoulder-Blade
Dance, Chorea, and Leaping Dance. Clarinet in B-flat and A. Early
college level, adult
amateurs, and up. Includes the score. This version has one more dance
(Chorea) than the clarinet
quartet and saxophone
quartet versions.. |
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WW135: Three Preludes
by George Gershwin transcribed and arranged for Woodwind Quintet by Don
Stewart. Trillenium Music, 2007, SS, (score and parts). This set of
three piano preludes written in 1924 was so popular a few years ago
that it may have suffered from overexposure. (I recall hearing a
version for electric violin while watching an ice skating competition.)
However, it is probably safe to perform this wonderful music again. |
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WW107: Peer Gynt Suite No. 1
Op. 46 for Woodwind
Quintet by Edvard Grieg arranged by Joachim Linkelmann.
Baerenreiter (BA 8603), 2006, SS, (includes parts and score). A very
popular suite arranged for college or adult woodwind quintets. Includes
the pieces (which can of course be performed individually): Morning
Mood, The Death of Åse, Anitra's Dance, and In the Hall of the
Mountain King. The clarinet part is for clarinet in A. |
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WW146: Sechs Bagatellen for
Wind
Quintet by György Ligeti.
Schott, 1973, SS, (parts only; the score is also available). An
interesting quintet written in 1953. Ligeti is said to have been
influenced by Bartok during this period (listening to it reminds me of
the music of Leonard Bernstein). The six bagatelles are I. Allegro con
spirito, II. Rubato, Lamentoso, III. Allegri grazioso, IV. Presto
ruvido, V. Béla Bartók in memoriam (Adagio, Mesto), and
VI. Moto vivace, Capriccioso. Upper college level with a duration of
about 12 minutes. |
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WW097: The Magic Flute Overture for Woodwind Quintet by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart arranged by Joachim Linkelmann. Baerenreiter (BA 6872 ), 2003, (parts only). A woodwind quintet arrangement of this popular and familiar overture. Advanced high school/early college level or adult woodwind quintets. | |
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WW106: Symphony in G min KV 550 for Woodwind Quintet by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart arranged by Joachim Linkelmann. Baerenreiter (BA 8602), 2003, SS, (includes parts and score). This symphony was completed in 1788 and is one of only two Mozart wrote in a minor key. For college level or adult woodwind quintets. | |
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WW103: Pictures at an Exhibition for Woodwind Quintet by Modest Mussorgsky arranged by Joachim Linkelmann. Baerenreiter (BA 6879), 1999, SS, (includes parts and score). Written by Mussorgsky for piano in 1874, this is a substantial work for woodwind quintet. For college level or adult woodwind quintets. Both B-flat and A clarinets are needed to perform this work. | |
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WW117:
Le Tombeau de Couperin by Maurice Ravel transcribed
for woodwind quintet by Mason Jones. Durand, 1970, (parts only). A very
popular transcription of this enjoyable piece. 1. Prelude (Vif), 2.
Fugue (Allegro Moderato), 3. Menuet (Allegro Moderato), 4. Rigaudon
(Assez vif) The score may also be ordered. For better college
level or adult woodwind quintets. The
clarinet part calls for both clarinet in A and B-flat. |
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WW137: Mother Goose Suite
(Ma Mère l'Oye)
for Woodwind Quintet by Maurice Ravel by Joachim
Linkelmann. Baerenreiter (BA 8605), 2008, (parts only). The Mother
Goose Suite was composed as a piano duet and was first published in
1910. Each of the movements is inspired by a fairly tale. For college
level or adult woodwind quintets. The
flute part includes piccolo.. |
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WW098: The Barber of Seville Overture for Woodwind Quintet by Gioacchino Rossini arranged by Joachim Linkelmann. Baerenreiter (BA 6873), 1996, (parts only). For college level or adult woodwind quintets. The clarinet part is for clarinet in A. | |
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WW102: La Forza del Distino Overture for Woodwind Quintet by Giuseppe Verdi arranged by Joachim Linkelmann. Baerenreiter (BA 6878), 1998, SS, (parts only). This opera (The Power of Destiny) was completed in 1862 and is a work of Verdi's late period. For college level or adult woodwind quintets. The clarinet part is for clarinet in A and the flute part includes piccolo. | |
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WW099: Nabucco Overture for Woodwind Quintet by Giuseppe Verdi arranged by Joachim Linkelmann. Baerenreiter (BA 6875), 1997, SS, (parts only). Nabucco was Verdi's third opera and one of his most popular. For college level or adult woodwind quintets. The clarinet part is for clarinet in A and the flute part includes piccolo. | |
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WW134: Wind Quintets 9
& 10 by Alec Wilder. Trillenium Music, 2007, SS, (parts
only; score is also available).
Two late quintets from American Alec Wilder (1907-1980) whose
compositions combined elements of classical, jazz, and popular music.
Upper college level. |
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