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The Dragon King, China s first emperor was crowned in 221 BC. He unified the various states throughout the country and led with an iron hand. Some of the massive projects he ordered were the construct...

This beautiful slow piece is ideal for that change of pace piece on a concert. Its lyric nature also makes it a perfect selection for weddings or church services as pleasant, quiet background music. T...

Ritual Dance (Danse Rituale) musically portrays the preliminary dance surrounding a fictional rite of passage ceremony. The initial announcement of dignitaries is followed by their parade past those i...

There have been many recordings of the famous Gabrieli canzoni for various combinations of instruments. This arrangement for mixed woodwinds is a welcome addition to this repertoire. Antiphonal spacin...

Mozart would have approved! This is one of the most famous classical pieces of all time and it works great for a mixed woodwind ensemble. All the Mozartian technical fun is included in this version. A...

Mozart would have approved! This is one of the most famous classical pieces of all time and it works great for a mixed woodwind ensemble. All the Mozartian lyrical lines are included in this version....

Mozart would have approved! This is one of the most famous classical pieces of all time and it works great for a mixed woodwind ensemble. All the Mozartian technical fun is included in this version. A...

These are two excellent character pieces originally written for piano. Each of these short pieces is full of interest, colour and energy with melody found in all parts. These short works would make an...

Burgmuller was a German composer and pianist best known for writing 'teaching pieces' for piano. Ballade is a fast movement from one of these collections for students. Melody is found in all voices in...

This slow ballad depicts the final days of Lonesome George, who died in 2012 as the last of the giant Galapagos tortoises of Pinta Island. An opening solo is the prelude for an extremely expressive me...

Western Fair is an energetic, uplifting piece that can be fun for both players to perform and listeners to hear. It is composed using two main melodies that are performed in many forms, combined in va...

This piece was influenced by the music of the Middle East and India. '€˜Kaalin' is the Hindi word for '€˜rug', much like the one ridden by Aladdin in the famous story. This piece can even be considere...

Sounding very patriotic in nature, For Those Who Have Served would make an ideal selection to be performed at a reflective event or simply to pay homage to the thousands of men and women who have serv...

The Allegro con Spirito movement of the Divertimento No. 1 is from the Six Feldpartiten (open air suites), composed by Haydn in the early 1780's. Originally scored for two oboes, two French horns, thr...

This piece was originally an oboe solo with strings. The colours of various woodwinds add a whole new sound to this work. The first part plays the oboe line with the other members playing an intricate...

The Gloria by Antonio Vivaldi is truly a magnificent work. The Laudamus Te is a vocal duet arranged here for mixed woodwinds. This duet is typical of the music of the Vivaldi with imitative scale pass...

This very popular solo was made famous by such vocalists as Kiri Te Kanawa. The elegant and simple melodic line lends itself very well to any instrument or voice type. This duet has the famous melody...

Imaginez que vous flottez parmi les nuages par un bel après-midi d'été. Faire des cercles paresseux et flotter simplement au gré de la brise. Il passe au-dessus des gens qui se tiennent au sol et qui...

Basée sur la chanson folklorique canadienne Land of the Silver Birch, Blue Lake and Rocky Shore est destinée à servir d'introduction à la musique minimaliste pour les jeunes ensembles. Avec son clin d...

Basée sur la chanson folklorique terre-neuvienne Feller From Fortune, cette pièce a été transformée de la gigue originale en une ouverture énergique offrant un certain nombre de possibilités de solo e...

Le Loch Ness, en Écosse, est peut-être le plus célèbre des monstres lacustres, mais pour de nombreux chercheurs de monstres, Ogopogo, une créature qui se cacherait dans le lac Okanagan, au Canada (en...

Le thème principal du deuxième mouvement de cette symphonie est aussi célèbre et populaire que le Canon de Pachelbel et l'Adagio d'Albinoni. Ce thème incroyablement simple et beau a été arrangé ici po...

Firescape fait partie d'une série de quatre œuvres inspirées des "éléments". Elle illustre en musique les différentes caractéristiques du feu décrites dans les titres de chaque section - Hephaestus -...

Shaped by Time est une courte fanfare/ouverture destinée à célébrer le 25e anniversaire d'une école à Unionville, au Canada. Elle s'ouvre sur une brève section de fanfare avant de s'engager dans un ry...

Cette pièce est à l'image de son titre : chaotique, très contrastée et bruyante. Bien qu'elle présente plusieurs défis, c'est une pièce conçue pour capter l'intérêt des jeunes musiciens et des auditeu...