Southern Music Woodwind

Eric Osterling (1926-2005), sometimes referred to as the 'Schubert' of the band world due to his unusual give for melody, was a noted band composer and Director of Music for the Portland, Connecticut...

The Dance of the Buffoons is one of the choreographic interludes form the opera The Snow Maiden, founded upon Ostrovsky's poetic legend of springtime, and an opera which is regarded by many as being m...

This arrangement by Lucien Cailliet of this well-known technical piece is for solo alto saxophone with clarinet choir. Choir instrumentation: Ab Sop. Clarinet (opt.), Eb Clarinet, 3 Bb Clarinets, Bass...

Ghostdancers' is a reflective tone poem based on the tragic story of the Piaute Medicine Man named Wovoka and his development of the 'Ghost Dance, ' which many Plains Indians adopted in the late 19th...

Commissioned by the Brazos Breeze Flute Choir for the National Flute Association Convention in New Orleans. The title and style of the work celebrates New Orleans culture, and is playable by college-l...

Book 2 is comprised of intermediate etudes and other works by Gariboldi, Händel, Andersen, Marcello and others. Also included: > Two-octave scales in all major and minor keys > Removable fingering an...

Book 3 is comprised of advanced etudes and other works by Lindpainter, Mozart, Händel and others. Also included: - Whole-tone scales - Instruction in vibrato

This arrangement by Arthur Ephross for flute choir is from 'Manzoni' Requiem. The vertical rhythms and homophonic writing allows an ensemble of intermediate players to focus on intonation and blending...

La musique emblématique écrite par Vince Guaraldi pour les dessins animés Peanuts a été arrangée par Dana Perna pour quatuor de saxophones (SATB ou AATB).

According to Brittanica, John Jenkins's (1592 - 1678 string fantasias, or fancies, for which he was renowned, reflect the stylistic change that took place in this form during his lifetime. The earlier...

This delightful contest and recital piece is comprised of a single movement with varying tempi, emphasizing legato control in both lyrical and technical passages.

Julius Weissenborn was an esteemed 19th century bassoon player and pedogogue, whose compositions and studies are still a major part of a young bassoonists education today. This piece is part of his 'T...

Preparatory etudes and scale/arpeggio exercises for 24 famous works for flute by Quantz, Godard, Pessard, Donjon, Bizet, Bach, Faur?, Delibes, J. Andersen, Mozart, Schubert, Massenet and more.

This piece for saxophone quartet (AATB) opens with the ballad, moves to the waltz section, and closes with a return to the ballad theme. The harmonic language for both sections is rooted in common jaz...

This jazz variations on the famous spiritual includes both improvisational sections and cadenzas.

It is assumed the player has mastered the fundamentals of correct embouchure and tone production and is now ready to attach the problem of moving the fingers quickly. These etudes have been compiled t...