Woodwind Ensemble,Woodwind Quintet Bass Clarinet,Bassoon,Flute,Horn,Oboe - Level 3 - Digital Download
SKU: A0.1498680
Composed by Antonio Vivaldi. Arranged by Donald Jay Smith. Baroque,Chamber,Classical,Contest,Festival,Instructional. 14 pages. Donald Jay Smith Music #1074937. Published by Donald Jay Smith Music (A0.1498680).
This is “Spring for Woodwind originally a movement from The Four Seasons for strings. This arrangement is from a collection of flex woodwind quintets arranged by Dr. Donald Jay Smith developed over years of teaching secondary school band. The optimal instrumentation is, of course; Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon and Horn. But, additional parts have been added so that a second clarinet can cover the oboe part or a second oboe can cover the clarinet part (I actually had that problem once-two great oboe players (or a flute?) and no clarinet available to cover the part), Bass Clarinet covering Bassoon and a Bb Horn part in case the student only reads that part on the horn or is covered with flugelhorn/baritone or another Bb instrument. The quintets were always performed one per part and the students enjoyed playing this arrangement from 6th grade through high school!