Woodwind Ensemble,Woodwind Quartet - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1258034 Composed by Guillaume de Machaut, 1300-1377. Arranged by James M. Guthrie. Chamber,Contest,Early Music,Festival,Historic,Medieval. 38 pages. Jmsgu3 #851272. Published by jmsgu3 (A0.1258034). Instrumentation: English Horn Duo & Bassoon Duo.1. Kyrie2. Gloria3. Credo4. Sanctus5. Agnus dei6. Ite missa estGuillaume de Machaut composed the Messe de Nostre Dame, also known as the Mass of Our Lady, in the early 1360s. He wrote the mass for the Cathedral at Reims, where he served as a canon, a permanent clergy member. According to a rubric found at the Cathedral, it would have likely been performed for the Saturday Lady Mass. Guillaume de Machaut's Messe de Nostre Dame is significant in the history of music for several reasons: It is the first complete setting of the Ordinary of the Mass by a single composer that has survived. It is a unified mass, meaning that the composer selected relevant chants for each section as the borrowed tenor. It was composed in four voices, which was unusual at the time. The texts of both Gloria and Credo are quite lengthy, and therefore Machaut set these movements in a style reminiscent of the earlier discant style, having short phrases, similar rhythmic motion in all parts, and a low ratio of notes per syllable of text, both ending with long, rhapsodic sections for the final word, Amen. Machaut's Messe de Nostre Dame is a landmark in musical history, but it is far from being avant-garde merely for the sake of uniqueness. It is considered to be a culmination of the musical style of the Ars Nova period, which was characterized by complex polyphonic textures and rhythmic innovations. The mass is also significant because it was composed during a time of great political and social upheaval in Europe, and it reflects the changing attitudes towards religion and music during this period. Overall, Machaut's Messe de Nostre Dame is a significant work that represents a culmination of the musical style of the Ars Nova period and reflects the changing attitudes towards religion and music during the 14th century. The mass consists of five movements: Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, and Agnus Dei, followed by the dismissal Ite, missa est. The tenor of the Kyrie is based on Vatican Kyrie IV, the Sanctus, and Agnus correspond to Vatican Mass XVII, and the Ite is on Sanctus VIII. The Gloria and Credo have no apparent chant basis, although they are stylistically related to one another. The mass is a unified mass, meaning that the composer selected relevant chants for each section as the borrowed tenor. The Messe de Nostre Dame is significant in the history of music because it is the first complete setting of the Ordinary of the Mass by a single composer that has survived. It is also significant because it was composed during a time of great political and social upheaval in Europe, and it reflects the changing attitudes towards religion and music during this period. Overall, the Messe de Nostre Dame was an important part of the liturgical practices of the time, and it is still regarded as a masterpiece of medieval music and of all religious music.

Woodwind Ensemble,Woodwind Quartet Bassoon,Clarinet,Flute,Oboe - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.523784 Composed by Traditional Irish Melody. Arranged by John A. Dempsey. Celtic,Christian,Christmas,Holiday,Irish,Sacred. 20 pages. John A. Dempsey #3896049. Published by John A. Dempsey (A0.523784). Also known as Good People All, This Christmas Time and Carul Loch Garman, this traditional Irish Christmas carol has a hauntingly beautiful melody dating back to the 12th century.  A Celtic-flavored celebration of the Nativity, this woodwind quartet for flute, oboe, Bb clarinet and bassoon is recommended for Christmas plays, pageants and programs as well as traditional Christmas church services and other seasonal worship events, as a prelude, postlude, an offertory, interlude, Christmas play overture and special music.  Also makes a moving, elegant selection for holiday recitals and Christmas concerts.  16 pages of music (that includes the score and separate two-page parts for each instrument).  Concert Key: F major.  Flute/Oboe/Bassoon Key: F major.  Clarinet Key: G major.      

Woodwind Ensemble,Woodwind Quartet - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.530115 Composed by traditional Jewish. Arranged by Daniel Kelley. Concert,Jewish,Standards,Wedding. 16 pages. Last Resort Music Publishing #1910313. Published by Last Resort Music Publishing (A0.530115). Enjoy this gorgeous arrangement of the Erev Shel Shoshanim, a Traditional Jewish Wedding Processional. Includes a set of parts for Double Reed Quartet (2 Oboes, English Horn & Bassoon) plus an optional part Piano/Keyboard/Guitar and extra wind and string parts. The Flute or Oboe parts may also be played by Violin. The Bassoon part may also be played by Cello. Build your own ensemble! Parts included: Part 1 Flute or Oboe or Violin Part 1 Clarinet in Bb Part 2 Flute or Oboe or Violin Part 2 Clarinet in Bb Part 3 French Horn or English Horn in F Part 3 Clarinet in Bb Part 4Cello or Bassoon Part 4 Bass Clarinet in Bb Keyboard or Guitar Score Find more flexible arrangements at www.lastresortmusic.com.

Woodwind Ensemble,Woodwind Quartet Bassoon,Clarinet,Flute,Oboe - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.722290 Composed by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Arranged by Anne Christopherson GRSM ARCM. Christmas,Romantic Period. 25 pages. Music-Scores.com #6251847. Published by Music-Scores.com (A0.722290). December, Noel from The Seasons, is full of happiness, bustling and bells for the festive season.For Flute, Oboe, 2 Clarinets, Bass Clarinet & Bassoon.Duration 4 minutes, 30 secondsArranged by Anne Christopherson GRSM ARCM at https://www.music-scores.com

Woodwind Ensemble,Woodwind Quartet Bassoon,Clarinet,Flute,Oboe - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.721606 Composed by Henry Purcell. Arranged by Anne Christopherson GRSM ARCM. Baroque,Concert,Contemporary,Wedding. 11 pages. Music-Scores.com #4823187. Published by Music-Scores.com (A0.721606). Festival Rondeau from Abdelazer, a play by Aphra Behn. This music was made famous by Benjamin Britten who used it as the theme for the variations and fugue in Young Persons Guide to the Orchestra. The fugue was used in the film Moonrise Kingdom.Wind Quartet for the flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon.Duration: about 1 minute, 15 seconds.Arranged by Anne Christopherson GRSM ARCM at www.music-scores.com

Woodwind Ensemble,Woodwind Quartet Bassoon,Clarinet,Flute,Oboe - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.721710 Composed by George Frideric Handel. Arranged by Anne Christopherson GRSM ARCM. Christmas,Concert,Sacred. 7 pages. Music-Scores.com #4983061. Published by Music-Scores.com (A0.721710). La Réjouissance, from Music for the Royal Fireworks commissioned by King George II to celebrate the end of the War of the Austrian Succession. The first performance was followed by a great fireworks display in Green Park, London.Duration about 2 minutes, 15 seconds.For Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet and Bassoon.Arranged by Anne Christopherson GRSM ARCM at https://www.music-scores.com

Woodwind Ensemble,Woodwind Quartet Bassoon,Clarinet,Flute,Oboe - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.721283 Composed by Edward MacDowell. Arranged by Anne L Christopherson GRSM ARCM. Concert,Contemporary,Wedding. 9 pages. Music-Scores.com #4286893. Published by Music-Scores.com (A0.721283). To a Wild Rose, from Woodland Sketches, conjures up the image of a calm, summer day in the countryside where you find delicate wild roses growing in the hedgerows.This is for a Wind Quintet (Flute, Oboe, 2 Clarinets and Bassoon).Duration 1 minute, 10 seconds.Arranged by Anne L Christopherson GRSM ARCM at www.music-scores.com

Woodwind Ensemble,Woodwind Quartet Bassoon,Clarinet,Flute,Oboe - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.721984 Composed by Jean-Joseph Mouret. Arranged by Anne L Christopherson GRSM ARCM. Concert,Contemporary,Film/TV,Wedding. 20 pages. Music-Scores.com #5453711. Published by Music-Scores.com (A0.721984). Rondeau, also known as the Fanfare from Masterpiece Theatre. It is the first movement of a Suite of Symphonies and was first performed in the Palace of Versailles for King Louis XV.For 2 Flutes, Oboe, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet and Bassoon. Duration 2 minutes.Arranged by Anne L Christopherson GRSM ARCM at https://www.music-scores.com.

Woodwind Ensemble,Woodwind Quartet Bassoon,Clarinet,Flute,Oboe - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.956656 Composed by Antonin Dvorak. Arranged by Catriona Melville-Mason. Concert,Romantic Period,Standards. 8 pages. C Melville-Mason #6505735. Published by C Melville-Mason (A0.956656). This piece is taken from the second set of Slavonic Dances, Opus 72, written by Czech composer Antonín Dvořák in 1886. His original set, Opus 48, had proved to be something of a breakthrough work, finally establishing Dvořák’s reputation well beyond his native land.The dances are original melodies, inspired by, and drawing on, the character of traditional national dances – not, as is sometimes thought, works based on existing folk tunes, as was the fashion among composers at around that time.  Both sets of Slavonic Dances were originally written for piano 4 hands but, in response to a request from his publisher, the composer produced orchestrated versions shortly afterwards.This is an arrangement for semi-flexible mixed woodwind quartet of 2 flutes, oboe and either B-flat clarinet or bassoon.  The piece makes a charming addition to general repertoire but could also be used as part of a programme of light background music at a wedding or function.

Woodwind Ensemble,Woodwind Quartet Bassoon,Clarinet,Flute,Oboe - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1514366 Composed by Alan Edgar. 20th Century. 16 pages. Alan Edgar Ted Moon #1088846. Published by Alan Edgar Ted Moon (A0.1514366). PROGRAMME NOTE: This depicts aspects of spider life, and the reactions of an arachnophobe. In the introduction, we hear the 12- note-row then very long pauses as the spider waits for prey to approach. Frenetic activity leads to the capture of prey and its consumption. The arachnophobe (instruments or players) scream on seeing the spider. A relatively consonant waltz depicts the halting, tapping, very careful, mating dance of the male. She eats him anyway. Next we limn the hundreds of babies hatching and abseiling down on their threads. This of course makes the arachnophobe scream again.DURATION: 4 minutes.INSTRUMENTATION: Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon.

Woodwind Ensemble,Woodwind Quartet Bassoon,Clarinet,Flute,Oboe - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.956671 Composed by Scott Joplin. Arranged by Catriona Melville-Mason. Concert,Ragtime,Standards. 16 pages. C Melville-Mason #6867577. Published by C Melville-Mason (A0.956671). The Maple Leaf Rag is an early work by the African-American ragtime composer, Scott Joplin.  It was first published in 1899, although Joplin had been performing it for some years prior to this.  The composer was confident that the work would be a commercial success and, indeed, in due course, royalties from the piece provided him with a stable income for life. Joplin wanted The Maple Leaf Rag performed at his funeral.  His widow opted not to honour this request, feeling that the music was stylistically inappropriate for such a sad occasion – a decision she later regretted.This arrangement for mixed woodwind quartet of 2 flutes, oboe and either clarinet or bassoon is pretty challenging, both in terms of technique and stamina, hence its classification as 'advanced intermediate'.  If desired, players could opt to finish at the change of key at letter F, rather than performing the complete piece.

Woodwind Ensemble,Woodwind Quartet Bassoon,Clarinet,Flute,Oboe - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.811749 Composed by Joseph Boden de Boismortier (1689 - 1755). Arranged by Pat Spence. Baroque,Concert,Graduation,Instructional,Standards. 28 pages. Piper Publications #5755439. Published by Piper Publications (A0.811749). The first of six 'SONATES à quatre parties différentes et également travaillées' for 3 Flutes, violins or 'autres Instruments avec la Basse' published in Paris in 1731. The arrangement for flute, oboe, clarinet & bassoon anticipates the availability of the clarinet by a couple of decades. There are 4 movements, Adagio, Presto, Adagio & Allegro in the French baroque style. The only dynamic indicated is the piano at the end of the last movement. Players of intermediate ability and above will enjoy the independent part playing and the opportunity to add extra decorations in the adagios.

Woodwind Ensemble,Woodwind Quartet Bassoon,Clarinet,Flute,Oboe - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.956654 Composed by D de Severac. Arranged by Catriona Melville-Mason. Concert,Romantic Period,Standards. 14 pages. C Melville-Mason #6505733. Published by C Melville-Mason (A0.956654). French composer Déodat de Séverac (1872 – 1921) studied in Paris but spent most of his life in the southern part of France.  He is mostly known for his vocal and choral music, a proportion of which involves lyrics written in the historic languages of the Languedoc and Roussillon regions. ‘Ronde dans le Parc’ is one of a collection of short romantic pieces from the suite En Vacances (On Holiday), originally written for piano.This arrangement for semi-flexible mixed woodwind quartet of 2 flutes, oboe and either B-flat clarinet or bassoon is ideal for intermediate-level players seeking something approachable but not over-familiar, to include in a recital programme or just as an addition to general repertoire.

Woodwind Ensemble,Woodwind Quartet Bassoon,Clarinet,Flute,Oboe - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.956672 Composed by Traditional Scottish. Arranged by Catriona Melville-Mason. Celtic,Concert,Standards. 12 pages. C Melville-Mason #6867581. Published by C Melville-Mason (A0.956672). A traditional fiddle tune from Scotland's Shetland Isles, arranged here for 4-part mixed woodwind combination of 2 flutes, oboe and either clarinet in B-flat or bassoon.  This piece makes a lively addition to general repertoire, or can be used in a recital programme either as a light-hearted interlude or an upbeat encore.  Although classed as 'intermediate', the difficulty level depends very much on the speed at which the piece is played!The title of The Merry Boys of Greenland appears with many subtle variations – ‘the’ is sometimes replaced by ‘da’, ‘of’ by ‘o’’ and ‘merry’ as ‘merrie’ or ‘mirrie’. It is believed that the ‘Merry Boys’ of the tune may have been recruited from the Shetland Isles (the northernmost island group off the coast of Scotland) to form the crew for whaling expeditions to the seas between Greenland and Canada.

Woodwind Ensemble,Woodwind Quartet Bassoon,Clarinet,Flute,Oboe - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.807677 Composed by Traditional. Arranged by Genessa West. 20th Century,Celtic,Folk,Irish,Traditional,Wedding. 10 pages. Genessa West #6057613. Published by Genessa West (A0.807677). This hauntingly beautiful and much loved melody has been skillfully arranged by Genessa West, for Woodwind Quartet, Flute, Oboe, Clarinet & Bassoon. The parts are fairly equal standard wise, and the tune is shared amongst all the parts, It lasts approximately 2 minutes. Everyone loves this melody, so snap it up right now! I owe huge thanks to Hayley Smith who's beautiful playing of my arrangement is the best advert for my arrangement of Scarborough Fair..