Woodwind Ensemble,Woodwind Quintet - Level 4 - Digital Download
SKU: A0.960283
Composed by Nicolas deGrigny. Arranged by Stephen Smith. Baroque. 18 pages. Stephen Smith #6429823. Published by Stephen Smith (A0.960283).
The first two movements (Plein Jeu and Fugue) from Nicolas deGrigny's great organ setting of the plainchant Veni Creator Spiritus, arranged for woodwind quintet. (The translation of this music from the medium of organ solo to that of wind quintet is a natural one, since these movements were composed in five-part counterpoint, and given that the combination of flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, and bassoon is a tonal palette very similar to that of a French baroque organ.) Score and parts have been thoroughly edited, such that any good quintet should be able to produce a stylistically-appropriate performance using the articulation, dynamics, and ornamentation provided, whether or not the players have any prior acquaintance with the genre.