Woodwind Ensemble,Woodwind Quintet Bassoon,Clarinet,Flute,Horn,Oboe - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1313931 Composed by James Smith. Arranged by James Smith. Christmas,Hanukkah,Holiday,Multicultural,Traditional,World. 35 pages. James Smith #902653. Published by James Smith (A0.1313931). Around The World In Nine Holiday Songs is an arrangement of several Christmas and holiday songs from around the world, including Jingle Bells (American), Wassail Song (English), O du Fröhliche (German), Tu Scendi Dalle Stelle (Italian), Les Anges Dans Nos Campagnes (French), Wexford Carol (Irish), Räven Raskar över Isen (Swedish), Ma’oz Tzur (Hebrew), and the Beethoven's Ninth chorus referred to in Japanese culture as Daiku, literally translating to number nine. These songs have a significant importance to peoples from around the world, whether celebrating Christmas, Hanukkah, or the gift of life itself. Around The World will serve as an enjoyable piece for any holiday concert. 6' 45Another version of this song is available here, transposed a whole step higher to allow for friendlier key signatures.View the rest of my catalog (including more holiday arrangements) at linktr.ee/jamessmithmusic.

Woodwind Ensemble,Woodwind Quintet Bassoon,Clarinet,Flute,Horn,Oboe - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1284505 Composed by Claydes Eugene Smith, Dennis Thomas, Earl Eugene Toon, Eumir Deodato, George Brown, James W. Taylor, Robert Bell, Robert Spike Mickens, and Ronald Nathan Bell. Arranged by James Smith. Disco,Funk,Hip-Hop,Pop,R & B,Soul. 9 pages. James Smith #875677. Published by James Smith (A0.1284505). Celebration is Kool and the Gang's #1 hit song from the 1980s, and is a beloved classic song that remains popular today. An easy/medium pop tune that serves well as a concert finale or as a pop filler tune.View the rest of my catalog here at linktr.ee/jamessmithmusic.

Woodwind Ensemble,Woodwind Quintet Alto Saxophone,Bass Clarinet,Bassoon,Flute,Horn,Oboe - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1412076 Composed by James P. Johnson. Arranged by Charles Decker. 20th Century,Film/TV,Jazz,Multicultural,Pop,World. 21 pages. Charles Decker Music Press #994301. Published by Charles Decker Music Press (A0.1412076). From the Music of Black Composers Series at Charles Decker Music Press is The Charleston which debuted in James P. Johnson’s Broadway 1923 show “Runnin’ Wild� to become the wildly popular and unofficial anthem of the Roaring 20’s.  An important jazz pianist and composer, Johnson was a major influence on Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Art Tatum, Thelonious Monk, and Fats Waller.  Arranged for a traditional woodwind quintet of flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, and bassoon, with alternate parts clarinet in B-flat substitute for oboe, alto saxophone in E-flat substitute for horn, and bass clarinet in B-flat substitute for bassoon the arrangement retains the style of the day that has enticed audiences for decades. The recording is of the entire edition.To see our Music of Black Composers Series for woodwinds enter “Black Composers Series Woodwinds� in the search box at Charles Decker Music Press for arrangements for mixed woodwind ensembles ranging from early jazz to symphonic works with composers Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, R. Nathaniel Dett, William Grant Still, Will Marion Cook, James Reese Europe, James Johnson and others.

Woodwind Ensemble,Woodwind Quintet Alto Saxophone,Bass Clarinet,Bassoon,Flute,Horn,Oboe - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1411725 Composed by Robert Nathaniel Dett. Arranged by Richard Decker. 20th Century,Chamber,Contest,Festival,Multicultural,Spiritual,World. 34 pages. Charles Decker Music Press #993974. Published by Charles Decker Music Press (A0.1411725). Early 20th century Black Canadian-American composer, conductor and pianist Robert Nathaniel Dett's  Two Spirituals: Music in the Mine and Let Us Cheer the Weary Traveler combine his neo-romantic style and advocacy for spirituals in this engaging arrangement for a traditional woodwind quintet of flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, and bassoon, with alternate parts clarinet in B-flat substitute for oboe, alto saxophone in E-flat substitute for horn, and bass clarinet in B-flat substitute for bassoon. Music in the Mine provides a musical interpretation of the back-breaking and mind-numbing mining work in the steady accompaniment along with the dialogue of two miners yearning for better days, while Let Us Cheer the Weary Travelers is an upbeat dedication to our spiritual journey.   As Director of the Hampton Institute, Dett developed the college's choir with his compositions and conducting into one of the leading choirs in the nation. Dett studied with notable teachers such as composer Arthur Foote at Harvard, was the first African-American to receive a Bachelor's Degree in Music from Oberlin Conservatory in composition and piano in 1908 and awarded an Honorary Masters Degree in 1932 from the Eastman School of Music . The recording is of the entire edition. To see our Music of Black Composers Series for woodwinds enter “Black Composers Series Woodwinds� in the search box at Charles Decker Music Press for arrangements for mixed woodwind ensembles ranging from early jazz to symphonic works with composers Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, R. Nathaniel Dett, William Grant Still, Will Marion Cook, James Reese Europe, James Johnson and others.