Small Ensemble Bassoon,Clarinet,Flute,Horn,Oboe - Digital Download SKU: A0.839017 Composed by Christoph Willibald Von Gluck. Arranged by Kenneth Martin. Classical,Concert. Score and parts. 15 pages. Martin Music Editions #5214107. Published by Martin Music Editions (A0.839017). Orfeo ed Euridice (French: Orphée et Eurydice; English: Orpheus and Eurydice) is an opera composed by Christoph Willibald Gluck, based on the myth of Orpheus and set to a libretto by Ranieri de' Calzabigi. It belongs to the genre of the azione teatrale, meaning an opera on a mythological subject with choruses and dancing. The piece was first performed at the Burgtheater in Vienna on 5 October 1762, in the presence of Empress Maria Theresa. Orfeo ed Euridice is the first of Gluck's reform operas, in which he attempted to replace the abstruse plots and overly complex music of opera seria with a noble simplicity in both the music and the drama. The opera is the most popular of Gluck's works, and was one of the most influential on subsequent German operas. Variations on its plot-the underground rescue-mission in which the hero must control, or conceal, his emotions-can be found in Mozart's The Magic Flute, Beethoven's Fidelio, and Wagner's Das Rheingold. Though originally set to an Italian libretto, Orfeo ed Euridice owes much to the genre of French opera, particularly in its use of accompanied recitative and a general absence of vocal virtuosity. Indeed, twelve years after the 1762 premiere, Gluck re-adapted the opera to suit the tastes of a Parisian audience at the Académie Royale de Musique with a libretto by Pierre-Louis Moline. This reworking was given the title Orphée et Eurydice, and several alterations were made in vocal casting and orchestration to suit French tastes.

Woodwind Ensemble,Woodwind Quintet Bassoon,Clarinet,Flute,Horn,Oboe - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1092060 Composed by Jean-Baptiste Lully. Arranged by Andrew Middleton. Baroque,Classical. 32 pages. Andrew Middleton #696197. Published by Andrew Middleton (A0.1092060). First premiered in 1680, Proserpine by Italian born, French composer Jean Baptiste Lully describes the Greek myth, according to Ovid, of Persephone and her decent to the underworld to become Hades bride. The suite is made up of seven movements, including: an overture, gavotte, menuet, two recitatives and two airs. The work can be performed as a whole or as individual movements as required. For more updates on new arrangements follow my Facebook page on https://www.facebook.com/a.middletonmusic/ Or subscribe to my Youtube page at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCClIYqddA2wMpdaxSq3BKEw?view_as=subscriber.

Woodwind quintet - Digital Download SKU: IZ.CMS169 Composed by Daniel Baldwin. Score and Parts. 72 pages. Imagine Music - Digital #CMS169. Published by Imagine Music - Digital (IZ.CMS169). 9 x 12 in inches.Dreams of the White Tiger is a work that had a complicated path to completion. Upon receiving this commission, Icontacted several of my friends (Jeff McCray, Matt Morris, and Richard Ramey) and requested lists of the mosthighly regarded staples of the wind quintet repertoire. After studying these works, I selected one of my favoritesubjects from Norse mythology as inspiration. Unfortunately, this did not work out as the work wanted to be toolarge and I could not reduce it down to a small chamber work.At that point, I decided to switch gears and find a new source of inspiration, which I found in a poem by James Yatestitled White Tiger Trilogy. I sketched out three movements based on this poem and was, again, displeased with theresulting work. However, I did very much like many elements from the sketches, so I decided to strip the piece downto these elements and construct one single cohesive movement. I chose my favorite line from the original sketchesand made that the central theme in an extended sonata rondo movement. I was finally pleased with this product thatincluded elements from all of the different versions. Dreams of the White Tiger was commissioned by 111 wind quintets in consortium led by my friend Richard Rameyand is dedicated to all of those who contributed to making this project a reality.

Woodwind Ensemble,Woodwind Quintet - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1028375 Composed by Joe Boboige. Contemporary. 31 pages. Joseph Boboige #3502567. Published by Joseph Boboige (A0.1028375). In Greek mythology, Niobe was the wife of King Amphion of Thebes.  She boasted the superiority of her six sons and six daughters to the gods.  The deities Apollo and Artemis killed all of her children in response.  After burying her children, she returned home and weeping, turned into a rock on Mount Sipylus.This one movement programmatic work features the oboe as the weeping mother using glissando produced by moving the reed out of the mouth, rather than slowly depressing the keys.  Standard woodwind quintet instrumentation.

Woodwind Ensemble,Woodwind Quintet Bassoon,Clarinet,Flute,Horn,Oboe - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1299747 Composed by Jacques Offenbach. Arranged by James Haynor. Romantic Period. 19 pages. James Haynor #889540. Published by James Haynor (A0.1299747). La vie parisienne is an opéra bouffe, or operetta, composed by Jacques Offenbach, with a libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy. This work was Offenbach's first full-length piece to portray contemporary Parisian life, unlike his earlier period pieces and mythological subjects.Arranged here for Woodwind Quintet this is taken from the finale of Act 1. It makes for a lively addition to any concert or recital.( Duration - 3:10 )