Woodwind Ensemble,Woodwind Quintet Bassoon,Clarinet,Flute,Horn,Oboe - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1112405

Composed by Fanny Cecile Mendelssohn. Arranged by Allison B. Wehrle. 19th Century,Chamber. 8 pages. Allison B. Wehrle #714438. Published by Allison B. Wehrle (A0.1112405).

Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel wrote the Cholera Cantata in 1831, to mark the end of the epidemic that had devastated Berlin. The original, 13- part work was written for choir and chamber orchestra. The lyrics, derived from Biblical texts, depict both the despair and mourning felt during the height of the epidemic, and also celebratory praise at its cessation. After the initial performance in 1832, the piece remained unpublished (and likely unperformed) until it was rediscovered in the Mendelssohn Archives at the Berlin State Library 150 years later. This arrangement is of the introduction only.

Woodwind Ensemble,Woodwind Quintet - Level 4 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1017701

Composed by Giocchino Rossinl. Arranged by Friedrich Berr, Adrian Barnes. Classical. 36 pages. Cammerayguy #6216705. Published by Cammerayguy (A0.1017701).

When Rossini discovered these quartets that he wrote when he was 12 he described them as :
Six   dreadful   sonatas   composed   by   me   at   the   country   estate   of   my   friend   Agostino   Triossi,   when   I   was   at   a   most   infantile   age,   not   even   having   taken   a   lesson   in   accompaniment,   the   whole   composed   and   copied   out   in   three   days.     These   delightful   sonate   a   quattro   are   the   earliest   of   his   works   to   have   survived   and   they   have   been   in   the   repertoire   ever   since   he   wrote   them.       They   were   first   published   in   an   arrangement   for   string   quartet.       A   version   for   wind   quartet   followed   in   1828/9.      

This arrangement is for Wind Quintet with the addition of an oboe part. This provides a wider range of textures and also provides an opportunity to share the thematic material between all the players.

Woodwind Ensemble,Woodwind Quintet - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.966153

Composed by Zlata Tkach. 20th Century,Folk,World. 55 pages. Alexander Timofeev #6670351. Published by Alexander Timofeev (A0.966153).

This cycle of 6 pieces was composed by Zlata Tkach in 1987. It is scored for Woodwind Quintet. Duration: 8'. Includes the score and parts - Flute, Oboe, Clarinet in Bb, French horn, Bassoon.

About the composer:
Zlata Tkach (1928-2006) was the first woman composer of Moldova. She graduated in musicology (1952) and composition (1962) under Prof. Leonid Gurov, at the State Conservatory in Chisinau where she eventually taught for more than 40 years. A Honored Artist of the Moldovan Republic (1974), she was awarded many others prizes and distinctions such as the State Prize of Moldova (1982), the The Order of Labor Glory (1987) among others.

Her work catalogue numbers more than 800 compositions in different genres, among them are operas, a ballet, symphonic and vocal-symphonic works, chamber music, children music including children operas, choruses and didactic works. About 600 compositions of Zlata Tkach were published in Moldova, Russia, Ukraine, as well as in UK, Germany, USA and Canada. Her scenic works were staged in many theaters of the former USSR. Zlata Tkach is rediscovered as one of Eastern Europe's most prolific woman-composers.