Woodwind Ensemble,Woodwind Quintet Bassoon,Clarinet,Flute,Horn,Oboe - Level 4 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1215990

Composed by Edward MacDowell. Arranged by Ray Thompson. 20th Century,Chamber,Romantic Period. 11 pages. RayThompsonMusic #812646. Published by RayThompsonMusic (A0.1215990).

Edward MacDowell was an American composer and pianist of the Romantic period. He was best known for his second piano concerto and his piano suites Woodland Sketches, Sea Pieces, and New England Idylls.

Woodland Sketches includes his most popular short piece, To a Wild Rose. 

A master at composing miniatures, his suite of 8 Sea Pieces Op.55 are colourful late-intermediate and early-advanced piano works. The eight pieces with descriptive titles explore a wide dynamic range and span the entire range of the keyboard.

This is my arrangement of No.5 Song (basically a sea shanty)
All of these sea pieces have a poem or piece of text:

This one has:

A merry song, a chorus brave,
And yet a sigh regret
For roses sweet, in woodland lanes...
Ah, love can ne'er forget!

Arranged wind quintet: the jaunty melody is given to the clarinet.

Brass Quintet Horn,Trombone,Trumpet,Tuba - Level 4 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1235547

Composed by Edward MacDowell. Arranged by Ray Thompson. Romantic Period. 10 pages. RayThompsonMusic #831060. Published by RayThompsonMusic (A0.1235547).

Arranged standard brass quintet.
Key changed from D to F major to aid musicians

Edward MacDowell was an American composer and pianist of the Romantic period. He was best known for his second piano concerto and his piano suites Woodland Sketches, Sea Pieces, and New England Idylls.

Woodland Sketches includes his most popular short piece, To a Wild Rose. 

A master at composing miniatures, his suite of 8 Sea Pieces Op.55 are colourful late-intermediate and early-advanced piano works. The eight pieces with descriptive titles explore a wide dynamic range and span the entire range of the keyboard.

This is my arrangement of No.5 Song (basically a sea shanty)
All of these sea pieces have a poem or piece of text:

This one has:

A merry song, a chorus brave,
And yet a sigh regret
For roses sweet, in woodland lanes... 
Ah, love can ne'er forget!

Arranged brass quintet: the jaunty melody is given to the trumpets.

Slower solos for tuba and horn.

Guitar - Digital Download

SKU: A0.951439

Composed by Edward MacDowell. Arranged by Andrew Howes. Romantic Period,Standards. Guitar Tab. 4 pages. Andrew Howes #6330667. Published by Andrew Howes (A0.951439).

My version of this beautiful salon-piece by Edward MacDowell. For lovers of advanced technique, those who like playing above the twelfth fret and fellow dropped D freaks everywhere.

Brass Quintet Horn,Trombone,Trumpet,Tuba - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1224745

Composed by Edward MacDowell. Arranged by Ray Thompson. Romantic Period. 9 pages. RayThompsonMusic #820855. Published by RayThompsonMusic (A0.1224745).

To a Wild Rose

Edward MacDowell was an American composer and pianist of the Romantic period. He was best known for his second piano concerto and his piano suites Woodland Sketches, Sea Pieces, and New England Idylls.

This is probably his most  well known and popular piece from 10 Woodland Sketches Op.51: originally written for piano.

Arranged standard brass quintet: 2 tpt, hn, tbn and tba

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

SKU: A0.1217017

Composed by Edward MacDowell. Arranged by Ray Thompson. 20th Century,Romantic Period. 8 pages. RayThompsonMusic #813546. Published by RayThompsonMusic (A0.1217017).

Edward MacDowell was an American composer and pianist of the Romantic period. He was best known for his second piano concerto and his piano suites Woodland Sketches, Sea Pieces, and New England Idylls.

Woodland Sketches Op.51 includes his most popular short piece, To a Wild Rose.

This is No.9  By a Meadow Brook arranged for wind quintet.

Woodwind Ensemble,Woodwind Quintet Bassoon,Clarinet,Flute,Horn,Oboe - Level 2 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.553364

Composed by Edward MacDowell. Arranged by Ray Thompson. 20th Century,Holiday,Wedding. 7 pages. RayThompsonMusic #2101965. Published by RayThompsonMusic (A0.553364).

Edward MacDowell was an American composer and pianist of the Romantic period.

He was best known for his second piano concerto and his piano suites Woodland Sketches, Sea Pieces, and New England Idylls.

Woodland Sketches includes his most popular short piece, To a Wild Rose which is also available

Woodwind Ensemble,Woodwind Quintet Bassoon,Clarinet,Flute,Horn,Oboe - Level 5 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1219333

Composed by Edward MacDowell. Arranged by Ray Thompson. Romantic Period. 9 pages. RayThompsonMusic #815728. Published by RayThompsonMusic (A0.1219333).

Edward MacDowell was an American composer and pianist of the Romantic period. He was best known for his second piano concerto and his piano suites: Woodland Sketches, Sea Pieces, and New England Idylls.

Woodland Sketches Op.51 includes his most popular short piece, To a Wild Rose. 

This is No. 2 from that series: Will o the Wisp arranged for wind quintet.

Other pieces are available on this site.

Bassoon,Clarinet,Double Bass,Flute,Horn,Oboe - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1226048

Composed by Edward MacDowell. Arranged by Ray Thompson. Romantic Period. 19 pages. RayThompsonMusic #822068. Published by RayThompsonMusic (A0.1226048).

Edward MacDowell was an American composer and pianist of the Romantic period. He was best known for his second piano concerto and his piano suites Woodland Sketches, Sea Pieces, and New England Idylls.

Woodland Sketches includes his most popular short piece, To a Wild Rose. 

A master at composing miniatures, his suite of 8 Sea Pieces Op.55 are colourful late-intermediate and early-advanced piano works. The eight pieces with descriptive titles explore a wide dynamic range and span the entire range of the keyboard.

This is my arrangement of No.7 Nautilus for double wind quinte/bass.

A fairy sail and a fairy boat


Other movements are available.

Bassoon,Clarinet,Double Bass,Flute,Horn,Oboe - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1233116

Composed by Edward MacDowell. Arranged by Ray Thompson. Romantic Period. 18 pages. RayThompsonMusic #828733. Published by RayThompsonMusic (A0.1233116).

Edward MacDowell was an American composer and pianist of the Romantic period. He was best known for his second piano concerto and his piano suites Woodland Sketches, Sea Pieces, and New England Idylls.

Woodland Sketches includes his most popular short piece, To a Wild Rose. 

A master at composing miniatures, his suite of 8 Sea Pieces Op.55 are colourful late-intermediate and early-advanced piano works. The eight pieces with descriptive titles explore a wide dynamic range and span the entire range of the keyboard.

This is my arrangement of No.2 From a Wandering Iceberg

It is quite short at 1 min 25 sec.

An errant princess of the north,
A virgin, snowy white
Sails adown the summer sea,
To realms of burning light




Arranged double wind quintet/bass.