for Woodwind Quintet-These two extraordinary works of late Mozart KV 594 and KV 608 were both composed to fulfill a commission for a memorial exhibit in Vienna to be played in a “mechanical clock organ.” The term “fantasy” or“fantasia” came to be affixed to these works later and is more descriptive and less cumbersome than the term Mozart listed in his own catalogue “Ein Stüke für ein Orgelwerk in ein Uhr.” They are also variouslytitled “Adagio und Allegro in f für ein Orgelwerk” and “Allegro und Andante (Fantasie in f) für eine Orgelwaltze.”The first of these composed between the monumental String Quintet in D and the Piano Concertoin Bb KV 595 is an A-B-A form comprised of an f minor Adagio opening and closing with a contrapuntal Allegro at its heart. KV 608 is more complicated opening with an f minor section reminiscent of a French Overture followed by a fugue in fminor then an Andante aria followed by a return to the opening and then a more complex version of the fugue.Despite the frustration that Mozart expressed (in a letter to Constanze) with the sound world of these mechanical devices KV 594and 608 are remarkable works which stand at an intersection incorporating what he learned about counterpoint studying at the foot of Bach while looking ahead to the emotional and harmonic poignancy of Schubert.

Programme Note WHIRLS´ WORLD (1970) for wind quintet. 'Whirl´s World' was composed in 1970 as one of a series of works which explored the so-called musical ´difference-phenomenon´. This term (which I coined in connection with a series of lectures in California that year) indicates a motivic duplicity in which two - often very simple - melodic ideas come ´out of phrase´ with each other giving rise to a course of constantly changing conditions. In Whirl´s World the difference phenomenon is heard from the beginning where a three-note motif and a four-note motif are set against each other. It all proceeds lake a lightning-fast series of chess moves; first notenumber 1 of the three-note motif is moved then note number 1 of the four-note motif thereafter note number 2 of the three-note motif - and so on. This fast opening flows into a slow section in which the differences now appear as ´fluctuations´ between very closely related tones (of which one is sung by the musician). There is only one movement built up as an organic growth from slow to furiously fast whirling and back again to slow which can be heard as ´slow-motion whirls´ as a water-world of ripples and bubbles. All this is framed by the introduction described above and a corresponding conclusion in which the movement is now descending ending in the resolute bass full-stop. Per Norgård

Wind Quintet with Narrator. Written for the Oxford based wind quintet 'The Five Winds' for a Children's Christmas concert. First performed at the Holywell Music Rooms Oxford 1985. A sleepy bear (bassoon) a romantic lady (cor anglais) a mad cobbler (clarinet) and a fisherman's son (piccolo) are all visited by the 'Mountain Wind' (horn) of Stephen Pegg's imaginative story.

Score and five parts (Flute Oboe Clarinet Bassoon Horn).Moderate level of difficulty.Night on Bald Mountain depicts a witches’ sabbath on St. John’s Day the night between 23 and 24 June. Its sections present the infernal noise of ghostly voices the chattering and quarrelling of witches the appearance of ghosts the dance of witches and demons the appearance of Satan the adoration and Black Mass and finally the pealing bells of the village church announcing the break of day and thus the end of the witches’ sabbath.Whether intentionally or not Mussorgsky actually finished the work on the eve of St. John’s Day (23 June1867) after spending twelve days on its composition. Technically speaking Joachim Linckelmann’s exciting version for Wind Quintet is the arrangement of an arrangement as Mussorgsky’s symphonic poem is almost invariably heard in the familiar version by Rimsky-Korsakov.

Par SCHWARZ OTTO M.. The play-along book ?Playing with the Concert Band VOL. I? has been designed for Flute, Bb Clarinet, Oboe, Bassoon, Eb Alto Saxophone, Bb Trumpet, F Horn, C Trombone, Bb Euphonium, C Euphonium, Tuba, Mallets Percussion and Timpani /Percussion. The original concert band part for each instrument with some additional parts is printed in its own edition. The concert band recordings were performed by an 50-strong professional wind band, the Luxembourg Military Band, conducted by Lieutenant Colonel Jean-Claude Braun. The series includes the newest works by the composer Otto M. Schwarz, such as Anima Negra, Symphonic Suite from ?Die Jungen von der Paulstrasse?, The Pied Piper of Hamelin and Symphonic Suite from ?1805 - A Town´s Tale?. / Date parution : 2022-02-17/ Recueil / Flûte Traversière

Book/CD Pack. Master Solos book/CD packs are a fresh source of solo literature in a comprehensive package for developing instrumentalists. The collections for the various instruments were personally selected and performed by world-famous performing artists and educators (see below) and each features a specially prepared lesson. Every Master Solos pack includes 8 selections by renowned composers - different for each instrument - and a piano accompaniment book. The accompanying CDs are uniquely designed to serve in practice and performance situations and offer immeasurable benefits for the intermediate soloist and for the instrumental instructor. The first trackfeatures the solo performance with piano accompaniment providing tempo and musical style and the second track is the piano accompaniment only designed for rehearsal. The recorded accompaniment can also be used in performances. Flute by Gary Sigurdson Oboe by Don Jaeger Bassoon by Leonard Sharrow Bb Clarinet by Ramon Kireilis Eb Alto Saxophone by Larry Teal Bb Trumpet/Cornet by Robert Getchell Horn by Louis Stout Trombone by Buddy Baker Baritone Horn by Larry Campbell Tuba by Daniel Perantoni Percussion by Peter Magadini. All books edited by Linda Rutherford.

With Your Own Concert Band on CD-This book contains the lead wind and brass parts for 16 popular pieces from the concert band repertoire. The play-along CD contains concertband performances with the clarinet part missing from the recording.Includes: Earth Song (Michael Jackson) The Second Waltz(Shostakovich) Gabriel???s Oboe (Ennio Morricone). Abba Gold CanYou Feel the Love Tonight (Elton John) and many more.

Arrangeur : Schwab, Siegfried / Preludio e Finale / 2 melody instruments (flute, violin, oboe, clarinet in Bb, Viiola, horn) and guitar