The Carnival of the Animals (Le carnaval des animaux) is a humorous musical suite of fourteen movements by the French Romantic composer Camille Saint-Sa�ns. The work was written for private performance by an ad hoc ensemble of two pianos and other instruments, and the complete work lasts around 25 minutes.

I have arranged a selection of pieces from this suite for wind quintet-

They are:

I. Introduction et Marche Royale du Lion( Inroduction and Royal March of the Lion)

II. Poules et Coqs (Hens and Roosters)

IV. Tortues (Tortoises)

V. L'El�phant (The Elephant)

XII. Fossiles (Fossils)

XII. Le Cygne (The Swan)

XIV. Final (Finale)

16 pages of score and parts. Duration: less than three minutes.

Arranged from the original solo piano version (also available in Sheet Music Plus, and on Richard Fountain's debut CD, American Ivory), Guide to Holiday Shopping is joyous Christmas rondo for the advanced wind quintet. All players get to dabble in the foreground music. Listen for the clarinet's "hallelujahs" at Rehearsal G. This is music to help us balance the stresses of the holidays with the purpose and mission of our shopping, and to remind us of the reason for the season. Completely appropriate for inclusion on any social event during November and December.

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Romanian Folk Dances Sz. 56, BB 68 is a suite of six short piano pieces composed by B�la Bart�k in 1915. He later orchestrated it for small ensemble in 1917 as Sz. 68, BB 76.

It is based on seven Romanian tunes from Transylvania, originally played on fiddle or shepherd's flute.

The original name for the piece was titled Romanian Folk Dances from Hungary but was later changed by Bart�k when Transylvania became part of Romania in 1920. It is nowadays available in the 1971 edition which is written with key signatures although Bart�k rarely ever used key signatures.

This set of dances consists of six movements and, according to the composer, it should take four minutes and three seconds to perform, but most professional pianists take up to five minutes. The list of the movements is as follows (with the original Hungarian title listed first, the most commonly known Romanian title second, and the English translation in parentheses):




Bot t�nc / Jocul cu b�tand#259; (Stick Dance)The melody of the first movement, according to Bart�k, came from the Mezand#337;szabad (present-day Voiniceni) village that was part of Mezand#337;cs�v�s (present-day Ceuaand#537;u de C�mpie) commune which was located in the Maros-Tordaadministrative county within Transylvania, and he first heard it when two gypsy violinists were playing it.
Br�ul (Sash Dance)The second movement is a typical dance from Romania called Br�ul, for which traditionally a sash or a waistband was used. This melody came from Egres (present-day Igriand#537;), in the Banat region.
Topog� / Pe loc (In One Spot)The third dance comes also from Egres (Igriand#537;), but its theme is much darker and its melody recreates Middle Eastern instruments, such as the flute.[4]
Bucsum� t�nc / Buciumeana (Dance from Bucsum)The fourth dance came from Bucsony, Als�-Feh�r County (today Bucium, Alba county in Romania)
Rom�n polka / Poarga Rom�neascand#259; (Romanian Polka)The fifth dance is an old Romanian dance similar to the Polka and comes from Bel�nyes (present-day Beiuand#351;, in Bihor county), near the border between Hungary and Romania.
Apr�z� / Mand#259;runand#539;el (Fast Dance)The sixth and last dance is formed by two different melodies: the first one comes from Bel�nyes (present-day Beiuand#537;) and the second one comes from the then named Nyagra (present-day Neagra) village within the Palotailva (present-day Lunca Bradului) commune. Both on the orchestral version and on the original piano version, the final two dances are performed attacca?without a break between movements.

Fifteen Hungarian Peasant Songs, Sz. 71, BB 79 is a collection of short folk melodies arranged for piano by Hungarian composer B�la Bart�k. It was composed between 1914 and 1918. In 1933, Bart�k adapted and orchestrated parts of the piece as Hungarian Peasant Songs, Sz. 100, BB 107, commonly known by its Hungarian name, Magyar parasztdalok([ˈmɒɟɒr ˈpɒrɒstˌdɒlok]).
My arrangement for standard wind quintet is based on the piano music.

The collection consists of fifteen movements, some of which are grouped together. A typical performance lasts 13?15 minutes. The movements in my arrangement are as follows:(7-14)

Old Dance Tunes
7.Allegro
8 Allegretto
9 Allegretto
10 L'istesso tempo
11 Assai moderato
12 Allegretto
13 Poco pi� vivo ? Allegretto Allegro
14 Allegro

en Easy Pieces, Sz. 39, BB 51 (Hungarian: T�z k�nnyű zongoradarab) is a collection of short pieces for piano by Hungarian composer B�la Bart�k. It was composed in 1908.


The set consists of eleven pieces in total, although the initial dedication is not numbered. It has an overall approximate duration of 17 minutes. The movement list is as follows:

Dedication1. Peasant Song2. Frustration3. Slovakian Boys' Dance4. Sostenuto (This One)5. Evening in Transylvania6. Hungarian Folksong7. Dawn8. Slovakian Folksong9. Five-Finger Exercise10. Bear Dance
It is arranged for standard wind quintet.

Faetures a nice opening solo for Bassoon....

Ten Easy Pieces, Sz. 39, BB 51 (Hungarian: T�z k�nnyű zongoradarab) is a collection of short pieces for piano by Hungarian composer B�la Bart�k. It was composed in 1908.


The set consists of eleven pieces in total, although the initial dedication is not numbered. It has an overall approximate duration of 17 minutes. The movement list is as follows:

Dedication (This One)1. Peasant Song2. Frustration3. Slovakian Boys' Dance (this one)4. Sostenuto5. Evening in Transylvania6. Hungarian Folksong7. Dawn8. Slovakian Folksong9. Five-Finger Exercise10. Bear Dance
It is arranged for standard wind quintet.