This collection brings together 5 of the best marches in classical music, moving between triumphal, symphonic, sad and Christmas. Containing all levels of music, from beginners to professionals, they can be performed at various musical or ceremonial occasions or events.

I. The Stars and Stripes Forever by J. Philip Sousa
This transcription was written preserving the essence and creativity of the original piece written for wind band, ideal for the 4th of July holiday and other patriotic celebrations, due to the fact that it is considered "the second national anthem of the United States". It can be played by intermediate students as well as teachers and music professionals on the occasions of recitals and concerts.

II. March from The Nutcracker by Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Op. 71

The exciting march of the Nutcracker that warms up the Christmas festivities in a version for wood quintet that preserves the essence of the original version. It can be played by experienced and professional students, not recommended for beginners, mentioned above, it can be played at Christmas or recitals and concerts.

III. The Funeral March from Piano Sonata No. 2 by Fr�d�ric Chopin, Op. 35

Beautiful and haunting, memorable music by Chopin in an original and authentic version for wood quintet, ideal for funeral and memorial services for relatives, friends or near loved ones. It can be performed by music beginners or professionals in the area, where it can be used in recitals or professional or academic concerts.

IV. Military March No. 1 from 3 Marches Militaires by Franz Schubert, Op. 51

Schubert's fun march in this version for wood quintet where it preserves the original essence of the work, can be played by intermediate and professional students. It is fully recommended for public, famous and military performances; not only, but also in concert halls.

V. Marche des contrebandiers "�coute, compagnon" from Carmen by Georges Bizet

The "Marche des Contrebandiers" or "�coute, compagnon" (Smugglers' March) is the first movement of suite no. 2 of the opera Carmen. This version made for woodwind quintet preserves the essence of the original work, where it can be played by intermediate students and professional teachers. It is recommended for recitals and academic or professional concerts.

Penny Lane by John Lennon and PaulMcCartney was released by the Beatles in February 1967 as a double A-sidesingle with Strawberry Fields Forever and was subsequently included on theirMagical Mystery Tour album. In the song McCartney recalls childhood memories ofthe people who lived and worked in Penny Lane ? a Liverpool street and busterminus.

Penny Lane is arranged here for windquintet (flute, oboe, clarinet in B flat, horn in F and bassoon) by Lisa Portusof www.portuspress.com .

PDFincludes the full score and five separate parts.

Duration: 2'45"

Difficulty: approx. ABRSM Grade 5-6

A collection of 20 pieces arranged for wind quintet. Score and parts all included. Each piece is available separately but buying all 20 works in this bundle works out at $1 per score!



Grieg, Ases Death from Peer Gynt Suite

J.S.Bach Prelude and Fugue in B flay

Mussgorsky, Ballet of the Unhatched Chickens from Pictures at an Exhibition

Debussy, Danse Boh�mienne,

Tchaikovsky, December from the Seasons,

Purcell, Dido?s Lament from Dido and Aeneas

Fuchs, Entry of the Gladiators

Es Ist Ein Rose Entsprungen, Traditional

Franz Schubert, Impromptu in A flat

Mascagni, Intermezzo Sinfonico

Scott Joplin, Maple Leaf Rag

Verdi Pater Noster

Mozart, Three German Dances

Mussgorsky, The Old Castle from Pictures at an Exhibition

Strauss, Radeztsky March

Dovrak, Slavonic Dance No. 8

Debussy, The Snow is Dancing from Children?s Corner.

Traditional, The Twelve Days of Christmas.

Dovrak, Slavonic Dance No. 6

Ravel, Conversations of Beauty and the Beast

For more updates on new arrangements follow my Facebook page on https://www.facebook.com/a.middletonmusic/

This arrangement was adapted for a wood quintet ensemble, ideal to be performed at weddings and by groups of music beginners, which does not prevent it from being performed by professionals in the area. The piece has approximately 2 minutes and 33 seconds of duration, being in a comfortable time for those performing it, so that there is no difference between this version and the composer's original.

The Four Seasons, Italian Le quattro stagioni, group of four violin concerti by Italian composer Antonio Vivaldi, each of which gives a musical expression to a season of the year. Unusually for the time, Vivaldi published the concerti with accompanying poems (possibly written by Vivaldi himself) that elucidated what it was about those seasons that his music was intended to evoke. This movement is illustrated textually in a sonnet with the following description:

Standing quietly and contentedly by the fire
While outside the rain bathes everything;
Walk on the ice with slow step
For fear of falling in the attempt.
To feel when going out through the stinging door,
Sirocco, Borea, and all the winds at war;
That this is winter, but such, that joy door.

Mack the Knife (DieMoritat von Mackie Messer) is a ballad from the 1928 Threepenny Opera (Die Dreigroschenoper) - a "play with music" by BertoltBrecht and music by Kurt Weill. The opera begins with the ballad of "Mack theKnife", which introduces the audience to the many terrible crimescommitted by the central character, Macheath (Mack), a notorious criminal inVictorian London.

The song has long been a popular standard and has beenrecorded by many artists, including (among many, many others) Bobby Darin,Louis Armstrong, Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald,

Weill?s music is arranged here for wind quintet (flute, oboe, clarinet in B flat, horn in F and bassoon) by LisaPortus of www.portuspress.com. In addition to the ballad itself Lisa?s arrangementalso features optional sections of Weill?s wind band suite.

The PDF includes the full score and five separate parts.

Duration: 2'30"-3'15" (depending on cuts).

atina for Woodwinds (woodwind quintet - composed in 1998) consists of three movements: a neoclassical first movement, an aria in simple song form and a light-hearted rondo. It received its world premiere by Calico Winds in Los Angeles in 2000 and it will make a delightful addition to your program.

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)

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....

Killer Queen by Freddie Mercury arranged for wind quintet in original key.


Full score and parts included.
Parts: Flute, Oboe, Bb Clarinet, Horn in F, Bassoon.
Approximate duration: 2.15 minutes.

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.

The well-known Wedding Entrance March in a version for wood quintet, easy and respecting the essence of the original work, can be played freely inside churches or anywhere in marriage ceremonies. Ideal for music beginners or professional teachers, it can also be performed in academic or graduation recitals.

It is a bridal march played at the entrance of many Western wedding ceremonies. In English-speaking countries, it is generally known as "Here Comes the Bride" or "Wedding March", but "wedding march" refers to any piece in march tempo accompanying the entrance or exit of the bride, notably Felix Mendelssohn's "Wedding March". Wagner's piece was made popular when it was used as the processional at the wedding of Victoria the Princess Royal to Prince Frederick William of Prussia in 1858. Unlike the current tradition of it being played at the beginning of the ceremony, the work is performed after the wedding of Lohengrin and Elsa in the opera.