Flexible Wind Ens. + Perc-An upbeat 'big band' style ensemble for a minimum of just four players. The set includes an optional drum-kit part.Grade: 3 - 6

Flexible arrangements for multiple combinations of wind instruments-Adaptable and flexible to your unique needs Solos Duets & Trios for Winds is a versatile series that encourages playing in a variety of combinations. Featuring three written parts for every song the arrangements are designed so that the top line is the melody (Part 1) the second line (Part 2) creates a duet and the third line (Part 3) forms a trio. You can play solo parts alone or form small wind ensembles by mixing and matching instrumentation as well as mixing the parts played. Students will gain the opportunity to learn how to play in a small chamber group setting. The accompanying online media includes fully orchestrated backing tracks PDF files with pianoaccompaniments and TNT 2 software which features the ability to change the speed of the recordings without changing the pitch. Solos Duets & Trios for Winds: Movie Favorites features 19 of the most familiar and popular movie themes ever. Titles: As Time Goes By - Can You Read My Mind? (Love Theme from Superman) - Cantina Band - Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead - Family Portrait - From Russia with Love - Gonna Fly Now (Theme from Rocky) - Hedwig's Theme - The Great Escape March - The Imperial March (Darth Vader's Theme) - In Dreams - May the Force Be with You - James Bond Theme - The Magnificent Seven (Main Title) - Newt Says Goodbye to Tina/Jacob's Bakery - Over the Rainbow - Song from M-A-S-H (Suicide Is Painless) - Star Wars (Main Title) - Theme from Superman.

31 Duets That Can Be Played By Any Combination Of Wind Instruments-If you have a friend that plays another instrument and you want to play a duet with them for fun or in a performance then this is the book for you! This collection contains 31 duets in a variety of styles from classical to folk music to original pieces that will be fun to play with any combination of two wind instruments. Duets are a great way to learn how to play in a chamber music setting and this unique collection gives you the opportunity to do it with anyone else that plays a wind instrument making the combinations of instruments that can be used almost limitless. This collection is ideally suited for use in schools for students who areespecially eager to play music with their friends. The flexibility of these duets makes them a must-have for any wind player. Editions available for: Alto/Baritone Saxophone (CFWF95)Clarinet/Trumpet/T.C. Euphonium/Tenor Saxophone (CFWF94)Flute/Oboe (CFWF93)Trombone/B.C. Euphonium/Bassoon (CFWF96)Horn In F (CFWF97)Tuba (CFWF98)

French pianist conductor and composer Jean-Michel Damase (1928-2013) was composing by the age of nine. He studied at the Paris Conservatoire under many significant professors and won the 1947 Prix de Rome. 17 Variations for Wind Quintet is no exception to the composer's success. Damase is remembered for tackling every genre of music in order to bring further elegance to the tradition of French music. Frequently played in concerts 17 Variations for Wind Quintet is a charming work for an advanced quintet containing a Flute Clarinet Oboe Bassoon and French Horn. For all aspiring advanced Wind Quintets Damase's 17 Variations is an exciting addition to the ensemble's repertoire.

Six Movements For Wind Quintet-The original title for this composition was Eight Pieces for Wind Quintet. They received their first performance given by the New Music Group of Scotland (the commissioners) at the Reid Hall Edinburgh on 23 April 1991. Hallgrimsson then rewrote these pieces integrated them into four substantial movements and renamed the work 'Intarsia' a term borrowed from knitting when integrating patterns and colours.

W. Drake Mabry has transcribed Joplin's Ragtime Dance for wind quintet. This arrangement is ideal for use in schools for young wind players at an intermediate level.

Postcards was written in 1991 for the Vega Wind Quintet who first performed it at the Huddersfield Festival in the same year. It is a reworking of a set of eight Bagatelles written in 1965: each movement has been rewritten and enlarged to a greater or lesser extent. The title was chosen to emphasise the nature of the pieces which are in a sense brief postcards from different genres (fugato dance etc). John McCabe (1939-2015) was a British composer pianist and music administrator. He studied at the Royal Manchester College of Music and built a career as a virtuoso pianist. However he also wrote several hundred musical compositions ranging from large-scale orchestral works to chamber music and solo instrumental pieces - it is said the only classical genre he did not write for was opera.