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Let It Whip
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Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon
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Leon Ndugu Chancler
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Jeff Tincher
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Let It Whip
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Jeff Tincher
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Woodwind Ensemble,Woodwind Quartet Bassoon,Clarinet,Flute,Oboe - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1106709 By Leon Ndugu Chancler. By J. Reginald Andrew...
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Woodwind Ensemble,Woodwind Quartet Bassoon,Clarinet,Flute,Oboe - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1106709 By Leon Ndugu Chancler. By J. Reginald Andrews and Leon Ndugu Chancler. Arranged by Jeff Tincher. Contemporary,Funk. 19 pages. Jeff Tincher #709646. Published by Jeff Tincher (A0.1106709). One of the best funk songs of the 80's. In the original key from the Dazz Band's Keep It Live LP, this song will have you dancing. Duration = 4:24. Visit my websites: https://jefftincher.wixsite.com/sheetmusic, https://jefftincher.wixsite.com/music, https://www.facebook.com/jefftincherpublishing.
$12.99
Bach Goes To Town
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Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon
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Benny Goodman
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Bach Goes To Town
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Woodwind Ensemble,Woodwind Quartet Bassoon,Clarinet,Flute,Oboe - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.582019 By Benny Goodman. By Alex Templeton. Arranged ...
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Woodwind Ensemble,Woodwind Quartet Bassoon,Clarinet,Flute,Oboe - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.582019 By Benny Goodman. By Alex Templeton. Arranged by John Gibson. Jazz. 18 pages. JB Linear #4299821. Published by JB Linear (A0.582019). ALEC TEMPLETON was a blind musician very popular in England and America in the 1930's and 1940's. This nifty little piece shows his skills in composing a jazzy sound using the techniques of J. S. Bach. Benny Goodman recorded the fugue movement in 1938. Playing in a swing style, they played the piece first as written by Templeton, and then repeated with solos. It is worth listening to that performance if you want to get the swing right! It is set for WOODWIND QUARTET BY JOHN GIBSON (FLUTE, OBOE, CLARINET, AND BASSOON). The audio sample has short parts of both movements. With a little practice this could be played by advanced intermediate players. Have fun!
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Daughter Zion, rejoice from Judas Maccabaeus - Choral & Shuffle - Brass Quintet
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Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon
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Christmas
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Thomas Graf
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Daughter Zion, rejoice from Ju
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Brass Ensemble Euphonium,Horn,Trombone,Trumpet,Tuba - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.504110 Composed by G.F. Haendel. Arranged by Thomas Graf. Christ...
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Brass Ensemble Euphonium,Horn,Trombone,Trumpet,Tuba - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.504110 Composed by G.F. Haendel. Arranged by Thomas Graf. Christmas,Jazz. Score and parts. 49 pages. Thomas Graf - the-hit-factory.com #116037. Published by Thomas Graf - the-hit-factory.com (A0.504110). This concert piece starts with a classic choral auf Händel’s masterpiece, then comes the big surprise: A funky Back Beat with jazzy chords starts and will make your whole audience clap and dance. All parts are feature and even a solo for the bass part is included. It ends up in a cool finale. Drums are optional and may be substituted by a Cachon or even only clapping. A must for your upcoming concerts during holiday season! Instrumentation: Tpt 1/2 in Bb/C, Horn in F/Eb, Trombone C/Bb, Tuba/Bass in Bb/Eb Listen to the video recording - a challenge for your ensemble. Please don't forget to review your purchase - you will help other musicians to choose the perfect arrangement for their ensemble. Thank you very much! Important note: All our arrangements, esp. Big Band and Concert Band arrangements are played and prooved with our own ensembles with great fun and success. Please let us know if you have any request, question or if you need transposed parts. Any individual arrangement and substitute parts are available on request. Call +49 (0) 172 2515987 - E-Mail: info@the-hit-factory.com. - www.the-hit-factory.com - facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hitfactorymusic.
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Her Majesty
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Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon
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Rock
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The Beatles
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Jeff Tincher
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Her Majesty
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Jeff Tincher
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Woodwind Ensemble,Woodwind Quartet Bassoon,Clarinet,Flute,Oboe - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.584017 By The Beatles. By John Lennon and Paul McCart...
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Woodwind Ensemble,Woodwind Quartet Bassoon,Clarinet,Flute,Oboe - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.584017 By The Beatles. By John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Arranged by Jeff Tincher. Rock. 7 pages. Jeff Tincher #5223053. Published by Jeff Tincher (A0.584017). If you owned Abbey Road you may have missed this song. Her Majesty was not included in the song list on the original back cover of the album. You would have to let the album play 56 seconds after The End before the song played. It is a short little song about Paul's adoration of The Queen of England. It is a fun piece. Duration = 25 seconds. Visit my websites: https://jefftincher.wixsite.com/sheetmusic, https://jefftincher.wixsite.com/music, https://www.facebook.com/jefftincherpublishing.
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You Are The Sunshine Of My Life
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Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon
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Pop music
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Stevie Wonder
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Thomas Graf
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You Are The Sunshine Of My Lif
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Thomas Graf - the-hit-factory.com
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Brass Ensemble Euphonium,Horn,Trombone,Trumpet,Tuba - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.506041 By Stevie Wonder. By Stevie Wonder. Arranged by Thomas Gr...
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Brass Ensemble Euphonium,Horn,Trombone,Trumpet,Tuba - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.506041 By Stevie Wonder. By Stevie Wonder. Arranged by Thomas Graf. Pop. Score and parts. 29 pages. Thomas Graf - the-hit-factory.com #117641. Published by Thomas Graf - the-hit-factory.com (A0.506041). Stevie Wonder’s classic – Just one of the best songs in music history. Nothing more to say. Here it comes in challenging polyphonic arrangement that will surely impress your audience! Instrumentation: Part I: Trumpet in Bb/C, Part II: Horn in F/Eb/Trombone in C/Bb, Part III: Tuba/Bass in Bb - flexible instrumentation is possible Listen to the video recording - a challenge for your ensemble. Please don't forget to review your purchase - you will help other musicians to choose the perfect arrangement for their ensemble. Thank you very much! Important note: All our arrangements, esp. Big Band and Concert Band arrangements are played and prooved with our own ensembles with great fun and success. Please let us know if you have any request, question or if you need transposed parts. Any individual arrangement and substitute parts are available on request. Call +49 (0) 172 2515987 - E-Mail: info@the-hit-factory.com. - www.the-hit-factory.com - facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hitfactorymusic.
$25.00
You Are The Sunshine Of My Life
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Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon
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Pop music
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Stevie Wonder
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Thomas Graf
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You Are The Sunshine Of My Lif
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Thomas Graf - the-hit-factory.com
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SheetMusicPlus
Brass Ensemble Euphonium,Horn,Trombone,Trumpet,Tuba - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.506040 By Stevie Wonder. By Stevie Wonder. Arranged by Thomas Gr...
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Brass Ensemble Euphonium,Horn,Trombone,Trumpet,Tuba - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.506040 By Stevie Wonder. By Stevie Wonder. Arranged by Thomas Graf. Pop. Score and parts. 29 pages. Thomas Graf - the-hit-factory.com #117640. Published by Thomas Graf - the-hit-factory.com (A0.506040). Stevie Wonder’s classic – Just one of the best songs in music history. Nothing more to say. Here it comes in challenging polyphonic arrangement that will surely impress your audience! Instrumentation: Part I: Trumpet in Bb/C, Part II: Horn in F/Eb/Trombone in C/Bb, Part III: Tuba/Bass in Bb - flexible instrumentation is possible Listen to the video recording - a challenge for your ensemble. Please don't forget to review your purchase - you will help other musicians to choose the perfect arrangement for their ensemble. Thank you very much! Important note: All our arrangements, esp. Big Band and Concert Band arrangements are played and prooved with our own ensembles with great fun and success. Please let us know if you have any request, question or if you need transposed parts. Any individual arrangement and substitute parts are available on request. Call +49 (0) 172 2515987 - E-Mail: info@the-hit-factory.com. - www.the-hit-factory.com - facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hitfactorymusic.
$18.00
Kyrie (Durante) (Woodwind Quartet - 1 Flute, 1 Oboe, 1 Clar, 1 Bassoon)
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Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon
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Francesco Durante
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Regis Bookshar
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Kyrie
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Regis Bookshar
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Woodwind Ensemble,Woodwind Quartet Bassoon,Clarinet,Flute,Oboe - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1092511 Composed by Francesco Durante. Arranged by Re...
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Woodwind Ensemble,Woodwind Quartet Bassoon,Clarinet,Flute,Oboe - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1092511 Composed by Francesco Durante. Arranged by Regis Bookshar. Baroque,Instructional,Sacred. 7 pages. Regis Bookshar #696601. Published by Regis Bookshar (A0.1092511). Kyrie - by Francesco Durante; Woodwind Quartet – Intermediate – Digital Download. “Kyrieâ€, originally written for a four-part vocal ensemble by Francesco Durante, has now been transcribed, edited and arranged by Regis Bookshar, for a Woodwind Quartet, consisting of 1 Flute, 1 Oboe, 1 Bb Clarinet and 1 Bassoon. It would be a welcomed addition to any music library. This short composition, which lasts less than two minutes, will provide many students with the opportunity to practice breath control because of its long phrases, and to help them to continue to develop good intonation because many of the phrases cadence on a unison note. This selection could be performed for concerts, recitals and church services. It is suitable for high school and college students but professional musicians would also enjoy playing this selection. Included are a score and a complete set of parts (7 pages). This selection is one of the many arrangements from the Regis Bookshar Trumpet Ensemble’s extensive music library which are being made available for the first time. We have performed the Trumpet Quartet version of this composition for many church services, especially funerals, when we were asked to supply something more somber and introspective rather than the louder, more festive music which many people come to expect from a Trumpet Ensemble. Francesco Durante was an Italian composer who was born on March 31, 1684 at Frattamaggiore, in the Kingdom of Naples. At an early age he entered the Conservatorio dei poveri di Gesu Cristo, in Naples, where he received lessons from Gaetano Greco. Later he became a pupil of Alessandro Scarlatti at the Conservatorio di Sant’Onofrio. He is said to have succeeded Scarlatti in 1725 at Sant’Onofrio and to have remained there until 1742, when he succeeded Nicola Porpora as head of the Conservatorio di Santa Maria de Loreto, also in Naples. He held this post for thirteen years, until his death on September 30, 1755. His fame as a teacher was considerable, and, unlike his Neapolitan contemporaries, who attracted international notice with their operas, Francesco Durante achieved recognition through his church music, along with some vocal chamber and instrumental works. His concern was not quantity. A complete collection of Durante’s works, consisting almost exclusively of sacred music, was presented by Gaspare Selveggi, a Neapolitan art collector and music theorist, to the Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris. The imperial library of Vienna also preserves a valuable collection of Durante’s manuscripts. The fact that Durante never composed for the stage brought him an exaggerated reputation as a composer of sacred music. He was considered one of the best church composers of his style and period. In his masses, requiems, litanies and Lamentations, he could provide strong expressive moments, as he does in this “Kyrieâ€. In addition to this arrangement for a Woodwind Quartet, Regis Bookshar has also made other arrangements of this selection. There are Quartets readily available for a wide variety of instrumental ensembles. Please take the time to look for other versions of this composition. You may find something else that may also suit your needs. I would also encourage you to search for other arrangements by Regis Bookshar, as well, as there are numerous arrangements in a variety of styles, also available for purchase. You may find something else which might interest you. Please continue to check periodically because new arrangements are being added as often as possible. I’m certain that this beautiful arrangement of Francesco Durante’s “Kyrie†will continue to entertain both performers and audiences alike for years to come.
$10.00
Kyrie (Durante) (Woodwind Quartet - 1 Flute, 1 Clar, 1 Hrn, 1 Bassoon)
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Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon
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Francesco Durante
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Kyrie
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Regis Bookshar
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SheetMusicPlus
Woodwind Ensemble,Woodwind Quartet Bassoon,Clarinet,Flute,Oboe - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1092508 Composed by Francesco Durante. Arranged by Re...
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Woodwind Ensemble,Woodwind Quartet Bassoon,Clarinet,Flute,Oboe - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1092508 Composed by Francesco Durante. Arranged by Regis Bookshar. Baroque,Instructional,Sacred. 7 pages. Regis Bookshar #696598. Published by Regis Bookshar (A0.1092508). Kyrie - by Francesco Durante; Woodwind Quartet – Intermediate – Digital Download. “Kyrieâ€, originally written for a four-part vocal ensemble by Francesco Durante, has now been transcribed, edited and arranged by Regis Bookshar, for a Woodwind Quartet, consisting of 1 Flute, 1 Bb Clarinet, 1 French Horn and 1 Bassoon. It would be a welcomed addition to any music library. This short composition, which lasts less than two minutes, will provide many students with the opportunity to practice breath control because of its long phrases, and to help them to continue to develop good intonation because many of the phrases cadence on a unison note. This selection could be performed for concerts, recitals and church services. It is suitable for high school and college students but professional musicians would also enjoy playing this selection. Included are a score and a complete set of parts (7 pages). This selection is one of the many arrangements from the Regis Bookshar Trumpet Ensemble’s extensive music library which are being made available for the first time. We have performed the Trumpet Quartet version of this composition for many church services, especially funerals, when we were asked to supply something more somber and introspective rather than the louder, more festive music which many people come to expect from a Trumpet Ensemble. Francesco Durante was an Italian composer who was born on March 31, 1684 at Frattamaggiore, in the Kingdom of Naples. At an early age he entered the Conservatorio dei poveri di Gesu Cristo, in Naples, where he received lessons from Gaetano Greco. Later he became a pupil of Alessandro Scarlatti at the Conservatorio di Sant’Onofrio. He is said to have succeeded Scarlatti in 1725 at Sant’Onofrio and to have remained there until 1742, when he succeeded Nicola Porpora as head of the Conservatorio di Santa Maria de Loreto, also in Naples. He held this post for thirteen years, until his death on September 30, 1755. His fame as a teacher was considerable, and, unlike his Neapolitan contemporaries, who attracted international notice with their operas, Francesco Durante achieved recognition through his church music, along with some vocal chamber and instrumental works. His concern was not quantity. A complete collection of Durante’s works, consisting almost exclusively of sacred music, was presented by Gaspare Selveggi, a Neapolitan art collector and music theorist, to the Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris. The imperial library of Vienna also preserves a valuable collection of Durante’s manuscripts. The fact that Durante never composed for the stage brought him an exaggerated reputation as a composer of sacred music. He was considered one of the best church composers of his style and period. In his masses, requiems, litanies and Lamentations, he could provide strong expressive moments, as he does in this “Kyrieâ€. In addition to this arrangement for a Woodwind Quartet, Regis Bookshar has also made other arrangements of this selection. There are Quartets readily available for a wide variety of instrumental ensembles. Please take the time to look for other versions of this composition. You may find something else that may also suit your needs. I would also encourage you to search for other arrangements by Regis Bookshar, as well, as there are numerous arrangements in a variety of styles, also available for purchase. You may find something else which might interest you. Please continue to check periodically because new arrangements are being added as often as possible. I’m certain that this beautiful arrangement of Francesco Durante’s “Kyrie†will continue to entertain both performers and audiences alike for years to come.
$10.00
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