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Brandt’s Woodwind Quintet List – B

In concert with recent scholarship on women composers, this list now highlights their names with a different-colored background.

Baaren, Kees van (1906-1970)

Quintetto a fiati, “Sovraposizioni II” (1963)

Amsterdam: Donemus, 1963,1965 /

New York: C. F. Peters

Duration: 10:20. Uses serial style.

Also:

Setteto (1952) for woodwind quintet, violin, and bass

Amsterdam: Donemus, 1952

Baars, Marcel

Four Short Pieces (2004)

Red Frog Music; see also http://www.sheetmusicplus.com/

Baberkoff, Peter (1929- )

Quintet

Monteux: Musica Rara

See also Beethoven’s Piano Quintet.

Beffa, Karol(1973- )

Five o’Clock (2015)

Paris: Gérard Billaudot Éditeur, 2016

Duration: 14:30. Commissioned by the Klarth Quintet, premiered June 14, 2015.

See Beffa’s quintet for keyboard and winds.

Beglarian, Grant (1927-2002)

Woodwind Quintet (1966)

Piedmont Music (Edwin Marks, NY)

Commissioned by the University of Michigan for its 1966 Contemporary Music Festival.

Arthur Cohen (The Literature of Chamber Music) calls this “neo-classic music, but not on the sunny side of the street.”

Behrend, Fritz (1889-1972)

Divertimento, Op. 104

Selbstverlag (self-published)

Wind Quintet (1951)

*Same piece as above?

Octet (Suite), Op. 116 for flute, oboe, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, bassoon, horn and trumpet

Beintus, Jean-Pascal(1966- )

Wolf Tracks (arr. Andrey Rubtsov)

See the Russian National Orchestra Wind Quintet’s commerce page at https://vk.com/smartmusicshop

Beischer-Matyó, Tamás (1972- )

Wind Quintet (1997-98, revised 2009)

Movements: I. Parade; II. Intrigue; III. Dirge; IV. Heavy; V. Fairy Queen. Score and parts available for download from the International Music Score Library Project http://imslp.org/wiki/Wind_Quintet_(Beischer-Maty%C3%B3,_Tam%C3%A1s) . A recording is also available on the site. See also: http://beischermatyo.hu/

Bekku, Sadao (1922-2012)

Nihon kumikyoku (Japanese Suite) No. 1 (1955)

Tokyo: Ongaku-no-Tomo Sha, 1962

4 movements, uses Japanese folk songs.

Belfiore, Turi(1917- ?)

Quintet

Bell, Allan Gordon (1953- )

Five Rituals (1980) for woodwind quintet and 2 percussionists

Toronto: Canadian Music Center

Oboe doubles English horn; clarinet doubles bass clarinet, flute might double on alto flute. Duration: 23:00. Commissioned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. Movements: I. Macrocosmos; II. Solitude; III. Vulnerability & Communion; IV. Awakening; V. Microcosmos.

Bell, Elizabeth (1928-2016)

Kaleidoscope (1969)

New York: American Composers Alliance

Be aware that there is also a version of Kaleidoscope for flute and piano.

Bell, Larry Thomas (1952- )

Quintessence, Op. 39 (1993)

Boston, Massachusetts: Casa Rustica Publications, 1993

Duration: 10:00Premiered by the Ariel Woodwind Quintet. Movements: 1. Prelude and Fugue; 2. Double Variation; 3. Scherzo. See also: http://www.larrybellmusic.com/

Bell, Randy M. (Randolph)

Moods of Life

New York: Seesaw Press

Movements: Introduction; Happy; Purity; Free; Melancholy; Life.

Bellini, Vincenzo(1801-1835)

Overture to Norma (1831)(arr. Fabrizio Francia) for double woodwind quintet

ComposerShop.com, http://www.composershop.com/

Piccolo, flute, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns.

Bellucci, Giacomo(1928-2015)

Notesdieci (1979) for double woodwind quintet

Milano: Rugginenti Editore, 1983

Bellman, Carl Michael(1740-1795)

Fem Bellmansånger (Five Bellman Songs) (arr. Robert Sund) for men’s choir and woodwind quintet

Stockholm : Sveriges körförbunds förl., 1980

Beltrami, Edson(1965- )

Chronicles and Poems

Blacksburg, Virginia: Cayambis Music Press, 2016 (www.cayambismusicpress.com/)

6 movements. Duration: 25:00.

Suite (for woodwind quintet)

Blacksburg, Virginia: Cayambis Music Press, 2016 (www.cayambismusicpress.com/)

Five movements. Duration: 19:00.

Rag for double woodwind quintet

Blacksburg, Virginia: Cayambis Music Press, 2015 (www.cayambismusicpress.com/)

Duration: 4:00.
For 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 B^♭ clarinets, 2 horns, and 2 bassoons.

Benedetti, Josefina

Pantanal

Blacksburg, Virginia: Cayambis Music Press, 2016 (www.cayambismusicpress.com/

Benejam i Agell, Lluís (1914-1968)

Quintet (1953)

Barcelona: Clivis, 2001

Beneš, Juraj (1940-2004)

Canzona No. 1 (1977)

Bratislava: Slovensky Hudobny Fond

Duration: 7:00.

Benguerel i Godó, Xavier (1931- )

Successions (1960)

Munich: Edition Modern

Benjamin, Arthur (1893-1960)

Divertimento (1958) for woodwind quintet

Although listed in several sources, including Grove’s, I have not been able to find any publication of this work. Perhaps it is hidden away in some dusty archive waiting for rediscovery. Do not confuse it with Benjamin’s Divertimento on Themes by Gluck for oboe and string orchestra, written in 1952. [ Andrew Brandt ]

Jamaican Rumba(arr. Scott Jacobs) for double woodwind quintet

Original 1938 version was for two pianos and later arranged for orchestra.

Suite from Tartuffe (arr. Alan Boustead) for double woodwind quintet

See also his Jamaican Rumba for piano and winds.

Benjamin, Thomas E. (1940- )

Bagatelles (1981)

San Antonio, Texas: Southern Music Co., 2000

3 movements. Duration: 15:00.

Described by Ron Klimko as “written in a quiet, gentle and lyrical neo-romantic/classical style, fast-slow-fast, with a spirited finale.” (The Double Reed, Vol. 24, No. 3, 1991)

Ben-Kennaz, Hilat

Bitter-Sweet (2005)

Tel Aviv: Israel Music Center, See also: http://www.israelcomposers.org/Members.aspx?lang=English&letter=B&id=129

Duration: 12:00.

Snakes and Ladders

Tel Aviv: Israel Music Institute, https://www.imi.org.il/

Duration: 10:00.

Ben-Shabetai, Ari (1954- )

Winks (2010)

Tel Aviv: Israel Music Center–Music Publishing, #4006

Duration: 10:00. Israeli-American composer. Performed by the Tel Aviv Wind Quintet. MIDI realizations of the movements are available on http://www.compositiontoday.com/ari_ben-shabetai/default.asp?p=4 .

Bennett, David (1892-1990)

Rhapsodette

New York: Carl Fischer, 1940

Bennett, Frank

Elements

Hamden, Connecticut: Sangita Music, 1980

Movements: Rhythms; Song form; Mode; Lines.

Bennett, Hunter(arranger)

Disco Inferno (arr. Hunter Bennett)

Mr. Bennett is a clarinetist and a former student at the New England Conservatory, where the quintet Philharmonic Five performed this arrangement, including disco era tunes, “In the Navy,” “YMCA” “Staying Alive,” and more. A video of the performance is on YouTube: https://youtu.be/5bQr9rD29wI

Bennett, Richard Rodney (1936-2012)

Concerto for Wind Quintet (1983)

Borough Green, Kent: Novello, 1984

Flute doubles on piccolo. Duration: 17:00. In spite of the title, this is a quintet, not a concerto with orchestra. Movements: Poco allegro; Little elegy; Capriccio. Written for the Dorian Wind Quintet; premiered Oct. 16, 1984 in Washington, DC.

Woodwind Quintet (1967-68)

Wien: Universal Edition, 1968

London: Novello

Movements: I. Poco allegro; II. Little elegy; III. Capriccio. Duration: 17:00 Commissioned by the Serge Koussevitzky Music Foundation in the Library of Congress. Premiered by the New York Woodwind Quintet Jan. 31, 1969, on a concert sponsored by the Gertrude Clarke Whittall Foundation.

Barbera Secrist-Schmedes, in Wind Chamber Music, describes this work as owing as much to turn-of-the-century English style as to the 12-tone techniques it is written with.

Anniversary Variation

A variation based on a theme of Anton Reicha, written for the Dorian Quintet’s 40^th anniversary. Part of a collaborative series by various composers, including Richard Rodney Bennett, Lee Hoiby, Billy Childs, George Perle and Bruce Adolphe.

Reflections on a Sixteenth Century Tune for double woodwind quintet

London: Chester / Novello, 1999

Originally scored for strings, the composer arranged his work for 2 flutes (2^nd doubling on piccolo), 2 oboes (2^nd doubling English horn), 2 clarinets (2^nd doubling bass clarinet), 2 bassoons (2^nd doubling contrabassoon), 2 horns. The work is based on a 16^th century French song, “A l’ombre d’un buissonet’ from La Couronne et Fleur (1556). Movements: Prelude: Lento; Variation I Allegretto; Variation II Allegro Vivo; Variation III Andante (Homage to Peter Warlock); Variation IV Con brio e ritmico; Finale. Duration: 18:00.

See also Bennett’s Sonata for winds and keyboard.

Bennett, Robert Russell (1894-1981)

Dance Scherzo (or Dance Scherzoso) (1937)

American Music Center

Written for and broadcast on Bennett’s radio series, “Russell Bennett’s Notebook,” on the Mutual Broadcasting Network, the reviewer Charles Mills (who often criticized the program) called Dance Scherzo “a fairly amusing and clever work.” ¶ For those of us who played RRB’s musicals (too many times), it might be a surprise that he spent 3 years in Paris studying with Nadia Boulanger (through a Guggenheim fellowship), wrote 7 symphonies, an opera, and over 30 wind-band works. But locating the manuscripts for these two quintets probably will take a specialist in RRB’s music and archives. [ Andrew Brandt ]

Toy Symphony for woodwind quintet (ca. 1928)

Composed in Paris while Bennett was studying with Nadia Boulanger, the Toy Symphony was written for the principal winds of the Philadelphia Orchestra and premiered in 1932 in Philadelphia. Possibly never published, though. [ Andrew Brandt ]

Concerto Grosso for Wind Quintet and Wind Orchestra (1958)

New York: C. F. Peters (American Wind Symphony Editions)

A video of the 3^rd and 4^th movements is available on YouTube performed by the West Point Woodwind Quintet and Band on https://youtu.be/2dHSgix6p18 .

The work was one of the earliest commissions by Robert Boudreau for his American Wind Symphony (who also commissioned a work by Heitor Villa-Lobos at around the same time). It premiered on July 6, 1958, in Pittsburgh, conducted by the composer. Donald Steinfurst, reviewer for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, described it: “the first two movements are serious in character, stolid but nicely apportioned to the wind soloists. The latter two movements, a Scherzo and a rapid Finale, are more syncopated even jazzy in character, and are thoroughly enjoyable in this medium.” [From a dissertation The Life and Work of Robert Russell Bennett by Roy Benton Hawkins, 1989.] Bennett would go on to write many other works for the American Wind Symphony.

Bennett, Theron(1879-1937)

St. Louis Tickle Rag (1904) (arr. Daniel Leavitt)

Bardic Edition; see http://www.sheetmusicplus.com/

The original cover states that the rag is by “Barney & Seymour,” but it is attributed to Theron Catlen Bennett. Probably written for the St. Louis World’s Fair of 1904.

Bennett, Wilhelmine (?1929-2012)

Woodwind Quintet (1961)

Benoit, Kenneth R. (1952-2018)

Rhapsody

American Music Center

Duration: 8:00.

Movement for Woodwind Quintet

See also: http://library.newmusicusa.org/

also:

Mosaics for tuba, flute, oboe, clarinet, and bassoon

YouTube video of a performance at the Southeastern Composers League 2018 at Northwestern State University of Louisiana is available: https://youtu.be/gd7blnFRfgw . Duration: 11:00.

Benoit, Peter (1834-1901)

Derde Fantasie, Op. 18 (arr. Bart Snauwaert)

Golden River Music

Based on Benoit’s Fantaisie No. 3 for piano, of 1861. A PDF of the piano score may be downloaded from the International Music Score Library Project.

Ben-Shabetal, Ari (1954- )

Winks (2010)

Tel Aviv: Israel Music Center, http://www.israelcomposers.org/

Duration: 10:00.

Benson, Warren (1924-2005)

Marche “(Encore for Woodwind Quintet)” (1947)

Templeton Publishing / Delaware Water Gap, PA: Shawnee Press, Inc., 1964

Also G. Schirmer?

Duration: 1:35.

A quirky little march with a few bars of 3/4 to throw things off a little. [ Andrew Brandt ]

Ben-Tal, Oded (1969- )

Nebulae for double woodwind quintet

Available from the composer, http://obental.wixsite.com/main

According to the composer, “Launched in 1990, the Hubble space telescope, offers a rare glimpse into space. Many of the images it records are available at hubblesite.org. I found the images of distant Nebulae, extraordinarily beautiful and strange, especially appealing. The piece was written for Kaleidoscope Wind.”

Bentzon, Jørgen (1897-1951)

Racconto, Nr. 5, Op. 46 (1945)

Kobenhavn, Skandinavisk musikforlag, 1949 /

Copenhagen: Wilhelm Hansen

Recorded by the Dansk Blaeserkvintet on Philips, 6578 001, 1971

Suite, Op. 11

Kobenhavn, Skandinavisk musikforlag

Jorgen and Niels Viggo were cousins.

Bentzon, Niels Viggo (1919-2000)

Six Wind Quintets (1932-1958)

Quintet No. 1 is for 4 winds and piano

Variationer for blaeserkvintet, Op. 21 (1943) (Quintet No. 2)

Copenhagen: Wilhelm Hansen, 2013

Duration: 17:00. 11 movements

Wind Quintet No. 3, Op. 29 (1944)

Copenhagen: Edition Wilhelm Hansen, 2013?

Duration: 16:00.

Wind Quintet No. 4, Op. 59 (1949)

Copenhagen: Edition Wilhelm Hansen, 2013?

Duration: 17:00.

Quintet No. 5, Op. 116 (1958)

Copenhagen: Wilhelm Hansen, 1984 /

New York: Edition Wilhelm Hansen/Chester Music: Distributed by Magnamusic-Baton

Duration: 16:00. Oboe doubles on English horn.

Bop Quintet, Op. 80 (1952)

Copenhagen: Edition Wilhelm Hansen, 2013

Flute doubles on piccolo. Duration: 6:00.

also:

Sonata Diatonica, Op. 412 (1978) for tuba and wind quintet

Copenhagen: Wilhelm Hansen

Duration: 12:00.

Sinfonia Concertante 2, Op. 390 (1976) for woodwind quintet and symphony orchestra

Kopenhagen: Edition Eilhelm Hansen

3 movements. Duration: 20:00. See: http://www.mic.dk/ . Bentzon also wrote a Triple Concerto, Op. 94, for flute, oboe, bassoon and strings in 1953.

Benyas, Edward M.

Israel at 50 – Israel Album (arrangements by Edward M. Benyas)

Richmond, Virginia: International Opus

An album of four selections to honor the 50th anniversary of Israel including the national anthem Hatikvah (Hope); Zemer Atik (Ancient Melody); Yerushalayim shel Zahav (Jerusalem of Gold); and Erev shel Shoshanim (Evening of Roses). For more info about the arranger, see https://cola.siu.edu/music/faculty-staff/faculty/by-alpha/benyas.php

Two Hassidic Dances – Shnei Rikudim Chasidim (arr. by Edward Benyas)

Richmond, Virginia: International Opus, 1997

Two Hassidic selections, Rom’mu by Rabbi Michel Twerski, and the traditional Nigun, Sherilah. Duration: 6:00.

Ben-Yohanan, Asher (1929-2015)

Hamishiyah li-khele neshifah shelest – Woodwind Quintet (1985)

Tel Aviv: Israel Music Institute

Tel-Aviv: Makhon le-musikah Yisireelit, 1997

Duration: 8:00.

Benzon, Siegfried(1793-after 1823)

Quintett, Op. 11 in E-flat Major

Augsburg: Gombart, 1819

Copy in Deutsche Staatsbibliotek, Berlin

Also available on microfilm in Berkeley, California: University of California Library Photographic Service, 1998

(Modern edition:) Rot an der Rot: Musikverlag Rundel, 1994, Heft 198; see https://www.rundel.de/

Movements: Adagio; Allegro Molto; Andante; Bolero Moderato. The Rundel publication is edited by Miloslav Richter with many corrections. This quintet is in the repertoire list of the Balthazar Ensemble (the period instrument woodwind quintet).

Siegfried Benzon is a mysterious composer, violinist, singer and conductor. According to composers-classical-music.com, he had several positions in the German states from 1817 until 1822, when he was dismissed from the Staatsorchester Kassel (and replaced by Ludwig Spohr). Perhaps unable to obtain a new position, he sailed from Bremen in 1823 to either South Africa or Australia and the biographical trail disappears. (Since Australia was a British penal colony at the time, that seems like an unlikely destination for any German, especially a musician. South Africa, particularly Cape Town (also a British territory in 1823), would make more sense, but since we don’t know why left, this is all speculative.) ¶ If Benzon’s quintet was published in 1819, he must have written his quintet during the same period that Reicha was writing his 24 quintets in Paris, although it’s entirely plausible that neither composer knew of the other’s work. Nevertheless, this work should be listed as one of the earliest woodwind quintets. ¶ Benzon dedicated his quintet to V. Blashek, who’s anonymity only extends the mystery around the quintet. [ Andrew Brandt ]

Berauer, Johannes (1979- )

Thoughts and Delusions (2005)

Contact composer: Homepage: http://www.myspace.com/johannesberauer

Or Email: johannes.berauer[at]gmx.at

Duration: 15:00.

Bereau, Jean-Sebastien (1934- )

Sextuor (woodwind quintet with trumpet)

Paris: Choudens

Berezowsky, Nicolai (also spelled Berezovsky) (1900-1953)

Suite No. 1, Op. 11 (1928)

London: Boosey & Hawkes

Berlin and Paris: Russischer Musikverlag, 1936

Flute doubles piccolo. Movements: 1. Allegro con spirito; 2. Adagio molto sostenuto; 3. Allegro giocoso; 4. Allegretto con melinconia; and 5. Allegro con brio. Premiered by the Barrère Ensemble (likely in New York City, probably at Juilliard). ¶ An older recording of this work The New Art Wind Quintet is available on YouTube. ¶ See the article about Nicolai Berezowsky in our Roaring Twenties Series for much more info.

The Suite No. 1 is a quirky work, light-hearted on the surface, but with frequent dissonant harmonies (and polytonal bits) that suggest darker underlying currents. To these ears, the work sounds closer to members of Les Six with a dark Russian soul than to the Germans (Schoenberg and Hindemith) of the decade. But then the third movement adds some Hindemithian overtones. The slow second and fourth movements have a lonely dark-night-of-the-soul quality that adds depth to the work. The first and third and fifth movements have more energy and forward motion, but don’t reach an emotional resolution until the finale. When heard in context with more famous works of the 1920s, Berezowsky’s quintet, at first hearing seems more frivolous and clown-like (especially in the first movement), but after a few hearings, there’s a unique style under the surface that hints of a more serious, darker, perhaps Russian attitude to the work. In context of the aesthetics of the decade, this quintet holds its own against Hindemith, Schoenberg and the others. It deserves to be heard more often and also deserves a better recording. [ Andrew Brandt ]

Quintett No. 1 (1930 [???]

Moscow: Muzyka

References to this work are problematic. After Berezovsky’s defection to the United States, it seems extremely unlikely that the official Soviet publisher, Muzyka, would publish a work composed in 1930 by Berezovsky, who was by then American citizen. It’s more likely that someone confused the German Russischer Musikverlag with the Russian Muzyka, and mis-dated the publishing year. The Musicalics online database also refers to a Quintet 2 of 1937, which is likely a mixed-up reference to the Suite No. 2 of 1941, below.

Suite No. 2, Op. 22 (1941)

New York: Mills Music, 1941 (now Belwin-Mills)

EMI Music, Inc.

Bergisch Gladbach: Musikverlage Hans Gerig

Movements: Allegro moderato; Allegro; Adagio; Allegro con brio. Duration: 16:00. There is a “Quintet No. 2” listed in the introduction to the Nicolai Berezowsky papers at Columbia University Rare Book and Manuscript libary. This might refer to the Suite No. 2, or it may be an additional work.

Berg, Fred Jonny (1973- )

Modo Dixisti, Op. 14 (1993)

See Norwegian Music Information Centre http://www.notam.uio.no/nmi/index.html

Berg, Gunnar (1909-1989)

Pour quintette à vent (1962)

Manuscript in Copenhagen.

Danish Music Information Service, http://www.mic.dk/.

Duration: 9:00. Movements: 1. Largo-Allegro 2. Dans 3. Song without Words 4. Allegro Moderato.

Berg was an iconoclastic Danish composer, avant-garde enthusiast and 12-tone specialist.

Berg, Josef (1927-1971)

Fünf Fugen für Bläserquintett (Five Fugues for Wind Quintet) (1957)

Berg, Olav (1949- )

Suite for Wind Quintet (1970)

Oslo: NB noter (Contemporary Norwegian sheet music)

See Norwegian Music Information Centre http://www.notam.uio.no/nmi/index.html
Duration: 9:30.

Bergé, Irénée (1867-1926)

Pizzicato No. 28, Petit Ballet (arr. Robert Broemel)

Trevco Music Publishing

In spite of its similarity to the English name, Irene, Irénée is a man’s name.

Berge, Sigurd (1929-2002)

Blasekvintett for de unge (Wind Quintet for Youth) (1968)

Oslo: Norsk musikforlag, 1978/

Duration: 9:50.

Four Folk Tunes for Wind Quintet (Fire folketoner for blåsekvintett) (1972)

Oslo: NB noter (Contemporary Norwegian sheet music)

Oslo: Norsk musikforlag

Movements: Springar; Om kvelden nœr det mørkner; Folketone; I fjor gjett eg geitinn. Duration: 8:00.

Yang-guan (1967)

Oslo: Norsk Musikforlag, 1970, 8652 See also Trevco Music Publishing

Duration: 6:30. Chance compostion, in part diagrammatic notation. Based on an ancient melody that the composer found in a German volume of Chinese music. It’s title was “Leave-taking with the dear friend Yang-Guan.” Duration: 7:00.

Bergeijk, Gilius van (1946- )

Drie stukken voor instrumenten en electriciteit (1970) (3 Pieces for woodwind quintet, percussion, recorded electronics and electric organ)

Amsterdam: Donemus, 1970

Movements: 1. Telefoontje (quintet & electronics); 2. Ballade (percussion tape); 3. De vooruitgang (electric organ). Several of Bergeijk’s works appear to be very flexible in instrumentation, but this entry, in Donemus’ Webshop (Donemus Webwinkel), is very specific, listing flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon with percussion and electronics.

Bergenfeld, Nathan

The Dragon Fly Hunter (1970)

Premiered by the Dorian Wind Quintet.

Berger, Arthur (1912-2003)

Quintet for Woodwinds (1984, revised 1995)

New York, N.Y.: Henmar Press, sole selling agents, C.F. Peters, 1997

Commissioned by The Harvard Musical Association for The Dorian Quintet. Duration: 14:00.

Reviewer Doug Spaniol says, “The sparse writing and emphasis reveal Webern’s influence on Berger. So does Berger’s emphasis on timbre, … muted horn, low-register piccolo, fluttertonguing (flute, clarinet and horn only), and precise dynamic/balance indications.”

Six Short Pieces

Frankfurt am Main: Zimmerman Musikverlag

Berger, Jean (born Artur Schlossberg) (1909-2002)

Partita

Denver, Colo.: John Sheppard Music Press, 1988 /

F. Colombo Publications, 1970

This is the Berger’s own arrangement of his Partita for piano of 1952, which was unpublished.

Sechs kleine Stücke (Six Short Pieces) (1959)

Frankfurt am Main: Musikverlag W. Zimmermann, agents: New York: C. F.Peters, 1962

Originally written in 1948 for piano and woodwind quintet, Berger re-wrote the work for woodwind quintet alone in 1959. (Be sure to get the correct version if ordering.)

Berger, Wilhelm (1861-1911)

Serenade in F Major, Op. 102 (1910) for double woodwind quintet plus 3^rd and 4^th horns.

Edition Phylloscopus (PP 174)

Recorded on Claves CD-50-9409 Banda Classica.

Bergmann, Walter George (1902-1988)

Musik für Bläserquintett (1961)

Wien, Verlag Doblinger 1968

Tanzstück

Wien: Doblinger, 1966

Bergsma, William Laurence (1921-1994)

Concerto for Woodwind Quintet (1958)

E.C. Schirmer / New York: Galaxy Music Corp. 1960

Commissioned by the Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge Foundation of the U. S. Library of Congress. First performed by the New York Woodwind Quintet in 1958 in the Library of Congress chamber music series in Washington, DC. Although titled “Concerto,” it is for quintet alone (without orchestra). Last movement described as “virtuosic and brilliant.” Duration: 15:00.

Two Diversions (1939)

C. F. Peters

Work may have been withdrawn at the request of the composer.

Masquerade (1986)

(not sure of exact instrumentation)

also:

Changes for 7 for Wind Quintet, Percussion and Piano (1971)

See Bergsma’s works for winds and piano.

Bergstrom, Harry (1910-1989)
arrangement

Säkkijärven Polkka (1982)

Helsinki: Music Finland http://musicfinland.fi/en/

Berio, Luciano (1925-2003)

Opus Number Zoo, Children’s Play for Wind Quintet (1951, revised 1970)

Wein: Universal Edition, 1975

Text is by Rhoda Levine. Flute doubles on alto flute. Duration: 4:30 Movements: I. Barn Dance; II. The Fawn; III. The Grey Mouse; IV. Tom Cats. There are several interpretations available on YouTube and on commercial recordings.

Opus Number Zoo requires the players to alternate playing and narrating text to tell modern fables (by Rhoda Levine) about different animals. The score includes text in English, Italian and German. (The parts might have only English, so check.) ¶ The main difficulty in peforming this work is for the ensemble to play softly enough during the narrations so the text can easily be heard. For the speakers, enunciation, volume and interpretation are important. The ensemble might consider positioning themselves in a straight line (perhaps standing) instead of the normal seating plan so each speaker can face the audience directly. ¶ The original version of Opus No. Zoo in 1950 was for 2 clarinets, 2 horns, and a separate speaker, Cathy Berberian (who later collaborated with Berio on many vocal works). So using a separate narrator (who could read the score as an ensemble member) could be a performance option. ¶ Unlike many works designed for children, Opus No. Zoo works very well in formal recital settings, too. Highly recommended. [ Andrew Brandt ]

Ricorrenze (1985-7)

Vienna: Universal Edition 1992, 1987

Duration: 15:00. Includes performance instructions in Italian, German and English. The IRCAM library website includes program notes by the composer, but being IRCAM, the notes are resolutely in French only.

Terre Chaleureuse (1985)

Wein: Universal Edition

Dedicated to Pierre Boulez on his 60th birthday, this work also, reportedly, served as a draft for Riccorenze.

Wind Quintet (1948)

Unpublished early work

Wind Quintet (1950), incomplete and unpublished

Berk, Stacey(1970- )

Avian Suite (2011) version for woodwind quintet

Waupaca, Wisconsin: Cocobolo Music Press, http://cocobolomusic.com/

Movements: Eagle; Chickadee; Olw; Swan; and Hummingbird. Duration: 12:00 Commissioned by Kimberly Helton and The Polaris Wind Quintet in 2011.

According to the composer, “In Eagle, the open intervals and melodic embellishments lend a Native American feel to the introduction. This carries the listener to the magnificent open plains where the music gradually swells into a soaring theme before returning to rest at the end. — Chickadee is the most literal translation of birdsong in the suite, with “chick-a-dee-dee-dees” and “phoe-bes” used as motivic material. In addition, the movement attempts to capture the perky, inquisitive nature of the little bird. — Owl is a shift into a dark forest, with creepy night noises and the bassoon taking the lead with a spooky octatonic melody. — Swan characterizes the beauty of the majestic bird as it sweeps through the water. — Hummingbird is a rondo that uses the quintet to emulate a tiny bird that zooms in and out of sight as it hovers and zips around with its lightning-quick wings.

Also:

Portraits of the Odyssey for double woodwind quintet and percussion

Waupaca, Wisconsin: Cocobolo Music Press, http://cocobolomusic.com/

The work relies on doubling of instruments and percussion: Flute 1 doubles on piccolo and alto flute; Flute 2 doubles triangle; Oboe 1 doubles woodblock with soft mallets; Oboe 2 doubles on English horn; 1^st clarinet also plays bamboo wind chimes; 2^nd clarinet doubles on bass clarinet; 1^st bassoon also plays finger cymbals; 2^nd bassoon also plays an egg shaker; 1^st horn doubles on bell tree; and 2^nd horn plays suspended cymbal with a stick. ¶ Duration: 16:00. Movements: I. Cyclops (a one-eyed, man-eating giant who is blinded by Odysseus); II. Circe’s Cottage (where men feast jovially before they are transformed into pigs); III. Halls of Hades (the Land of the Dead); IV. Sirens (Sea Nymphs whose singing enchants men to their deaths); V. Scylla & Charybdis (a six-headed monster and a deadly whirlpool by which ships must try to pass); VI. Calypso’s Lament (a beautiful island goddess whose love for Odysseus is unrequited); VII. Ithaca (Odysseus’ home, where he battles the townsmen to regain his castle and wife). ¶ This work was premiered by the U.S. Air Force Band of the West Chamber Players. It was later rescored for wind ensemble. See also the composer’s website: http://www.berkworks.com/ .

Doodling Through History for double woodwind quintet

Waupaca, Wisconsin: Cocobolo Music Press, http://cocobolomusic.com/

Premiered by the U.S. Air force Band of the West Chamber Players. The work imagines the tune, “Yankee Doodle,” in different historical contexts. Movements: I. Primitive: Neanderdandy; II. Middle Ages: Dandy Chant; III. Renaissance: Monsieur Yanquis and Yankeefa Doodlela; IV. Baroque: Dandyberg Concerto; V. Classical: Eine Kleine Talkmusic and Marriage of Dandigaro; VI. Late Classical/Early Romantic: Ode to (Yankee Doodle) Boy; VII. Romantic: Ride of the Valkyankees and Trisdandy and Isolde; VIII. Early 20th Century: Rite of Doodling; IX. Jazz/Swing: Doodle Mood; X. Late 20th/Early 21st Century: Avant Doodle; XI. Finale: Doodlereviewdle. Duration: 18:30.

According to the composer, this is a “super fun romp through history, using Yankee Doodle as the theme! This piece requires the instrumentalists to *gasp* sing and narrate! One of the musicians acts as a professor, teaching the audience about the different time periods of music history, and each instrumentalist introduces one time period. Make it even more fun with props and costumes!”

Summer Scenes for double woodwind quintet and percussion

Waupaca, Wisconsin: Cocobolo Music Press, http://cocobolomusic.com/

For two flutes (piccolo); 2 oboes, 1 B♭ clarinet, 1 B♭ bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, vibraphone, and marimba. Commissioned in 2003 by the U.S. Band of Mid-America; Lieutenant Colonel Steven Grimo, Commander. Movements: I. June: Carousel at the Fair; II. July: Sailboats on a Blue Lake; III. August: Evening Thunderstorm. Duration: 11:30.

Stacy Berk has also written a series of humorous pieces for double reed quintet (2 oboes, English horn, 2 bassoons).

Berkeley, Michael(1948- )

Catch Me if You Can (1993)

Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press

Duration: 14:00. Written for and premiered by the Haffner Wind Quintet (not as part of the old Haffner Festival, though). See also: http://www.michaelberkeley.co.uk/ for program notes and a recorded excerpt.

The composer writes that this work “… belongs to a group of pieces (including my opera Baa Baa Black Sheep and the solo viola piece Odd Man Out) that are all connected to or inspired by children and in particular their behaviour and their games. What fascinates me is not just the fun or the invention but the elements of kindness and cruelty that often emerge side by side; the combinations of vulnerability and strength, or resignation and ruthlessness. ¶ The music follows a Sonatina-like structure with a fast-slow-fast pattern. Most of the work is based on the notes that make up the short phrase of wide intervals first heard on the bassoon. ¶ This opening vivo soon develops into multi-textured ideas and considerable friction. By contrast the slow, uncluttered centre of the work is, I think, perhaps coloured by recollections of playing Bartok’s piano music for children… The last movement is a chase but once again there are some rather nasty and unexpected twists and turns.”

Re-inventions (1994-95)

Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press

Available for rental only. Oboe doubles English horn; clarinet doubles on bass clarinet. Piece is a reworking of 4 Bach inventions which are performed with (perhaps optional) contrapuntal connecting work by Berkeley. Duration: 12:00. See also: http://www.michaelberkeley.co.uk/ for program notes.

See Berkeley’s Sextet for winds and piano.

Berkowitz, Leonard(1919-2007)

Quintet (1966)

Westlake Village: California: Musica da Camera

Full score autograph is in the Leonard Berkowitz Collection, Oviatt Library of California State University, Northridge, in Northridge, California.

See https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8s46wc0/ and download the guide in HTML or PDF. Examining the few online resources, his birth and death dates appear to be fluid, or there may be more than one relatively unknown composer with the same name.

Berkowitz, Sol (1922-2006)

Suite for Winds (1975)

Bryn Mawr, Pa.: Theodore Presser Co., 1975

Berlin, David (1943- )

Quintet for Woodwinds (1977)

From the composer, 1978

Duration: 5:00. Several copies in U.S. libraries.

Berlin, Irving (1888-1989)

Alexander’s Ragtime Band (arr. Bill Holcombe)

W. Trenton, NJ: Musicians Publications

Duration: 2:30.

Puttin’ on the Ritz (arr. Frank J. Halferty)

Delevan, NY: Kendor Music, Inc., 2003

Old favorite made popular again by its use in the film comedy, “Young Frankenstein.”

Berlingieri, Osvaldo(1928-2015)

A mis Viejos for woodwind quintet and bandoneon(arr. by WindSync)

One of a pair of tangos arranged for WindSync for their 2013 concerts and recorded by them. See also Bardi.

Berlioz, Hector (1803-1869)

Serenade to the Madonna (arr. Taylor)

San Antonio: Southern Music

Marche Hongroise [from the Damnation of Faust]

Kassel: Bärenreiter

Nuits d’été (Summer Nights), Op. 7 for soprano and woodwind quintet (arr. Mathieu Lussier)

TrevCo Music Publishing

Soprano solo in French. Uses Clarinets in A and B-flat. Originally scored forr Soprano and piano or orchestra.

A Roman Carnival Overture, Op. 9 (1844) (arr. Lanny Pollet)

Shaftesbury: EMU, 2000

“Un Bal” from Symphonie fantastique (1830) (arr. Bernard De Vienne, 1997)

Strasbourg: Editions Francois Dhalmann

Duration: 8:00.

Bermel, Derek (1967- )

Wanderings (1994)

New York: Peer Music Classical, 2002 /

also Faber Music.

See also: http://www.derekbermel.com/index.cfm. Movements: Gift of Life; Two Songs from Nandom. Duration: 9:00.

“…the composer evokes the imagery of ethnic Jewish themes and Klezmer musical ideas, with a lot of note ‘bending’ and fragmentation in the smorgasbord first movement,” and ”…makes liberal use of jazzy rhythmic themes, and includes the occasional creative use of multiphonics and flutter-tonguing as well.” in the second. (Ron Klimko, reviewer, The Double Reed, Vol. 24, No. 3, 1991) Commissioned by the New York Youth Symphony.

Bermúdez, Eddie Mora (1965- )

Frida (2013)

Quinteto No. 2 (2001) for woodwind quintet

Maderas (1996) for woodwind quintet and 2 percussion

Bernaola, Carmelo Alonso (1929-2002)

Musica para quinteto de viento (1955)

Manuscript only?

Koankintetto (1980)

Toromenaldiak (1992)

also:

Relatividades (1971) for wind quintet and 6 instrumental groups

Bernard, Emile (1843-1902)

Divertissement, Op.36 (1894) for double woodwind quintet

Amsterdam: Edition Compusic, 1991 /

Durand & Schoenewerk, 1900 /

Tunbridge, Vermont: Trillenium Music, 1998

Full namne: Jean Emile Auguste Bernard. Recorded on Koch International CD 3-708-2H1 by the Sylvan Winds. Movements: I. Andante sostenuto – II. Allegro molto moderato; III. Allegro vivace; Andante – Allegro non troppo – Andante sostenuto – Allegro non troppo. Duration: 23:15. A recording of the Dorian and Cumberland Quintets is available on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efwM42RdeB8

Originally performed at the Parisian Société des Instruments à Vent, this is a beautiful Romantic-style work in 4 movements. Similar to Gounod’s Petite Symphonie but with a slightly more serious mien. Well worth listening to and playing. [ Andrew Brandt ]

Bernard, Patrice

Rituel

Paris: Symphony Land

Berners, John (1961- )

Bela’s Village

Salem, Ct.: Cimarron Music Press cimarronmusic.com

Published in Greenwood, Indiana (by the composer?), 2007

See also: http://www-personal.umich.edu/~cyoungk/bernersbio.htm

Bernstein, Leonard (1918-1990)
Arrangements

Suite from West Side Story (arr. Richard Price)

Available from the arranger:

75 Loughlin Ave., Cos Cob, CT 06807 USA

Phone: 203/629-2498

Includes I Feel Pretty, Tonight, Maria, and America. Duration: 12:00.

West Side Story (arr. Anne-Katherine Coope)

As of April, 2000 she was still looking for a publisher

Duration: 20-25:00. Arranger is a clarinetist from Vancouver.

Candide Overture (arr. Don Stewart)

Sarasota, FL: Trillenium Music, 2011

Written for the Boehm Quintette in 1978.

Overture to Candide (arr. Hannah Senft)

Performed by the Gate City Winds. Ms. Senft is an oboist and on the faculty of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. See https://uncw.edu/music/faculty/senfth/index.html for contact info. Not to be confused with the German mime of the same name, also on the web.

Overture to Candide(arr. Curtis Vander Hyden)

Curtis Vander Hyden is hornist with the Blythwood Winds.

Bersey, James

Wind Quintet in E-flat (1989)

Published by the composer, jamesbersey[at]gmail[dot]com

See: British Music Information Center, http://www.bmic.co.uk/

Duration: 15:00.

Berthold, Hermann (1819-1879)

Quintettino

Leipzig: Edition Peters 1972

Flute doubles piccolo. Movements: Vorspiel; Liebeslied; Floetenuhr (antiquarischer Musikautomat); Schwedisches Volkslied; Kanonischer Marsch in simultan variablen Metren.

Bertouille, Gérard (1898-1981)

Quintette à Vent (1969)

Bruxelles: Le Centre Belge de Documentation Musicale (CeBeDeM), 1972

Duration: 10:30.

Bertram, Michael (1935- )

Wind Quintet (2009)

Duration: 16:00.

Berv, Mahlon (1991- )

Wind Quintet No. 1 (2011)

Duration: 11:07. Performed in a composition recital at Indiana University/Bloomington.

Besozzi, Carlo (1738-1791)

Drei Bläserquintette (Three quintets for wind instruments)

Muenchen: Verlag von F.E.C. Leuckart, 1973

For 2 oboes, 2 horns and bassoon or flute, clarinet, oboe, horn, and bassoon, includes transcription of the first horn part for clarinet in A. This edition is based on a set of manuscript parts found in the Library of the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde, Vienna with the signature MS VIII 8535/q. Preface in German and English. The three works are: [Vol. 1] Parthia in D (Sonata No. 11), [Vol. 2] Sonata No. 13, and [Vol. 3] Sonata No. 20.

Carlo Besozzi was one of the most famous oboists of his time and best known of four generations of Besozzi family oboists and bassoonists. This publication includes three of 24 sonatas he wrote for 2 oboes, 2 horns and bassoon. The modern quintet scoring is an arrangement. He also wrote over a dozen oboe concertos. [ Andrew Brandt ]

Betti, Henri

Donnez moi la main. (arr. Jeff Scott) for woodwind quintet and jazz vocalist

Based on jazz vocals of Josephine Baker. Recorded by the Imani Winds in “Life of le jazz hot!”

Beurden, Bernard van (1933- )

Divertimento II for wind quintet (2013)

Stichtung Donemus

Duration: 11:20. Flute doubles piccolo. See also: http://www.bernardvanbeurden.nl/. Lovers of reedy sounds might also appreciate his unique Concertino for oboe and accordion quintet!

Beveridge, Thomas (1938- )

Six Bagatelles for wind quintet (1964)

Manuscript: Michigan State University

Beversdorf, Thomas (1924-1981)

Prelude and Fugue

Manuscript: Indiana University (not available on online catalogs, though).

Beversdorf was a professor of both composition and brass at Indiana University for over 30 years. Looking over his list of compositions, I really enjoy his highly original title “Of Walruses, Cheesecake, and Morse Code” for Tuba and Piano. [ Andrew Brandt ]

Beyer, Frank Michael (1928-2008)

Bläserquintett (1972)

Berlin: Bote & Bock, 1974 / Boosey & Hawkes

Duration: 11:00.

Beyer, Johanna Magdelena (1888-1944)

Movement for Woodwinds (1938)

New York: American Music Center

Woodwind Quintet (1933)

Beyrent, John (1947- )

Suite of Ten Carols

Salem, Ct.: Cimarron Music Press, 2005. cimarronmusic.com

Movements: Masters in this Hall; In Dulci Jubilo; Pat-A-Pan; Wither’s Rocking Hymn; Coventry Carol; The Cherry Tree Carol; Lo, How a Rose; New Prince, New Pomp; Lullay, My Liking; Merry Christmas.

Gentle Annie (arr. John Beyrent) (2000)

BVD Press; See also Brassworks 4 Sheet Music Sales http://www.brassworks4.com/

With optional 2^nd horn part.

Kathleen Mavorneen (arr. John Beyrent) (2000)

BVD Press; See also Brassworks 4 Sheet Music Sales http://www.brassworks4.com/

With optional 2^nd horn part.

Beythien, Kurt (1897-1974)

Quintett in F Major, Op. 7 (1925)

Wernigerode: Robert Ostermeyer Musikedition, 2015

Also a private printing, about 1930

Much like Alexander Borodin, Beythien was also a chemist and part-time composer. This work was originally created in 1925 for woodwind sextet (with two clarinets), but later reworked for woodwind quintet in 1927 (having the oboist double on English horn). It was performed widely in the 1930s, but then seems to have faded away (possibly being out of print or simply because of the disruptions of World War II). Performing ensembles appear to have included the Wind Quintet of the Dresden State Opera and a quintet of the Staatsoper Berlin, among others. See the article about Kurt Beythien in our Roaring Twenties Series. [ Andrew Brandt ]

Bezanson, Philip (1916-1975)

Woodwind Quintet, Homage to Great Americans (1958)

New York: Composers Facsimile Edition (American Composers Alliance), 1962

Movements: I. Theodore Roosevelt; II. Abraham Lincoln; III. Thomas Paine; IV. George Washington. Duration: 20:00

Petite Suite (1973) for woodwind quintet, trumpet and trombone

New York: American Composers Alliance

This may be the same work listed as Septet for Winds in some catalogs. Movements: Overture; Night Song; Minuet; Finale.

Bezerra, Rafael(1987- )

Arrebol (2016) for woodwind quintet

Contact the composer https://www.rafaelbezerra.com/

A live performance video of the Quinteto Lorenzo Fernandez is available on the composer’s website, performed by Kayo Yoshimura, flute; Juliana Bravim, oboe; Cesar Bonan; Allessandro Jeremias, horn; and Jeferson Souza, bassoon. 2 movements. Duration: 8:36.

Nereu for woodwind quintet and string quintet

Hipnos (2015) for woodwind quintet and string quintet

A video is available on the composer’s website (see above). Duration: 6:25,

Bialas, Gunter (1907-1995)

Satz für Bläserquintett (Movement for Woodwind Quintet) (1995)

Kassel, New York: Barenreiter, 1997

Bialobžeskis, Martynas(1976- )

Lithuanian Music Information Center, www.mic.lt

Random Reeds (2019)

Duration: 6:00. Recorded by the St. Christopher Woodwind Quintet in 2020 on CD Aerofonia.

Bialosky, Marshall (1923-2016)

Birds, Bees, & Butterflies, 14 Songs for woodwind quintet, soprano and harp

Seesaw Music Corp.

The songs are based on poems by American poet Emily Dickinson (1830-1886).

Biancamano, Angelo(1964- )

Il Pioppo (The Poplar, 1988) for double woodwind quintet, featuring the oboe

Ancona, Italy: Bèrben Edizioni Musicali, http://www.berben.it/

For solo oboe, oboe, 2 flute, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoon and 2 horns.

Bibalo, Antonio (or Bibalitsch) (1922-2008)

Sonatina No. 1, Semplice (1971)

Copenhagen: Wilhelm Hansen

Duration: 10:00.

Sonatina No. 2, Astrale (1972)

Copenhagen: Edition W. Hansen, 1975

Duration: 11:00. Movements: Antares; The Pleiades, MG. 42.

Concertante: For Wind Quintet and Orchestra (1990)

Adliswil, Switzerland: Pizzicato Verlag Helvetia, 1998

Duration: 13:50. See Norwegian Music Information Centre http://www.notam.uio.no/nmi/index.html.

Biber, Carl (1681-1749)

Sonata (arr. Keith Terrett)

Reynard Music Publications, http://reynard.dpwww.co.uk/

Bichsel, Michel

Irrationelles (1975)

Premiered by the Dorian Wind Quintet.

Bidart, Lycia De Biase(1910-1990)

Cantos Amerindos No. 2 for woodwind quintet

Ms. Bidart was a Brazilian composer, pianist, violinist and conductor.

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See Bidart’s sextet for woodwind quintet and piano.

Biggam, Mark

The Pied Piper [of Hamelin] for woodwind quintet and narrator

Available from the Gail Warnaar Double Reed Shop (https://www.doublereedshop.com/) or by contacting the composer.

Duration: 30:00.

Biddington, Eric (1953- )

Wind Quintet (1994)

Wellington: New Zealand Music Centre (SOUNZ)

An Elizabethan Garland (1991)

Wellington: New Zealand Music Centre (SOUNZ)

Duration: 8:00.

Nursery Rhyme Suite (1990)

Wellington: New Zealand Music Centre (SOUNZ)/

Christchurch, New Zealand: published by the composer, 2002

Duration: 6:00.

Bieler, Helmut (1940- )

Musik für Fünf (Music for Five) (1974)

Manuscript: Bayerischer Rundfunk, Munich

Contact the composer: Prof. Helmut Bieler, Humboldtstr. 10, 95444 Bayreuth, Germany

Bläserquintett II “Helle Nachtgedanken” (1993)

Rimstig/Chiemsee: Keturi Musikverlag, 2000

Inspired by 4 verses from Helles Schlafen, dunkles Wachen by Else Lasker-Schüler, the poem is included with the score.

Biggs, John(1932- )

Scherzo

New York: American Music Center /

Fullerton, California: Consort Press

Duration: 5:00. Written for the Westwood Wind Quintet.

Barbera Secrist-Schmedes, in Wind Chamber Music, calls this “sprightly, with lots of humor and contrapuntal in form.”

Studies in Texture for woodwind quintet with incidental percussion (1968)

Fullerton, California: Consort Press, 1978 1968 /

Hollywood, California: Cameo Music, 1968

Dedicated to Edmund Williams and the MidAmerican Quintet.
Duration: 7:30. Movements: Monophony; Polyphony; Homophony; Antiphony. “Serious etude. Variations around a chromatic theme.” For the final movement; the horn player stays seated while the others divide themselves on stage right and left.

also:

Medieval Dance Fantasy for woodwind quintet, trumpet & piano

Fullerton, California: Consort Press

Duration: 12:00. Based on themes from seven anonymous composers.

Billi, Maurizio(1964- )

Frammanti for woodwind quintet and xylophone

Ancona, Italy: Bèrben Edizioni Musicali, http://www.berben.it/

Bimstein, Phillip Kent (1947- )

Casino: for woodwind quintet and tape/CD (1997)

Springdale, UT: Franklin Stark Music

Contact the composer, see http://www.bimstein.com

Duration: 13:00. Includes texts and program notes. The recorded portion consists largely of sounds from casinos and the voice of Tom Martinet.

Dark Winds Rising for quintet and tape/CD (1994 version for woodwind quintet)

Springdale, UT: Franklin Stark Music

Duration: 13:44. According to the composer, the work is “Based on the words of three generations of the Jake family: Lucille, Vivienne, and Verdel, who grew up on the Kaibab Paiute Reservation on the Utah/Arizona border near Kanab, Utah.”

The Bushy Wushy Rag for woodwind quintet and recorded CD (2000)

Springdale, UT: Franklin Stark Music

Duration: 14:00. According to the composer, “The sounds of a St. Louis Cardinals’ baseball game are combined with echoes of Scott Joplin’s ragtime and the distinctive calls of ‘Bushy Wushy the Beer Man.’”

Grand Staircase (1998)

Springdale, UT: Franklin Stark Music, 1998

Duration: 20:00. Written in honor of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in southern Utah. Commissioned by the Sierra Winds.

Binder, John A.(1946- )

Woodwind Quintet No. II, 1986

Duration: 20:00. First performed by Lyric Winds at Rollins College, Winter Park, Fla., Mar. 4, 1991.

also:

Sextet for woodwind quintet and bass trombone (1991)

New York: American Music Center

Duration: 20:00.

Biondi, Michael

Nonet for Wind Quintet and String Quartet (1985)

See http://library.newmusicusa.org/

Duration: 9:15.

Bird, Arthur (1856-1923)

Serenade, Op. 40 (1898) for double woodwind quintet

Newton Centre, MA: Margun Music

Duration: 21:30. One oboe doubles on English horn. Movements: I. Allegro moderato; II. Adagio grazioso; III. Allegro assai; IV. Finale: Allegro energico.

Suite in D, Op. 29 (1889) for double woodwind quintet (+ optional double bass?)

Newton Centre, MA: Margun Music

Movements: I. Allegro moderato; II. Andante moderato; III. Allegretto quasi allegro; and IV. Allegro con fuoco. Duration: 26:00. A creditable student performance of the entire work is available on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEuHeqLEXDk

This work was commissioned by French flutist Paul Taffanel and his Parisian wind ensemble, La Société de Musique de Chambre pour Instruments à vent. There appear to be some conflicting opus numbers, with Opus 29 referring to both the Suite in D Major for ten winds and also his “Four Novelletten for Piano.” (See the list of works on the International Music Score Library Project site: http://imslp.org/wiki/List_of_works_by_Arthur_H._Bird).

Both of these Arthur Bird works are recorded by the North Texas Chamber Players on Klavier Wind Recordings, KCD-11071. On first listening, both works sounded, to my ears, like a cross between the Gounod Petite Symphonie and the Dvořak Serenade, with a hint more of seriousness and contrapuntal ability. They’re both delightful works in the French Nineteenth Century style and deserve to be rescued from obscurity. After 1900 Bird rarely composed, so these two dectets are the best examples of Bird’s mature Romanticism. [ Andrew Brandt ]

Nonet (Marche miniature) (1887) for piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets and 2 bassoons

Margun Music (Gunther Schuller), out of print?

Some copies may still be available through Trevco Varner’s website: trevcomusic.com.

Bird, Melvin Clive(1955- )

Study for Wind Quintet (2017)

Available under a Creative Commons license from the International Music Score Library Project. http://imslp.org/wiki/Main_Page

A brief biographical profile is on https://britishmusiccollection.org.uk/composer/melvin-clive-bird .

Verses and Refrains: for Abu Jusuf Jaqub ibn Ishaq Al-Kindi (2015)

Available under a Creative Commons license from the International Music Score Library Project. http://imslp.org/wiki/Main_Page

Only the score is available from the International Music Score Library Project. Contact the composer for parts at melvin[dot]bird[at]hotmail [dot] com. Abu Jusuf Jaqub ibn Ishaq Al-Kindi was a ninth-century Islamic philosopher, mathematician, physician and composer.

Birtwistle, Sir Harrison (1934- )

Refrains and Choruses (1957)

London: Universal, 1961

Recorded on Phillips SAL3669. Duration: 8:00.

According to the article in Grove Music Online, this was Birtwistle’s first mature composition, completed on the last day of 1957. He composed quickly, saying, “I wrote it completely off the top of my head. I can’t justify a single note.” When the work was selected for performance at the 1959 Cheltenham Festival, Birtwistle reportedly decided to sell his clarinets and aim towards being a composer, instead. [ Andrew Brandt ]

Five Distances for Five Instruments (1992)

London: Universal Edition, 1992

Duration: 14:00. See also: http://www.braunarts.com/birtwistle/

also:

Tragoedia for Wind Quintet, Harp and String Quartet (1965)

Chorale from a Toy Shop (1967) for flute; oboe or clarinet; clarinet or English horn; horn or trombone; and trombone or tuba.

Wein: Universal Edition

Commissioned for the 85^th birthday of Igor Stravinsky. Duration: 2:00.

Bissell, Keith (1912-1992)

Suite Populaire

London: Boosey & Hawkes

Serenade for Five Winds (1972) for 2 oboes, 2 horns and bassoon

Obviously, not a woodwind quintet.

Folk-Song Suite (1963) for 2 flutes, 2 clarinets and bass clarinet or bassoon

London: Boosey & Hawkes, 1963

Also listed as a woodwind quintet in some places (including here, previously)

Bitken, Ze’ev (1947- )

Suono non Libero (2005)

Tel Aviv: Israel Music Center

Duration: 12:00.

Bitsch, Marcel (1921-2011)

Sonatine

Paris: Alphonse Leduc, 1955

The Blythwood Winds has a video performance of the 3rd movement on YouTube: https://youtu.be/0lcvbHLLRpY

Suite Sérénade for flute, oboe, trumpet, horn and bassoon and strings

Paris: Editions Transatlantiques, 1969

Hal Leonard Special Import

Duration: 19:00. Movements: Solennel; Gracieux; Martial; Berceur; Léger; Allégre.

Bitzan, Wendelin(1982- )

Symphonische Szene (Symphonic Scene) (2016)

Available under a Creative Commons license from the International Music Score Library Project. http://imslp.org/wiki/Main_Page

Duration: 8:00. Uses clarinet in A.

Bizet, Georges (1838-1875)
arrangements

CARMEN EXCERPTS:

Carmen Suite (arr. Bill Holcombe)

W. Trenton, NJ: Musicians Publications, 1988

Carmen Suite (arr. Walter)

Paris: Billaudot

Carmen Suite (arr. Graham Sheen) for double woodwind quintet

New York: Kalmus

Duration: 12:00.

Carmen Suite (arr. Graham Sheen) for double woodwind quintet

Published by the arranger, [email protected]

Carmen Suite No. 1(arr. Truman Harris)

Tallevast, Florida: TrevCo Music Publishing

Movements: Pré́lude; Aragonaise; Intermezzo; Sequedilla; Les dragons d’Alcala; Les toré́adors.

Carmen Fantasia (arr. Bill Holcombe)

W. Trenton, NJ: Musicians Publications

Duration: 6:00.

Carmen Prelude (arr. Bill Holcombe)

W. Trenton, NJ: Musicians Publications

“Entr’acte” from Carmen

New York: Symphony Reproductions, 1989

Entr’actes from Carmen (arr. Carson Rothrock)

Oboe doubles on English horn. There is an optional snare drum part; there are alternate bass clarinet and alto saxophone parts in liew of bassoon and French horn. Duration: 3:50.

“Flower Song” from Carmen (arr. Richard Price)

Available from the arranger at 75 Loughlin Ave.,

Cos Cob, CT 06807 USA Phone: 203/629-2498

Features the bassoon.

“Gypsy Song” from Carmen (arr. Richard Price)

Available from the arranger at 75 Loughlin Ave.,

Cos Cob, CT 06807 USA Phone: 203/629-2498

Habanera (from Carmen) (arr. Christensen)

Delevan, New York: Kendor Music

Habanera from Carmen (arr. Bill Holcombe)

W. Trenton, N.J.: Musicians Publications, 1988 /

Chesapeake, VA: Bill Holcombe’s Musicians Pub’s (http://billholcombe.com/)

Habanera from Carmen (arr. Waldemar Swiergiel) for double woodwind quintet

Sweden: Blås-Basen, http://www.blas-basen.se/

Second flute doubles piccolo; 2^nd oboe plays English horn.

“Nous avons tête une affaire” from Carmen (arr. Henri Elkan)

Philadelphia: Henri Elkan, 1956 / New York: Carl Fischer

Quintet from “Carmen” (arr. Cheyette and Roberts)

New York: McGinnis & Marx

“Aragonaise” and “Habanera” from Carmen (arr. Jean-François Taillard)

Published by the arranger

Available on http://free-music-scores.com/

OTHER WORKS:

Farandole from L’Arlesienne (arr. Bill Holcombe)

Chesapeake, VA: Bill Holcombe’s Musicians Pub’s (http://billholcombe.com/)

Farandole from L’Arlesienne (arr. Melanie Thorne) for double woodwind quintet

Thornhill, Dumfriesshire, UK: Sempre Music, http://www.sempremusic.co.uk/

Fanandole from L’Arlesienne Suite No. 2 (arr. Steve Winstead)

Sigma Squared Music, https://sigmasquaredmusic.com/

Minuetto from L’Arlesienne Suite (arr. Guy Earl Holmes)

Oskaloosa, Iowa: C. L. Barnhouse, 1938

A pleasant if innocuous arrangement. [ Andrew Brandt ]

Minuetto (arr. Cheyette and Roberts)

New York: McGinnis & Marx

L’Arlesienne Suite (arr. Lovelock)

Performed by the Adelaide Wind Quintet

L’Arlesienne Suite No. 1 (arr. Joachim Linckelmann

Kassel: Barenreiter, 2007

Jeux d’enfants, Op. 22 (arr. Gordon Davies)

Mainz: B. Schott Sohne, 1986

Very nice arrangements of several movements from Jeux d’enfants (Op. 22): “Trompette et tambour,” “Petit mari, petite femme!,” “La toupie,” “La poupée,” “Le Bal.” Le Bal is particularly lively and fun. [ Andrew Brandt ]

Jeux d’enfants, Op. 22 (arr. Hermann Dechant)

Vienna: Apollon Musikoffizin, 2003

4 movements from Jeux d’enfants, Op. 22 (arr. Mike Walton)

Sound the Trumpets, http://www.soundthetrumpets.com/

“Berceuse,” Op. 22, no. 3, from Jeux d’enfants, (arr. Clifton Williams)

San Antonio, Tex.: Southern Music Co., 1965

From Jeux d’enfants (originally for piano, 4 hands).

Minuetto from “The Fair Maid of Perth” (La jolie fille de Perth) (arr. Brett Freithaler)

Performed by the Blythwood Winds.

No, Bizet never travelled to Australia. Perth in this context was formerly the capital of Scotland. The opera’s libretto was based on a novel by Walter Scott. [ Andrew Brandt ]

Bjelik, Martin (1940- )

Mobile (1969)

Wien: Verlag Doblinger 1972

Duration: 5:00.

Kammermusik 70

Wien: Verlag Doblinger

Autogramm, Langsamer Satz für Bläserquintett

Wien: Verlag Doblinger

Duration: 7:30.

Doblinger’s catalog confirms that “Autogramm” is a woodwind quintet but contradictory listings suggest there may be a brass quintet version as well. [ Andrew Brandt ]

Björklund, Staffan (1944- )

Pastoral (1970/1975)

Stockholm: Svensk Musik

Duration: 5:00

Björlin, Ulf (1933-1993)

Blaskvintett (1983)

Stockholm: Svensk Music

Blacher, Boris (1903-1975)

Konzertstück for wind quintet and string orchestra (1963)

Berlin: Bote and Bock

Commissioned by the Sudwestfunks Baden-Baden. Duration: 14:00.

Estnische Tänze, Op. 9 for double woodwind quintet

Berlin: Bote & Bock, 1935

Grove Music Online says this work was unpublished and destroyed (possibly during World War II). However, it appears that it actually was published before the war. Blacher was in disfavor with the Nazi regime, however, and the published copies might, indeed, have been destroyed. So, unless a library-owned or other copy is found, we may never see this work.

Black, Barry M.

The Phoenix Quintets

Phoenix, Arizona: B.M. Black (2000)

A set of 23 short woodwind quintets for beginning through advanced high school students.

Black, James (1990- )

At night, walking shoes full of blood on the door (or, steam heating a room full of opium) (2015)

Kobenhavn: Edition-S, 2015

Duration:10:00. Flute doubles on piccolo. This title has the dubious distinction of being the goriest title in this list. Quintette Noire?

Blackford, Richard (1954- )

Portrait of Hans Sachs, a fantasy for wind quintet on themes arranged from Wagner’s Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1989

Clarinet doubles on bass clarinet. Duration: 8:30.

Blackwood, Easley (1933- )

Pastoral and Variations, Op. 11 (1961)

New York: G. Schirmer

Duration: 13:00. Premiered by the New York Woodwind Quintet on January 19, 1962 in Chicago, with repeat performance in New York City and Washington, DC.

Bláha, Ivo (1936- )

Wind Quintet (1956)

Movements: I. Vivace; II. Lento; III. Allegretto — alla Marcia; IV. Presto. More info at: http://www.sibeliusmusic.com/cgi-bin/user_page.pl?url=ivoblaha

Jarni Hry (Spring Plays) (1962)

Prague: Cesky Hudebni Fond (Czech Music Foundation)

Movements: I. Allegro con espressione; II. Moderato; III. Vivace. Duration: 11:00.

Music for Five Wood Instruments (Hudba pro pět dřevěných nástrojů) (1965) for flute, oboe, clarinet, bass clarinet, and bassoon

Movements: I.Ritornel 1; II.Andantino; III.Ritornel 2; III.Presto; IV.Ritornel 3. Premiered by the Czech Woodwind Quintet.

Blaha, Oldrich (1930- )

Concertino for woodwind quintet (1982)

Blake, Christopher (1949- )

Sounds, An Evocation Of Tahuahua, Queen Charlotte Sound (1985)

Wellington, New Zealand: Wai-te-ata, 1988

Five short pieces for wind quintet each depict an aspect of Tahuahua, Queen Charlotte Sound in the South Island of New Zealand – the ghosts of ancestors, the struggles of early settlers, the calls of the birds in the bush and the rush of water and wind. Duration: 13:40. Recorded on Kiwi Pacific CD SLD-83 and more recently on a recording by Zephyr.

No. 3. Regions (1978)

Wellington: New Zealand Music Centre (SOUNZ)/

Sydney : Australia Music Centre

Duration: 13:00.

Blake, Daniel

Quintet for Woodwinds (2007) for flute, B-flat soprano saxophone, clarinet, bassoon, horn

Duration: 15:00. Composer is a saxophonist, hence the use of the instrument. http://www.danielblake.net/ . Sound files and PDF at: http://library.newmusicusa.org/

Blake, David (1936- )

Nonet for wind instruments (1971, rev. 1978)

London: Novello & Co.

For flute, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets (one doubles English horn), 2 bassoons and 2 horns. Duration: 22:00.

According to the composer, “This is one of several works commissioned from me over the years by the Northern Sinfonia. It was written in 1971 and somewhat revised in 1978. It is a substantial piece lasting some twenty minutes and has at its heart a Scherzo which contains three contrasting musics with interrelated tempi. The short, central Trio is a cor anglais solo. An Andante, also full of contrasts, precedes the scherzo, and these two densely through-composed movements are preceded and followed by lighter, more episodic forms. The first movement is a chorale interspersed with three canons and the last comprises a reprise of the chorale, a deflating alla marcia and final calm code.” [From An Annotated Guide to Wind Chamber Music by Rodney Winther.]

Blanchette, Marc (1958- )

Fused isolations (1979)

Bland, Ed (1926- )

Woodwind Quintet #1 (The Jazz Quintet) (1981)

Osmund Music, Inc., PO Box 451112, Los Angeles, CA 90045-9998, Phone: 213-368-6418. More info available at: http://members.aol.com/Osmundmus .

According to the composer, “This work was commissioned by the Quintet of the Americas, this 3 mvt. 10 minute composition, swings and is very colorful in its use of timbres. Highly polyphonic and rhythmically complex, it is driven by a cyclical treatment of material.”

Arion’s Song (Woodwind Quintet #2) (1986)

Los Angeles: Osmund Music, Inc. See ordering info above.

Duration: 10:00.

Again, the composer, “This 5 mvt. composition is very lyrical, lively, colorful and audience friendly. Many solos for the players. It employs a cyclical treatment of themes.”

Blank, Allan (1925-2013)

Woodwind Quintet (1968-1970)

New York: Okra Music Corp., 1971 /

New York: Seesaw Music /

New York: American Composers Alliance, https://composers.com/

Duration: 20:00.

Divertimento for Woodwind Quintet (1991)

New York: American Composers Alliance

Duration: 18:00. 7 movements.

Music for Woodwind Quintet (2004)

New York: American Composers Alliance

[Notes in Autumn (2003) for flute and woodwind quintet??]

New York: American Composers Alliance

The ACA listing contradicts itself. Although listed for flute and woodwind quintet in the composer’s biography, the expanded entry says it is for flute and string quartet as do several retailers.

also:

Polymorphics for double woodwind quintet (1988)

New York: American Composers Alliance /

Score at Nashua, NH: Falls House Press

Duration: 17:00.

Paganini Caprice No. 24 (arr. Allan Blank) for double woodwind quintet.

New York: Associated Music Publishers

Blanquer Ponsada, Amando (1935- )

Tema y Variaciones

Valencia: Piles Editorial de Musica, 1970

Duration: ca. 11:00.

Quinteto para Instrumentes de viento (1959)

Madrid: Archivo Sinfonico de la S.G.A.E.

Duration: 10:00.

Divertimento Giocoso

Valencia: Piles Editorial de Musica

Blatný, Pavel (1931- )

2:3 (1975)

Praha: Supraphon, 1983

Prague: Cesky Hudebni Fond (Czech Music Foundation)

Although Grove Music lists his birth as 1926, other sources (i.e. the Czech Musicbase & WorldCat), say 1931. Duration: 8:35. See also: http://www.musica.cz/blatny/index.htm

Dreiteiliger Satz (Three-Part Movement)(Tridilna veta?) (1958)

Prague: Cesky Hudebni Fond (Czech Music Foundation)

Kleine Variationen for woodwind quintet and orchestra

Hommage à Pavla Kytlicova, Three Movements for Wind Quintet (1998)

Duration: 10:00.

Wind Quintet (Choral) (1999)

also:

Es fliegt der Fruhling (1960) for woodwind quintet and children’s choir

Prague: Cesky Hudebni Fond (Czech Music Foundation)

Duration: 20:00.

Also, Blatný’s unusually scored work for winds and piano.

Blattner, Orrin(1918?-2006)

Two American Sketches for double woodwind quintet

New York: M. Witmark, 1942

Many library holdings simply list this as for woodwind choir. Movements: Rural; Urban.

Blauth, Brenno (1931-1993)

Quinteto para sopros

Recorded by the Quinteto Villa-Lobos.

Blauvelt, Peter

First Wind Quintet, Op. 18 (1978)

Duration: 14:00 Thesis (A.B., Honors), Harvard University, 1978. Written for the Dorian Wind Quintet.

Second Wind Quintet, Op 21 (1978)

Both works available from the composer.

See website: http://www.peterblauvelt.com/ for contact info.

Duration: 10:00

See also Blauvelt’s sextet for winds and piano.

Blažek, Zdeněk (1905-1988)

Bläserquintett, op. 110 (1971)

Manuscript; Performed by the Foerster Bläserquintett.

Blechinger, Alexander (1956- )

Windmelodien für Holzblaserquintett, Op. 5 (1979)

Bella Musica / Antes Edition

Duration: 8:30. See also: http://www.alexanderblechinger.at/

Bleefield, Charles

Divertimento for wind quintet (1946)

Paris: La NeÌocopie Musicale, 1946?

Photocopy. Paris: La Neocopie Musicale, [1946?]

Johns Hopkins and the Peabody Institute have the Charles Bleefield collection of his correspondence with his teacher Nadia Boulanger, which might be of interest to biographers of Boulanger. Bleefield is also a noted writer and historian of music. But can we find a copy of his quintet to evaluate his composition? Well, there’s a photocopy at the UCLA Performing Arts Special Collection if you can get access.

Bliss, P. P. (Philip Paul) (1838-1876)

It is well with my soul (arr. Rich Heffler)

Fairfax Station, VA: Rich Heffler Publications, Anderson, IN: Distributed by Intrada Music Group, 1998

Rich Heffler Music

It is Well with My Soul (arr. Gary Lanier, 2014)

Boston, MA.: Ione Press

Bloch, Augustyn (1929-2006)

Salmo giocoso (1970) for soprano and woodwind quintet

Krakow: Polskie Wydawnictwo Myzyczne

Duration: 13:00. See also: https://culture.pl/en/artist/augustyn-bloch

Bloch, Waldemar (1906-1984)

Serenade, (1966)

Wien: Verlag Doblinger, 1966

Block, Hans-Volker (1940-1979)

Oktett (1970) for 2 flutes, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet and trombone.

Vienna: Verlag Doblinger

Blomenkamp, Thomas (1955- )

Drei Fragmente (3 Fragments) (1983)

Koln: Dohr, 1994 / Boosey & Hawkes /

Budapest: Editio Musica Budapesta, 1984

Movements: Für Franz Marc; Für Rudi Stephan; Für Georg Trakl.

Blondeau, Thierry (1961- )

Quintette (1991)

unpublished, in IRCAM’s catalog.

Duration: 13:00. Not to be confused with the quintet for clarinet and strings.

Volée de cloches (2011)

Unpublished, but listed in IRCAM’s BRAHMS database.

Blum, Robert (1900-1994)

Concerto for Wind Quintet (1961)

Manuscript? in the Zentralbibliothek Zürish

Duration: 15:00. For woodwind quintet without accompaniment. Not a concerto in the traditional sense. Apparently there is a large archive of the works of Robert Blum in the Central Library in Zurich, Switzerland which contains all three of these works: Zentralbibliothek Zürich, Musikabteilung, Predigerplatz 33, CH-8001 Zürich, Schweiz. Tel. +41 (0)44 268 31 81 or [email protected] or www.zb.uzh.ch/spezialsammlungen/musikabteilung/index.html.de

Konzertante Simfonie (Symphonie Concertante) (1964) for wind quintet, timpani, harp and strings

This IS with orchestra. Manuscript? is in the Zentralbibliothek Zürich. See also a complete list of works at https://www.musinfo.ch/en/personen/komponisten/?pers_id=1349&abc=B

Stationen (1966-67)

Manuscript: Swiss Music Archive, Zurich (Zentralbibliothek Zürich)

Duration: 25:00.

Blumenfeld, Harold (1923-2014)

Expansions (1964)

New York: MCA Music 1971

St. Louis: MMB Music, 1987

Duration: 5:00. PDF and sound file at: http://library.newmusicusa.org/

The composer rants: “Short but eventful woodwind quintet in which melodic subject is expanded and contracted laterally. Compact neo-classic / neo-polyphonic piece. Composed in early attempt to avoid general woodwind quintet sound of rattling of dry bones. And to avoid patness of contemporary fugues which harp all too obviously on identically repeated fugue subjects….” ¶ Blumenfeld also asserts that only two quintet compositions “surmount w[oo]dw[i]nd quintet aridity: the quintet of John Harbison, its palette enlarged by incorporating alternate instruments into the mix; and of course, the delightful, ‘grosse’ “Kleine Kammermusik” of Hindemith. Oases in a dry land…… The sheer brevity of my little quintet have afforded it some immunity from the problem.” [You may take what you will from the statement.]

also:

Lovescapes (1964) for soprano, woodwind quintet, violin, viola and cello.

Verona, New Jersey: Seesaw Music

Based on text by Isabella Gardner (1915-1981), a poet and actress (and great-niece of art collector Isabella Stewart Gardner). See the Poetry Foundation for more info about her. Movements: Summer Evening; Gimbolling. A listing for ‘Eroscapes’ is probably an alternate translation or edition of this work.

Blumer, Theodor (Anton) (1881-1964)

Serenade und Thema mit Variationen, Op. 34

Berlin: Leipzig, N. Simrock, 1918

Paris: Max Eschig, 1918

Hamburg: Anton J. Benjamin, 1966

See our extensive article about Theodor Blumer in our Roaring Twenties Series.

Quintett für Blasinstrumente Op. 52

Frankfurt, Leipzig: Zimmermann, 1924, 1999, 2011

Richard Schauer Music (Theodore Presser) /

Recorded by the Moran Woodwind Quintet of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln School of Music on Crystal Records in 1994: Crystal Records CD753. Duration: 21:37. 4 Movements: Sehr frisch und feurig; Romanze: Sehr ruhig und innig; Leicht fliessend—Ausserst lebhaft; Finale: Sehr schwungvoll.

Although a 20^th century work, this quintet is more in the style of the late 19^th century: sort of a cross between Brahms and Richard Strauss in style. It is a beautiful work and deserves to be performed much more often. Highly recommended for the advanced quintet. (We had to perform from copies of the out-of-print Zimmerman edition, available in libraries. Since then Zimmerman has published a new edition.) [ Andrew Brandt ]

Tanz-Suite für 5 Blasinstrumente, Op. 53

Berlin: Simrock, 1925 /

Hamburg: Anton J. Benjamin, 1966 /

Richard Schauer Music (T. Presser)

Elite Edition, 1978?

6 Movements: Rigaudon; Sarabande; Menuet; Ungarischer Tanz; Valse Boston; Onestep. Recorded by the Moran Woodwind Quintet of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln School of Music on Crystal Records in 1994: Crystal Records CD753. Duration: 24:37. A dance suite for the 1920s. The parts are also available for download in those countries where the copyright has expired (including the U.S. and Canada) from the International Music Score Library Project.

Kinderspielzeug, op. 64

Leipzig: Zimmermann

Movements: Ball; Teddybar (Teddy Bear); Puppe (Puppet), Aufmarsch der Puppen (Parade of Puppets); Alte Spielurh (Old Music Box); Schlitten Ball (Sleds).

Schweizer Quintett, Suite (1948)

Hamburg: Musikverlag Hans Sikorski, 1953

Duration: 22:00.Movements: Prelude; Gavotte; Arietta; Introduktion; Thema and 7 Variations. Final movement is a set of variations on the Swiss folksong “Rosen im Tale.”