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Brandt’s Woodwind Quintet List – Other Trios, Quartets & Miscellanea

This page might be considered the Odds and Ends section of this website. It includes wind trios that are not included in the trio d’anche page as well as quartets, which fills in the empty repertoire spot between reed trios and woodwind quintets. I’ve also added miscellaneous works that I think should be of interest to woodwind and horn players, including works with strings. These works I felt were important to explore the development of wind playing in chamber music.

Some guidelines (not rules) I used in selecting works on this (and other) page(s):

1. For this page, I included works with at least 3 wind instruments that are found in a woodwind quintet. Most are trios and quartets, but this page also include a growing list of larger ensembles that may be interesting to quintet players.

2. I excluded chamber works that consist of a single instrument (say, trios of 3 bassoons).

3. Since one goal of this site is to explore the development of wind writing after the Baroque period, I excluded most (but not all) works of the Baroque period. (That could be a whole ‘nuther catalog.) I also included chamber works of mixed winds and strings that I felt contributed to the development of wind writing.

4. A large number of works on this page are for flute, clarinet and bassoon, or quartets of flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon. I included some chamber works of these instruments with added strings, too.

5. This entire site, in general, does not include most works that are considered part of the Harmoniemusik tradition, which I think is a different compositional tradition from that of the woodwind quintet and other chamber music styles. There is unavoidable overlap, though, with smaller works of pairs of winds, as well as double woodwind quintets, which could be of either or both traditions.

6. Works with piano (or harpsichord or organ or even accordion) are included on the Winds and Keyboard page.

7. If a woodwind quintet composer also wrote for larger wind or mixed groups, (i.e. works for woodwind and strings, or woodwind and brass quintets), I generally grouped those works with their woodwind quintets, not on this page. However, if I found a good, similar work by a composer who did NOT write a woodwind quintet, it might be on this page. (This is a new guideline, though.) If you are looking for a specific mixed work, say, a septet for 4 winds and 3 strings, you might check both this page and the quintet pages. Someday I might have them all cross-referenced, but not soon.

8. I reserve the right to break all of these guidelines if I want to.

9. I shouldn’t have to remind people, but commentary that I (or others) wrote is covered under copyright and may not be used without permission. [You can tell I wrote it because I affixed my name to it.] Likewise, I include my own html code under copyright as well. You may not extract portions of my hard work of 45 years and call it your own! You may, however, use this site for academic research, in fact, it’s encouraged, with proper attribution. Academic and other writers should, at the very least, credit me for my work.

— Andrew Brandt

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Abrahamsen, Hans (1952- )

Flowersongs (2012 Version) for flute, oboe and clarinet

Absil, Jean (1893-1974)

4 Esquisses, Op. 154 (1971) for woodwind quartet

Albéniz, Isaac(arr. Bill Holcombe)

Tango from España for flute, oboe and bassoon

West Trenton, NJ: Musicians Publications, 2006

Adolphus, Milton(1913-1988)

Wind Quartet, Op. 20 (1934) for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon

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

Albright, William (1944-1998)

Frescos (1964) for woodwind quintet

Alcalay, Luna (1928-2012)

Conversation à Trois – for flute, oboe and clarinet (1991)

Edition HH

Trio for flute, oboe, clarinet, percussion

MHW Musikverlag GmbH

Trio (1957) for flute, clarinet, and bassoon

Alemann, Eduardo Armando (1922-2005)

Trés Micropoemas (Three Micropoems) for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Washington, DC: Pan American Union (Peer International agents), 1965

Duration: 8:00. Movements: Allegretto; Largo&nash;Giocoso; Adagio.

Alexander, Josef (1907-1990)

5 Fables (1981) for oboe, bassoon and piano

Allgén, Claude Loyola (1920-1990)

Trio (1987) for flute, oboe and bassoon

Alves, Anderson(1986- )

Divertimento for flute, oboe and bassoon (2013)

Recorded by Trio Capitu. First and a portion of the third movements available on SoundCloud.

Amargos, Joan Albert

Trio for flute, English horn and clarinet

Movements: 1. Allegro moderato; 2. Cantilena; 3. Vivo. Duration: 14:30.

Ames, William T.

Rigmarole for soprano, flute, oboe, clarinet, and bassoon

Text in English by William Carolos Williams, from “Spring and All.”

Amram, David (1930- )

Trio for tenor saxophone in B^♭, horn and bassoon

New York: C. F. Peters 6690, 1965

Andriessen, Jurriaan (1925-1996)

Trio no.4, for flute, oboe and bassoon (1957)

Amsterdam: Donemus, 1957

Trio no.1, for flute, oboe and piano, 1955

Antheil, George (1900-1959)

Concertino (1930) for flute, bassoon and piano

Apostel, Hans Erich
(1901-1972)

5 Bagatellen (5 Bagatelles), Op. 20 for flute, clarinet and bassoon.

Eien: Universal Edition, 1953

Quartett in 5 Satzen (Quartet in Five Movements), Op. 14 for flute, clarinet, bassoon and horn

Wien: Universal Edition, 1952

Fünf Lieder (5 Songs), Op. 22 for middle voice, flute, clarinet and bassoon

Wien: Universal Edition, 1954

Verse by R. Felmayer.

Arnold, Malcolm (1921-2006)

Trio, Op.6 (1943) for flute, bassoon and viola

Quintet, Op.7 (1944) for flute, bassoon, horn, violin and viola

Divertimento, Op.37 (1953) for flute, oboe and clarinet

Movements: Allegro Energico; Languido; Vivace; Andantino; Maestoso; Piacevole. Duration: 9:00.

Arrieu, Claude (professional name for Anne Louise Marie Simon) (1903-1990)

Suite (1980) for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Ashton, John H.(1938- )

A Tonal trio for flute, clarinet and bassoon and optional suspended cymbal

Verona, New Jersey: Seesaw Music

Asia, Daniel(1953- )

Line Images (1977) for oboe, oboe d’amore, English horn and bassoon

Copy in the University of California at San Diego library

Atehortúa, Blas (a.k.a. Blas Emilio Atehortúa Amaya) (1943- )

Trío para dos clarinetes y fagot (2 clarinets and bassoon), Op. 2 (1959)

Trío de clarinetes y fagot, Op. 58 (1975)

Noneto – Divertimento. Para piano y vientos, Op. 191 (1996)

Ator, James D.

Woodwind Quartet for flute, clarinet, saxophone and bassoon

Verona, New Jersey: Seesaw Music, 1981

Avidom, Menahem (1908-1995)

Ricercar a tre (1982) for flute, clarinet and bassoon

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

Duration: 4:00.

Triologue (1938/1984) for flute, clarinet and bassoon

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

Duration: 10:00.

Avrahami, Gad

Cat and Mouse (1960) for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon

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

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Baaren, Kees van (1906-1970)

Trio (1936) for flute, clarinet and bassoon

Amsterdam: Donemus, 1950

Bach, Johann Sebastian

Allegretto (arr. ?) for flute or oboe, clarinet and bassoon

New York: Consort Trios, 1973

Aria from Cantata No. 1, “How Beauteous Beams the Morning Star” (arr. Ronald C. Dishinger) for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon

Owensboro, Kentucky: Medici Music Press

Bourrée (from Suites for Cello, #3) for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon (arr. Gordon Lewin)

London: New Wind Music Co., 1960

Fugue à la gigue from the Französische Suiten (arr. Gordon Solie) for flute, clarinet and bassoon OR oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Portland, OR: Editions Viento, 1995

Funeral Music from Cantata No. 106, for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon(arr. Ronald C. Dishinger)

Owensboro, Kentucky: Medici Music Press

I Call upon thy Name, O Jesus (Ich ruf’ zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ) (arr. Harry S. Hirsh) for either flute, clarinet and bassoon OR oboe, clarinet and bassoon

New York: Carl Fischer, 1934

From the Orgelbüchlein.

Fugue in C Minor from the Well-Tempered Clavier (arr. Edward Benyas) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon OR flute, clarinet and bassoon

Richmond, VA: International Opus

Three-part inventions, Numbers 11-15, (arr. Jerry Nowak) for flute, oboe and bassoon

Trenton, NJ: Musicians Publications, 2005

2nd part may be performed by clarinet; bassoon part may be played by bass clarinet

Sechs Triosonaten for Oboe (or Flute), clarinet and bassoon (or cello) (arr. Mordechai Rechtman)

Warngau: Accolade Musikverlag, 2002

The Well-tempered Wind Quartet, A Collection of Pieces (arr. Pamela Verrall) for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Hamburg, London: N. Simrock, 1987

Includes Two Chorales from The Christmas Oratorio; Prelude in F; Prelude 12; Two Sarabandes.

Bach, Jan (1937- )

8 Duetudes (1983) for flute and bassoon

Bach, Johann Christoph(1732-1795)

Allegro Brillante (arr. Quinto Maganini) for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon

New York: Carl Fischer, 1932

Badian, Maya (1945- )

Dance for woodwind trio (1962, revised 2014)

Toronto: Canadian Music Centre, https://www.musiccentre.ca/node/7335

Set 1 is for flute, oboe and bassoon. Set 2 is for flute, clarinet and bassoon. It’s unclear whether both sets are included in the download.

Baker, Michael Conway (1937- )

5 Epigrams (1965) for flute, clarinet and bassoon

See also: http://www.michaelconwaybaker.com

Bailey, Judith

Wind Willows, Op. 38 for flute, English horn and bassoon

Lancaster, PA: Phylloscopus Publications, 1999

Bainbridge, Simon (1952- )

Wind Quartet (1974) for flute (doubling alto flute), clarinet, horn and bassoon

London: United Music Publishers, 1974

Baird, Tadeusz(1928-1981)

Divertimento for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Kraków: Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne, 1972

Balakauskas, Osvaldas (1937- )

Variations (1966) for flute, oboe and bassoon

See also: http://www.mic.lt/en/persons/info/balakauskas.

Baldwin, Daniel

Trio in D (2014) for oboe, bassoon and piano

Medina, NY: Imagine Music Publishing, 2014

Ballif, Claude (André François) (1924-2004)

Trio, Op.35 No.1 (1961) for flute, bassoon, and harp

Trio, op.35 no.2 (1961) for flute, oboe and cello

Trio, op.35, no.3 (1961) for violin, clarinet and horn

Bal y Gay, Jesús (1905-1993)

Divertimento para cuarteto de maderas (Divertimento for Woodwind Quartet – oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon)

Duration: 10:45. Movements: Allegro Moderato; Poco Adagio; Andantino; Allegro Vivo. Recordings by by Airas Ensemble on YouTube, starting with the first movement. Second movement; Third movement and the fourth movement.

After listening to Bal y Gat’s quintet, his Don Quijote Suite and this quartet, one can easily tell that the Divertimento is the more substantial work of the two. It’s also much more adventurous harmonically than the Don Quijote suite. It might be attractive to the quartet looking for a change of pace. [ Andrew Brandt ]

Barati, George (1913-1996)

Chamber Concerto for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and string orchestra

New York: C. F. Peters, 1962

Barbosa, Cacilda Borges(1914-2010)

Fuga n. 19 for flute, oboe, clarinet, and bassoon

Fuga No. 19 for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Barab, Seymour (1921-2014)

Suite For Bassoon And String Quartet

New York: Seesaw Music

Suite For Clarinet, Bassoon And Piano

New York: Seesaw Music

Trio-Sonata For Violin, Oboe And Bassoon

New York: Seesaw Music

Barboteu, Georges (1924-2006)

Burlesque (1989) for flute, oboe, bassoon

Bárta, Lubor (1928-1972)

4 Compositions (1965) for oboe, clarinet and piano

Bartoš, Jan Zdeněk (1908-1981)

Divertimento 15 for flute, clarinet, waldhorn, and bassoon

Freiburg (Breisgau): Fritz Schulz, 1977

Basher, Paul

Woodwind Trio (1982-83) for flute, clarinet and bassoon

Located in the Archives for the MidAmerican Center for Contemporary Music

Bauckholt, Carola (1959- )

Zopf (1992) for flute, oboe, clarinet

Köln: Thürmchen, 1996?

Rondo mit Mozart for oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn

Baumann, Herbert(1925-2020)

Assisi Trio for flute, oboe, and clarinet

Baur, Jürg (1918-2010)

Kontrapunkte 77 über das Thema des Musikalischen Opfers von J.S. Bach, for flute, English horn and bassoon (1978)

Bavicchi, John (1922-2012)

Trio for Flute, Clarinet and Bassoon, Op. 86 (1983)

BKG Publications

Duration: 8:00. Movements: 1. Molto moderato; 2. Allegro molto; 3. Adagio assai; 4. Con brio.

Bayliss, Colin (1948- )

Wind Trio for flute, oboe and clarinet

Whitefield, Manchester: Da Capo Music, 1995

Duration: 10:00.

Bazelon, Irwin (1922-1995)

Movimento da camera (1954, rev. 1960) for flute, bassoon, horn and harpsichord

Beall, John (1942- )

Trio Fantasy for Oboe, Bassoon, and Piano (1981)

Contact the composer: http://www.johnbeall.net/

Duration: 13:00.

Beatty, Stephen W.(1938- )

Quartet for Woodwinds, Op. 60 (2010) for flute, oboe, clarinet, and bassoon

Score and parts available, under a Creative Commons license, from the International Music Score Library Project, https://imslp.org/ (look up the composer, then the title), or see: https://imslp.org/wiki/Quartet_for_Woodwinds%2C_Op.60_(Beatty%2C_Stephen_W.)

Quartet for Flute, English horn, Bassoon and Violin, Op. 388 (2014)

Score and parts available, under a Creative Commons license, from the International Music Score Library Project, https://imslp.org/ (look up the composer, then the title)

Duration: 13:00.

Quartet for flute, clarinet, bassoon and cello, op. 674

Quartet for flute, clarinet, bassoon and cello, op. 675

Score and parts available, under a Creative Commons license, from the International Music Score Library Project, https://imslp.org/ (look up the composer, then the title)

Quartet for flute, clarinet, bassoon and contrabass clarinet, Op. 367

Score and parts available, under a Creative Commons license, from the International Music Score Library Project, https://imslp.org/ (look up the composer, then the title)

Suite for Piccolo, Flute, Bassoon and Contrabassoon, Op. 1039

Suite for Piccolo, Oboe, Bassoon and Contrabassoon, Op. 1038

International Music Score Library Project (see above)

Trio for Flute, Clarinet and Bassoon, Op.77

Trio for Flute, Clarinet and Bassoon, Op.506

Trio for Flute, Clarinet and Bassoon, Op.1172

Trio for Flute, Clarinet and Bassoon, Op.1173

International Music Score Library Project (see above)

Beck, Conrad (1901-1989)

“Trauert, alle Menschen, trauert”, Volkslied

Manuscript: Swiss Music Archive, Zurich

Concertino (1954) for clarinet, bassoon and orchestra

Suite Concertante (1961) for winds, double bass and percussion

Beethoven, Ludwig van

Trio in C Major, Op. 87 (arr. John P. Newhill) for flute, clarinet and bassoon OR oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Monteux: Musica Rara

Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel

Originally scored for 2 oboes and English horn.

Trio, Op. 8 for flute, clarinet and bassoon

Bradfield, Berkshire, England: Rosewood Publications, www.rosewoodpublications.co.uk

It appears that this work was originally scored for violin, viola and cello.

Beneš, Juraj (1940-2004)

Canzona No. 2 (1985) for flute, oboe, bassoon and cello

Bennett, Richard Rodney (1936-2012)

Trio (1965) for flute, oboe and clarinet

Bentzon, Jørgen (1897-1951)

Sonatina, Op. 7 (1924) for flute, clarinet and bassoon

Kobenhavn: Skandinavisk Musikforlag, 1948

Kobenhavn: Borups Musikforlag, 1926

Bentzon, Niels Viggo (1919-2000)

Quartet, Op. 12 (1943) for flute, oboe/English horn, bassoon and horn

Quartet, Op. 26 for flute, oboe (doubling English horn), horn and bassoon

Copenhagen: Wilhelm Hansen, 2012

Berger, Arthur (1912-2003)

Quartet in C Major for flute, oboe, clarinet, and bassoon

New York: C. F. Peters, 1961

Berkowitz, Leonard(1919-2000)

Trio for Flute, Clarinet, and Bassoon

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

Berlin, David (1943- )

Trio for flute, oboe and clarinet (1977)

Duration: 3:50.

Bermudez, Eddie Mora (1965- )

Excenas Infantiles (1997)

San José, Costa Rica: Editorial UCR (probably University of Costa Rica), 2008

Movements: Hojarasca; Rag-time; Vals Triste; Marcha.

Berwald, Franz(1796-1868)

Septett for clarinet, bassoon, horn, violin, viola, cello and double bass

Kassel: Bärenreiter, 1996

Bialosky, Marshall (1923-2016)

Suite for flute, oboe and clarinet

Los Angeles: Pillin Music, distributed by Western International Music, 1969

Variations on an Elizabethan Lute Theme, for flute, oboe and bassoon (or recorder ensemble)

Verona, New Jersey: Seesaw Music, 1983, 2017

Alternate scoring is for alto, tenor and bass recorders.

The Far Theatricals of Day, Song Cycle for mezzo soprano, flute, oboe, clarinet and bass clarinet

Palos Verdes Peninsula, California: Sanjo Music Co., 1982

Based on poems by Emily Dickinson (1830-1886)

Divertimentino for flute, oboe (doubling English horn), clarinet, bassoon, violin and viola

Palos Verdes Peninsula, California: Sanjo Music Co., 1989

Biersack, Anton

Divertimento for flute, clarinet in A and B^♭ and bassoon

Mainz: B. Schott’s Söhne

Biggs, John(1932- )

Woodwind Trio for flute, clarinet and bassoon

Champaign, Illinois: Consort Press (Mark Foster Music agent), 1978

“Playful and serious. Three movements: fast, slow, fast.”

Double Reed Concerto for oboe, English horn, bassoon and string orchestra

Champaign, Illinois: Consort Press

Duration: 22:00. “Neo Classical, three movements. Prokofiev-like, but simpler.”

Invocation for organ, horn, cello, clarinet, bassoon or English horn

Champaign, Illinois: Consort Press

Duration: 5:00. “Music for young players. Passacaglia-like, expressive melody with harmonic accompaniment.”

Bilotta, John G.

Wind Quartet Concerto for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and orchestra

Recorded by Taras Osadchyy, bassoon; Volodymyr Koval, oboe; Stelmashenko Bohdana, flute; Vasyl Holyak, clarinet; with Robert Ian Winstin, conductor and the Kiev Philharmonic Orchestra on ERM Media for Naxos.

Binder, John A.(1946- )

Woodwind Trio (1969) for flute, oboe and bassoon

Duration: 10:00.

Bitsch, Marcel (1921-2011)

Divertissement (1947) for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Paris: Alphonse Leduc, 1949

Movements: Prélude; Pastorale; Fugue.

Blacher, Boris (1903-1975)

Divertimento, Op. 38 (1951) for flute, oboe, clarinet, and bassoon

London: Boosey & Hawkes

Duration: 10:00. A performance of this work is on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pjOJ2LG8xc .

Blanco, Juan

Quinteto for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and cello

Portland, Oregon: Edition Viento

Blank, Allan (1925-2013)

3 Windgrams for flute, clarinet in A, and bassoon (1991)

W. Newton, Massachusetts: Earnestly Music, 1995

Introduction and Two Movements (2009) for flute, clarinet in A, and bassoon

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

Duration: 8:00.

Introduction and Three Episodes for flute, clarinet in A, and bassoon

W. Newton, Massachusetts: Earnestly Music, 1995

Four Poems (2010) for soprano, flute, clarinet and bassoon

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

Duration: 12:00. Movements: 1. Who has seen the Wind (text by Christina Rossetti); 2. A Noiseless Patient Spider (Walt Whitman); 3. Little Birds of the Night (Stephen Crane); 4. Beautiful Soup, So Rich and Green (Lewis Carroll).

Blauth, Brenno(1931-1993)

Sonata for flute, oboe and bassoon

A Brazilian composer, this work may be unpublished.

Blažek, Zdeněk (1905-1988)

Divertimento, Op. 28 (1946) for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Blyton, Carey

A Little Trio for Wind Instruments, Op. 18b for flute, clarinet and bassoon

Flute part could be performed by oboe; bassoon part could be performed by bass clarinet.

Boccherini, Luigi(1743-1805)

Sextett in E-flat Major, G. 467 (Op. 38 No. 1 or Op. 42?) (Divertimento No. 1) for oboe (or flute), violin, viola, horn in E^♭, bassoon and double bass.

Hamburg, Hans Sikorski, 1956

Padova: Presso G. Zanibon, 1996? (edition also includes Sextet G. 471 for horn & strings)

Paris: Pleyel (no date)

The Pleyel edition is available for download from the International Music Score Library Project (with Op. 42 on the cover)

Duration: 16:00. Movements: Andante Lento; Allegro ma non Presto; Tempo de Minuetto. Two other Sextets that continued the series as Notturnos Nos. 2 and 3, are lost.

Other Boccherini works with winds: Many works for flute with strings, including Sextets Op. 16, Nos. 1-6, catalogued as G. 461 to 466. Also many Quintets with Oboe or Flute with strings (Opuses 17, 19, 55, and others (catalogued as G. 419 through G. 444). Also, with horn: G. 471 (Op. 38, No. 5, also known as Divertimento Notturno No. 5) in E^♭ Major for 2 violins, viola, 2 cellos and horn. Also Sextet No. 6 G. 472 (Op. 38, No. 6)(1787) in B^♭ Major, for 2 violins, viola, cello, oboe and bassoon. ¶ The International Music Score Library Project has what appears to be a complete catalog of Boccherini’s works. Many are linked to PDFs of early editions which are available for download.

Octet (Diverimento Notturno No. 4), G. 470 for flute (or oboe), horn, bassoon, 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos

Quartets, G. 262 for clarinet, flute, horn and bassoon (arr. Othon Van den Broek)

Paris: Hentz Jouve, 1812

Includes No. 1 in C Major, No. 2 in F Major, and No. 3 in C Major. These are taken from string quartet movements from G. 203, 204, 213, 214, 223, 232, 235

Quartets, G. 263 for clarinet, flute, horn and bassoon (arr. Othon Van den Broek)

Paris: Hentz Jouve, 1823

Includes No. 1 in E^♭ Major, No. 2 in F Major, and No. 3 in B^♭ Major. These are arrangements of G. 160, G. 169, and movements from G. 163, 167 and 170.

Quartets, G. 264 for clarinet, flute, horn and bassoon (arr. Othon Van den Broek)

Paris: Bouillon, ca. 1825

Includes No. 1 in F Major, No. 2 in C Major, and No. 3 in D Minor. This series is a bit more problematic beacuse they do not appear to correspond to any of Boccherini’s other works, at least not the ones that we know about.

There is, obviously, much more scholarly research to be done on Boccherini’s works for strings and winds, with lots of opportunities for modern editing and new print editions. However, Boccherini’s writing for winds does not appear to have advanced the technical or musical development of the flute, clarinet, oboe, bassoon or horn that much. (Maybe more scholarship could change that view.) ¶ For even more musicological mysteries, see the Rossini Quartets below. [ Andrew Brandt ]

Bochmann, Christopher (1950- )

Metastrophe (2000) for flute, clarinet, bassoon, and cello

From the composer, http://www.christopherbochmann.com/

Bokes, Vladimir (1946- )

Kadencia II, Op.40 (1982), for flute, oboe and bassoon and harpsichord

Bolz, Harriet(1909-1995)

Festive Fantasia for clarinet, horn and bassoon

Worcester, Massachusetts: Hildegard Publishing Co., www.hildegard.com, 1995

Boone, Clara Lyle

SEE De Bohun, Lyle

Bois, Rob du(1934-2013)

Trio (1961) for flute, oboe, and clarinet

Bove, J. Henry

Petit Trio for flute, oboe and bassoon OR oboe, clarinet and bassoon

New York: Carl Fischer, 1934

Boyd, Anne (Elizabeth) (1946- )

St. Elmo’s Fire (2006) for flute, oboe, clarinet

York, England: University of York Music Press

Bozza, Eugéne (1905-1991)

Trois piè̀ces pour une musique de nuit for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Paris: Alphonse Leduc, 1954

Braga, Ant&ocird;nio Francisco(1868-1948)

Suite Greca for flute, clarinet and bassoon

Tallevast, Florida: TrevCo Music Publishing

Portland, Oregon: Edition Viento, 2006

Movements: Zamicos; Tragudia; Choros; Pentosalis.

Impressões da Roça (1905) for flute, 2 oboes and 2 clarinets

Brandão, José Vieira (1911-2002)

Choro (1945) for English horn, flute and clarinet

Chôro a Villa-Lobos (1944) for flute, English horn, clarinet in A, and bassoon

Portland, Oregon: Editions Viento, 2011

Tallevast, Florida: Trevco Music

Choro Carioca (1945) for woodwind quartet

Brant, Henry Dreyfuss (1913-2008)

A Requiem in Summer, for oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon

Braun, Yehezkel

A Tale of Spring (1951) for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon

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

Bravnicar, Matija (1897-1977)

Trio for flute, clarinet and bassoon (1930)

Bresgen, Cesar (1913-1988)

Tanz mir nicht mit meiner Jungfer Käthen (1939) for flute, clarinet and bassoon

Bridge, Frank (1879-1941)

Divertimenti (1934-38) for flute, oboe, clarinet, and bassoon

London: Boosey & Hawkes / New York: Belwin, 1940

Brigido, Odemar (1941-2013)

Canto Agreste (1981) for woodwind quartet

A Brazilian composer.

Brotons, Salvador (1959- )

Suite a tres (1977) for flute, oboe and clarinet

Brouwer, Leo (born Juan Leovigildo Brouwer) (1939- )

Homenaje a Manuel de Falla (1957) (Homage to Manuel de Falla) for flute, oboe, clarinet and guitar

Brugk, Hans Melchior (1909-1999)

Quartet, Op. 32 (1955) for flute, oboe, clarinet, and bassoon

Brumby, Colin (1933- )

Doubles (wind quartet) (1965) for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon

see Australian Music Centre, sales[at]amcoz.com.au

This work is occasionally listed erroneously as a quintet.

Brün, Herbert(1919-2000)

Trio, Op. 21 for flute, clarinet and bassoon

Baltimore, Maryland: Smith Publications, 1990

Buck, Ole (1945- )

Carols (1980, rev. 1994) for oboe, clarinet, bassoon and saxophone

Buckinx, Boudewijn(1945- )

El Dia Lozano (2010) for flute, bassoon and horn

From the composer, https://boudewijnbuckinx.com/

Bush, Geoffrey (1920-1998)

Pavans and Galliards (1982) for wind quartet (unspecified)

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Cabus, Peter(1923-2000)

Houtblazerskwartet for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Bruxelles: J. Maurer Edition Musicale

Caldini, Fulvio(1959- )

Data-breath, Op. 36/B for flute, oboe d’amore OR clarinet OR oboe, and bass clarinet OR bassoon

From the composer

Copy in the Royal College of Music in London.

Cambini, Giuseppe Maria (1746-1818 or 1825)

Six Trio Concertans pour Flûte, Hautbois et Basson, Op. 45 (ca. 1785)

Paris: Chez M. Boyer, Chez Me. Le Menu.

These include:

Trio for Flute, Oboe and Bassoon in D Major, Op. 45, No. 1

Trio for Flute, Oboe and Bassoon in G Minor, Op. 45, No. 2

Trio for Flute, Oboe and Bassoon in F Major, Op. 45, No. 3

Trio for Flute, Oboe and Bassoon in B^♭ Major, Op. 45, No. 4

Trio for Flute, Oboe and Bassoon in G Major, Op. 45, No. 5

Trio for Flute, Oboe and Bassoon in C Major, Op. 45, No. 6

(Modern publication) Winterthur, Switzerland: Amadeus, 2014

Copies of the original edition of all six trios are available for free download from the International Music Score Library Project.

Cámara, Juan Antonio(1917-~1994?)

Suite (1942) for flute, clarinet, bassoon

Montevideo: Editorial Cooperative Interamericana de Compositores, 1945

Tallevast, Florida: TrevCo Music Publishing

Movements: I. Obertura; II. Invencion; III. Gavotta I; IV. Gavotta II; V. Ricercare Lidico; VI. Giga. A Cuban composer, the work was premiered in 1942 in Havana, Cuba. He lived in New York City in the 1980s and 1990s, and he appears to have died there sometime after 1994.

Cannabich, Christian(1731-1798)

Concerto for flute, oboe, bassoon and orchestra

Adliswil, Switzerland: Edition Eulenburg, 1972

Caplet, André (1878-1925)

Legende for oboe, clarinet, alto saxophone, bassoon, violin, viola, cello, double bass

Boca Raton, Florida: Masters Music Publications, 2000

Cardoso, Lindembergue Rocha (1939-1989)

Canção Sintética (1976) for mezzo-soprano, clarinet, bassoon, oboe, and horn

Carr-Boyd, Ann (1938- )

Dance Suite for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Mentioned in Grove Music Online and several other places as a woodwind quintet, the Dance Suite is actually a quartet for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, in the Archives of of the State Library of New South Wales, Australia (http://archival.sl.nsw.gov.au/Details/archive/110043735 .) It appears to be unpublished. [ Andrew Brandt ]

Carter, Elliott (1908-2012)

Eight Études and a Fantasy (1950) for flute, oboe, clarinet, and bassoon

New York: Associated Music Publishers, Inc.

Dedicated to Richard Franko Goldman.

Carulli, Benedetto (1797-1877)

Terzetto Cheti al favor di questa notte: nell’ opera Il Conte Ory for flute, oboe, clarinet, and bassoon

Milano: Bo. Carulli

Originally for voices and orchestra. Oboe part could be played by a second flute.

Trio in C Major, Op. 1 for 2 clarinets and bassoon

Mainz: B. Schott Sohne, 1974

This work can be performed by C or B^♭ clarinets, with parts in C and B^♭ for bassoon. (It appears that C Major is the original version.)

Cavalcanti, Nestor de Hollanda(1949- )

Divertimento mesmo! for string quartet, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn

Cazurra Baste, Anna(1965- )

Kalonize, Op. 12 (2002) for flute, clarinet, bassoon and horn

Barcelona: Brotons & Mercadal, 2007

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Da Costa, Maria Helena(1939- )

Trio 1 (1976) for oboe, clarinet and horn

Da Cunha, Alberto Luis(1959- )

Quarteto No. 1 for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Brazilian composer.

Dalgliesh, Linda

Pneumatophores (2018) for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and vibraphone

Wollongong, NSW, Australia: Wirripang https://www.australiancomposers.com.au/

Deason, David(1945- )

Entropy for flute, clarinet and bassoon

Verona, New Jersey: Seesaw Music, 1977

De Bohun, Lyle (pseudonym for Boone, Clara Lyle)(1927-2015)

The Americas for flute, clarinet and bassoon

Washington, DC: Arsis Press, 1976

Composing under a male pseudonym started when Clara Lyle Boone was a student of Walter Piston at Harvard (and later with Darius Milhaud). She certainly gained visibility under her real name as a grandniece of Daniel Boone when she ran for Congress in Kentucky. In 1974 she launched Arsis Press, founded to publish chamber and sacred choral music of living women composers. [From Christine Ammer, Unsung: A History of Women in American Music.] An expansive memorial was written by Elizabeth Vercoe for the IAWM Journal which includes biographical info and many anecdotes of this remarkable woman. Today she probably would be known as a “Good Troublemaker.” [ Andrew Brandt ]

Debussy, Claude (1862-1918)
(arranged)

Arabesque No. 1 (arr. Ryohei Nakagawa) for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and 2 horns

Tokyo: Ongaku no Tomo Sahw, 1980

Debras, Louis (1938- )

Ratationen (1968) for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon

New York: Seesaw Music Corp.

de Curitiba, Henrique(pen name for Zbigniew Henrique Morozowicz)(1934-2008)

Suite a Quatro (1979) for flute, clarinet, bassoon and horn

De Curitaba was a Brazilian composer whose parents had emigrated from Poland in 1873. He studied in Brazil, Poland, and the United States before returning to Brazil. A PDF with a substantial biography and discussion of his works (in English) is available from here.

Estudo Aberto (1975) for flute, clarinet and bassoon

De Filippi, Amadeo

pseudonym for Philip Weston

De Joncker, Théo (or DeJoncker)(1894-1964)

Novelette pour Trio (1917) for flute, oboe and viola

Conte pour quatuor (1917) for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Drie vertelseltjes (1938) for oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn

Prélude for oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn

De Lamarter, Eric (also printed as DeLamarter)(1880-1953)

Sketch Book in Eire for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Cincinnati, Andraud, 1950 (now Southern Music)

Movements: 1. Terns… Dun Laoghaire; 2. Aonarach; 3. Chase me, Charlie (folk song); 4. Gab at th’ hedge; 5. Bridgid ‘n’ Andy’s jig

De Lorenzo, Leonardo(1875-1962)

I Quattro Virtuosi (Divertimento Fantastico), Op. 80 for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon

New York: C. F. Peters, 1962

Denburg, Elisha

Trap (2007) for flute, clarinet and bassoon

De Paz, Rafael

Divertimento for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon

México, D.F.: Ediciones Mexicanas de Música, 1994

De Smet, Raoul (1936- )

Speeltje (2014) for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Duration: 3:00.

Devienne, François(1759-1803)

3 Wind Trios, Op. 75 for clarinet, bassoon and horn

Amsterdam: Edition KaWe, 1972

London: Nova Music (#3 only?), 1980

Trios Concertans, Op. 61, Nos. 1-2 for flute, clarinet and bassoon

Zurich: Eulenburg, 1976

Trios Concertans, Op. 61, No. 3 for flute, clarinet and bassoon

Frankfurt: H. Litolff’s Verlag, 1977

Trios Concertans, Op. 61, No. 5 for flute, clarinet and bassoon

Monteaux, France: Musica Rara, 1983

Trios Concertans, Op. 61, No. 6 for flute, clarinet and bassoon

Monteaux, France: Musica Rara, 1983

Dillon, Lawrence

Ten Wind Gadgets, Trios for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon (2016)

New York: American Composers Alliance, 2016

Ten “Gadgets”, each scored for a different trio of winds.

Dinescu, Violeta(1953- )

Impressionen für Bläserquartett (1992) for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon

Donovan, Richard(1891-1970)

Quartet for Woodwinds (1953) for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon

South Hadley, Massachusetts: Valley Music Press, 1959

Do Valle, Raul(1936- )

Irerê (2017) for flute, oboe and bassoon

A noted Brazilian composers. See also his quintet.

Druschetzky, Georg(1745-1819)

Partita Nr. 9 in F Major for 2 oboes, 2 horns and bassoon

Wiesbaden: Breitkopf & Härtel. 1969

Partita Nr. 10 in F Major for 2 oboes, 2 horns and bassoon

Wiesbaden: Breitkopf & Härtel. 1969

Partita Nr. 13 in B^♭ Major for 2 oboes, 2 horns and bassoon

Wiesbaden: Breitkopf & Härtel. 1969

Partita Nr. 21 in G Major “al Valet” for 2 oboes, 2 horns and bassoon

Wiesbaden: Breitkopf & Härtel. 1969

Dusek, Frantisek Xaver(1731-1799)

Six Parthias for 2 oboes and bassoon

Toronto: E. C. Kerby, 1978

6 Parthii (1763) (6 Partitas) for 2 oboes and bassoon

Praha (Prague): Supraphon, 1979

Dushkin, Dorothy (née Brewster Smith)(1903-1992)

“Pour s’amuser: Suite” for marimba, flute, oboe, clarinet, and bassoon

Quick-step for flute, oboe, clarinet, and bassoon

Both works in the Five College Archives & Manuscript Collection, https://asteria.fivecolleges.edu/. See also our winds and keyboard page for other works.

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Eckhardt-Gramatté, Sophie-Carmen(1899-1974)

Wind Trio II for flute, clarinet and bassoon

Winnipeg: Eckhardt-Gramatté Foundation, http://www.egre.mb.ca/

Wind Quartet for flute, clarinet, basset horn and bass clarinet OR flute, 2 clarinets (one in A, one in B^♭) and bassoon

Winnipeg: Eckhardt-Gramatté Foundation, http://www.egre.mb.ca/

Einem, Gottfried von(1918-1996)

Serenade, von der Ratte, vom Biber un vom Baren (Serenade about the Rat, the Beaver and the Bear), Op. 84 for clarinet, bassoon and horn

Berlin: Bote & Bock (agent Boosey & Hawkes), 1989

Movements: I. Von der Ratte – Andante, nicht ohne verbrecherische Einsichten (not without criminal insight); II. Vom Biber – Allegro, capriziös, mit zarter Wehmut (capricious, with tender melancholy) (Für Harald Kunz); III. Vom Bären – Animato, mit leicht plebejischem Humor (with slightly plebeian humor).Premiered Dec. 11, 1988 in the Philharmonie Kammermusiksaal in Berlin by Peter Geisler, clarinet; Stefan Schweigert, bassoon and Stefan Jezierski, horn.

Program notes on the Boosey & Hawkes website (in German) explain that the reference to Bear was to Einem, himself, a nickname often used by his wife, Lotte Ingrisch. In turn, Einem referred to his wife as Rat (I’m not making any value judgements here). Beaver refers to Harald Kunz, a family friend and the person who commissioned this work on the composer’s 70^th birthday. So the animal references are more biographical than part of a folk story or parable. Kunz also wrote the program notes on the B&H site. [translations by Google] [ Andrew Brandt ]

Eisenmann, Will(1906-1992)

Divertimento for 2 clarinets and bassoon

Hamburg: Hans Sikorski, 1954

Eler, Andre Frederic(1764-1821)

Trio in F, Op. 9, No. 1 for flute, clarinet and bassoon

London: Nova Music

Manteux, France: Musica Rara, 1981

Quartett, Op. 10, No. 2 for 2 clarinets, horn and bassoon

Aachen, Germany: Edition Ebenos, 2000

Quartett, Op. 10, No. 3 for 2 clarinets, horn and bassoon

Aachen, Germany: Edition Ebenos, 2000

Elkus, Jonathan(1931- )

Five Sketches for 2 clarinets and bassoon

New York: American Music Edition, 1964

Erdmann, Dietrich(1917-2009)

Bläsertrio for flute, clarinet and bassoon

Berlin: Ries & Erler, 1994

Etler, Alvin(1913-1973)

Quartet for oboe, clarinet, viola and bassoon

South Hadley, Massachusetts: The Valley Music Press, 1950

Fragments (1963) for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Hackensack, New Jersey: J. Boonin, 1974

Commissioned for the Chapin School in New York by Ruth McGregor.

Sextet (1959) for oboe, clarinet, bassoon, violin, viola and cello

New York: Associated Music Publishers, 1964

Suite (1960) for flute, oboe and clarinet

New York: Associated Music Publishers, 1962

Movements: Prelude; Musette; Pavane; Finale. Duration: 6:30.

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Fahrbach, Joseph

Aida Fantasy, Op. 84, No. 1 for flute, oboe (or clarinet), and bassoon

Leigh Sinton, Malvern, Worcestershire: Hop Line Music, 2008

Falik, Iurii (Yury) Aleksandrovich(1936-2009)

An English Diversion (1978) for flute, clarinet and bassoon

London: Boosey & Hawkes, 1987

Movements: 1. Lento–Allegretto; 2. Andante con moto; 3. Allegro moderato

Fasch, Johann Friedrich

Adagio in E Minor (arr. Heiko Lippmann?) for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon OR for strings

Dessau, Germany: Edition Gamus, 2003

Ferguson, Howard(1908-1999)

Octet, Op. 4 (1933) for clarinet, bassoon, horn, 2 violins, viola, cello and double bass

London: Hawkes & Son, Ltd. (Boosey & Hawkes, sole selling agent), 1934

“Ferguson was always a distinguished chamber musician and he first came to widespread attention through the publication of his First Violin Sonata (1931) and his Octet (1933), generally regarded as his most masterly work. The Octet was initially drafted as a quintet for clarinet and strings, but the canny [R. O.] Morris [Ferguson’s composition teacher], observing that there was no companion piece to share the scoring of the Schubert Octet, suggested that Ferguson recast it accordingly.” [From the Boosey & Hawkes website.]

Fernandez, Oscar Lorenzo (1897-1948)

Duas Invenções Seresteiras (1944) for flute, clarinet and bassoon

New York: Peer International Corp., 1964

Montevideo: Editorial Cooperativa Interamericana de Compositores, 1947

Duration: 7:00. Parts and a recording are also available on LorenzoFernandez.org: https://lorenzofernandez.org/duas-invencoes-seresteiras/ This trio was premiered on May 25, 1945, At the Instituto Nacional de Música RJ in Brazil, performed by H. J. Koelreutter, flute; Joyoleno dos Santos, clarinet; and Aquiles Spermazatti, bassoon.

Trés Invenções Seresteiras (1944) for clarinet and bassoon

Ferneyhough, Brian (1943- )

In Nomine à 3 (2001) for piccolo, oboe and clarinet

Sonatina for 3 clarinets and bassoon (or bass clarinet)

London: Hinrichsen, 1966

Fernstrom, John (1897-1961)

Liten Serenad, Op. 73 (1945) for flute, clarinet, bassoon and cello

Fiala, Joseph(1748?-1816)

Divertimenti III in E^♭ Major for 2 English horns, 3 horns, and 2 bassoons

Adliswil, Switzerland: Edition Kunzelmann, 1983

Ficarelli, Mario (1935-2014)

Novelo Trés Movimentos para flauta, oboe, clarinete em Sib, fagote

Ficarelli is a noted educator and composer from Brazil.

Ficher, Jacobo L. (1896-1978)

Sonata a Cuatro, Op. 68, no. 3 for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Holographs, including score and parts are available in the Jacobo Ficher Collection of the Library of Congress in Washington, DC.

Sonata, Op. 68, No. 2 (1949) for flute, oboe and bassoon

>Holographs, including score and parts are available in the Jacobo Ficher Collection of the Library of Congress in Washington, DC.

Sonata, Op. 68, No. 3 (1950) for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Quartet, Op. 89, version for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Originally written for saxophone quartet, the composer arranged it for woodwind quartet and also for string quartet.

Cuatro Piezas para Cuatro Solistas, Op. 127 (1974) for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Fiedler, Maximilian(flourished 1750)

Concerto à 3 for 2 ‘Cornu de Chasse’ and bassoon

München: Edition Brand, 1990

Figueiró, Cristiano

Diálogos Impossiveis for woodwind quartet (2006)

Brazilian educator and composer.

Figueroa Mañas, Adriana Isabel(1966- )

Toys (1996) quartet for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon

Incorrectly listed elsewhere as a woodwind quintet. Although written in 1996, its premiere performance was at the 8^th Festival of Woman Composers in Hartford, Connecticut in 2008. Published by the composer, available on SheetMusicNow.com and possibly other online sellers. Note: score and parts each sold separately.

Filas, Juraj (1955- )

Liebe gute Freiheit for Oboe, English horn, Tenor Oboe and Bassoon

Vuarmarens, Switzerland: Editions Bim

Klavierquinett for oboe, English horn, tenor oboe (or second English horn), bassoon and piano

Vuarmarens, Switzerland: Editions Bim

Filho, Paulo Rios(1985- )

Angola (2015) for flute, clarinet, soprano saxophone and bassoon

From the composer, https://www.pauloriosfilho.com/

Available on BabelScores, https://www.babelscores.com

Written for ICE, International Contemporary Ensemble. A recording is available on the composer’s website.

Rossianas III (2014) for flute, clarinet and tenor saxophone

From the composer: https://www.pauloriosfilho.com/

Available on BabelScores, https://www.babelscores.com

A recording link to Soundcloud is available on the composer’s website.

Finnissy, Michael (1946- )

Sefauchi’s Return (1994) for flute, oboe, clarinet and piano

Fiorillo, Dante(1905-1995)

Six Sketches for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon

New York: Educational Publishing Institute Corp., 1948

Part supplied to substitute another clarinet in lieu of an oboe.

Another online resource gives his year of death as 1975, which is a pretty big discrepancy. Much of Fiorillo’s life remains obscure after he was caught passing off other composer’s symphonic works as his own. So I cannot vouch for the authenticity of this work. [ Andrew Brandt ]

Flégier, Ange(1846-1927)

Quartet in G minor for 2 oboes and 2 bassoons (ca. 1898)

Paris: Enoch et Cie., 1898

Edina, Minnesota: Rosewood Publications, 2003

Score available for free download at the International Music Score Library Project, https://imslp.org/wiki/Category:Fl%C3%A9gier,_Ange

Movements: 1. Allegretto giocoso; 2. Andante sostenuto; 3. Intermezzo, Allegro non troppo scherzando; 4. Finale. Allegro The Rosewood edition could also be performed by oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn, or some combination of these instruments. ¶ If you go to the trio d’anche page, you’ll see that Flégier also has a notable, early trio d’anche.

Forró, Daniel (1958- )

Trio for flute, English horn and bass clarinet

See https://www.musicbase.cz/

Fortner, Wolfgang(1907-1987)

Serenade (1945) for flute, oboe and bassoon

Mainz: B. Schott’s Sohne (New York: Schott Music)

Associated Music Publishers, 1949

Duration: 25:00.

Frackenpohl, Arthur Roland (1924-2019)

Trio for oboe (or clarinet), horn (or tenor sax) and bassoon (1949)

Potsdam, NY: A. Frackenpohl, 1959?

Françaix, Jean (1912-1997)

Quatuor for flute, oboe, clarinet, and bassoon (1933)

Mainz: B. Schott Sohne

Trio (1994) for oboe, bassoon and piano

Mainz: B. Schott Sohne

A prolific composer of chamber music for winds, you owe it to yourself to also look up his Divertissement for trio d’anche, his woodwind quintets, a sextet for winds, L’Heure du Berger for woodwind quintet and piano, and a truly amazing number of double woodwind quintets – all on these pages. [ Andrew Brandt ]

Frank, Andrew(1946- )

Trio for Winds, Music for a Summer Evening (1988) for flute, clarinet and bassoon

From the composer, see http://www.afrankcomposer.com/

Frescobaldi, Girolamo(1583-1643)

Fugue in C Minor (arr. M. S. Rocereto) for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Volkwein Brothers, 1931

Fuchs, Georg Friedrich(1752-1821)

Three Quartets (Drei Quartette) for clarinet (or oboe), 2 horns and bassoon (or cello)

Winterthur, Switzerland: Amadeus, 2000

Fürst, Paul Walter (1926-2013)

Bläserquartett, Op. 40 (1966) for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon

Wien: Doblinger, 1983

Bläserquartett, Op. 40a (1980) for flute, clarinet, horn, bassoon

Wien: Doblinger

Futterer, Carl (1873-1927)

Quartet in F Major for oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn

Basel, Switzerland: Edition Kneusslin (C. F. Peters in the U.S.)

Movements: I. Allegro con brio; II. Scherzo – molto vivace; III. Adagio – multo affetuoso; IV. Rondo.

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Gahér, Jozef (1934-2013)

Serenade for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon

See https://hc.sk/en/hudba/osobnost-detail/32-jozef-gaher

Galante, Carlo(1959- )

5 Pezzi Fantastici da Madame d’Aulnoy (1983)

Suvini Zerboni

Gallitelli, Joseph (1916- ?)

Wind Quartet (1951) for flute, oboe, clarinet, and bassoon

American Music Center, http://library.newmusicusa.org/

Gambaro, Vincent (Vincenzo)(1772 or 1785-1828?)

Wind Quartet in E^♭ Major, Op. 4, No. 1 for flute, clarinet, horn and bassoon

Edition Silvertrust, http://www.editionsilvertrust.com

Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1810.

Movements: Allegro; Andantino; Polonaise. (A modern score for this quartet is available from the International Music Score Library Project, but curiously in another key. (See notes below.)

Gambaro was a clarinetist and printer, born in Genoa and he later settled in Paris. Although info is sketchy, he appears to have written as many as 24 quartets for flute, clarinet, horn and bassoon, mostly arrangements of Beethoven, Haydn and possibly Mozart works. Even stranger, his name is variously given as Vincent Gambaro, Giovanni Battista Gambaro and Vincenzo Gambaro. Now these could be variations of the composer’s name, or they could be as many as three different people. ¶ Library cataloguing is sketchy for these works. Although the movements for this quartet are the same as those for Quartet No. 1 on themes of Haydn, listed below, they might be separate works. The Silvertrust has short excerpts of recordings of these movements and, although they are late Classical in style, they don’t sound particularly Haydnesque to these ears, but my knowledge of Haydn string quartets is sketchy at best. The publisher anticipates publishing the second and third quartets of Op. 4 in the future. [ Andrew Brandt ]

Quartet in F Major, Op. 4, No. 1 for flute, clarinet, horn and bassoon

Budapest: Editio Musica, 1972

Here’s another mystery. Although the Silvertrust edition clearly lists Op. 4, No. 1 as being in E^♭ Major, the modern edition from the International Music Score Library Project is definitely written in F Major and the site doesn’t list any of the quartets in Op. 4 as being in E-flat major. (Catalog entries for the Editio Musica editions concur with the IMSLP info.) Yet, a recording of these quartets by the woodwind ensemble known as the Rossini Quartet, lists No. 1 as being in E^♭ Major, the second as C minor, and the third in F major, each a full step below the keys listed in the Editio Musica editions and the editions shared by the International Music Score Library Project. Yet, when I listen to the excerpt available of this recording, billed in E^♭ Major (on the Presto Music site) the work SOUNDS in F major, not E^♭! But the same excerpt recorded on the Silvertrust website sounds a step lower. I cannot explain all the discrepancies here unless there are two versions of the same pieces in different keys, which doesn’t make a heckuva lot of sense. [ Andrew Brandt ]

Wind Quartet in D Minor, Op. 4, No. 2 for flute, clarinet, horn and bassoon

Budapest: Editio Musica, 1972

A Modern score is available from the International Music Score Library Project

Movements: Allegro brillante; Menuetto vivace; Finale agitato

Wind Quartet in G Major, Op. 4, No. 3 for flute, clarinet, horn and bassoon

Budapest: Editio Musica, 1972

A Modern score is available from the International Music Score Library Project

Movements: Maestoso; Adagio; Rondo Vivace.

First quartet on Themes of Beethoven for flute, clarinet, horn and bassoon

Kingussie, United Kingdom: Phylloscopus Publications, http://www.phylloscopus.co.uk/

Quartet No. 2 on Themes of Beethoven and Reicha for flute, clarinet, horn and bassoon

Kingussie, United Kingdom: Phylloscopus Publications, http://www.phylloscopus.co.uk/

Movements: Adagio; Allegretto; Scherzo. The first and third movements are arrangements of Beethoven, but the second movement is arranged from Anton Reicha.

Quartet No. 3 on Themes of Beethoven for flute, clarinet, horn and bassoon

Kingussie, United Kingdom: Phylloscopus Publications, http://www.phylloscopus.co.uk/

Quartet No. 1 in E^♭ on Themes of Haydn for flute, clarinet, horn and bassoon

Movements: Allegro; Andante; Polonaise

Quartet No. 2 in C minor(?) on Themes of Haydn for flute, clarinet, horn and bassoon

Movements: 1. Allegro brillante; 2. Menuetto. Vivace; 3. Finale. Agiotato

Quartet No. 3 in F Major on Themes of Haydn for flute, clarinet, horn and bassoon

Movements: 1. Maestoso; 2. Adagio; 3. Rondo. Vivace.

Gannon, Lee(1960-1996)

Third Sonatine (1987) for clarinet, bassoon and horn

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

Sunday Comics (1980) for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and string quintet (2 violins, viola, cello and double bass)

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

Movements: I. Prologue; II. Dick Tracy; III. Nancy & Sluggo; IV. Peanuts; V. Mary Worth; VI. Woody Woodpecker; VII. Epilogue.

Garber, John Ryan

Trio for Flute, Horn and Bassoon

Contact the composer, http://www.ryangarber.com/

Gárdonyi, Zoltan (also variations: Gairdonyi, Zoltain, Zoltán)(1906-1986)

Drei Rondos for Bläsertrio (3 Rondos) for flute, oboe and bassoon

Frankfurt: Zimmerman; C. F. Peters, sole agent

Gassmann, Florian Leopold(1729-1774)

Trio in D Major, H. 392 for clarinet in A, Horn in D, and bassoon

Adliswil, Switzerland: Edition Kunzelmann, 1982

Gattermeyer, Heinrich (1923-2018)

Bläserquartett, Op. 81/2 (1965) for oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn

Wien: Ludwig Doblinger, 1978

Gebauer, François René (1773-1845)

Trois Trios Concertants, Op. 29 for flute, clarinet and bassoon

Paris: Chez Pleyel (180?)

Trio Concertant, Op. 32, No. 1 for flute, clarinet in A or oboe, and bassoon

Trio Concertant, Op. 32, No. 2 for flute, clarinet or oboe, and bassoon

Kingussie, United Kingdom: Phylloscopus Publications, 1989 http://www.phylloscopus.co.uk/

Trio Concertant, Op. 32, No. 3 for flute, clarinet or oboe, and bassoon

Lancaster, UK: Phylloscopus, 1989

3 Wind Trios for clarinet, horn and bassoon

Amsterdam: Edition KaWe, 1977

The three pieces appear to be sold separately, as well.

Quartet, Op. 41 for flute, clarinet, bassoon and horn

Budapest: Editio Musica, 1979

Gerber, Steven R. (1948- )

Woodwind Quartet for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon (1967)

Engelwood, New Jersey: Mobart Music Publications / Boelke-Bomart

Ghandar, Ann(1943- )

Recollections of a Latvian Song (1973) for flute, oboe, clarinet, and piano

Grosvenor Place, N.S.W.: Australian Music Centre

Duration: 5:00. First performance at the University of New England, New South Wales, Australia in 1975.

Ghidoni, Armando(1959- )

Swinging Counterpoint for flute, clarinet, horn and bassoon

Paris: Alphonse Leduc, 2014

Gibbs, Jason (1960- )

Quartet (1982) for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon

See http://home.earthlink.net/~minhnghia/jason.html

Gipps, Ruth (1921-1999)

The Three Billy Goats Gruff, Op. 2 for oboe, horn and bassoon

United Kingdom: Tickerage

Glass, Jennifer(1944- )

Four Pieces for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon

From the composer?

Movements: Prelude; Scherzo, Trio; Song; Finale.

Goeb, Roger John (1914-1997)

Suite for Woodwinds for flute, oboe and clarinet

New York: American Composers Alliance

New York: Peer International Corp., 1952

Zephyr for flute, clarinet and bassoon

New York: American Composers Alliance

Goepfart, Karl(1859-1942)

Wind Quartet in D Minor, Op. 93 (1907) for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon

San Antonio, Texas: Southern Music Co.

Movements: Allegro risoluto; Scherzo; Allegro con vivo bravura.

Goodenough, Forrest(1918-2004)

Woodwind Trio (1957) for flute, clarinet, and bassoon

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

Goodman, Joseph(1918-2014)

Five Bagatelles (1966) for flute, clarinet and bassoon

Edition Silvertrust, http://www.editionsilvertrust.com

Hastings-on-Hudson, New York: General Music Publishing Co., Inc., 1975

Reproduction of the holograph in the Samuel Baron Collection in the Juilliard School Library.

Goosens, Eugene(1893-1962)

Five Scenes from Kaleidoscope (arr. William Schmidt) for flute, oboe, clarinet, and bassoon

Greeley, Colorado: Western International Music, 2005

Reflections for oboe bassoon and piano

Grahn, Ulf(1942- )

Trio (1967) for flute, oboe and clarinet

Grainger, Percy Aldridge (1882-1961)

Died for love: folksong from Lincolnshire / collected from the singing of Mr. Joseph Taylor by Lucy E. Broadwood and Percy Aldridge Grainger, and set for a woman’s voice accompanied by flute, clarinet and basson [sic.] (1906-07)

London: Schott, 1912

Published as British Folk-Music Settings. Nr. 10

Grau, Eduardo

Trio de la fiesta mayor, for flute, oboe (or clarinet), and bassoon

Tallevast, Florida: TrevCo Music Publishing, 2012

Editions Viento, 2000

Duration: 9:30. Movements: I. Preludio; II. Oración; III. Tamboril; IV. Procesión; V. Sonata.

Graun, Johann Gottlieb (1702(or 1703)-1771)

Trio in E^♭ Major for oboe d’amore (or oboe), horn and bassoon

Germany: Karthause, 1992

Graun, Karl Heinrich

Trio in D Major for oboe d’amore (or oboe or clarinet in A), horn and bassoon

New York: McGinnis & Marx, 1959

Two Trios for oboe d’amore (or oboe or clarinet), French horn and bassoon

New York: McGinnis & Marx, 1959

Includes: Trio in D Major; Trio in E Major.

Trio in E Major for oboe d’amore, horn and bassoon

New York: McGinnis & Marx, 1959

Grayson, Richard

Music for String Trio and Woodwind Quartet (1965)

For flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, violin, viola, and cello. First movement is for strings; second is for woodwinds and the third for the full ensemble.

Gugelmo, Daniele(1967- )

5 Peças [5 Pieces] for woodwind quartet (1991)

A violinist, pianist and composer, the 5 Peças is one of Gugelmo’s earlier works. I have not been able to find a source for the music yet.

Gutiérrez, Benjamín(1937- )

Trio (1959) for flute, clarinet, bassoon

Gyrowitz, Adalbert(1753-1850)

Serenata, Op. 3, No. 1 for 2 clarinets, 2 horns in E^♭, and bassoon

London: Nova Music, 1983

H

Hadamowsky, Hans (1906-1986)

Quartett for 2 oboes, English horn and bassoon

Haller, Hermann (1914-2002)

Trio (1960) for flute, clarinet and bassoon

Hallnäs, Eyvind (1937- )

Quartet for flute, oboe, clarinet, and bassoon

Halpern, Martin (1929- )

Woodwind Quartet (1999)

American Music Center, www.amc.net

3 movements. See http://www.martinhalpern.com

Handel, Georg Frideric

Allegro for flute (or oboe), clarinet and bass clarinet (or bassoon) (arr. Joel Raaen)

Sinsinawa, Wisconsin: Alliance Publications, 2006

Three Pieces (arr. David Stone) for flute (or oboe or clarinet), oboe (or flute or clarinet), and bassoon (or clarinet)

London: Novello, 1956

Pieces: Bourree from Music for the Royal Fireworks; Minuet from Alcina; March from Trio Sonata, Op. 5

Bourée for flute (or oboe), clarinet and bassoon

Munich: Edition-Diewa, 200?

Bourée (arr. James Christensen)

Deleven, New York: Kendor Music Co.

Graded content for students only.

The number of arrangements for individual movements of Handel’s trio sonatas and other works, mostly intended for student ensembles, would probably take a separate catalog by itself. So I will only include a selection here. Better, do your own research on Handel’s trio sonatas and many other works for recorder, flute, oboe, and violins with continuo. [ Andrew Brandt ]

Two Arias for 2 oboes, 2 horns and bassoon

London: Musica Rara, 1958

Hansen, Ted (Theodore) (1935-2018)

Triforia (2008) for flute, clarinet and bassoon

Seesaw Music Corporation

Hare, Ryan (1970- )

Trio for oboe, horn, and bassoon (1991)

Hartzell, Eugene (1932-2000)

Fünf Stücke für Flöte, Klarinette und Fagott (Five Pieces for flute, clarinet and bassoon) (1960)

Manuscript. See http://www.eugene-hartzell.org

Duration: 8:00.

Hässy, Günter

Serenade for Oboe, Horn and Bassoon, Op. 161b

Pulheim, Germany: Edition Günter Hässy, https://www.edition-haessy.com/

Hayakawa, Kazuko(1944- )

Ren (1992) for clarinet, bassoon and horn

Tokyo: Japan Federation of Composers, 1993

Duration: 10:30.

Haydn, Michael (1737-1806)

Divertimento in D Major, P. 100 (arr. Charles Sherman) for flute, oboe, bassoon and horn

St.Cloud, Minnesota: Medici Music Press, 1983

Divertimento in D Major for flute, oboe, horn, and bassoon

St. Cloud, Minnesota: Medici Music Press, 1983

Cassation (Hob. II: Es (E^♭) 1 and Es 2) for 2 English horns, horn, trumpet, viola and fundamento (bassoon, cello or bass)

St. Cloud, Minnesota: Medici Music Press, 1982

Cassation (Hob. II, Es 7) for 2 English horn, 2 horns, 2 violas, bassoon and bass (cello)

St. Cloud, Minnesota: Medici Music Press, 1983

Hasenzahl, Oliver

Willkommen in der Südsee for flute, oboe and clarinet

Accolade Musikverlag

Hecker, Zeke(1947- )

Trio for Flute, Clarinet and Bassoon (2006)

From the composer, http://zekehecker.com/

Hedien, Mark

Woodwind Sextet No. 1 for 2 flutes, oboe, 2 clarinets, bassoon

A modern typesetting of the work is available from the International Music Score Library Project, https://imslp.org/wiki/Woodwind_Sextet_No.1_(Hedien,_Mark) . Duration: 9:50.

Hedwall, Lennart (1932- )

Trio (1962) for flute, clarinet and bassoon

Heider, Werner (1930- )

Fünf Hasen-Tänze für Bläser-Quartett (2013) (Five Rabbit’s Dances for Wind Quartet) for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Heinrichshofen & Noetzel

(Translation:) Werner Heider composed these pieces in 2013 as a commission for Dr. Jürgen Sandweg. They premiered in 2015 at the Kunstmuseum Erlangen.

Heiss, John(1938- )

Eloquy (1978) for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Boston, Massachusetts: E. C. Schirmer, 1983

Hekster, Walter (1937-2012)

Setting V (1985) for English horn (doubling oboe); clarinet (doubling bass clarinet), alto saxophone, and bassoon

Amsterdam: Donemus, 1985

Helm, Everett Burton (1913-1999)

Bläser-Quartett (Woodwind Quintet) for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Hamburg: N. Simrock, 1962

Hobbs, Christopher (1950- )

Four Studies in Shadow (1984) for bass flute, clarinet and bassoon

Hoddinott, Alun (1929-2008)

Divertimento, Op. 32 (1963) for oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn

London: Oxford University Press

Movements: 1. Overture; 2. Scherzo; 3. Variations; 4. Scherzo 2; 5. March.

Hoffmeister, Franz Anton(1754-1812)

Quintett for basset horn, flute, oboe, viola and bassoon (or cello)

Adliswil, Switzerland: Edition Kunzelmann, 1993

Hoffstetter, Roman(1742-1815)

Quartet No. 18, The Serenade (arr. Ryohei Nakagawa) for flute, clarinet, bassoon and horn

New York: Associated Music, 1969

Originally scored for string quartet. This and several other quartets originally thought to be by Haydn were later found to be by Hoffstetter, who was a great admirer of Haydn.

Holbrooke, Joseph (Charles) (1878-1958)

Serenade in D^♭ for flute, oboe, B^♭ clarinet and bassoon

London: Modern Music Library, 1932

Movements: Moonlight on the Water; Sad Memories; Scherzo Caprice.

Holmboe, Vagn (1909-1996)

Quartetto Medico, Op. 70 (1956) for flute, oboe, clarinet and piano

Trio No. 4 (ca. 1932) for flute, clarinet and bassoon

Originally a string trio arranged for winds by the composer.

Serenade (1935) for flute, clarinet and bassoon

Homs, Joaquim (1906-2003)

Trio (1954) for alto flute, oboe and bass clarinet or bassoon

Música (1955) for harp, flute, oboe and bass clarinet

Hovhaness, Alan (1911-2000)

Divertimento, Op. 61, No. 5 (1947) for oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon

New York: C. F. Peters

Movements: 1. Prelude; 2. Fantasy; 3. Canzona; 4. Canzone; 5. Canon (in 4 keys); 6. Aria; 7. Finale (Fugue).

Hsu, Chia-Yu (also listed as Chiayu)(1975- )

Trois Pâtesseries de Paris for Flute, Oboe and Clarinent (2024)

Duration: 6:30. Also see the composer’s website: http://www.chiayuhsu.com .

Hurnik, Ilja (1922-2013)

Esercizi (Exercises) (1958) for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon

Wien: Universal Edition

Praha (Prague): Hudební Matice Umelecké Besedy

Hurník, Lukáš(1967- )

Fusion Music for flute, clarinet, bassoon and piano

See the composer’s website: https://www.hurnik.cz/

Husa, Karel (1921-2016)

2 Preludes (1966) for flute, clarinet and bassoon

Paris: Alphonse Leduc, 1968

Hvoslef, Ketil(1939- )

Frammenti di Roma (2004) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

I

Ibert, Jacques(1890-1962)

Deux Mouvements (1922) for 2 flutes (or oboe and flute), clarinet and bassoon

Paris: Alphonse Leduc, 1923

Ikebe, Shin-Ichirô(1943- )

Clipper by Nine (1971) for flute, oboe, English horn, E^♭ clarinet, 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass

Premiere performance in 1971 by members of the Kyoto Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Kotaro Satoh.

Isaacson, Michael(1946- )

Partita (1957) for flute, clarinet and bassoon

Tallevast, Florida: TrevCo Music Publishing, https://www.trevcomusic.com/

An A Clarinet part is available to substitute for oboe.

The Wise Man’s Parable for 2 oboes, 2 English horns and 2 bassoons OR alternate version for oboe, 3 clarinets and bassoon

Tallevast, Florida: TrevCo Music Publishing, https://www.trevcomusic.com/

The O.K. Chorale for oboe, English horn, bassoon and contrabassoon

Tallevast, Florida: TrevCo Music Publishing, https://www.trevcomusic.com/

Trio in Rio for flute, clarinet and bassoon

Tallevast, Florida: TrevCo Music Publishing, https://www.trevcomusic.com/

Forward for Four Winds for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Tallevast, Florida: TrevCo Music Publishing, https://www.trevcomusic.com/

See also his arrangement of Christmas music for winds and piano.

Ištvan, Miloslav (1928-1990)

Partita (1957) for flute, clarinet and bassoon

J

Jablonsky, Stephen(1941- )

Trio, flute, clarinet, bassoon (1970)

From the composer, http://www.stephenjablonsky.net/

Mechanisms (1972) for flute, clarinet, bassoon

From the composer, http://www.stephenjablonsky.net/

Trio 3+4×5/7 (1972) for flute, clarinet, bassoon

From the composer, http://www.stephenjablonsky.net/

Trio Picante (revised 2007) for flute, clarinet, bassoon

From the composer, http://www.stephenjablonsky.net/

Phenomena (1972) for woodwind quartet

From the composer, http://www.stephenjablonsky.net/

Transits (1972) for woodwind quartet and string quartet

From the composer, http://www.stephenjablonsky.net/

Jacob, Gordon(1895-1984)

Four Old Tunes for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Ampleforth, York: June Emerson, 1976

Riverside Characters for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon

London, Hamburg: Simrock, 1984

Included in The Wind Quartet – Original Medium-Hard Pieces. Movements: Water Rat; Mole; Badger; Toad.

Jadin, Louis-Emmanuel(1768-1853)

Nocturne No. 2 in F Major for flute, clarinet, horn (or bassett horn) and bassoon

Basel: Edition Kneusslin, 1990

Nocturne Concertante in G Minor (1806) for flute, clarinet, horn and bassoon

Available for download from the International Music Score Library Project.

Movements: I. Allegro – Adagio espressivo; II. Allegretto – Allegro molto.

Quartett Nr. 1 in D Minor for flute, clarinet, horn and bassoon

Holzkirchen: Accolade Musikverlag, 1998

Janáček, Leoš (1854-1928)

3 Moravian Dances (Moravske tance) for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon

New York: International Music Co., 1975

Jannitti, Carlo (1925- )

Piccola Fuga, Op. 34 for flute, clarinet and bassoon

Jazwinski, Barbara(1950- )

Blue Tango (1999, revised 2020) for oboe, clarinet, tenor saxophone, and bassoon

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

Duration: 11:00. Commissioned by the Quatuor Francis Poulenc. Premiered in New Orleans in 2000. Recorded on Musiques Suisses MGB CD 6213.

Jenkins, Leroy(1932-2007)

Shapes, Textures, Rhythms, Moods of Sound (1980) for flute, clarinet, bass clarinet, horn and violin

Listed in “Woodwind Music of Black Composers.”

Jeremias, Alessandro (1986- )

Andaluz (2017) for flute, oboe and bassoon

Duration: 7:00. Recorded by the Trio Capitu, Sofia Ceccato, flute; Janaína Perotto, oboe; and Débora Nascimento, bassoon. Available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/n0sNEczETfI?si=lcO5vcf6sMBn5Xz7 . The work combines rhythms and melodies of Brazilian music and is guided by the pregnancy and gestation of the composer’s son, according to his notes with the work.

Ježek, Jaroslav (1906-1942)

Serenade for Wind Quartet (1929) for flute, 2 clarinets and bassoon

Recorded on the Panton label in 1996.

Jones, Charles (1910-1997)

Five Waltzes [or Lyric Waltz Suite] (1948) for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon

New York: C. F. Peters, 1955

Alternate title: Lyric Waltz Suite. This work is erroneously listed in some catalogs as a woodwind quintet. It is a quartet.)

Joplin, Scott (1868-1917)
arrangements

The Entertainer (1902)(arr. Bill Holcombe) for woodwind trio

West Trenton, New Jersey: Musicians Publications, 1997

For any combination of 2 flutes, oboes or clarinets, with bassoon or bass clarinet. See also a separate arrangement on the Trio d’Anche page.

Joplin for Chamber Trio (arr. Rebecca Tryon Andres)

Charlotte, North Carolina: ALRY Publications, 2006

For combinations of: flute (or violin), oboe (or flute or violin) and bassoon (or cello). Includes a separate part for clarinet. Includes: Solace, a Mexican Serenade; The Cascades, a rag.

Scott Joplin Suite, Vol I, for woodwind trio (arr. Bill Holcombe)

W. Trenton, New Jersey: Musicians Publications, 1996

For flute, oboe (or flute), and bassoon, with optional parts for clarinets and bass clarinet. Includes: The Entertainer; Rag-Time Dance; Elite Syncopations; Bethena.

Josten, Werner (1885-1963)

Trio (1941) for flute, clarinet and bassoon

New York: Arrow Music Press, 1940.

Movements: Serenade; Promenade; Masquerade. Duration: 7:30. Check WorldCat for library holdings of this work.

Joubert, John (Pierre Herman)(1927-2019)

Octet, Op. 33 (1961) for clarinet, bassoon, horn, string quartet and double bass

London: Novello, 1964

K

Kahn, Erich Itor(1905-1956)

Seven Popular Songs from Brittany for flute, violin (or clarinet), clarinet, bassoon

Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania: Merion Music (Theodore Presser, agent) 1976

Kalinsky, Jan

Andante for 2 oboes, 2 English horns and bassoon

BR Deutschland: Karthause, 1992

Kalliwoda, Johann Wenzel(1801-1866)

Serenade for flute, oboe, bassoon, horn and guitar

San Antonio, Texas: Southern Music, 1995

Born Jan Křtitel Václav Kalivodus (German: Johann Baptist Wenzel Kalliwoda). He was father to Wilhelm Kalliwoda. Many of his works are available from the International Music Score Library Project, but not this one.

Kanach, Sharon E. (1956- )

Winter Trilogy for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Published by the composer, 1977

The composer is based in France and is Executive Vice-President of the Centre Iannis Xenakis, which is the only way to contact her that I can find.

Kaňák, Milan(1955- )

Trio (1973) for flute, oboe (doubling English horn), and bassoon

Kander, Hugo

Quartet for oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon

Performed by members of the New York Woodwind Quintet.

Kantor, Joseph (1930-2004)

Serenade for Woodwinds for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon

Los Angeles, California: G. Scott Music (selling agent Western International), 1969

Ann Arbor, Michigan: HathiTrust Digital Library (digital download)

Kantušer, Božidar

Woodwind Trio (1993) for flute, clarinet and bassoon

Duration: 10:00. Recorded by Trio Slowind.

Kaplan, Elliot(1931-1992)

Suite for Woodwind Trio for flute, clarinet and bassoon

Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania: Theodore Presser Co., 1981

Tallevast, Florida: TrevCo-Varner Music Publishing

Kapr, Jan (1914-1988)

Divertimento (1943) for flute, clarinet and bassoon

Karkoff, Maurice (1927-2013)

Divertimento, Op. 29 (1957, rev. 1993) for flute, oboe, bassoon and horn

Manuscript: Swedish Music Information Center, Stockholm

Whitefield, England: Da Capo, www.dacapomusic.co.uk

Duration: 6:00.

Karlsen, Kjell Mørk(1947- )

Trio, Op.12.1, (1969, revised 1991) for flute, oboe and bassoon

Duration: 9:00.

Kauder, Hugo (1888-1972)

Quartet for oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon

San Antonio, Texas: Southern Music Co., 1968

New York: The New Music Edition, 1949

Trio for flute, oboe and horn (or viola) 1936

New York: Seesaw Music Corp., 1974

Kay, Norman Forber (1929-2001)

Miniature Quartet for flute, clarinet, bassoon and horn

London: Oxford University Press

Ampleforth, Yorkshire: Emerson Edition, 1987

Keil, Friedrich (1957- )

Bläserquartett (2005) for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon

contact the composer

Duration: 8:00. See also: https://db.musicaustria.at/node/69738

Keldorfer, Robert (1901-1980)

Quartett for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon

Freiburg: Musikverlag F. Schultz, 1978

Trio for flute, clarinet and bassoon

Wien: Ludwig Doblinger. 1965

Kelemen, Milko (1924-2018)

Interplay for English horn, Oboe d’amore and Oboe and chamber orchestra (1998-1999)

Hamburg: Hans Sikorski

Duration: 22:00.

Kelterborn, Rudolf(1931-2021)

Trio (1980) for flute, oboe and bassoon

Berlin: Bote & Bock, 1981

Kenmuir, Callum (1945- )

Jazzville for flute, oboe, clarinet, and bassoon (1989/rev. 2007)

From the composer, http://www.callumkenmuir.com/

Scottish Music Centre, www.scottishmusiccentre.com

Kersters, Willem (1929-1998)

Sinfonia Concertante (1957) for flute, clarinet, bassoon and string orchestra

Kibbe, Michael (1945- )

Trio, Op. 46 (1980) for flute, oboe and clarinet

Delaware Water Gap, Pennsylvania: Shawnee Press

Duration: 9:00.

Trio, Op. 51 (1984) for flute, English horn and bassoon

From the composer, http://www.michaelkibbe.com/

3 movements.

Trio, Op. 65 (1984) for clarinet, horn and bassoon

From the composer, http://www.michaelkibbe.com/

3 movements. Duration: 9:00.

Trio, Op. 103 for flute, horn, and bassoon

From the composer, http://www.michaelkibbe.com/

3 movements.

Inventions, Op. 149 (1999-2005) for flute, clarinet and bassoon

From the composer, http://www.michaelkibbe.com/

5 short movements.

Five Short Pieces, Op. 83 for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon

From the composer, http://www.michaelkibbe.com/

Duration: 6:00.

Kalimba Madness – A Scherzo, Op. 150 (2005) for flute, oboe, clarinet, and bassoon

From the composer, http://www.michaelkibbe.com/

Duration: 4:30.

Quartet, Op. 244 for oboe, oboe d’amore, English horn and bass oboe or Heckelphone

From the composer, http://www.michaelkibbe.com/

Duration: 12:30.

Kikuchi, Kenji(1964- )

Nashua, New Hampshire: Falls House Press, 1999

Kirsch, Dirk-Michael(1865)

Quartett, Op. 5 (1991-1995) for oboe, oboe d’amoe (or clarinet in A), English horn and bassoon

Warngau: Accolade Musikverlag

Premiered by the Munich Oboe Ensemble: Veronika Falk, oboe; Dirk-Michael Kirsch, oboe d’amore; Daniela Langanki, English horn, Hans-Peter Vogel, bassoon. Duration: 20:00. See the composer’s website for more info: https://www.kirsch-music.com .

Ravel-Paraphrasen (1989-2005) for 3 oboes, oboe d’amore, and 2 English horns

Warngau: Accolade Musikverlag, www.accolade.de

Double Reed Quartett, Op. 49 (2023-2024)

Contact the composer, https://www.kirsch-music.com

Knauer, Jurgen

Quartet for flute, clarinet, horn and bassoon

Berlin: Verlag Neue Musik, 1983

Kochan, Gunter(1930-2009)

Divertimento, Op. 12 for flute, clarinet and bassoon

Leipzig: Peters, 1958

Koechlin, Charles (baptized Charles-Louis-Eugène Koechlin)(1867-1950)

Trio, Op. 92 (1924) for flute (or oboe), clarinet and bassoon

Paris: Maurice Senart, 1928

Paris: Salabert, 1927

Also may be performed by violin, viola and cello. Movements: Lent (quasi adagio); Moderato sans lenteur; Final–Allegro con moto (sans précipiter le mouvement). Available for download in those countries where the copyright has expired from the International Music Score Library Project.

Septet for Wind Instruments (Septour d’instruments à vent – Caprice sur le retour de mon fils [Yves]), Op. 165 (1937) for flute, oboe, English horn, clarinet, alto saxophone, bassoon and horn

Paris: Editions l’Oiseau Lyre, 1947

Movements: 1. Monodie (for clarinet); 2. Pastorale (flute, clarinet and bassoon); 3. Intermezzo (septet); 4. Fugue (septet); 5. Sérénité (septet); 6 Fugue (septet). Available for download in those countries where the copyright has expired from the International Music Score Library Project. The work was also arranged for flute, English horn, C clarinet, A clarinet, basset horn, bass clarinet, bassoon and horn in 1945.

Kohn, Karl George (1926- )

Divertimento for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon

New York: Carl Fischer, 1986

Capriccio I (1962) for flute, clarinet, cello, harp and bassoon

New York: Carl Fischer, 1972

Capriccio II is for a chamber ensemble, instrumentation unlisted

Kolberg, Kåre (1936-2014)

Pastorale und Allegro for flute, oboe and bassoon (1990)

München: K.O.M. Muskikverlag

Duration: 10:00.

Kondorossy, Leslie (1915-1989)

Little Suite, Op. 63 for flute, oboe, clarinet, and bassoon

Cleveland: Press of Western Reserve University

Copy in the Oberlin College Library, Oberlin, Ohio.

Konowalski, Benedykt(1928-1921)

Teczowe Trio [Rainbow Trio] for flute, clarinet and bassoon

Recorded by the Todo Art Trio: Grazyna Jursza, flute; Dariusz Jursza, clarinet; and Dawid Smykowski, bassoon. 3 movements (at least). Available on YouTube (each movement in a separate file).

Kont, Paul (1920-2000)

Quartett (1947) for oboe, clarinet, bass clarinet, and bassoon

Vienna: Universal Edition

La Porta (1954) for clarinet, bassoon and 2 horns

Manuscript

Duration: 10:00.

Concertino for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon (1954 and 1982)

manuscript

It’s unclear whether this is a unique work or an alternate title for the Drittes Bläserquartett, listed below.

Sonatine (1954, revised 1982) for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon

manuscript

Duration: 8:00.

Quartett – 2. Bläserquartett (1960) for oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon

Manuscript

Drittes Bläserquartett (Third Wind Quartet) (1954, revised 1982) for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon

Manuscript

Duration: 12:00.

Trio – Holzmusik II (1980) for flute, clarinet and bassoon

Manuscript

Duration: 15:00.

Kotschau, Joachim (1905-1973)

Divertimento in B^♭ for flute, clarinet and bassoon

Miami: Rubank, 1941

Likely written for student ensembles. Edited by Himie Voxman.

Kowalski, Július(1912-2003)

Divertimento (1966) for flute, oboe and bassoon

Duration: 11:45. Performed and recorded at the Hartt College (now the Hartt School at the University of Hartford) Czech Music Festival on March 26, 1969.

Kraft, Leo (1922-2014)

O Primavera, Vernal Fantasy (1983) for flute, oboe and clarinet

New York: Seesaw Music, 1989

Duration: 5:30. Premiered by the Spring Trio, Nov. 20, 1983 at the Howland Center in Beacon, NY.

Short Suite for flute, clarinet and bassoon

New York: General Music Publishing Co (Frank Distributing, agent), 1951

Quartet for Winds (2005) (formerly Five Short Pieces) for flute, oboe, clarinet, and bassoon

Verona, New Jersey: Seesaw Music, 2005?

Movements: 1. Out and About; 2. In the Country; 3. Scherzo; 4. Taking Turns; 5. Happy Ending.

Five Short Pieces (1997) for flute, oboe, clarinet, and bassoon

New York: Seesaw Music Corp, 1998

Movements: 1. Aubade/Pastorale; 2. Scherzo; 3. Collage; 4. Taking Turns; 5. Fiesta. According to the Subito Music catalog, this has been replaced by the Quartet for winds.

Kreisler, Alexander von (1894-1969)

Suite for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon

San Antonio, Texas: Southern Music Co., 1963

Movements: Introduction; Fugue; Minuet; Polka.

Kreutzer, Conradin (Kreuzer)(1780-1849)

Grand Septet in E-flat Major, Op. 62 (ca. 1816) for clarinet, horn, bassoon, violin, viola, cello, and double bass

London: Musica Rara, 1966

Parts available for download from the International Music Score Library Project, https://imslp.org

With the same instrumentation, the same number of movements and sharing many of the same movement titles, Kreutzer’s Grand Septet is clearly modeled after Beethoven’s Septet of 1799-1800. Movements: 1. Adagio – Allegro; 2. Adagio; 3. Menuetto. Moderato; 4. Andante. Maestoso; 5. Scherzo. Prestissimo; 6. Finale. Allegro vivace. There are several recordings of this work available on YouTube. ¶ Maybe hoping for but not realizing the wild success of Beethoven’s Septet, Kreutzer also arranged the work as his String Quintet, Op. 62.

After a quick listening, this Septet might not have quite the flair of Beethoven’s Septet, but it does show off the capabilities of the wind instruments of the period and is a charming, virtuosic, Classical-Early Romantic work that should be much better known. Listen to one of the recordings, download the parts and, at least, give it a read through. Recommended. [ Andrew Brandt ]

Kreutzer, Rodolphe(1766-1831)

Trio in F Major for oboe or clarinet, viola and bassoon (or cello)

München-Grafelfing: W. Wollenweber, 1990

The parts of the original edition can be downloaded for free from the International Music Score Library Project, https://imslp.org/ . (Search for the composer, then “Trio for Oboe, Basson and Viola.”

Dedicated “pour son ami Garnier L’Ainé.” Movements: Allegro; Adagio; Allegro.

Trio for oboe (or clarinet), bassoon and viola

Offenbach: J. André, ca. 1803

An “Elektronische Reproduktion” is available from the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek in Munich, Germany, created 2015. (Links available in WorldCat.) The only other copy I’ve located is at Brigham Young University, in Provo, Utah, USA, which hosts the Primrose International Viola Archive.

Rodolphe Kreutzer, a violinist and composer, is the performer that Beethoven dedicated his Violin Sonata No. 9, Op. 47, now known as the Kreutzer Sonata. Kreutzer wrote 40 operas and 19 violin concertos and was one of the top violin virtuosos of his day, so why he wrote this trio is a bit of a mystery. [ Andrew Brandt ]

Kroeger, Karl (1932- )

I Quattro Venti, Quartet for Woodwinds (2003) for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon

New York: American Composers Alliance

4 movements. Duration: 18:00.

Krommer, Franz(1759-1831)

Variations in F Major for 2 clarinets, 2 horns and bassoon

Holzkirchen: Accolade Musikverlag, 1998

Kubizek, Augustin (1918-2009)

Quartetto da Camera for guitar, oboe, clarinet in A, and bassoon

Wien: Ludwig Doblinger, 1972

Kumar, Aldo (1954- )

Wind Trio (1980) for flute, clarinet and bassoon

Kummer, Kaspar (Caspar, Gaspard)(1795-1870)

Trio, Op. 32 for flute, clarinet and bassoon

Edition Silvertrust, http://www.editionsilvertrust.com

Kunert, Kurt (1911-1996)

Trio in C Minor, Op. 7 for flute, clarinet and bassoon

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Volkwein Bros., 1952

Kuprevičius, Giedrius (1944- )

Trees (1966) for Tenor, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon

Song cycle, texts in Lithuanian, translated from Federico Garcia Lorca. Duration: 12:00.

Kuri-Aldana, Mario (1931-2013)

Xilofonias for piccolo, oboe, bass clarinet, and contrabassoon

México, D.F.: Ediciones Mexicanas de Música, 1994

Kurpinski, Karol (alternatively C. Kurpinski)(1785-1857)

Nokturn (Nocturne) for horn, bassoon and viola, Op. 16 (1823)

Kraków: Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne

Leipsig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1823

L

Labate, Bruno (1883-1968)

Intermezzo No. 2 for woodwind quartet (flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon) and optional horn.

New York, Mills Music 1954

Bruno Labate was a noted oboist and principal oboist of the New York Philharmonic from 1920-1943. Most of his compositions were for accompanied winds. Do not confuse this Bruno Labate with the NASCAR driver of the same name. (Not that you were likely to.) [ Andrew Brandt ]

Lange, Hans (1884-1960)

Serenade für 4 Bläser (1942), Op. 45 for oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn

Movements: Marcía; Tanz; Madrigal; Allegro.

Lange, Gustav(1830-1889)

Pastoral Quartet for 2 oboes, English horn and bassoon

Amsterdam: Edition Compusic, 1995

Lancaster, UK: Phylloscopus Publications, 1993

Dresden: J. G. Seeling, 1880

Langert, Jules(1932- )

Trio (1976) for flute, clarinet and bassoon

Berkeley, California: Fallen Leaf Press, 1985

Larsen, Libby (1950- )

Impromptu for flute, oboe and bassoon

ECS Publishing, order on https://libbylarsen.com/

Lätte, Raimond(1931-1997)

Little Princess (Väike Printsess) (1992) for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon

Manuscript

Lau, Kevin

Postcards from a Blue Planet (2018) for flute (alto flute, piccolo), clarinet (bass clarinet), and bassoon

Lauber, Joseph(1864-1952)

Sérénade for flute, clarinet and bassoon

Adliswil: Pizzicato Verlag Helvetia

Ljubljana : Edicije Društvo Slovenskih Skladateljev, 2005

Quatuor pour clarinette, cor, hautbois et basson

Adliswil: Pizzicato Verlag Helvetia, 2001

Im Schweizer Volkston – Quartett für Holzbläser (Dans l’esprit populaire suisse) for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Adliswil: Pizzicato Verlag Helvetia, 2001

Bradfield, Berkshire, England: Rosewood Publications, www.rosewoodpublications.co.uk, 1997

Movements: Allegro; Andante; Menuet; Allegro ma non troppo.

Quatre Intermezzi (1922) for flute, English horn, clarinet and bassoon

Geneva: Édition Henn, ca. 1922

Score and parts available for download in those countries where the copyright has expired, on the International Music Score Library Project website: https://imslp.org/

Movements: Allegretto; Andantino con Variazione; Tempo di Minuetto; Allegro.

Laudenslager, Harold Reid (1920-1971)

Quartet [and] tenor voice, for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and tenor

New York: Independent Music Publishers, 1962?

Uses Text by Irvin Gilman.

Legrenzi, Giovanni(1626-1690)

La Fini for flute (or oboe), clarinet, and bassoon(arr. ?)

New York: Consort Trios

Bonacossa for flute, clarinet and bassoon (arr. ?)

New York: Consort Trios

La Secca Soarda for flute (or oboe), clarinet, bassoon

New York: Consort Trios, 1973

Lejava, Marián (1976- )

Seven Bagatelles, Op. 4 for flute, oboe, clarinet, and bassoon

Duration: 13:30.

Lehmann, Hans Ulrich (1937-2013)

Tractus (1971) for flute, oboe and clarinet

Lemeland, Aubert (1932-2010)

Idéalide, Op. 111 for flute, oboe, clarinet, and bassoon

Paris: G. Billaudot, 1988

Duration: 10:00.

Nocturne, Op. 10 for clarinet, oboe, bassoon and saxophone

Paris: Éditions Françaises de Musique, 1974

Duration: 9:00.

Leroux, Philippe (1959- )

Le Jardin Ouvert (1985) for oboe, bassoon, horn and tuba

Paris: Gérard Billaudot

Commissioned by the Ensemble InterContemporain.

Levine, Bruce (1950- )

Trio for flute, oboe and bassoon

Levy, Frank Ezra(1930- )

Trio (1962) for clarinet, horn and bassoon

Cor Publishing Co.

Lewin, David(1933-2003)

Trio for flute, clarinet and bassoon

Performance instructions: Comprises 6 Strophe movements in spatial notation, and 1 Antistrophe movement in conventional notation; performers select 1 Strophe to play as 1st movement, followed by Antistrophe, followed by a different Strophe. ¶ “Either A or B♭ clarinet may be used.” ¶ …Strophe parts in score format. ¶ “In order to avoid any implication of priority among the different versions [i.e. Strophe movements], they have been identified by the names of animals rather than by numbers or letters.” …Contents: Strophe “cow” — Strophe “dog” — Strophe “fowl” — Strophe “goat” [parts only] — Strophe “horse” — Strophe “pig” — Antistrophe.

Liana, Alexandra (born Liana Moraru)(1947-2011)

A Tre (1991) for flute, clarinet (or oboe) and bassoon

Bucharest: Nuova Musica Consonante

Duration: 8:30. Score, parts, and a recording are all available for download under a Creative Commons license, from the International Music Score Library Project https://imslp.org

Lias, Stephen (1966- )

Particle Accelerator (2019) for flute, oboe and bassoon

Available after August, 2020 from the composer https://www.stephenlias.com/ or the Theodore Presser Co.

Movements: I. Super Proton Synchrotron; II. ALICE; III. Big European Bubble Chamber. Duration: 12:00. Commissioned by the Vuorovesi Trio, which has exclusive performance rights until August, 2020.

Lickl, George (but published as W. A. Mozart)

Trio in E^♭ Major for clarinet, horn and bassoon

Zurich: Eulenburg, 1970

Zurich, Waldshut: Kunzelmann, 1970

Cassazioni (Cassation) for oboe (or flute), clarinet, horn and bassoon

San Antonio: Southern Music Co.

Published as an “Original work discovered in 1910. Revised by Albert J. Andraud.” Andraud published it as by Mozart, but it is nearly identical to a work by Georg Lickl published in Vienna in 1798. Movements: Adagio; Menuetto–Trio–Coda; Polacca–Trio.

Although it sounds Classical, it doesn‘t quite sound Mozartean. It‘s a nice work, though. [ Andrew Brandt ]

German Dance, Quartet for oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon

Boston: Ditson Co., 1930

Formerly attributed to Mozart as K. Anh. C17.11.

Lilburn, Douglas Gordon (1915-2001)

Grand Canyon Uprun, A Suite for Woodwind Quartet for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Wellington, Australia: Price Milburn, 1987

Originally part of a score for the film “Grand Canyon Uprun” written in 1961; the parts were extracted from the filmscore in 1987 as a quartet. A few sources (including the composer’s website) list this as a quintet, which appears to be erroneous. Recording: Kiwi Pacific SLD-57/58. See also: http://www.douglaslilburn.org/

Lima, Paulo Costa(1945- )

Kabila, op. 45 (1995) for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Limmert, Erich(1909-1988)

Serenade for flute, oboe and bassoon

Wiesbaden: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1963

Lipatti, Dinu(1917-1950)

Aubade for woodwind quartet (oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn) (1941)

New York: Rongwen Music, Inc., 1958?

Download the out-of-print score and parts from http://arsventus.ro/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/LIPATTI-Dinu-Aubade-for-woodwind-quartet.pdf

Lipper, Binette (1939-2016)

Gavotte for Woodwinds, for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Duration: 2:00.

Trialogue for flute, clarinet and bassoon

Worcester, Massachusetts: Hildegard Publishing Co., www.hildegard.com

1 movement. Duration: 10:00.

List, Andrew S.

Mosaics (2012) for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Commissioned by the Boston Woodwind Society. See: https://andrewlist.com/

Llácer Pla, Francisco(1918-2002)

BXR5 (1985) for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon

The Fundación Juan March has a recording of the work but requires Adobe Flash Player, See: https://digital.march.es/clamor/es/fedora/repository/atm%3A848

Lockhart, Beatriz (1944- )

Trio (1974) for flute, oboe and clarinet

Recorded by Tres Vientos of Stetson University, Deland, Florida.

Loeb, David (1939- )

Trio for flute, clarinet and bassoon

Copy in the library of the Curtis Institute, Philadelphia.

The Four Seasons for flute, oboe, clarinet, and bassoon

Copy in the Samuel Baron Collection of the Juilliard School Lila Acheson Wallace Library.

Loeffler, Alfred (1932-2003)

Seven Appalachian Melodies for flute, oboe and clarinet

Long, Newell Hillis (1905-1999)

In the Aquarium, Scherzino for woodwind quartet (1938) for flute, oboe and 2 clarinets

Lothar, Mark (1902-1985)

Goldoni-Musik, Concertino, Op. 89 (1973) for flute, clarinet, bassoon and orchestra

Louvier, Alain(1945- )

Cinq Portraits et une Image for oboe, clarinet and bassoon and alto saxophone (1974)

Paris: Alphonse Leduc, 1975

Duration: 16:00. Movements: 1. La Fantasque; 2. Le furtif; 3. Le sage; 4. le Frénétique; 5. Le mélancolique; Et une image. See also: http://alain-louvier.com/ for program notes (in French).

Love, Karlin Greenstreet(1956- )

Four for Tea (2015) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon and piano

Grosvenor Place, N.S.W.: Australian Music Centre

Movements: I. forty fingers, forty-spotted pardalote; II. by the fire, a glass of good port when nothing needs to be said.

Lovendusky, James(1957- )

Wind Embrace (1979) for flute, clarinet and bassoon

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

Implosion (1983) for flute (doubling alto flute and piccolo), oboe (doubling English horn), clarinet (doubling bass clarinet), percussion and tape

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

Lucký, Štěpán (1919-2006)

Dechový Kvartet (Woodwind Quartet) (1989) for flute, oboe, clarinet and horn

Prague: Cesky Hudebni Fond, 1989

Luedeke, Raymond

Divertimento No. 1 for 2 clarinets and bassoon (2015)

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

Duration: 14:00 Movements: I. March; II. Waltz No. 1 and Trio; III. Andante Mosso; IV. Waltz No. 2 and Trio; V. Rondo and Fugue.

According to the composer: “Divertimento No. 1 for 2 clarinets and bassoon was composed while I was a student, on a Fulbright Grant, at the Vienna Academy of Music. It was inspired both by the 5 Divertimenti of Mozart for 2 clarinets and bassoon and by the neo-classical wind music of Igor Stravinsky. I revised the work in 2015.”

Divertimento No. 2 for 2 clarinets and bassoon (2015)

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

Movements: I. Parade; II. Waltz No. 1 and Trio; III. Pastorale; IV. Waltz No. 2 and Trio; V. Rondo.

The composer, again: “Divertimento No. 2 was composed while I was a member of the U.S. Air Force Band in Washington, D.C. I was a member of the band’s clarinet section and also composed and arranged for the band. We toured 2 months every year for the 4 years I was enlisted in the band, during the Vietnam War. This Divertimento, along with other pieces written at the same time, was something to keep us entertained and in practice while on the road. it contains some singular difficulties related to the clarinet.

Luening, Otto (1900-1996)

The Bass with the Delicate Air (1940) for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon

New York: Highgate Press; New York: Galaxy Music Corp., agents

Most sources list this as a quartet, dated 1940, for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon. However, some references list this as a woodwind quintet dated 1958. (The American Music Center says “quartet” 1974.) (No source lists 2 different versions.) So two or three versions of this work may exist. In any case, the original title was “Mr. Boogie-Woogie Goes for a Buggy Ride” (according to Cohn).

Short Suite (4 Cartoons) (1974) for flute, clarinet and bassoon OR string trio

Lukaszewski, Wojciech (1936-1978)

Trio (1963) for flute, oboe, and clarinet

Lully, Jean Baptiste(1632-1687)

Courante (arr. Laurence Taylor) for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon

New York: Mills Music (now Belwin-Mills)

Lunde Jr., Ivar (1944- )

Trio, Op. 8b (1964, revised 1988) for flute, oboe and clarinet

Eau Claire, Wisconsin: Skyline Publications, 1997

Lutyens, Elisabeth (1906-1983)

Wind Trio, Op. 52 (1963) for flute, clarinet and bassoon

London, Mainz: Schott, 1963

Duration: 9:50.

Lybbert, Donald (1923-1981)

Trio (1956) for clarinet, bassoon and horn

New York: C. F. Peters

Duration: 14:30. Movements: 1. Lento espressivo; 2. Adagietto; 3. Allegro energico. Download edition available.

Lysight, Michel (1958- )

Quatrain (1987) for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Unpublished

Received the Prix Irène Fuérison award from the Royal Academy fo Fine Arts, in Belgium

Alchemy (2001) for flute, oboe (or violin), clarinet and bassoon

Paris: Editions Delatour

Duration: 10:00. There are several other Alchemys or clarinets, saxophones or strings.

M

Maasz, Gerhard(1906-1984)

Divertimento for flute, clarinet and bassoon

Hamburg: Hans Sikorski, 1957

Machado, André Luiz(1982)

Ginga no Olimpo – Epopeia grego-persa-luso-afro-brasileira em 7 capítulos (2009) for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Maconchy, Elizabeth (1907-1994)

Variazioni concertante (1964–5) for oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn with string orchestra

Maderich, Robert J.

Whiskers (1982) for flute, oboe and bassoon

Madsen, Trygve (1940- )

Die fünf Launen des Herrn Mephisto Foss for flute, oboe, clarinet and horn

Oslo: NB Noter

Maedel, Rolf (1917-2000)

Trio-movement (1971) for flute, oboe and bassoon

Maedel was a founder of the tuning system of Ekmelic music. This work is a short movement to practice the intonation of fine-steps (microtones) on woodwind instruments. See http://www.ekmelic-music.org/

Maes, Jef

Miniatuur Trio voor klein trompet, hobo, hoorn, klarinet en fagot (Miniature Trio) for Trumpet in D, Horn and Bassoon with ad libitum oboe and clarinet

Antwerp: Metropolis, 1966

Duration: 5:00.

Maessen, Antoon(1919-1997)

Trio (1956) for flute, clarinet and bassoon

Amsterdam: Donemus / New York: C. F. Peters, 1957

Movements: 1. Allegro non troppo; 2. Adagio; 3. Vivace. Duration: 10:00.

Maganini, Quinto (1897-1974)

Ars Contrapunctus (1942) for flute, clarinet and bassoon

The Troubadours for 2 oboes and English horn, or for 3 oboes

Ithaca, New York: Edition Musicus, 1944

Mageau, Mary(1934- )

3×3, Three Short Pieces for a Wind Trio (1995), for flute (or oboe), clarinet and bassoon

Grosvenor Place, NSW, Australia: Australian Music Centre, https://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/

Written for advanced high school level performers.

Mahle, Ernst (1929- )

Pequeña Suite (1977) for flute, oboe and bassoon

Portland, Oregon: Edition Viento; see Trevco Music

Movements: Fanfara–Polka; Cantiga (lento); Valsa; Finale. It appears that clarinet could be substituted for flute.

Trio (1969) for flute, oboe, and clarinet

Portland, Oregon: Edition Viento; see Trevco Music

Movements: *. Poco agitato – Allegretto; II. Andantino; III. Vivace.

O Flautista de Hamelin (1988) for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Quarteto (1968) for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Quarteto (1988) for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon and narrator

Majcen, Igor (1952- )

Triogeometrija for flute, clarinet and bassoon

See http://www.dss.si/igor-majcen-en

L’apres midi d’un clown for flute, oboe, and clarinet

Malheiros, Vicente(1948- )

Alma Tapajônica (1948) for flute, oboe and bassoon

Malipiero, Gian Francesco (1882-1973)

Sonata a Quattro (1954) for flute, oboe, clarinet, and bassoon

London: Universal Edition, 1955

Commissioned by the Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge Foundation and performed at the Library of Congress on November 19, 1954. Copy found in the Samuel Baron Collection of the Juilliard School Lila Acheson Wallace Library.

Malovec, Jozef (1933-1998)

Cassation (1953) for flute, oboe, clarinet, and bassoon

Manzoni, Giacomo (1932- )

Percorso a otto (1975) for double woodwind quartet

Milano: Ricordi, 1977

The scoring is for 2 flutes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, oboe (or Heckelphone), and English horn.

Marguste, Anti(1931-2016)

Wind Tunes, Op. 25 (1969) for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and a small drum

Manuscript in the Estonian Theatre and Music Museum, see also http://www.emic.ee

Movements: 1. Introduction; 2. Impromptu; 3. Battle March; 4. In Hurry; 5. Slow Dance; 6. Polka; 7. Wind Quartet.

Marteau, Henri(1874-1934)

Wind Serenade, Op. 20 (Nonet) (1922) for 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons and bass clarinet

Edition Silvertrust, http://www.editionsilvertrust.com

Movements: Entrata; Adagietto; Scherzino; Tema con variazione.

Martinsson, Rolf (1956- )

Flames (2003) for flute, clarinet, horn and bassoon

Premiered by musicians from Malmö Symphony Orchestra (Malin Nordlöf, flute; Einar Öhman, horn; Kjell Olsson, clarinet; Annika Fredriksson, bassoon).

Marvia, Einari (1915-1997)

Quartet for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Helsinki: Warner/Cahappell Music, Finland

Mastrogiovanni, Antonio(1936-2010)

De Maderas (1974) for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon

A tape recording of the 1974 world premiere at the Philadelphia Composers’ Forum is located in the Indiana University Latin American Music Collection. I have no information on publication.

Matasovsky, Anton (1925-2013)

Trio, Op. 82 for flute, oboe, and clarinet

Maxwell, Charles (1892-1962)

Trio for flute, horn and bassoon (1960)

Los Angeles: Composers Press (subsidiary of Seesaw Music Corp of New York)

Duration: 8:10.

Trio for flute, clarinet and bassoon

Los Angeles: Western International Music, 1969 (See also Trevco Varner Music)

Movements: 1. In a playful mood; 2. In a serious mood; 3. In a cheerful mood.

Mayr, Johann Simon(1763-1845)

12 Bagatelle à for flute, clarinet and bassoon

Basel: Edition Kneusslin (C. F. Peters sole agent for US and Canada)

Alternate spellings include: Johannes Simon Mayr, Giovanni Simone Mayr, or Simone Mayr.

Mazellier, Jules (1879-1959)

Dix Fugues pour instruments à vent sur des sujets donnés (10 fugues for woodwinds on given subjects) for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Paris: H. Lemoine, 1954

M^cBride, Robert (1911-2007)

Fugue for Oboe and Two Clarinets (1935)

New York: American Composers Alliance

M^cCarter, Kevin (1956- )

Blossoms and a Breeze (2002) for flute, oboe, and clarinet

Score available for free download from New Music USA, http://library.newmusicusa.org/

Duration: 4:30.

M^cCreary, Richard Deming, Jr.

Agony and Ecstasy for flute, oboe, bassoon, trumpet and trombone

Listed in “Woodwind Music of Black Composers.”

M^cGuire, Edward (1948- )

Trio (1971) for flute, oboe and bassoon

Edinburgh: Scotus Music Publications, 1980

M^cKay, Francis Howard (1901-1985)

Green Meadows for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Oskaloosa, Iowa: C. L. Barnhouse, 1949

Musette for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Oskaloosa, Iowa: C. L. Barnhouse, 1954

May also be performed by a woodwind choir, or clarinet quartet, or by 2 clarinets and 2 saxophones.

Novelette for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon (or bass clarinet)

Oskaloose, Iowa: C. L. Barnhouse, 1942

M^cQueen, Ian(1954- )

Sound of Jura, for flute, oboe, and clarinet (1990)

Available from the composer, http://www.ian-mcqueen.co.uk/

Meachem, Margaret(1922-2017)

Trio for Winds (1971) for flute, clarinet and bassoon

Philadelphia: Al Boss Music Masters

Movements: Invention (moderato); Andante; Rondo (allegro).

Meier, Jost (1939- )

Sieben kleine Geschichten (1996) for oboe, English horn, heckelphone and bassoon

Vuarmarens, Switzerland: Editions Bim, http://www.editions-bim.com/

Duration: 15:30.

also:

Transfigurations (1997) for 2 oboes, 2 clarinet, 2 horns, 2 bassoons and double bass

Vuarmarens, Switzerland: Editions Bim, http://www.editions-bim.com/

Duration: 14:00.

Melartin, Erkki (1875-1937)

Woodwind Trio, Op. 154 (1929) for flute, clarinet, and bassoon

Helsinki: Suomalaisen Musiikin Tiedotuskeskus

Melkikh, Dimitrii Mikheyevish (a.k.a. Dmitry, Dmitrij, Melkich)(1885-1943)

Quartet (1929) for flute, oboe, clarinet, and bassoon, Op. 19

Moscow:Muzsektor Gosizdata, 1934

He also wrote a Trio for oboe, clarinet and bassoon in 1926.

Mengal, Martin-Joseph (1784-1851)

3 Quartuors Concertant, Op. 18 for flute, clarinet (or oboe), horn and bassoon

Leipzig: R. Ostermeyer, 2007

Mengelberg, Karel(1902-1984)

Trio (1940) for flute, oboe and bassoon

Amsterdam: Donemus; C. F. Peters for US and Canada

Mercadante, Saverio(1795-1870)

Trio in G Major for 2 flutes and bassoon

Milan: Guglielmo Zanibon, 1988

Quartetto (arr. Clark McAlister) for flute, clarinet, bassoon and horn

Boca Raton, Florida: Masters Music Publications, 1988

A work by Saverio Mercadante, edited by Anna Mancini and Gian Lucca Petrucci, later revised by Clark McAlister.

Meulemans, Arthur (1884-1966)

Quatuor (Houtblazerskwartet) for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Brussels: CeBeDeM, 1962

Mevorach, Rafael

Reflections (1974) for flute, oboe, and bassoon

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

Meyer, James J.

Folk Song Suite (2015) for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon

Published by the composer, 2015

A single Worldcat catalog listing says this is both a quartet and a woodwind quintet, which seems unlikely. My guess is that is a quartet (listed correctly) with an erroneous co-listing with an added horn.

Meyer Sacks, Ruth

Sunshine City and the Green Demons (1985-1986) for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Sharon, New York: Frank Warren Music Service – Earnestly Music

First Prize in the 1997 New England Reed Trio International Composition Competition. Duration: 9:00.

Michael, Frank (1943- )

Bläserquartett Nr. 1, Op. 7 (1963) for flute, oboe, clarinet, and bassoon

Helmstadt: H. H. Musikverlag, 2016

Mielenz, Hans (1909-1996)

Scherzo für 4 Holzbläser (1938) for flute, English horn, clarinet and bassoon

Berlin: Ries & Erler, 1938

Berlin-Wilmersdorf: Sanssouci Wilke, 1938

Mignone, Francisco(1897-1986)

3a Seresta (1951) for woodwind quartet

A noted Brazilian composer. See also Mignone&rsquo’s trio d’anches and woodwind quintets.

Seresta (1951-1968) for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Baianinha for Woodwind Quartet (1961)

Quarteto de Sopros (1961) for woodwind quartet

Fantasia (1961) for flute, oboe, and clarinet

Quatro Momentos Musicais (1970) for flute, oboe, and clarinet

Invenção (1971) for flute, oboe, and clarinet

Tetrafonia (1972) for flute, oboe, clarinet

Duas Trifonias (1972) for flute, oboe and horn

Migot, Georges(1891-1976)

Trois Pastorales (1922-23) for flute, oboe, clarinet, and bassoon

Paris: Éditions musicales transatlantiques, 1972, 2015

Mikula, Zdenko (1916-2012)

Nocturno (1944) for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon

Bratislava: Slovensky hudobny fond

Miller, Alex

Madrigal and Fugue (1994) for flute, oboe and bassoon

Contact the composer, info on http://alexanderlamontmiller.com/

Miller, Scott L. (1966- )

Time is Vicious (if you take it for granted) for 2 oboes, English horn and bassoon

Minneapolis, Minnesota: Jeanné, 1995

Miranda, Ronaldo(1948- )

Prelúdio e Fuga (1973) for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon

The composer’s webpage: http://www.ronaldomiranda.com/

Noneto (1994) for flute, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons and 2 horns

Mirandolle, Ludovicus (1904-1974)

Quatuor from Deux Morceaux, No. I (1951) for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon

La Haye (Den Haag) (The Hague, Netherlands): L. Mirandolle, 1952

The Deux morceaux No. 2 is for woodwind quintet.

Mitchell, Darleen(1942- )

Antiphonal Dance: Psalm 30 “…but with the Dawn Rejoicing” (2002) for flute, oboe, clarinet and horn

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

Duration: 6:00.

Moeschinger, Albert (1897-1985)

Cinque Capricci (1962) for flute, clarinet and bassoon

Locamo, Wilhelmshaven (Germany): Heinrichshofen Verlag

Movements: 1. Ad libitum, improvisando; 2. Lento piacevole; 3. Lento; 4. Vivo; 5. Allegro molto.

Capriccioer (1960) for flute, clarinet and bassoon

Wilhelmshaven (Germany): Heinrichshofen Verlag

Fantasia Pastorale (1943), MWV 243 for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and string quartet

Bern: Müller & Schade, 2002

Duration: 10:00.

Molter, Johann Melchior(1696-1765)

Sinfonia in D Major for 2 flutes, 2 horns, and bassoon

Bellingham, Washington: Medici Music Press, 1983

Concerto in D Major for 2 oboes, 2 horns, clarino trumpet, and bassoon

Bellingham, Washington: Medici Music Press, 1983

Billed as an Urtext premiere publication.

Concertino à 4, No. 1 in D Major for clarino, 2 oboes, and bassoon

London: Musica Rara, 1973

Monnikendam, Marius(1896-1977)

Suite in C (1960) for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and harp

Amsterdam: Donemus Foundation / C. F. Peters, selling agent

Flute doubles on piccolo; oboe doubles ono English horn (althobo). Movements: Allegro; En bateau (Andantino); Interlude; Lamento (Andante); Elegie (Andante). Duration: 4:00. Composer was incorrectly spelled Monkendan previously.

Mosca, Luca (1957- )

Octet No. 2 (2004) for clarinet, bassoon, horn and string quintet

Octet (1997) for woodwinds

Montvila, Vytautas (1935-2003)

Paukščiu giesmės (Birdsongs) (1985) for flute, oboe and clarinet (1985)

Music Information Centre Lithuania, https://www.mic.lt/

Moritz, Edvard(1891-1974)

Divertimento, Op. 150 (1956) for flute, clarinet and bassoon

Frankfurt: W. Zimmerman, 1956

Mainz: B. Schott Sohne, https://en.schott-music.com/ (distributor for Zimmerman)

Duration: 10:00. Premiered in 1955 in Hamburg.

Moulaert, Raymond (1875-1962)

Adagio, K.V. 580a for English horn, bassoon and 2 horns

Praha: Editio Supraphon, 1975

Adagios, K. 94 and K.V. 580a for English horn, bassoon and 2 horns in C-basso.

Basel: Kneusslin (New York: C. F. Peters agents)

Adagio, K. 540 in B minor (arr. Robert Stallman) for oboe (or flute), clarinet, bassoon and horn

New York: International Music Co.

Originally for piano.

Andante, Fugue et Final (1907) for oboe, oboe d’amore, English horn and heckelphone

Bruxelles: Le Centre Belge de Documentation Musicale (CeBeDeM)

There is also a version for saxophones.

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadé

Adagio and Allegro from music for the mechanical organ, K. 594 (arr. Milan Munclinger)

New York: International Music Co., 1975

Adagios, K. 410 in F Major and Canonic Adagio, K.V. 484d for 2 basset horns (or clarinets) and bassoon

Monteux, France: Musica Rara, 1984

Cassazione (Cassations) for oboe (or flute), clarinet, bassoon and horn

Cincinnati: Wind Instrument Music Library, 1936

Cassazione (Cassations) for oboe (or flute), clarinet, bassoon and horn, revised by Albert J. Andraud

San Antonio, Texas: Southern Music Co., 1936

Divertimento Nos. 4 and 5, K. 439b (arr. ?) for 2 clarinets and bassoon

Melville, New York: Belwin Mills Publishing, 1977

London: Musica Rara, 1961

Originally written for 3 basset horns.

Divertimento No. 4 in B^♭ Major, K. 439b (formerly K. 229) (arr. Karl Kraber) for 2 clarinets and bassoon

New York: International Music Co, 1980

Divertimento No. 5, K. 439b (arr. Theodore M. Finney) for 2 clarinets and bassoon

New York: M. Witmark, 1933

Divertimento No. 6 in B^♭ Major, K. 229/439b (arr. ?) for 2 clarinets and bassoon

London: Musica Rara, 1967

Fünf Divertimenti (5 Divertimentos) for 3 basset horns, or 2 clarinets and bassoon, or 3 clarinets

Wiesbaden: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1987

There are many other versions of these and other divertimenti, some original, some arranged. Too many to even attempt a thorough listing here. But see our list of Divertimenti and Serenades arranged for woodwind quintet. [ Andrew Brandt ]

Kegel-Divertimento for clarinet, oboe, horn and bassoon (arr. Willy Schneider)

Wilhelmshaven: Noetzel, 1961

Magic Flute for oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn (arr. ?)

Musica Rara

As it is unlikely that anybody arranged the entire opera for wind quartet, one wonders what the nature of this arrangement is.

Muczynski, Robert (1929-2010)

Fragments for flute, clarinet and bassoon

Delaware Water Gap, Pennsylvania: Shawnee Press, 1960

Movements: Waltz; Solitude; Holiday; Reverie; Exit. Duration: 6:00.

Muffat, Gottlieb (Theophil)(1690-1770)

Courante (arr. Jean Pasquet) for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Duration: 1:45.

Mulder, Herman (1894-1989)

Trio, Op. 117 (1961) for flute, English horn (althobo), and bassoon, Op. 117

Amsterdam: Donemus

Murdock, Katherine Ann

Deployments (2013) for flute, clarinet, bassoon and 4 percussionists

Contact the composer: https://katherineannmurdock.com/

Duration: 20:00. Commissioned by bassoonist Stephanie Patterson. Premiered at the Iowa Celebration of Women Composers; University of Iowa; April 19, 2013.

The composer comments: “I composed Deployments in 2011-13 at the request of bassoonist Stephanie Patterson, who was interested in a piece that would challenge both concert performance conventions and audience expectations. During the course of the work the seven performers are deployed around the space in certain unexpected and changing ways which challenge their individual technical skills and abilities to work as an ensemble. They are also required to do things that they don’t normally do, such as clapping or sitting on the floor. The audience is an important factor in the overall arc of the composition. To reveal more would to be to spoil the surprise, but suffice it to say that I learned something important in writing this piece: there are a good reasons for the conventions of classical music performance, and thwarting these conventions is as much of a challenge for the composer as it is for the performers.”

Murray, Bain (1926-1993)

On the Divide for alto flute, oboe (doubling English horn), and bassoon with SATB chorus

Wise Music (G. Schirmer agent in U.S.)

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Nash, Gary Powell(1964- )

Papillonian Dance (2011) for flute, oboe, and clarinet

See https://garynash.musicaneo.com/sheetmusic/sm-185151_papilionian_dance_flute_oboe_and_clarinet.html

Natanson, Tadeusz (1927-1990)

Quartet for Wind Instruments (1977) for flute, clarinet, bassoon and horn

Warszawa : Wydawnictwo Muzyczne Agencji Autorskiej

Movements: Allegro; Lento; Fuga. Duration: 7:30.

Quartet No. 2 for Woodwind Instruments (1988) for 2 flutes, clarinet and bassoon

Warszawa : Wydawnictwo Muzyczne Agencji Autorskiej

Nathan, Eric (1983- )

Missing Words (2014) octet for clarinet, horn, bassoon, 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass

From the composer: http://www.ericnathanmusic.com/

The composer’s website has a recording and program notes for this work.

Natta, Christian(1971- )

Eternal Introspection (2015) for flute, clarinet and bassoon

Kistner & Siegel, 2015

Naumann, Ernst(1832-1910)

Serenade in A Major, Nonet, Op. 10 (1872) for flute, oboe, bassoon, horn, 2 violins, viola, cello, and double bass

Winterthur, Switzerland: Amadeus Verlag, 1985

Navok, Lior (1971- )

Quartet (1994) for flute, clarinet, bassoon and harp

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

Flute doubles on piccolo. Premiered in Tal Aviv by Ruty Itzcovitch-Eyal, flute/piccolo; El’ad Avakrat, clarinet; Eyal Streett, bassoon and Gittit Boasson, harp.

The composer’s notes: The Quartet for flute, clarinet bassoon and harp is influenced by impressionistic French music and Jazz, which was my main influence at the time. The first movement starts with a pastoral character, somewhat naive, but soon starts to raise some concerned thoughts, and so, ends dark. The second movement is a light flowing movement built on pentatonic scale theme. A Bassoon cadenza bridges between the second and the third movement, which is a long Passacaglia with lamento character. In the last movement, piccolo is used instead of flute. This movement opens with a fugue between the four instruments, which leads to a lyrical second theme followed by harp solo and ends with a “Grand Finale.”

Nemiroff, Isaac(1912-1977)

Perspectives for flute, oboe and bassoon

New York: Josef Marx Music Co., 1974 (now McGinnis & Marx)

Variations to a Theme for flute, oboe, and bassoon or cello

New York: McGinnis & Marx, 1961

Nening, Wolfgang (1966- )

Allegro Scherzoso (1984) for flute, clarinet and bassoon

Contact the composer: https://www.nening-music.at/

Duration: 3:30.

3 Miniaturen für 4 Holzbläser (1983) for English horn, 2 clarinets and bassoon

Contact the composer: https://www.nening-music.at/

Netto, Barozzo

Little Fugue for flute (or oboe), clarinet and bassoon (arr. Gordon Solie)

Portland, Oregon: Editions Viento

Neukomm, Sigismund(1778-1858)

Andantino com Quatro Variações e Canzonnettta (arr. H. Emert) for flute, oboe and bassoon

Portland, Oregon: Edition Viento; see Trevco Music

Niculescu, Ştefan (1927-2008)

Synchrony III (1985) for flute, oboe, and bassoon

Sextuplum (1993) for oboe, clarinet, bassoon, percussion, violin and cello

Nilsson, Bo (1937- )

Zwanzig Gruppen (1958) for piccolo, oboe and clarinet

Wien: Universal Edition

Duration: 7:00.

Déjà-vu (1967) for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Stockholm: Edition Wilhelm Hansen, 1968

Duration: 5:50. Recorded by the Stockholm Philharmonic Wind Quintet on Stockholm’s EMI Svenska label, in 1991.

North, Alex (1910-1991)

Suite (1936 or 1938) for flute, clarinet and bassoon

Woodwind Trio (1936) for flute, clarinet and bassoon

Grove Music Online also lists a Trio from 1939, but just says it’s for woodwinds.

Novak, Jan (1921-1984)

Loci Pastorales (1974) for oboe, clarinet, bassoon, and horn

Padova (Padua) – now Milan: Guglielmo Zanibon

Duration: 14:00.

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Odstrčil, Karel (1930-1997)

Prague Horses for flute, clarinet, bassoon and harp

Praha (Prague): Hudební Informačni středisko, www.musicbase.cz

Oehring, Helmut (1961- )

Do You Wanna Blow Job (1994) for flute, English horn, bass clarinet and bassoon

Berlin: Edition Wandelweiser, 1994

A most unfortunate title. There is also a version for saxophone quartet.

Oliver, Harold (1942- )

Divertissement (1982) for flute, clarinet and bassoon

Ship Bottom, New Jersey: Asociation for the Promotion of New Music, 1982

Duration: 12:00. Movements: Military March; Recitative; Scherzo; New Wave Trio.

Psalm 90 (1986) for soprano, oboe, bassoon and harpsichord

Duration: 12:00.

Oliveros, Pauline (1932-2016)

Trio (1955) for clarinet, horn and bassoon

Ore, Cecilie (1954- )

Cirrocumulus for flute, English horn and bass clarinet

Oslo: MIC Norsk Musikkinformasjon (Norwegian Music Information Centre)

Orland, Henry(1918-2001)

Fughetta, Op. 15 for flute, clarinet and bassoon

New York: Seesaw Music Corp., 1971

There seems to be some confusion of the exact years of Orland’s birth and death online, and very little info in general.

Fugue for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon

New York: Seesaw Music

Orrego-Salas, Juan (1919-2019)

Divertimento, Op. 43 No. 1 (1956) for flute, oboe and bassoon

New York: Peer International Corp., 1964

Ortiz (Alvarado), William (1947- )

Cool Breeze (1982) for flute, clarinet and bassoon

Osterc, Slavko (1895-1941)

Trio for flute, clarinet and bassoon

Ljubljana: Drustvo slovenskih sladateljev; Köln: Musicverlage Hans Gerig, 1978

Recorded by the Slovenian Philharmonic Woodwind Trio.

Štiri karikature (Four Caricatures) (1927) for flute (piccolo), clarinet and bassoon

Movements: Preludio; Valse; Marcia funebre; Fughetta. Recorded by the Slovenian Philharmonic Woodwind Trio.

Ostijn, Willy(1913-1993)

Concertstück (1973) for oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn

Impression for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet and Bassoon (1981)

This is a transcriptio of one of Ostijn’s Two Impressions for orchestra.

Otsa, Harri (1926-2001)

On Paths of Classic (Klassika radadel)

Manuscript at the Estonian Music Information Centre, https://www.emic.ee/

Otten, Ludwig (1924-2016)

Trio (1972) for flute, clarinet and bassoon

Amsterdam: Donemus, 1972

Duration: 12:15.

Divertimento II (1963, revised 1986) for flute, horn and bassoon

Amsterdam: Donemus, 1963

Lento e Vivo (1986) for flute, horn and bassoon

Amsterdam: Donemus, 1986

Arrangement of parts III and II from Otten’s Divertimento III for 9 winds. Duration: 8:00.

Overman, Meta(1907-1993)

Seven Miniatures (1964) for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon

Wollongong New South Wales: Wirripang Publishing, https://www.australiancomposers.com.au/

Movements: Allegretto; Allegro vivo; Allegretto con grazia, ma simplice; Adagio molto; Vivace; Moderato, non troppo lento; Andante energico.

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Palkovsky, Oldrich (1907-1983)

Trio, Op. 79 (1982) for flute, clarinet and bassoon

Hudebni Informacni Stredisko http://www.musicbase.cz/ available for rent

Quartet, Op. 80 (1982) for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Hudebni Informacni Stredisko http://www.musicbase.cz/

Palkowski, Daniel(1955- )

Scherzo Cubique for Woodwind Quartet for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon

See http://www.dpalkowski.com . A recording is available online.

Paradies, Pietro Domenico (or Paradisi)(1707-1791)

Sonata: Trio for flute (or oboe), clarinet and bassoon (arr. Lewis H. Horton)

Chicago: Gamble Hinged Music, 1940

Pardus, William

Variations on the Krakowiak

Three Motions for Woodwind Quartet (2008) for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon

New London, Connecticut: Cimarron Music Press, 2008

Movements: 1. Marchin’; 2. Slinkin’; 3. Dancin’. The TrevcoMusic.com site allows you to look at excerpts of the score online.

Parfrey, Raymond (1928-2008)

Suite through the Centuries (Suite aus den Jarhunderten) for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon

London, Hamburg: Simrockm 1984

Movements: Madrigal; Gavotte & Musette; Waltz; Spot of Syncopation. Included in The wind quartet ;ndash; Originale mellemsvære stykker (Original Medium-Heavy Pieces).

Three Show Tunes for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon (or 2 flutes, clarinet and B^♭ bass clarinet)

Delevan, New York: Kendor Music, 1981

For school ensemble. The show tunes are not listed in the library listing.

Scherzino for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon by G. O. Korganov (arr. Raymond Parfrey)

Delevan, New York: Kendor Music, Inc. 1993

For school ensemble.

Parik, Ivan (1936-2005)

Hudba pre 3 (Piece for 3) (1964) for flute, oboe, and clarinet

Parotti, Sergio (1956- )

Trio 7, Op. 14, No. 5 for flute, oboe and bassoon

See http://www.sergioparotti.com.ar/

Cuarteto 6, op. 31, No. 3 for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon

See http://www.sergioparotti.com.ar/

Cuarteto 4, Op. 20, No. 7 for oboe, English horn, Heckelphone and bassoon

See http://www.sergioparotti.com.ar/

Parrott, Horace Ian (1916-2012)

Hobos Riding (1951) for Oboe, Oboe d’Amore, English Horn, and Heckelphone

Patterson, Paul

Wind Trio, for flute, clarinet and bassoon

London: J. Weinberger, 1968

Peeters, Flor(1903-1986)

Trio, Op. 80 for flute, clarinet and bassoon

New York: C. F. Peters, 1959

Pennisi, Francesco(1934-2000)

Choralis cum figuris (1968) for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, violin, double bass and percussion

Perceval, Julio(1903-1963)

Serenata, (1934) Trio for flute, oboe and bassoon

Montevideo, Uruguay: Ed. Cooperativa Interamericana de Compositores, 1947 (Distributed by Southern Music)

New York: PeerMusic (Dist. Boosey & Hawkes)

Portland, Oregon: Editions Viento, 2008 (Dist. Trevco/Varner)

Born in Belgium and died in Chile, he is called an Argentinian composer. This trio is in the repertoire list of the New York Woodwind Quintet.

Perry, Julia Amanda (1924-1979)

Woodwind Trio (1951) for flute, clarinet and bassoon

As of December, 2023, this work was unpublished.

Perttu, Daniel

Tonospheres for flute, clarinet and bassoon

See the composere’s website: https://www.danielperttu.com/

Petkute, Lukrecija (1988- )

Trio, Op. 39 (1974) for flute, clarinet and bassoon

Petrová, Elena(1929-2002)

Sketches (Skici) (1977) for flute, oboe, and bassoon

Petrushka, Shabtai (1903-1997)

Prelude and Fugue for flute, clarinet and and bassoon

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

Duration: 8:00.

I Shall Sing with Joy (1975) for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon

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

Three Sephardic Songs (1975) for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon

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

Duration: 3:00.

The Lord My Rock – Song from Corfu (1975 for oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon

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

Duration: 2:00.

Picchianti, Luigi (1786-1864)

Trio in F Major for flute, clarinet and bassoon

Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1826?

Planegg bei München: E. Thomi-Berg, 1998

Movements: 1. Allegro; 2. Andante; 3. Scherzo; 4. Finale Rondo-Allegro. Available for free download from the International Music Score Library Project.

Pignot, Yves(1959- )

Quadripartition for oboe, clarinet, tenor sax and bassoon

Koblenz: Egge-Verlag, 2012

Pijper, Willem(1894-1947)

Trio for flute, clarinet and bassoon

Amsterdam: Donemus, 1948

Pisk, Paul Amadeus(1893-1990)

Little Woodwind Music, Op. 53a (1943-1945) for oboe, 2 clarinets and bassoon

Piston, Walter (1894-1976)

Three Pieces (1925) for flute, clarinet and bassoon

New York: Associated Music Publishers, 1961

One of his first works, Howard Pollack, in Grove Music Online’, says that it reveals the influence of Nadia Boulanger, and that “The lean counterpoint of the [Three Pieces] reveals a neo-classical elegance related to the styles of Stravinsky and Hindemith….” Original publication (with Vivian Fine’s Four Songs) was in San Francisco’s New Music Society of California, 1933

Divertimento (1946) for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, string quartet, and double bass

Pitombeira de Oliveira, Liduino (1962- )

New England Impressions, Op. 32a (1999) for oboe, English horn, clarinet and bassoon

Contact the composer: https://pitombeira.com

Duration: 10:15. There is also a version, Op. 32b for oboe, French horn, clarinet and bassoon.

Dom Casmurro, Op. 218 (2017) for flute, oboe and bassoon

Duration: 9:20. A 2017 recording by Trio Capitu (by Sofia Ceccato, flute; Janaína Perotto, oboe; and Débora Nascimento, bassoon) is on YouTube: https://youtu.be/YtVptiac05A?feature=shared . There is a story that is narrated between movements in Portuguese.

Pleskow, Raoul (1931-2022)

Sextet “Wintergesänge” (1999) for flute, clarinet, bassoon, violin, viola and cello

Pleyel, Ignaz(1757-1831)

Trio in E^♭ Major for 2 clarinets and bassoon

Frankfurt: Henry Litolff

Trio in E^♭ Major, Op. 20, No. 2 for 2 clarinets and bassoon

London: Musica Rara

Trio in C Major for flute, clarinet and bassoon

Budapest: Editio Musica

Kassel: Bärenreiter, 1984

Quartet in E-flat Major for flute, 2 clarinets and bassoon

London: Musica Rara, 1970

Cinquieme Symphonie Concertante for flute, oboe or clarinet, horn, bassoon and orchestra

Paris: Editions Musicales Transatlantiques, 1958

Reconstructed by Fernand Oubradous.

Pon, Aura

Dances for Wind Trio (2007) flute, oboe, and clarinet

Contact the composer on her website: http://www.aurapon.ca/index.html

Fugueling (2007) for flute, oboe, and clarinet

Ponse, Luctor

Trio for flute, clarinet and bassoon

Amsterdam: Donemus; C. F. Peters, selling agent

Porietis, Janis

Pastorale for flute, oboe and clarinet

Riga, Latvia: Musica Baltica, Ltd., https://www.musicabaltica.com/

Premru, Raymond Eugene(1934- )

Concertino for trombone solo and flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon

London: Musica Rara

Price, Deon Nielsen(1934- )

Crosswinds at Crossroads (1987) for flute, clarinet and bassoon

Culver City, California: Culver Crest Publications http://www.culvercrest.com/ , 1998

Duration: 16:00. Movements: Gale; Zephyr; Gusts; Whirlwind; Sea Breeze; Dust Devil; Becalmed; Monsoon “Crossroads” refers to the Crossroads School for Arts and Sciences, where the composer was on the faculty. It was premiered by Zachary Valenzuela, flute; Berkeley Price, clarinet; and Peter Mandell, bassoon in Santa Monica, California in 1987. ¶ “Extended instrumental techniques are used in sections of the composition to portray various types of winds, such as in “Sea Breeze,” in which the players finger and blow into the instruments with the mouthpieces removed.” See the Culver Crest website for more program note info.

Sketchbook Gems for Woodwind Quartet (2013) for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Culver City, California: Culver Crest Publications http://www.culvercrest.com/ , 2016

Movements: Can[n]ons for Peace and War; Canon on Traditional Tune; Curtain of Light. Duration: 10:00. Performed by the Phyllis Newman Woodwind Quartet in various Elementary Schools in San Fernando Valley in California. (It’s not clear whether this is for school-age performers or for a professional ensemble performing for elementary students.)

Sketchbook Gems for Woodwind Quartet (2016) for oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon

Culver City, California: Culver Crest Publications http://www.culvercrest.com/ , 2016

Movements: Cannon for Peace; Dreaming; Gleeful Canon. Duration: 6:00.

Prošev, Toma(1931-1996)

Duvački Trio, No. 1 (Wind Trio) for flute, clarinet and bassoon

Puccini, Giacomo

Two Puccini Arias for Woodwind Trio (arr. Edward Benyas) for flute (or oboe), clarinet and bassoon

Richmond, Virginia: International Opus, 1996

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Quinet, Marcel(1915-1986)

Woodwind Quartet

Recorded on Alpha Dbm-F182, 1973

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Radzynski, Jan

Trio (1971) for flute, oboe and clarinet

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

Rae, Charles Bodman(1955- )

Donaxis Quartet (1987) for oboe, clarinet, bassoon and piano

Grosvenor Place, N.S.W.: Australian Music Centre

Rameau, Jean Philippe(1683-1764)

La Poule (arr. Brian Wiggins) for flute, oboe, 2 clarinets and bassoon

Corby, Northants, England: Fentone Music, 1987

Arranged from Rameau’s Pièces de Clavecin, written ca. 1728

Ranieri, Salvador(1930-2012)

Capriccio (1971) for flute, oboe and bassoon

Rasmussen, Sunlief (1961- )

Andalag #05 for alto flute, clarinet, bassoon and horn

Copenhagen: Wilhelm Hansen

Rawsthorne, Alan (1905-1971)

Tankas of the Four Seasons for tenor voice, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, violin and cello

London: Oxford University Press

A tanka is a thiry-one sylllable Japanese song or poem, usually with a 5/7/5/7/7 syllable count. Not to be confused with a tanca, or eastern European dance.

Read, Thomas Lawrence(1938- )

Caprice en Trio (2006) for flute, clarinet, bassoon

New York: American Composers Alliance

Beneficent Shadow, Sextet for Winds (2016) for 2 flutes, 2 clarinet, and 2 bassoons

New York: American Composers Alliance

First flute doubles on piccolo; 2^nd flute doubles on bass flute; 2^nd clarinet doubles on bass clarinet. An excerpt of a recording is available on the ACA website: https://composers.com/thomas-l-read

Redel, Martin Christoph(1943- )

Quartett in einem Satz (1966) for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Reger, Max

Canon in D Minor (arr. Abraham A. Schwadron) for flute, clarinet and bassoon (or bass clarinet)

Delevan, New York: Kendor Music, 200?

Regt, Hendrik de(1950- )

Divertimento for flute, oboe and clarinet

See http://unitedmusicandmediapublisherseurope.mybigcommerce.com/de-regt-divertimento-fl-ob-clar/

Musica, Op. 27 (1973) for flute, oboe, and clarinet

Amsterdam: Donemus, 1973

Duration: 14:00. Movements: 1. Adagio cantabile; 2. Allegretto concertante; 3. Adagio cantabile; 4. Tempo di valse; 5. Adagio cantabile.

Reicha, Anton (also variously spelled Antoine, Antonín, Rejcha)(1770-1836)

Two Andantes and an Adagio for the English horn, for English horn solo, flute, clarinet, horn and bassoon

Universal Edition, 1971

Octet in E^♭ Major Op. 96 (1807) for oboe (or flute), clarinet, horn, bassoon, string quartet and double bass (ad lib.)

Musica Rara, 1968

Duration: 41:00. A recording is available on YouTube. See the Quintet List for many more works by Anton Reicha.

Reischl, Johann Anton

Parthia in E^♭ Major for 2 clarinet, 2 horns, and bassoon

St. Cloud, Minnesota: Medici Music Press, 1982

Ribas i Monné, Maria Rosa (1944- )

Quartet (1981) for oboe, clarinet, alto saxophone and bassoon

Paris: G. Billaudot, 1989

Movements: Moderato affettuoso; Dolce; Energico.

Riegger, Wallingford (1885-1961)

3 Canons for Woodwinds, Op. 9, for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon

Merion Music

Flute doubles on piccolo. Clarinet part is for the second movement, only.

Ries, Ferdinand (1784-1838)

Octet, Op. 128 for clarinet, horn, bassoon, violin, viola, cello, double bass and piano

London: Musica Rara, 1976

Riisager, Knudåge (1897-1974)

Divertimento, Op. 40a (1940) for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon

København: Engstrøm & Sødring, 1966

København: Samfundet til udgivelse af dansk musik: Edition Dania, 1951

There seems to be confusion over whether this quartet is for flute, oboe, clarinet, and bassoon or for flute, oboe, horn and bassoon. The online score at http://www.edition-s.dk/music/knud%C3%A5ge-riisager/kvartet-op-40a clearly shows it to be all woodwinds. See the quartet below. ¶ The score states that this Divertimento is arranged from a woodwind quintet of 1932, but so far I’ve found no record of a Riisager woodwind quintet of 1932.

Divertimento for Flute, Oboe, Horn and Bassoon, Op. 42a (1944)

København: Engstrøm & Sødring, 1966

Kvartet for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon (1932?)

Copenhagen: Samfundet til udgivelse af dansk musik, 1951

It is possible that this is an incorrect catalogue entry for Op. 40a, above.

Variationer (Variations), Op. 4 (1923) for clarinet, bassoon and viola.

Copenhagen: Samfundet til udgivelse af dansk music, 1977

Movements: 1. Moderato (the theme); 2. Allegretto; 3. Andantino; 4. Moderato; 5. Andante; 6. Vivace; 7. Allegro molto; 8. Sostenuto; 9. Allegro vivace. Duration: 13:00.

In brief, if you have a good clarinetist, a good bassoonist, and a good violist, by all means perform this work. You won’t regret it. There are a few sections (with the grace notes) that remind you of the first movement of Nielsen’s Quintet, which hadn’t been written yet. So was Nielsen imitating Riisager or were they both imitating some traditional folksong? [ Andrew Brandt ]

Sonate pour flute, violin, clarinet and cello

Copenhagen: Wilhelm Hansen, 1931

Roger, Denise(1924-2005)

Epitaphe pour quatuor d’anches doubles (Epitaph for double reed quartet) for oboe, oboe d’amore, English horn and bassoon

From the composer, Paris

Duration: 3:30.

Trois mouvements pour quatuor d’anches, for oboe, clarinet, saxophone and bassoon

Paris : Editions Françaises de Musique, 1974

Röntgen, Julius(1855-1932)

Trio in G Major, Op. 86 (1917) for flute, oboe and bassoon

Edition Silvertrust, http://www.editionsilvertrust.com

G. Alsbach, 1931

Movements: 1. Allegro con spirito; 2. Poco andante, quasi una fantasia; 3. Allegretto–Più mosso e scherzando–Più animato–Coda. Duration: 13:00. Score and parts are also available for free download from the International Music Score Library Project (but be sure to check the errata list after downloading).

Rorich, Karl (or Carl) (1869-1941)

Kleines Trio, C-dur im kontrapunktischen Stile for flute, clarinet and bassoon

Leipzig: W. Zimmermann, 1930

Rosendorfer, Herbert

Ruhm und Ehre der Stadt Passaus [Fame and Honor of the City of Passau], Op. 9 (2000?) for flute/oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Berlin: k.o.m. musikverlag, 2002

Rosetti, Antonio (Anton)

Parthia for Oboe, 2 Clarinets, 2 Horns and Bassoon

Philadelphia: Fleischer Library, 1976

Movements: Marche; Minuetto & Trio; Allegretto; Andante; Tempo de minuetto moderato; Allegro.

Rossini, Gioachino (or Gioacchino) (1792-1868)

6 Quartets for flute, clarinet, bassoon and horn (arr. Friedrich Berr, edited by Walter Zachert)

Mainz, New York: Schott, 1936 (edited by Walter Zachert)

Boca Raton, Florida: Masters Music (199?) (in 2 volumes)

A copy of the Schott edition is available for download in those countries where the copyright has expired from the International Music Score Library Project, as well as an edition of Rossini’s original composition for strings and several recordings. And a few other original works and arrangements, which are jumbled together. There are also a variety of recordings available for these pieces.

These light wind quartets have a convoluted history that rivals the plot twists of some of Rossini’s opera librettos, so we present this discussion with musical cues from Rossini operas. ¶ (Act I. CUE: English horn solo of William Tell Overture.) First, 12-year-old Gioacchino was spending the summer of 1804 in Agostino Triossi’s villa in Conventello with some friends who played violin, cello and bass. So, for fun, he wrote six Sonate a quattro for this foursome (Rossini played 2^nd violin). ¶ (Now CUE: Overture to La Gazza Ladra – The Thieving Magpie.) Mysteriously, in 1826, five of these six works were anonymously transcribed for standard string quartet (without the third of the original set of 6, which was probably omitted because of the importance of string bass in that quartet). We don’t know for sure who arranged them, but seeing as Rossini probably was the only person with a copy of the originals, either he arranged them or he allowed somebody to copy the parts. ¶ (CUE: “Largo et factotum della citta” from The Barber of Seville.) Enter clarinettist Walter Berr (1796-1838) who played in the orchestra in Rossini’s Theatre Italien in Paris. Berr, in 1828, arranged these five 1826 string quartet pieces for flute, clarinet, bassoon and horn. Since the wind arrangements were based on those five standard string quartet arrangements, and Berr wanted to issue a full set of six quartets, he added a new No. 6 which appears to have been taken from an 1812 Rossini wind quartet for flute, clarinet, bassoon and horn in F Major, an “Andantine e Tema con variazioni.” (If this provenance is correct — and that is a substantial IF — No. 6 would be the only piece in the set that Rossini actually wrote for winds.) The Schott edition and various later editions are based on these wind arrangements. ¶ Unknown to the other characters in our story, Rossini secretly kept the original, unpublished music (for 2 violins, cello and bass) in his possession and, in 1873, five years after he died, his widow, Olympe Pélissier, gave the manuscripts to a friend and they were almost lost to posterity. (CUE: search and discovery scenes from La Cenerentola.) Somehow (and this is another unresolved plot twist), these manuscripts ended up in America and they were discovered in the Library of Congress by Alfredo Casella in 1951. So Rossini’s original six pieces were first published in their original form in 1954 and it was now possible to hear the originals for the first time since 1804. This was important to the creation of a wind quartet No. 6b, listed below, where this story continues….

Quartet No. 1 in F Major for flute, clarinet, bassoon and horn

Movements: Allegro moderato; Andante; Rondo–Allegro.

Quartet No. 1 in F Major for flute, clarinet, bassoon and horn (“Reconstituted” by Fernand Oubradous)

Paris: Éditions musicaled transatlantiques, 1959

Quartet No. 2 in G Major for flute, clarinet, bassoon and horn

Movements: Moderato; Andante; Allegro.

Quartet No. 3 in F Major for flute, clarinet, bassoon and horn

Movements: Allegro; Andante; Allegretto

Quartet No. 3 in F Major for flute, clarinet, bassoon and horn with substitute parts of bass clarinet (for bassoon) and alto saxophone (for horn) (arr. Bill Holcombe)

Musicians Publications

Tallevast, Florida: TrevCo Music, 2017

Quartet No. 4 in B^♭ Major for flute, clarinet, bassoon and horn

Tallevast, Florida: TrevCo Music, 2017

Movements: Allegro vivace; Andante; Rondo–Allegretto.

Quartet No. 5 in D Major for flute, clarinet, bassoon and horn

Movements: Allegro spiritoso; Andante assai; Rondo.

Quartet No. 6 in F Major for flute, clarinet, bassoon and horn

Kassel, New York: Bärenriter, 2008

Movements: Andante; Theme with Variations; Finale.

As mentioned above in our commentary, this movement is NOT one of the string works that Rossini wrote in 1804, but appears to be based a separate work from 1812, originally scored for flute, clarinet, horn and bassoon. So of the six quartets, this would be the only one originally conceived for wind instruments. But keep reading below ….

Quartet No. 6 in F Major for flute, clarinet, bassoon and horn

Tallevast, Florida: TrevCo Music

Movements: Andante; Theme with Variations; Finale

Quartet [No. 6] in F Major for flute, clarinet, bassoon and horn (revused abd edited by Richard Franko Goldman)

New York: Mercury Music, now part of Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania: Theodore Presser, 1946

Movements: Andante e Tema con Variationi.

Quartet No. 6 in F Major for flute, clarinet, bassoon and horn

Paris: Heugel et Cie., 1970

Quartet No. 6b in F Major for flute, clarinet, bassoon and horn (arr. Gaetano Ferlazzo)

Tallevast, Florida: TrevCo Music

Movements: Allegro; Andante; Moderato.

…(CUE: Finale, Act I of Il barbiere di Siviglia.) Continuing the strange saga of these wind quartets that we started above, this new wind quartet, now numbered 6b, is actually based on Rossini’s original Quartet No. 3 for 2 violins, cello and bass, the one that was never arranged for standard string quartet, and thus never arranged for winds in the original set of six wind quartets. This new wind quartet is based on Rossini’s original music that was not discovered until 1951 in a collection donated to the Library of Congress in Washington, DC. In a final plot twist, Gaetano Ferlazzo, after studying Frederic Berr’s arrangements, took the heretofore missing Quartet #3 and arranged that for wind quartet, listing it as #6b (because #6 was not part of Rossini’s youthful works.). [See the Trevco-Varner website: https://www.trevcomusic.com/ and search for Rossini Quartet no. 6b for their version of this story.] ¶ So, if you want to present all six quartets by the young Rossini as he envisioned them (except, obviously, for the instrumentation), this would be the version to use. You could even put this piece third if you wanted to restore the original order. But, if you prefer the music to the “Andante and Theme with Variations’ you can use the “original” six quartets for winds. Or you could perform all 7 quartets in a veritable orgy of Rossini nostalgia. Your final option is to make up your own random selection of these quartets, soak up as much Rossini as you can possibly stand, and leave it to the audience to sort out. (CUE: ending of William Tell Overture.) And thus, ladies and gentlemen, we end our little operatic story, and our entire cast of characters takes their curtain calls to tumultuous applause. [ Andrew Brandt ]

Theme & Variations from Wind Quartet No. 6 with band accompaniment (arr. Christopher Weait)

Dublin, Ohio: Christopher Weait, LLC, 2011

Just in case there wasn’t enough confusion about the Wind Quartet No. 6, now we also have this new version for the quartet of flute, clarinet, bassoon and horn with concert band.

Rubin, Amy D.(1952- )

Trifocals (1996) for flute, clarinet and bassoon

From the composer: https://www.amydrubin.com (see contact info)

Commissioned by Musicians Accord.

Rubtsov, Andrey(1982- )

Four Bagatelles for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon

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

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Sabater, Antoni-Olaf(1959- )

That’s for Flute, Oboe and Clarinet

Barcelona: Editorial de Música Boileau, 2004

Sacks, Ruth Meyer(1960- )

Sunshine City and the Green Demons (1985-1986) for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon

West Newton, Massachusetts: Earnestly Music, 1998

Duration: 9:30.

Four Poems of e. e. cummings (1979-1980) for soprano, flute, alto flute and bass clarinet

Contact the composer, https://www.ruthmeyersacks.com/

Duration: 9:30. Premiered Oberlin, May 1980.

Salbert, Dieter (1932-2006)

Musik für vier Holzbläser (ca. 1960) for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Meine: Musikverlag Zahoransky, 2006

Movements: Fantasie; Fuge; Finale.

Salieri, Antonio(1750-1825)

Three Trios for 2 oboes and bassoon

Wien: Universal Edition, 1983

Salomé, Théodore Cesar(1834-1896)

Canon Marzial for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon (arr. Laurence Taylor)

St. Louis, Missouri: MMB Music, 1996

Composer was a highly-respected Parisian organist. This arrangement is from Trois canons pour grand orgue, Op. 21, No. 3 (Mackar et Noël, 1894), Allegro moderato. There is a bass clarinet to substitute for bassoon, but why would you do that?

Saveliev, Boris Vladimirovich (Savel’ev, Sabeljev) (1896-1966)

Suite for Woodwind Quartet for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Bocal Music, available from Trevco Music

Santoro, Cláudio (full name Cláudio Franco de Sá Santoro)(1919-1989)

Quartet de Sopros (1980) for oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn

Edition Savart, https://www.editionsavart.com/

Movements: 1. Lento; 2. Allegro moderato. Premiered by the Quarteto Ars Nova (Kleber Veiga, oboe; José Botelho, clarinet; Noel Devos, bassoon; and Zdenek Svab, horn) in Rio de Janeiro on December 14, 1982.

Scarmolin, A[nthony]. Louis(1890-1969)

Will-o’-the-Wisp for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon (or bass clarinet)

Oskaloosa, iowa: C. L. Barnhouse Co., 1956

Danse Grotesque for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Oskaloosa, iowa: C. L. Barnhouse Co., 1953

Includes alternate part for bass clarinet.

Scherzino all’antica for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon

New York: Por Art, sole selling agent, Belwin (later Belwin-Mills), 1946

Scherzo, op. 36

New York: Carl Fischer, 1938

Schaffner, Nicolaus Albrecht(ca. 1790-1860)

Six Trios Brillans et Faciles, Op. 2 for clarinet, horn and bassoon

Paris: Gambaro (19^th century)

Printed in two volumes, the University of California at Berkeley has a copy of the first volume. There must be others somewhere!

Quartets, Op. 5 for flute, clarinet, horn and bassoon

Quatuor Concertant in C Major, Op. 5, No. 3 for flute, clarinet, horn and bassoon

Hamburg: N. Simrock, 1987

Schenk, Johann(1753-1836)

Quartetto in F Major for flute, 2 English horns and bassoon

Wien: Doblinger, 1968

Schickele, Peter (1935-2024)

Seven Bagatelles for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Bryn Mawr: Elkan-Vogel Co., 1962

Commedia for 2 oboes and bassoon

Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania: Elkan-Vogel, 1979

Dances for Three for 2 clarinet and bassoon

Bryn Mawr: Elkan-Vogel Co., 1999

Schleptet in E^♭ Major (S. 0) for flute, oboe, bassoon, horn, violin, viola and cello “Discovered and Edited by Professor Peter Schickele”

Bryn Mawr: Theodore Presser, 1992

Alleged to be by P.D.Q. Bach (1807-1742)?

The Musical Sacrifice by P.D.Q. Bach (S. 50% off) for flute (doubling piccolo), oboe, bassoon, trombone, violin and double bass

Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania: Theodore Presser, 1993

“Schlepped out of obscurity by Peter Schickele.”

Echo Sonata for Two Unfriendly Groups of Instruments (S. 99999999) for flute, oboe, bassoon, trumpet, horn and trombone (Obsequiously edited by Peter Schickele)

Bryn Mawr: Theodore Presser Co., 1992

Another of those P.D.Q. Bach tragedies.

Schidlowsky, Leon

Quartet (2004) for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon

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

Duration: 7:00.

Schneider, Friedrich(1786-1853)

Sestetto Noturno in G Major for oboe, clarinet, horn, 2 violas and bass instrument (bassoon, cello or double bass)

Bellingham, Washington: Medici Music Press, 1983

Schroeder, Phillip(1956- )

The Calming Thought of it All (1992) for Soprano (E3 to A5), flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, percussion, harp, piano and digital delay system

Huntsville, Texas: Recital Publications, 1994

Features text by Walt Whitman.

Schubert, Alexandre(1970- )

Trio (2012) for flute, oboe and bassoon

Schubert, Franz (1797-1828)

Valses Nobles, No. 9 – Waltz in A minor (arr. Angel del Busto) for flute, clarinet, horn and bassoon

New York: Carl Fischer, 1932

Octet, Op. 166 for 2 violins, viola cello, double bass, clarinet, horn and bassoon

New York: International Music Co., 1948

New York: Edition Eulenburg and many other publishers

One of the basics of all chamber music. So popular that I hesitated to even mention it. A rollicking time is had by all. [ Andrew Brandt ]

Schuller, Gunther (1925-2015)

Octet for clarinet, bassoon, horn, 2 violins, viola cello and double bass

New York: Associated Music Publishers (distr. Hal Leonard), 1979

Schultze, Johann Christoph(1733-1813)

Sonata à5 for 2 flutes, 2 oboes and bassoon

Amsterdam: Broekmans & van Poppel (between 1978 and 1983)

Violins and Cello could replace the oboes and bassoon.

Sciortino, Patrice(1922- )

Flammes (1988) for oboe, clarinet, saxophone and bassoon

Duration: 12:00.

3 Signatures, three pieces for oboe, clarinet and saxophone (1977)

Written for the Trio de Montmartre in France. There is also a version for 3 clarinets.

Octanche (1990) for oboe, English horn, bassoon and contrabassoon

Duration: 10:00..

Sclater, James (1943- )

Trio for flute, clarinet, and bassoon

Los Angeles: Pillin Music, distributed by Western International Music, 1975

Movements: I. Adagio; II. Allegro; III. Adagio–‘Monotone’; IV. Allegro scherzando.

Schmit, Camille(1908-1976)

Burlesques (1946) for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon

Bruxelles: CeBeDeM, 1965

Duration: 10:00. Originally a work for piano.

Seiber, Matyas (1905-1960)

Dance Suite (from Easy Dances) for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon (or alto saxophone)

New York: Schott, 1995

Serenade for 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons and 2 horns

Wilhelm Hansen

3 movements. Described by the publisher as “a gentle pastoral work…”.

Senstius, Kai(1889-1966)

Serenade, Op. 36 (1954) for oboe, viola and bassoon

Kobenhavn: Edition Dania, 1954

Denmark: Edition-S

Seter, Mordecai

Events (1974) for flute, clarinet and bassoon

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

Seyfrit, Michael(1947-1994)

Portal (1973) for oboe, English horn, clarinet and bassoon

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

Duration: 16:00.

Shanet, Howard(1918-2006)

Introduction and Fugue (1947) for flute, clarinet and bassoon

Possibly unpublished. Listed in the University of California Libraries, but copy is “off-campus.” Manuscript is possibly in the Columbia University Libraries Arichival Collections, Howard Shanet papers.

Shapero, Harold(1920-2013)

Three Pieces for Three Pieces (1939) for flute, clarinet and bassoon

San Antonio: Southern Music Co., 1967

Sharvit, Uri

Divrtissement (1964) for medium voice, flute, bassoon, Arabic drum and piano

Tel Aviv: Israeli Music Publications, Ltd., 1966

Shaw, Oliver(1779-1848)

Selections from For the Gentlemen, for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon

New York: Mercury Music, 1947

Shields, Alice(1943- )

Balkan Melody 2 (2015) for flute, clarinet, bassoon and alto saxophone

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

Balkan Melody 3 (2016) for oboe, clarinet, bassoon and alto saxophone

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

Duration: 2:00. (No, I do not know what happened to Balkan Melody 1.) See also: http://www.aliceshields.com/

Siqueira, José de Lima (1907-1985)

Três Invenções (1968) for flute, oboe, and clarinet

Três Invenções (1968) for woodwind quartet

Skalkottas, Nikos(1904-1949)

Octet (1931) for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and string quartet

London: Universal Edition

Score and parts available for download from the International Music Score Library Project in those countries where the copyright has expired

A Greek violinist and composer who went to Berlin and eventually studied with Schoenberg, he developed a personal 12-tone style using multiple tone rows in the same work. He returned to Greece and eventually wrote in atonal, dodecaphonic and tonal styles there, but he was generally unappreciated by the public. In spite of his obscurity, there is an International Feinberg – Skalkottas Society which does have a fairly lengthy biography on Skalkottas, although you have to search to find it.

Smirnova, Tatiana(1940-2018)

Little Triptych

London: Boosey & Hawkes

Triptyque Miniature 2, Op. 41, No. 2 for flute, clarinet and bassoon

Smith, Glenn E.(1946- )

Cartunes (1991) for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon

Skyeway Midi Labs, 1991 [?]

Movements: 1. Model-T; 2. My ’50 Chevy; 3. Debussy’s Dusenberg; 4. Rolls Kinardley.

Four Innings for Four (1971) for flute, E^♭ alto saxophone, horn and bassoon

New York: Seesaw Music Corp., 1992

Movements: Exposé Curves; Lambos; Last of the Ninth. Duration: 11:35.

Dreamscapes, A Sinfonia Concertante for Woodwind Quintet and Orchestra (1985)

Manuscript

For flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon with orchestra. Commissioned by the Fairfax Symphony Orchestra and premiered by them at the Shenandoah Music Festival. Movements: 1. The enchanted forest; 2. Scherzophrenic; 3. Astral pastoral; 4. Returning dream returning; 5. Ratzentanz.

Snyder, Randall (1944- )

“Dragonfly” Trio (1968) for flute, clarinet and bassoon

Dorn Publications, 1981

Score is available for download from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln Digital Commons.

Animé (2018) for flute (doubling piccolo), English horn, clarinet and bassoon.

Score may be downloaded from the UNL Digital Commons.

Facets for flute, clarinet, horn and bassoon (2001)

Spisak, Michal (1914-1965)

Quartet (1938) for oboe, 2 clarinets and bassoon

Šrámek, Vladimír(1923-2004)

Quartetto for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon

München: Filmkunst, 1990

Stamitz, Karl (or Carl) (1746-1801)

12 Serenades, Op. 28 for 2 flutes, 2 borns and bassoon

Hamburg: Musikverlag Hans Sikorski, 1961

Standford, Patric John (1939-2014)

Pantomime for wind quartet

Wakefield: RTS Music, 1996

Starer, Robert (1924-2001)

Woodwind Quartet for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon

New York: MCA Music, 1972

Steiner, Gitta(1932-1990)

Suite for flute, clarinet and bassoon

New York: Seesaw Music Corp., 1969

Stern, Max

Trio (1980) for flute, oboe, clarinet

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

Stevens, Halsey (1908-1989)

Eight Pieces (1966 ) for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon

New York: American Composers Alliance, 1966

Movements: Prelude; Proclamation; Pompous parade; Palindrome; Plaintive poem; Pantomime: Pastorale; Pleasantry. (8 movements, with a name beginning with a ‘P’ = 8 P’s = 8 Pieces. Get it?) Although sometimes listed as a woodwind quintet, it is really a woodwind quartet.

Trio for Wind and/or String instruments, such as flute, clarinet and bassoon

Munich: Helios Music Corp., (Champaign, Illinois: Mark Foster Music Co., agent)

Septet (1956-7) for clarinet, horn, bassoon, 2 violas and 2 cellos

New York: American Composers Alliance, 1958

Duration: 19:15.

Stölzel, Heinrich

Allegro (arr. Robert Dockstader) for flute, oboe, clarinet, and bassoon

New York: Consort Trios, 1973

Originally for violins and continuo

Stringfield, Lamar(1897=1959)

An Old Bridge for oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn

New York: Sprague-Coleman, 1940

Sung, Stella(1959- )

Paris 1987 (1987) for flute, clarinet and bassoon

San Antonio, Texas: Southern Music, 1988

Premiered by Susan M^cQuinn, flute; Steven Owens, clarinet; and Julie Fox, bassoon at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, on April 24, 1988

Susteck, Dominik

Innenspur (2004) for flute, oboe and bassoon

Kassel, New York: Bärenreiter

A prize winner in the Aeolian Trio Composition Competition in 2004. Duration: 9:00.

Swepstone, Edith(1862-1942)

Quartet (1930) for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Probably unpublished, the premiere performance was on March 1, 1930 in Sheffield, England.

Scherzo (1930) for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Probably unpublished, premered on April 5, 1930 in Sheffield, England. Both of these works are mentioned in Jessica Clair Beck’s downloadable thesis on “The Women Musicians of South Place Ethical Society, 1887-1927), published in 2018, which includes significant info on performances by this composer.

Sydeman, William (1928-2021)

Trio for Flute, Oboe and Bassoon (1987)

Arts Aeturnum Productions, 2017

Available at International Music Score Library Project with non-commercial, performance restricted attribution.

Movements: 1. Moderato; 2. Allegro.Duration: 5:00.

The composer wrote: “I like woodwinds very much. Never understood why the French horn is part of a woodwind quintet (of which, however, I have written three!). Also the clarinet (a somewhat later development) can get a bit gooey sounding (great when you want it). But the flute and double-reeded oboe and bassoon have a special charm. So, in 1987 I wrote such a piece. ¶ What I especially like about this combination is that it doesn’t blend well (say like a string quartet), so writing chordal sort of music (which I rarely do anyway) would be counterproductive. Now if you glance at these two movements you will never (or rarely) see the instruments playing the same rhythms. Movement 1 dances along contrapuntally, and is gay and light and fun. Not so with movement 2, which is quite acerbic with jabbing staccatos abounding in all parts… not that it doesn’t have a certain charm.” [W. Jay Sydeman, from International Music Score Library Project]

Szalonek, Witold (1927-2001)

Trio for flute, clarinet and bassoon

Warsaw: Agencja Autorska, 1980

Szeghy, Iris (Szeghyová)(1956- )

Afforismi (1990) for flute or oboe, clarinet and bassoon.

The work consists of 7 miniatures: Hemingway; Remarque; Schiller; Descartes; Börne; Voltaire; Hemingway/Szeghy. Duration: 12:00It appears that these four works are different orchestrations of the same piece, but they could possibly be more substantial reworkings. See http://www.szeghy.ch/en/title/ OR http://www.musinfo.ch/en/personen/alle/?pers_id=235

Afforismi II (1992) for flute, oboe or English horn, and bass clarinet.

The work consists of 7 miniatures: Hemingway; Remarque; Schiller; Descartes; Börne; Voltaire; Hemingway/Szeghy. Duration: 12:00

Afforismi III (1992) for flute, oboe (or English horn?) and bassoon

Duration: 12:00. Manuscript.

Afforismi IV (2009) for flute, saxophone and bass clarinet

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Tausch, Franz(1762-1817)

5 Stücke (5 Pieces), Op. 22 for 2 clarinets, horn and bassoon

Lottstetten, Germany: Albert J. Kunzelmann; Adliswil, Switzerland: Edition Kunzelmann, 1994

Tavares, Mário(1928-2003)

Trio em Forma de Choros, Op. 36 (1976) for flute, oboe, and clarinet

Divertimento para 11 instrumentos for double woodwind quintet and bass clarinet

Tenney, James(1934-2006)

Three Indigenous Songs for 2 piccolos, alto flute, bassoon (or tuba), 2 percussion

Baltimore, Maryland: Smith Publications, 1986

Terraza, Emilio(1929- )

Suite Tropológica (1977) for flute, oboe and bassoon

Prelúdio e invenção, M. 9, for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon

São Paulo: Universidade de São Paulo, Escola de comunicações e artes, 1954

Tausch, Franz(1762-1817)

5 Stücke aus Op. 22 for 2 clarinets, horn and bassoon

Adliswil, Switzerland: Edition Kunzemann, 1994

Terry, John(1944-2018)

Sojourns (2010)

Wollongong New South Wales: Wirripang Publishing, https://www.australiancomposers.com.au/

Tcherepnin, Alexander Nikolayevich(1899-1977)

Sonatine Sportive for saxophone, oboe, clarinet and bassoon(arr. Edward Yadzinski)

Paris: Alphonse Luduc, 1984

Duration: 6:00.

Divertissement en 3 mouvements, Op. Post., for flute, oboe and bassoon

Bonn: Edition M. P. Belaieff (London, New York: Boosey & Hawkes exp. agents), 1970

Thieriot, Ferdinand(1838-1919)

Octet in B^♭ Major, Op. 72 (ca. 1870) for clarinet, horn, bassoon, 2 violins, viola, cello and bass

Edition Silvertrust, http://www.editionsilvertrust.com

This work uses the same instrumentation as Schubert’s Octet. Movements: 1. Poco adagio–Allegro non troppo; 2. Intermezzo, un poco vivace; 3. Adagio molto mesto; 4. Scherzo, Allegro vivace; 5. Allegro moderato. Although ii only uses three wind instruments, it is a good example of Romantic chamber music repertoire that showcases wind instruments, and a good change of pace for wind chamber players. Plus, it should be a fun piece to perform.

Thome, Mark

Trio No. 1 (1996) for flute, oboe and B^♭ clarinet

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

Duration: 5:00.

Thompson, Clyde(1947- )

Four Miniatures for flute, oboe and bassoon

Portland, Oregon: Edition Viento; see Trevco Music

Movements: Con brio; Espressivo; Semplice; Presto.

Thomson, Virgil (1896-1989)

Barcarolle for Woodwinds (Georges Hugnet) (1940, arr. 1944) for flute, oboe/English horn, clarinet/bass clarinet and bassoon.

New York: G. Schirmer

Duration: 2:00. Work is sometimes erroneously listed as a quintet or sextet.

Thurner, Friedrich Eugen

Trio, Op. 56 for clarinet, horn and bassoon

Planegg bei München: Elisabeth Thomi-Berg

Thybo, Leif(1922- )

Quartet “Non si levava ancor” for treble recorder, English horn, horn in F and bassoon

København: Wilhelm Hansen, 1967

Tillis, Frederick C.(1930-2020)

Quintet for Four Woodwinds and Percussion (1962) for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and percussion

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

Percussion is listed as: marimba, 2 bongos, temple blocks, maracas, 3 suspended cymbals, 2 g[?ourds], hi-hat, 2 triangles, 2 cow bells, 4 timpani, snare drum, timbales, tamborine. Duration: 13:00.

Tinoco, Luis (1969- )

O Curso das Águas (2001) (The Drift of the Water) for flute, oboe d’amore, clarinet and bassoon

Recorded by the Galliard Ensemble in London on the Deux-Elles (Reading, UK) label, 2003. Duration: 8:00.

Toch, Ernst(1887-1964)

Quartet, Op. 98 for oboe, clarinet, bassoon and viola

New York: Mills Music, 1967 (now Belwin-Mills)

Sonatinetta, Op. 84 (1959) for flute, clarinet and bassoon

New York: Mills Music, 1961

Torke, Michael (1961- )

Two Pieces for flute, clarinet and bassoon

Needham, Mass.: Dorn, 1981

Torres Sáenz, Jorge(1968- )

Cinq Études (2000) for flute, oboe and bassoon.

Contact the composer through his website, https://jorgetorressaenz.com

Tóth, Armand(1955- )

Serenade No. 2 (1997) for flute, English horn, bassoon and harp

Toussaint, Eugenio(1954-2011)

Trio de Alientos, Op. 43 (2000) for flute, oboe and bassoon

Duration: 7:15.

Tremblay, George(1911-1982)

Five Pieces for Four Players for oboe, clarinet, bassoon and viola

No publisher given. May be downloaded from the HathiTrust Digital Library. Several university libraries have a copy; see WorldCat.

Trimble, Lester(1923-1986)

Concerto for Woodwinds and Strings for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon with string orchestra

New York: C. F. Peters, 1965

Tzeng, Shing-Kwei(1946- )

Woodwind Quartet (1976) for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Duration: 20:45. From the NCAF Taiwan Composers Database.

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Uber, David

Suite for Woodwind Trio, Op. 46, for flute, oboe, and clarinet

Movements: 1. Maestoso, Poco Allegretto; 2. Poco Allegretto; 3. Andante; 4. Presto; 5 Andante Lamentando; 6. Allegro Moderato. Recording available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/y2UhwwlBlxE

Unterfinger, Frédéric

Jeux for flute, oboe, and clarinet

Zimmersheim: Éditions III aux roseaux, 2016

Urmuzescu, Paul(1928-2018)

Eseuri Muzicale (2006) for flute, oboe and bassoon

Urmuzescu wrote at least 3 works with the “Eseuri Muzicale” title including this one. See: http://www.romania-muzical.ro/articol/a-murit-compozitorul-paul-urmuzescu-29-iunie-1928-19-februarie-2018/1787411/49/5 (in Romanian).

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Van de Vate, Nancy

Woodwind Quartet (1964) for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon

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

Duration: 8:00.

Vanhal, Johann Baptist (Wanhal, Waṅhal, Wanhall, Van Hall)(1739-1813)

Divertimento in C Major for 2 oboes, 2 horns and bassoon

Zurich: Eulenburg, 1970

Movements: Cantabile; Menuett; Allegro. The International Music Score Library Project has several arrangements of this work, notably using English horns instead of French horns, and one for oboe, oboe d’amore, English horn, bass oboe and bassoon, but not the scoring listed here.

Varèse, Edgard(1883-1965)

Octandre for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone and double bass.

New York: G. Ricordi, 1956

New York: Colfranc Music Publishing, 1924

Vasilenko, Sergei Nikiforovich (1872-1956)

Quartet on Turkmenian Themes, Op. 65 (1932) for flute, oboe (English horn), clarinet, bassoon and percussion ad lib.

Quartet on American Themese, Op. 78 (1938)

Actual instrumentation not listed, other than woodwind quartet.

Vellère [Weiler], Lucie(1896-1966)

Quartetto for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Bruxelles: J. Maurer, 1965

Duration: 13:00.

Vallier, Jacques(1922-1997)

Ouverture pour Quatuor de Bois (1958) for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Vega, Aurelio de la (1925- )

Trio for flute, oboe and clarinet (1960)

Velasco-Maidana, Jose Maria (1896-1989)

Pensamientos indios, for woodwind trio, 1959

Velden, Renier van der (1910-1993)

Divertimento (1957) for 3 woodwinds, 1957

Vereshchahin, Yaroslav Romanovich(1948-1999)

Avgustovskaya kassatsiya [August Appeal] (1975–6) for soprano saxophone, clarinet, and bassoon

Verrall, John Weedon (1908-2001)

Divertimento, for clarinet, bassoon and horn

Villa-Lobos, Heitor (1887-1959)

Quatuor (1928) for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Villani-Côrtes, Edmundo(1930- )

3 Impressoes Afro-Brasileiras (1988) for flute, oboe, clarinet and horn

Villa-Rojo, Jesús(1940- )

Música sobre un tema (1968) for flute, oboe, trumpet and bassoon

Vogel, Wladimir (1896-1984)

Hörformen (1974) for flute, oboe, clarinet, and bassoon

Köln (Cologne): Musikverlag H. Gerig, 1976

Duration: 12:00.

Terzett (1975) for flute, clarinet and bassoon

Contemplazione tra Allegrezza (1980) for flute, oboe, clarinet, and bassoon

Vredenburg, Max (1904-1976)

Trio for oboe, clarinet, bassoon (1965)

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Wailly, Paul de(1854-1933)

Aubade for flute, oboe and clarinet

Wallach, Joelle(1946- )

From the Forest of Chimneys (1991), Octet for clarinet in A, bassoon, horn, violin, 2 violas, cello and double bass

Contact the composer: https://joellewallach.com/

Written for a New York Philharmonic Chamber Ensemble. Movements: I. Fiercely and Bitterly Staggering; II. Metallic; III. Lonotano doloroso; IV. Lontano. Duration: 16:40. Recorded by the Milken Archive of Jewish Music, Vol. 19, Album 3. A recording of the 4^th movement is available for listening on the composer’s website.

The composer explains: “From the Forest of Chimneys is an extended lyrical work for eight instruments, each with an equally crucial and characteristic solo role. The work took shape on my 1991 trip to Poland. ¶ On a dark, misty day, I visited the site of the Birkenau extermination camp. When the Nazis realized that the Russians would advance through Poland, they attempted to eliminate evidence of their inhumane activities by bombing the Birkenau crematoria and gas chambers and setting fire to the barracks. All that now remains, as far as the eye can see, is a forest of chimneys stretching to the horizon. ¶ From the watchtower near the camp’s entrance, I looked out on that forest of chimneys, and on the spirals of mist curling up around one another, intertwining and dispersing like the truncated songs of the many victims whose lives had been cut short in that tragic place. These curling helices of song and mist are the central image of From the Forest of Chimneys. The work was completed during the summer and fall of 1991 at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts and in New York City. It is in four movements, each subdivided into long lyrical sections. In each section, the characteristic extended melodies unfold as they pass seamlessly from one instrumental voice to another. As each instrument yields the melodic line, its voice assumes a supporting role and the motives come to be tinted differently. The timbre is thus refracted into subtle coloristic differentiations as the material is passed among the players.

Three Whitman Songs for medium voice, clarinet, horn and cello or bassoon

Contact the composer: https://joellewallach.com/

Based on poems by Walt Whitman. Movements: 1. Give Me the Splendid Silent Sun; 2. A Noiseless Patient Spider; 3. Reconciliation.

Walter, August(1821-1896)

Octet in D Major, Op. 7 (1849, rev. 1863) for oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon, violin, viola, cello and bass

Edition Silvertrust, http://www.editionsilvertrust.com

The Silvertrust music publishing company has recently issued a good number of reprints of 19^th century chamber works for winds and strings. From the recording excerpts available on their website, this Octet appears to be a particularly virtuosic and attractive work, a piece I wish I had the opportunity to perform myself. [ Andrew Brandt ]

Walther, (Heinrich Ernst) Erwin (1920-1995)

Quartet (1960, revised 1993?) for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Asperg: IKURO Edition, 2007

Duration: 10:00.

Walthew, Richard Henry(1872-1951)

A Miniature Quartet in Four Movements for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Lancaster, UK: Phylloscopus Publications, 1991

Washburn, Robert (1928-2013)

Three Pieces for Three Woodwinds for flute, clarinet and bassoon (or bass clarinet)

New York: Oxford University Press, 1963

Weait, Christopher (1939-)

Six Children’s Songs (arr. Christopher Weait) for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon

From the composer, Worthington, Ohio, 2005

Movements: Polly put the kettle on; This old man allegro and fugue; Z’Mary (Lazy Mary will you get up?); Row your boat; London Bridge; Hickory Dickory Dock.

Pop! Goes the Weasel for oboe, oboe d’amore, English horn and bassoon

Lawrence, Kansas: Bocal Music, 1994.

Includes part for second oboe in lieu of oboe d’amore.

Patapan for oboe, oboe d’amore, English horn and bassoon

Lawrence, Kansas: Bocal Music, 1994.

Includes part for second oboe in lieu of oboe d’amore.

Weber, Joseph Miroslav(1854-1906)

Septet in E Major “Aus Meinem Leben” for violin, viola, cello, clarinet, bassoon and 2 horns

Edition Silvertrust, http://www.editionsilvertrust.com

Movements: 1. On the Banks of the Moldau, Youthful Dreams; 2. Student Life, Life’s ideal; 3. At the graveside of his love; 4. In a struggle for existence, Disappointed hopes, Memories of youth. Originally published in 1899, the Silvertrust edition transposes all the horn parts to Horn in F instead of changing transpositions between and during each movement.

Weigl, Vally (1894-1982)

Only The Moon Remembers, Song Suite (1981) for medium voice with oboe, clarinet and bassoon (or cello)

New York: American Composers Alliance

Petite Suite For Woodwinds (1981) for flute, oboe, bassoon and horn

New York: American Composers Alliance

Silhouette, for Woodwind Quartet (1958), for flute, clarinet, bassoon, and horn

New York: American Composers Alliance

Brief Encounters for Voice and Winds (clarinet, oboe (or English horn), French horn)

New York: American Composers Alliance, 1981

Weir, Judith (1954- )

Mountain Airs (1988) for flute, oboe and clarinet

Werner, Sven Erik (1937- )

Variationer, Op. 4 clarinet, viola and bassoon

Weisberg, Arthur (1931-2009)

Woodwind Quartet for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon

New York: American Composers Alliance

Duration: 18:00.

Weiss, Adolph (1891-1971)

Petite Suite for flute, clarinet and bassoon

Portland, Oregon: Edition Viento, 2009; see Trevco Music

Werner, Jean Jacques(1935-2017)

Quatre Chants Canadiens (Four Canadian Songs) for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Paris: Éditions Musicales Transatlantiques, 1980

The four songs are: Je le mène bien, mon Devidoy; Marie Calumet veut se marier; A la claire fontaine; Vive la Canadienne.

Weston, Philip (using the pseudonym Amedeo De Filippi) (1900-1990)

Corydon Suite for flute, clarinet and bassoon

New York: GeneralMusic Publishing, Frank Distributing in Boston, sole selling agent

Whittenberg, Charles (1927-1984)

Sextet (1967) for flute (doubling piccolo), B^♭ clarinet, bassoon, violin, cello and double bass

New York: American Composers Alliance, 1967

Widerkehr, Jacques Christian Michel (l’aîné) (also Wiederkehr, Viderhehr)(1759-1823)

3 Trios for flute, horn and bassoon (ca. 1820)

Original publication available on microfilm at the British Library in London.

See modern editions below.

Trio No. 1 in F Major for flute, horn and bassoon

Leipzig: R. Ostermeyer Musikedition, 2004

Lancaster, UK: Phylloscopus Publications, 1991

Trio No. 2 in G minor for flute, horn in F (or English horn), and bassoon

Lancaster: Phylloscopus Publications, 1991

Trio No. 3 in E^♭ for flute, horn in E^♭ (or horn in F, or English horn), and bassoon

Lancaster: Phylloscopus Publications, 1992

Leipzig: R. Ostermeyer Musikedition, 2004

Trio No. 1 for flute, oboe and bassoon

Koblenz: Egge Verlag, 2003

Original printing of the 3 trios, ca. 1820, is available at the British Museum in London, probably on microfilm.

Trio No. 2 in C Major for flute, oboe and bassoon

Koblenz: Egge Verlag, 2003

Probably from Op. 12 collection of 3 trios. Recorded by Omar Zoboli, oboe; Relix Renggli, flute; and Alberto Guerra, bassoon on Pan Classics, 2002. Movements: Allegro; Grazioso; Allegretto non troppo.

Trio No. 3 in D Minor for flute, oboe and bassoon

Koblenz: Egge-Verlag, 2003

Probably from Op. 12 collection of 3 trios. Recorded by Omar Zoboli, oboe; Relix Renggli, flute; and Alberto Guerra, bassoon on Pan Classics, 2002. Movements: Allegro; Cantgabile; Allegro.

also:

Neuvième simphonie concertante pour clarinette, flute et basson: avec accompaniment de deux violons, alto et basse, deux oboës ou clarinettes et deux cors. (Ninth Simphonie Concertante for clarinet, flute and bassoon, with accompaniment of 2 violins, viola and bassi, 2 oboes or clarinets and 2 horns.)

Amsterdam: Kuntze, ca. 1800.

Paris: Chez Mlles Erard, ca. 1800

A Lyon: Chez Garnier A Paris: Ches M.lles Erard

Microfilm copy is in London: British Museum of the original publication. (A copy of the microfilm is also available at the University of Iowa Rita Benton Music Library, The University of Augsberg, and probably at a few other locations.)

There are also 3 Trios for flute, clarinet and bassoon, Op. 12; and 6 quintets for piano, flute, clarinet, bassoon and horn. The piano quintets appear not to have been published, at least in modern form. Widerkehr also wrote a variety of other sinfonias concertante for clarinet or oboe and bassoon, and horn and bassoon, and other combinations. Many areas of possible research are available for this composer. [ Andrew Brandt ]

Widmer, Ernst(1927-1990)

Prelúdio Coral (1985) for flute, oboe, baritone saxophone and bassoon

4 Madeiras, Op. 165 (1988) for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Wiernik, Adam(1916-2006)

Feelings (1981) for oboe, clarinet, alto saxophone and bassoon

Stockholm: Svensk Musik, https://www.svenskmusik.org

Duration: 11:00.

Wigglesworth, Frank(1918-1996)

Earth Smoke & Blazing Starts (1985) for 2 flutes, oboe, 2 clarinets and horn

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

Duration: 6:00.

Wilder, Alec (1907-1980)

Trio for flute, clarinet and bassoon (1979)

See also the extensive list of Wilder quintets and sextets, and his work for winds and keyboard.

Wildgans, Friedrich(1913-1965)

Kleines Trio (Little Trio), Op. 15 (1930) for flute, clarinet and bassoon

Wien: Doblinger, 1961

Kleines Kammertrio (Little Chamber Trio), Op. 21 (1932-1940) for oboe, English horn and bassoon

Wien: Doblinger, 1965

Wilson, Olly(1937-2018)

Sextet (1963) for flute, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet and trombone

Newton Centre, Massachusetts: GunMar Music (a division of G. Schirmer)

Duration: 11:00.

A notable African-American composer, he went from humble beginnings to a doctorate in music, to founding the first electronic music program at Oberlin College, to chairing the Music School at the University of California in Berkeley, to commissions by the Chicago Symphony, the Boston Symphony, and the New York Philharmonic—an outstanding career in education and composition. [ Andrew Brandt ]

Winter, Peter von(1754-1825)

Octet in E^♭ Major for violin, viola, cello, flute, clarinet, bassoon and 2 horns

Edition Silvertrust, http://www.editionsilvertrust.com

Movements: Allegro; Adagio; Rondo allegretto.

In his day, Winter was one of Europe’s favorite composers, but he’s little remembered today. A violinist, it is surprising (and gratifying) that he wrote an octet where the winds outnumbered the string players. I add this work to the list as one of those Romantic works I wish I had performed when the opportunity was there. [ Andrew Brandt ]

Winters, Geoffrey

Dance and Double-Hop (Tanz und Doppelsprung) Op. 70 for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon

London, Hamburg: Simrock, 1984

Included in The wind quartet – Originale mellemsvære stykker (Original Medium-Heavy Pieces).

Wirth, Carl Anton(1912-1986)

Serenade (1962) for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and string orchestra

Flute doubles on piccolo.

Witt, Friedrich(1770-1836)

Septet (ca. 1816?) in F Major for clarinet, horn, bassoon, 2 violins, viola, cello, bass,

Edition Silvertrust, http://www.editionsilvertrust.com

First of all, yes, this is billed at a septet but is scored for 8 players. However, the original title was “Septetto pour Clarinette, Cor, Basson, 2 Violons, Alto e Basse.” In the score, the bottom strings share a part and the publisher suggests the work can be performed with either cello or bass, or with both. Also, there is difference of opinion over the date of composition, with some arguing for 1797 and others much later. (1797 seems unlikely because it would predate Beethoven”s 1802 Septet, which caused many other composers to write septets for similar instrumentations.) It was published in 1817 which, at least, defines the range of possible dates. ¶ Movements: 1. Adagio–Allegro maestoso; 2. Adagio cantabile; 3. Menuetto; 4. Allegretto. The Silvertrust edition is based on (cleaned up) original parts of the first publication of the Septet.

Wohl, Yehuda

Diary (1963) for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon

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

Duration: 13:00.

Wolf, Ernst Wilhelm(1735-1792)

Quartett for flute, oboe (or violin), bassoon and bass (or cello)

Hamburg: Edition Marbot, 1959

Wolff, Jean-Claude(1946- )

Je me souviens (2007) for flute (doubling piccolo), oboe (doubling English horn), clarinet (doubling bass clarinet)

See the composer’s website: http://www.jeanclaudewolff.com/

Duration: 12:00.

Wölfl, Joseph Johann Baptist (Woelfl)(1773-1812)

Zwei Trios (2 Trios) for 2 clarinets and bassoon or cello

Adliswil-Zurish-New York: Edition Eulenburg, 1974

Also known as Blaesertrioer in E-flat Major and B-flat Major

Divertimento (Sonata) for 2 oboes, 2 horns, and 2 bassoons

Bad Reichenhall: Comes, 1992

Wright, Geoffrey

Suite for Woodwinds for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Included in The wind quartet – Originale mellemsvære stykker (Original Medium-Heavy Pieces).

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Yeats, Marc

dark gravity [3] [2014]

From the composer https://www.marc-yeats.com/

The three instrumentalists perform independently of each other. See performance instructions on the composer’s website.

The Moon Upright for wind trio (2014), for flute, oboe and clarinet

From the composer https://www.marc-yeats.com/

The three instrumentalists perform independently of each other. See performance instructions on the composer’s website.

Hocus-Pocus (2004) for alto flute, English horn and bass clarinet

From the composer https://www.marc-yeats.com/

Written as a wedding gift. Premiered by the Illegal Harmony Wind Trio.

Yost, Michèl(1754-1786)

Trio in F Major for 2 clarinets and bassoon

Mainz: B. Schott’s Söhne (New York: Schott Music Corp.) 1968

3 Trios for flute, clarinet and bassoon

Yun, Isang (a.k.a. Yun I-sang) (1917-1995)

Trios (1992) for clarinet, bassoon and horn

Berlin: Bote & Bock, 1993

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Zámečnik, Evžen(1939- )

Serenata (1969) for flute, oboe and clarinet

Zampronha, Edson(1963)

Toccata for Wind Quartet (1987)

Contact the composer: https://zampronha.com

Duration: 8:00.

Modelagem IV (1995) for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, 2 violins and viola

Contact the composer: https://zampronha.com

Duration: 7:30.

Brisa [Breeze] (2013) for flute, alto saxophone, clarinet and bassoon

Contact the composer: https://zampronha.com

Duration: 6:00.

Zehm, Friedrich (1923-2007)

Trio (1957) for flute, clarinet and bassoon

Movements: Allegretto; Intermezzo 1 (Adagio); Con moto; Moderato; Intermezzo 2 (Veloce); Finale (Andante – Allegro con brio). See also: http://zehm.eu/

Trio Capriccioso for flute (doubling piccolo), oboe (doubling English horn), and bassoon (1973)

Berlin: Edition Coronoa, 1976

Berline: Ries & Erler, 1994

Movements: Cadenza I; Scherzo; Intermezzo; Cadenza II; Serenata. Written for the Trio der Freiburger Bläservereinigung.

Kleines Trio (1982) for 2 flutes and bassoon (or flute, oboe and bassoon)

manuscript

Duration: 12:00.

Miniaturen, Six Pieces for Clarinet, Horn and Bassoon (1971)

Aachen: Edition Ebenos, 2007

Movements: Vivace; Sostenuto, Da Capo Vivace; Caprice I; Presto; Caprice II; Poco vivo e giocoso.

Musica Pastorale for 2 flutes, oboe, English horn and 2 bassoons

Mainz: B. Schott Sohne, https://en.schott-music.com/

Zieritz, Grete von (1899-2001)

Trio (1955) for clarinet, horn and bassoon

Lider zum Mond for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon and coloratura soprano

Mainz: B. Schott Sohne, https://en.schott-music.com/

Konzert (Concerto) for flute, clarinet, bassoon and large orchestra

Mainz: B. Schott Sohne, https://en.schott-music.com/

Ziffrin, Marilyn (1926- )

Trio (1995) for clarinet, bassoon and piano

Concertino (1999) for string quartet, flute, oboe, bassoon and piano

Zimmermann, Anton(1741-1781)

Partita in F Major for 2 oboes, 2 horns and bassoon

Wien: Doblinger, 1999

Zöller, Carl (Zoller, Zoeller, Carli) (1840-1889)

Three Virtuosi for flute, clarinet and bassoon

Bradfield, Berkshire, England: Rosewood Publications, www.rosewoodpublications.co.uk

Zucker, Laurel

Cuban Trio for flute, oboe (or clarinet) and cello (or bassoon)

Jabiru Publications, 2010