A set of 'Antique Variations' for Wind Quintet by Duncan Stubbs. Score and parts.

Par SCHWARZ OTTO M.. The play-along book ?Playing with the Concert Band VOL. I? has been designed for Flute, Bb Clarinet, Oboe, Bassoon, Eb Alto Saxophone, Bb Trumpet, F Horn, C Trombone, Bb Euphonium, C Euphonium, Tuba, Mallets Percussion and Timpani /Percussion. The original concert band part for each instrument with some additional parts is printed in its own edition. The concert band recordings were performed by an 50-strong professional wind band, the Luxembourg Military Band, conducted by Lieutenant Colonel Jean-Claude Braun. The series includes the newest works by the composer Otto M. Schwarz, such as Anima Negra, Symphonic Suite from ?Die Jungen von der Paulstrasse?, The Pied Piper of Hamelin and Symphonic Suite from ?1805 - A Town´s Tale?. / Date parution : 2022-02-17/ Recueil / Clarinette en Bb

for Woodwind Quintet-These two extraordinary works of late Mozart KV 594 and KV 608 were both composed to fulfill a commission for a memorial exhibit in Vienna to be played in a “mechanical clock organ.” The term “fantasy” or“fantasia” came to be affixed to these works later and is more descriptive and less cumbersome than the term Mozart listed in his own catalogue “Ein Stüke für ein Orgelwerk in ein Uhr.” They are also variouslytitled “Adagio und Allegro in f für ein Orgelwerk” and “Allegro und Andante (Fantasie in f) für eine Orgelwaltze.”The first of these composed between the monumental String Quintet in D and the Piano Concertoin Bb KV 595 is an A-B-A form comprised of an f minor Adagio opening and closing with a contrapuntal Allegro at its heart. KV 608 is more complicated opening with an f minor section reminiscent of a French Overture followed by a fugue in fminor then an Andante aria followed by a return to the opening and then a more complex version of the fugue.Despite the frustration that Mozart expressed (in a letter to Constanze) with the sound world of these mechanical devices KV 594and 608 are remarkable works which stand at an intersection incorporating what he learned about counterpoint studying at the foot of Bach while looking ahead to the emotional and harmonic poignancy of Schubert.

Programme Note WHIRLS´ WORLD (1970) for wind quintet. 'Whirl´s World' was composed in 1970 as one of a series of works which explored the so-called musical ´difference-phenomenon´. This term (which I coined in connection with a series of lectures in California that year) indicates a motivic duplicity in which two - often very simple - melodic ideas come ´out of phrase´ with each other giving rise to a course of constantly changing conditions. In Whirl´s World the difference phenomenon is heard from the beginning where a three-note motif and a four-note motif are set against each other. It all proceeds lake a lightning-fast series of chess moves; first notenumber 1 of the three-note motif is moved then note number 1 of the four-note motif thereafter note number 2 of the three-note motif - and so on. This fast opening flows into a slow section in which the differences now appear as ´fluctuations´ between very closely related tones (of which one is sung by the musician). There is only one movement built up as an organic growth from slow to furiously fast whirling and back again to slow which can be heard as ´slow-motion whirls´ as a water-world of ripples and bubbles. All this is framed by the introduction described above and a corresponding conclusion in which the movement is now descending ending in the resolute bass full-stop. Per Norgård

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