Woodwind Quartet No. 1

In his Travel Notes Bennett takes us on a journey in the air and on the ground reflected by the mood and titles of the four movements of the suite In an air-balloon In a helicopter In a bath-chair and Car-chase. A master of film music Bennett knows exactly how to paint a vivid image or scene solely with the help of instruments. This delightful piece of chamber music is originally scored for Woodwind quartet (Oboe Flute Bb Clarinet Bassoon) however the Oboe part may be played on a 2nd Clarinet and the Bassoon part on a Violoncello. Duration: about 5 min. 45 sec.SirRichard Rodney Bennett was an English composer of film TV and concert music and also a jazz pianist. He was based in New York City from 1979 until his death there in 2012. Bennett produced over two hundred works for the concert hall and fifty scores for film and television.

A version for woodwind arranged by Mark Goddard of a Four-part Fugue in Eb from The Well-Tempered Clavier Book 2. The set contains a full score plus parts for Flute Flute/Oboe Bb Clarinet and Bassoon.Grades 3-5

Woodwind Pack-This arrangement retains the essence of the greatwork yet is easy to play and comparatively brief.Grade: 3 - 6

L'oeuvre musicale qui a pour support une Partition a pour titre Klezmer Wedding For Woodwinds Quartet Mike Curtis. C'est une partition musicale qui a été composée par Auteurs Divers. Son style Classique vous permettra de découvrir ô combien la musique Classique est belle et enrichissante. / Scores / Partition

Grades 3-5 Woodwind Pack-Individual parts for all Spartan Press ensembles are available separately quickly and inexpensively. DO NOT PHOTOCOPY.

Flexible Woodwind Ensembl-This suite of folk songs is scored for woodwind quartet and a single unpitched drum. Although the nominal scoring is for flute two clarinets and bassoon the piece has considerable inbuilt flexibility of scoring. The options for instruments on each part are as follows: Part 1: Flute oboe or soprano saxophone Part 2: Bb Clarinet or alto saxophone Part 3: Bb clarinet alto saxophone or tenor saxophone Part 4: Bassoon bass clarinet or baritone saxophoneThe piece may be played by any combination of these instruments. Where necessary some passages have been transposed down an octave in the soprano alto and tenor saxophone parts.Where this occurs the lower pitch is also included in the score. There are also a few notes in the bass clarinet part of the March which have been taken up the octave through necessity; similarly this is indicated in the score.The drum should be unsnared and of medium low pitch. A bodhran tenor drum low tom-tom or floor tom are suggested although in the end it is up to the performer!The folk songs used in the piece are not particularly well known these days. 'Gan to the Kye' is an example of the rich culture of traditional music from Northumbria. The title means 'Go to the cows' and is a love song in which the herdsman asks his lover (in a gesture possibly lacking somewhat in romance) to accompany him whilst he tends his herd of cattle.The second movement is a setting of 'Rosemary Lane' a beautiful Somerset song. It tells of a serving girl ill-used by a sailor; as so often in traditional music the beauty of the tune is quite at odds with the unpleasant circumstances related.'Gently Johnny' is a good-humoured song in which the enthusiastic suitor is teased by the object of his affections: he is asked to cool his ardour whilst at the same time being left in no doubt that his attentions may be as bold as he wishes! The middle section uses another song this time from Middlesex called 'Jack Williams'.

Strings Version-This arrangement retains the essence of the great work yet is easy to play and concise. This STRINGS PACK optionally combines with parts for Woodwind (SP1348) and Brass (SP1349) - see back cover for details.