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Albeniz – Cordoba*
Instrumentation: Fl Ob CA 2Cl 2Hn 2Bn
Duration: 6˝ minutes
Comments: A gentle piece depicting a summer evening in Cordoba. Makes good contrasting work in a nonet concert. It uses a cor anglais instead of the 2nd oboe.
Anon – 6 Elizabethan Dances*
Instrumentation: Fl Ob Cl Hn Bn
Duration: 5 minutes
Comments: A different instrument is tacet in each of the first 5 pieces.
Anon. – Tyrolean Holiday
Instrumentation: 2 Solo Cls 2Ob 2Hn 2Bn DB
Duration: 2 minutes
Comments: I know nothing about this - not even the real title! It is for 2 solo clarinets accompanied by the rest of the octet.
Arensky – Basso Ostinato*
Instrumentation: 2Fl 2Ob 2Cl 2Hn 2Bn CBn(opt)
Duration: 4 minutes
Comments: An interesting piece in 5/4 with a 6-beat ostinato. A DB can be used but CBn is preferable.
Beethoven – Bagatelle No.2
Instrumentation: 2Ob 2Cl 2Hn 2Bn
Duration: 2˝ minutes
Comments: A scherzo arranged as a bit of fun for an octet session on Beethoven's birthday.
Beethoven – Bagatelle No.2
Instrumentation: Fl Ob Cl Hn Bn
Duration: 2˝ minutes
Comments: A scherzo arranged as a bit of fun for an quintet session.
Beethoven – Egmont Ov.*
Instrumentation: 2Fl 2Ob 2Cl 4Hn 2Bn CBn
Duration: minutes
Beethoven – Fidelio Ov.*
Instrumentation: 2Fl 2Ob 2Cl 4Hn 2Bn CBn
Duration: minutes
Beethoven – Pastoral Symphony (5th mvt.)*
Instrumentation: 2Fl 2Ob 2Cl 4Hn 2Bn DB
Duration: 9 minutes
Beethoven – Serenade in D Op.8*
Instrumentation: 2Cl 2Hn 2Bn
Duration: 25 minutes
Comments: Originally for violin, viola & cello
Belloli – 12 Grand Studies No.1*
Instrumentation: 5 (or 4) Horns
Duration: 3 minutes
Comments: I added a 3-horn accompaniment to the original study and then divided the original part between 2 players. Parts include both versions.
Berlioz – Le Carnaval Romain Ov.*
Instrumentation: 2Fl(2nd=P) 2Ob(2nd=CA) 2Cl 4Hn 2Bn DB
Duration: 8˝ minutes
Bizet – Jeux d'Enfants Suite*
Instrumentation: 2Fl(2nd=P) 2Ob 2Cl 4Hn 2Bn DB Perc(Opt)
Duration: 10 minutes
Comments: There is an optional part for snare drum and triangle (1 player) in the first and third movements.
Borodin – In the Steppes of Central Asia*
Instrumentation: 2Fl Ob CA 2Cl 4Hn 2Bn DB or CBn
Duration: 6˝ minutes
Borodin – Polovtsian Dances*
Instrumentation: 2Fl(2nd=P) 2Ob(2nd=CA) 2Cl 4Hn 2Bn DB ,
Duration: 11 minutes
Brahms – Hungarian Dance No.10*
Instrumentation: 2Ob 2Cl 2Hn 2Bn DB
Duration: 1˝ minutes
Comments: A fast and exciting piece which would make a good encore.
Brahms – Hungarian Dance No.17*
Instrumentation: 2Fl 2Ob 2Cl 2Hn 2Bn
Duration: 2˝ minutes
Comments: Slow and fast sections. Would make a good encore.
Brahms – Hungarian Dance No.4*
Instrumentation: 2Fl(both=P) 2Ob 2Cl 2Hn 2Bn
Duration: 3˝ minutes
Comments: Slow and fast sections and a brisk middle section which uses 2 piccolos. It is possible to play the 2nd piccolo part on flute if absolutely necessary.
Brahms – Hungarian Dance No.7
Instrumentation: Fl Ob Cl Hn Bn
Duration: 1˝ minutes
Brahms – Hungarian Dances Nos. 3 & 7
Instrumentation: 2Ob 2Cl 2Hn 2Bn DB
Duration: 3˝ minutes
Comments: Not the most famous but quite well known. Not boisterous - they are both marked Allegretto. These were published a while ago by Boosey & Hawkes and are available from June Emerson. This item is not available from me. It can be ordered through your local music shop, or on-line at Boosey & Hawkes or June Emerson - Wind Music.
Brahms – Hungarian Dances Nos.13 & 19*
Instrumentation: 2Ob 2Cl 2Hn 2Bn DB ,
Duration: 3 minutes
Comments: Two of the lesser-known dances. More relaxed than some – good for encores.
Bridge – Sir Roger de Coverley
Instrumentation: Fl Ob Cl Hn Bn
Duration: 5 minutes
Comments: Arranged from the original for string orchestra.
Cimarosa – Concerto for Oboe
Instrumentation: Solo Ob Fl Cl Hn Bn
Duration: 5 minutes
Clements – 4 Pieces for Wind Quintet*
Instrumentation: Fl Ob Cl Hn Bn
Duration: 5 minutes
Clements – Big Band arrangements for Wind Octet
Instrumentation: 2Ob 2Cl 2Hn 2Bn DB(opt)
Duration: minutes
Comments: Various big band numbers arranged for standard wind octet. Contact me for details.
Clements – Christmas arrangements for Wind Octet
Instrumentation: 2Ob 2Cl 2Hn 2Bn
Duration: minutes
Comments: Various carols and Christmas songs arranged for standard wind octet. Contact me for details.
Comments: Abridged arrangement of the 1st movement of Brahms 2 which includes all the 'horn bits'.
Confrey – Greenwich Witch
Instrumentation: Fl Ob Cl Hn Bn
Duration: 3 minutes
de Grau – Les Clochettes*
Instrumentation: P Fl 2Ob 2Cl 4Hn 2Bn CBn
Duration: 4 minutes
Comments: A "Galop Brilliant" from a Victorian piano duet. A good piece to end with. The large group equivalent of "Qui Vive"
Debussy – La Fille aux Cheveux de Lin*
Instrumentation: Ob CA 2Cl 2Hn 2Bn
Duration: 2 minutes
Comments: The cor anglais part can be played on an oboe if necessary.
Delibes – Coppelia (Prelude & Mazurka)*
Instrumentation: 2Fl(2nd=P) 2Ob 2Cl 4Hn 2Bn DB
Duration: 6 minutes
Diniçu – Hora Staccato
Instrumentation: Solo Cl Ob Cl 2Hn 2Bn
Duration: 2 minutes
Comments: Very difficult showpiece for the soloist.
Dohnanyi – Intermezzo
Instrumentation: Fl 2Ob 2Cl 2Hn 2Bn
Duration: 4 minutes
Comments: A lively scherzo-like piece. Quite tricky if played up to tempo.
Dvorák – From the Bohemian Forest - By the Black Lake*
Instrumentation: Fl 2Ob 2Cl 2Hn 2Bn
Duration: 4 minutes
Comments: The second of the set of 6 piano duets called 'From the Bohemian Forest'. A slow one with a lovely horn tune!
Dvorák – From the Bohemian Forest - From Troublous Times*
Instrumentation: Fl 2Ob 2Cl 2Hn 2Bn
Duration: 4 minutes
Comments: The sixth of the set of 6 piano duets called 'From the Bohemian Forest'. The middle section tune will be familiar to those who know the 4th Symphony.
Dvorák – From the Bohemian Forest - In the Spinning Room*
Instrumentation: Fl 2Ob 2Cl 2Hn 2Bn
Duration: 4˝ minutes
Comments: The first of the set of 6 piano duets called 'From the Bohemian Forest'.
Dvorák – From the Bohemian Forest - In Wait*
Instrumentation: Fl 2Ob 2Cl 2Hn 2Bn
Duration: 3 minutes
Comments: The fourth of the set of 6 piano duets called 'From the Bohemian Forest'. "At the hunting stand".
Dvorák – From the Bohemian Forest - Silent Woods*
Instrumentation: Fl 2Ob 2Cl 2Hn 2Bn
Duration: 3˝ minutes
Comments: The fifth of the set of 6 piano duets called 'From the Bohemian Forest'. Another slow one and quite well-known as a cello solo I believe (I saw it described somewhere as "semi-familiar"!).
Dvorák – From the Bohemian Forest - Walpurgis Night*
Instrumentation: Fl 2Ob 2Cl 2Hn 2Bn
Duration: 4 minutes
Comments: The third of the set of 6 piano duets called 'From the Bohemian Forest'. A wild one, as you would expect from the title!
Dvorák – From the Bohemian Forest*
Instrumentation: Fl 2Ob 2Cl 2Hn 2Bn
Duration: 23 minutes
Comments: A set of 6 pieces - see individual entries for details. These can be purchased separately but are also available more cheaply as a bound set. Good value!
Dvorák – Slavonic Dance No. 11*
Instrumentation: 2Ob 2Cl 2Hn 2Bn DB
Duration: 3 minutes
Comments: Three of my Slavonic Dances (Nos. 8, 9 & 15) were published a while ago by Boosey & Hawkes and are available from June Emerson. Nos. 6, 7 & 11 were arranged at much the same time.
Dvorák – Slavonic Dance No. 15
Instrumentation: 2Ob 2Cl 2Hn 2Bn DB
Duration: 4 minutes
Comments: Published by Boosey and Hawkes along with Nos. 8 & 9. This item is not available from me. It can be ordered through your local music shop, or on-line at Boosey & Hawkes or June Emerson - Wind Music.
Dvorák – Slavonic Dance No. 4*
Instrumentation: 2Ob 2Cl 2Hn 2Bn DB
Duration: 6˝ minutes
Comments: Three of my Slavonic Dances (Nos. 8, 9 & 15) were published a while ago by Boosey & Hawkes and are available from June Emerson. Nos. 6, 7 & 11 were arranged at much the same time. This was made more recently and is one of the gentler dances.
Dvorák – Slavonic Dance No. 46/2
Instrumentation: Fl 2Ob 2Cl 2Hn 2Bn
Duration: 4 minutes
Comments: Published by June Emerson This item is not available from this site. It can be ordered through your local music shop, or on-line at June Emerson - Wind Music.
Dvorák – Slavonic Dance No. 6*
Instrumentation: 2Ob 2Cl 2Hn 2Bn DB
Duration: 4 minutes
Comments: Three of my Slavonic Dances (Nos. 8, 9 & 15) were published a while ago by Boosey & Hawkes and are available from June Emerson. These four were arranged at much the same time.
Dvorák – Slavonic Dance No. 7*
Instrumentation: 2Ob 2Cl 2Hn 2Bn DB
Duration: 3 minutes
Comments: Three of my Slavonic Dances (Nos. 8, 9 & 15) were published a while ago by Boosey & Hawkes and are available from June Emerson. These four were arranged at much the same time.
Dvorák – Slavonic Dance No. 8
Instrumentation: 2Ob 2Cl 2Hn 2Bn DB
Duration: 3 minutes
Comments: Published by Boosey and Hawkes along with Nos. 9 & 15. This item is not available from me. It can be ordered through your local music shop, or on-line at Boosey & Hawkes or June Emerson - Wind Music.
Dvorák – Slavonic Dance No. 9
Instrumentation: 2Ob 2Cl 2Hn 2Bn DB
Duration: 4 minutes
Comments: My first arrangement for octet and my favourite! Published by Boosey and Hawkes along with Nos. 8 & 15. This item is not available from me. It can be ordered through your local music shop, or on-line at Boosey & Hawkes or June Emerson - Wind Music.
Elgar – Nimrod from Enigma Variations*
Instrumentation: 2Fl(2nd=P) 2Ob 2Cl 4Hn 2Bn DB
Duration: 3 minutes
Elgar – Wand of Youth Suite No.2*
Instrumentation: 2Fl(2nd=P) 2Ob 2Cl 4Hn 2Bn DB
Duration: 16 minutes
Falla – Ritual Fire Dance*
Instrumentation: 2Fl(2nd=P) 2Ob 2Cl 4Hn 2Bn DB
Duration: 4˝ minutes
Flotow – Martha Finale Act IV
Instrumentation: 2Fl(2nd=P) 2Ob 2Cl 2Hn 2Bn
Duration: 4˝ minutes
Comments: Originally arranged with singers, this has been adapted for DWQ. It is basically a pot-pourri of tunes, including the famous 'Last Rose of Summer'. There is an optional bass part.
Flotow – Martha Overture
Instrumentation: 2Fl(2nd=P) 2Ob 2Cl 2Hn 2Bn
Duration: 6˝ minutes
Comments: An adaptation for DWQ of the nonet version. The sound sample is of the nonet but you'll get the idea.
Flotow – Martha Overture
Instrumentation: Fl 2Ob 2Cl 2Hn 2Bn
Duration: 6˝ minutes
Comments: Makes a good opener for a concert.
Gabrieli – Sonata Pian' e Forte*
Instrumentation: 2Ob Cl BHn (or Cl) 2Hn 2Bn
Duration: 4˝ minutes
Comments: For two choirs (Oboes & Bassoons and Clarinets & Horns) and works well if performed antiphonally (obviously!). Originally one of the clarinet parts was written for basset horn and both parts are included.
Gabriel-Marie – La Cinquantaine*
Instrumentation: Solo Bn 2Ob 2Cl 2Hn Bn
Duration: 4 minutes
Comments: Originally written for the Budapest Wind Ensemble as a double-bass solo plus wind octet (see nonets), this version has been re-scored just for the octet with a solo bassoon.
Gabriel-Marie – La Cinquantaine*
Instrumentation: Solo DB 2Ob 2Cl 2Hn 2Bn
Duration: 4 minutes
Comments: Arranged for the Budapest Wind Ensemble as a double-bass solo plus wind octet. There is an alternative version for octet with a solo bassoon (see octets), parts for which are included to allow either version to be played.
Ganz – Qui Vive*
Instrumentation: 2Ob 2Cl 2Hn 2Bn DB
Duration: 4 minutes
Comments: A Galop of the Victorian piano duet school. Good fun as an encore although a bit long for that.
Gounod – Funeral March of a Marionette*
Instrumentation: Fl Ob Cl Hn Bn
Duration: 4˝ minutes
Gounod – Introduction to Faust*
Instrumentation: Fl(opt) 2Ob 2Cl 2Hn 2Bn
Duration: 4˝ minutes
Comments: Useful as a quiet interlude. There is an optional flute part for nonet concerts.
Grieg – 4 Norwegian Dances*
Instrumentation: 2Fl(2nd=P) 2Ob 2Cl 4Hn 2Bn DB
Duration: 14˝ minutes
Grieg – Holberg Suite*
Instrumentation: 2Ob 2Cl 2Hn 2Bn
Duration: 15 minutes
Comments: Complete suite (5 movements).
Grieg – Peer Gynt Suite No.1*
Instrumentation: 2Fl(2nd=P) 2Ob(2nd=CA) 2Cl(2nd=BCl) 4Hn 2Bn DB
Duration: 13 minutes
Comments: There is an alternative 2nd clarinet if no bass clarinet is available.
Grieg – Wedding Day in Troldhagen
Instrumentation: 2Fl 2Ob 2Cl 4Hn 2Bn DB
Duration: 5˝ minutes
Comments: An expanded version of the Decet arrangement.
Grieg – Wedding Day in Troldhagen*
Instrumentation: 2Fl 2Ob 2Cl 2Hn 2Bn
Duration: 5˝ minutes
Haydn – 'Now vanish ...' from Creation*
Instrumentation: Fl 2Ob Cl BHn(or Cl) 2Hn 2Bn
Duration: 4 minutes
Comments: This chorus works well on the nonet. One of the clarinet parts was originally written for basset horn and this part is included.
Haydn – String Quartet Op.50 No.1*
Instrumentation: Fl Ob Cl Hn Bn
Duration: 25 minutes
Haydn – Symphony No.83*
Instrumentation: 2Ob 2Cl 2Hn 2Bn ,
Duration: 25 minutes
Comments: 4 movements. Makes a change from Krommer, although more 'serious' and therefore not so suitable for background music.
Humperdinck – Hansel & Gretel Ov.*
Instrumentation: 2Fl(2nd=P) 2Ob 2Cl 4Hn 2Bn DB
Duration: 7˝ minutes
Ippolitov-Ivanov – Procession of the Sardar*
Instrumentation: P Fl 2Ob 2Cl 4Hn 2Bn DB
Duration: 5 minutes
Joplin – A Breeze from Alabama*
Instrumentation: 2Ob 2Cl 2Hn 2Bn DB
Duration: 4 minutes
Comments: A typical Joplin rag.
Lefébure-Wély – Sortie*
Instrumentation: 2Ob 2Cl 2Hn 2Bn DB (or CBn)
Duration: 3˝ minutes
Comments: I love this piece!
Mendelssohn – Nocturne from A Midsummer Night's Dream*
Instrumentation: 2Ob 2Cl 2Hn 2Bn DB(opt)
Duration: 5 minutes
Comments: Features the 1st horn as in the original.
Mendelssohn – Organ Sonata No.1*
Instrumentation: 2Fl 2Ob 2Cl 4Hn 2Bn CBn , ,
Duration: 13 minutes
Comments: A substantial work in 3 movements arranged to retain the sound of an organ. Something else to play having got all these players together for the Strauss Serenade.
Mendelssohn – Scherzo from the String Octet*
Instrumentation: 2Ob 2Cl 2Hn 2Bn
Duration: 5 minutes
Comments: An optimistic arrangement which is fun but very hard to play up to speed. Not popular with string players therefore well worth doing!
Mendelssohn – Wedding March from A Midsummer Night's Dream*
Instrumentation: 2Ob 2Cl 2Hn 2Bn DB(opt)
Duration: 3 minutes
Comments: I think this is quite well-known.
Monti – Csárdás
Instrumentation: Fl & Piccolo Solo Ob Cl Hn Bn
Duration: 4 minutes
Moszkowski – 2 Spanish Dances
Instrumentation: 2Cl 2Hn 2Bn ,
Duration: 6 minutes
Mozart – Harmonie Musik
Instrumentation: 2 Solo Hns 2Cl 2Bn
Duration: 22 minutes
Comments: Arrangement of the Horn Quintet with added Minuet edited by PC. The origin of this is uncertain.
Mozart – Romanza from Serenade in Bb
Instrumentation: 2Ob Cl BHn 2Hn 2Bn DB
Duration: 4 minutes
Comments: Arranged by request for a special occasion. The basset horn is essential. The double bass, though optional, is highly desirable.
Mussorgsky – A Night on Bald Mountain*
Instrumentation: 2Fl(2nd=P) 2Ob 2Cl 4Hn 2Bn DB
Duration: 10˝ minutes
Nevin – Narcissus*
Instrumentation: 2Cl 2Hn 2Bn
Duration: 2 minutes
Nicodé – Menuett
Instrumentation: 16 Horns
Duration: 5 minutes
Offenbach – Orpheus Overture
Instrumentation: Fl 2Ob 2Cl 2Hn 2Bn
Duration: 7 minutes
Comments: Lots of well-known tunes including the can-can. Goes down well. (Except, as we discovered, in French monasteries!)
Puccini – Prelude, L'abandono & La tregenda from Le villi*
Instrumentation: 2Fl(2nd=P) 2Ob 2Cl 4Hn 2Bn DB ,
Duration: 10 minutes
Puccini – Preludio sinfonico
Instrumentation: 2Fl(2nd=P) 2Ob(2nd=CA) 2Cl 4Hn 2Bn DB
Duration: 9 minutes
Rachmaninov – Serenade*
Instrumentation: Ob CA 2Cl 2Hn 2Bn DB
Duration: 4 minutes
Comments: A gentle waltz-like piece which uses a cor anglais instead of the 2nd oboe.
Rossini – La cambiale di matrimonio*
Instrumentation: 2Fl 2Ob 2Cl 2Hn 2Bn DB(opt)
Duration: 5 minutes
Comments: Rossini's first opera.
Rossini – Semiramide Ov.*
Instrumentation: P Fl 2Ob 2Cl 4Hn 2Bn DB
Duration: minutes
Saint-Saens – Bacchanale from Samson & Delila*
Instrumentation: 2Fl 2Ob 2Cl 4Hn 2Bn DB Perc(Opt)
Duration: 7˝ minutes
Comments: An expanded version of the dwq. The percussion, which is optional, comprises triangle, suspended cymbal, castanets, snare drum and tom-toms (one player).
Saint-Saëns – Bacchanale from Samson & Delila*
Instrumentation: P Fl Ob CA 2 Cl 2Hn 2Bn
Duration: 7˝ minutes
Comments: Arranged at the request of Kaleidoscope Wind, this is difficult but fun.
Saint-Saëns – Suite from The Carnival of the Animals*
Comments: 5 movements. Down as a "nonet" but the bass is essential. The basset horn is used in The Swan and can be replaced by a bassoon.
Saint-Saëns – The Swan from The Carnival of the Animals*
Instrumentation: Solo DB Fl Cl BHn 2Hn
Duration: 2 minutes
Comments: From the Suite. An odd but very effective combination. I suppose the basset horn could be replaced by a bass clarinet or bassoon (as in the Suite) but this is better. The DB solo could be played by a bassoon.!
Sapellnikov – Polka Miniature*
Instrumentation: 2Ob 2Cl 2Hn 2Bn DB(opt)
Duration: 2˝ minutes
Comments: A charming polka.
Schubert – Fantasia op.103*
Instrumentation: 2Fl(2nd=P) 2Ob 2Cl 2Hn 2Bn
Duration: 18 minutes
Comments: An early arrangement of Schubert's well-known piano duet.
Comments: Arranged to celebrate Schumann's 200th anniversary in 2010. 5 movements.
Schumann – Konzertstück for 4 Horns
Instrumentation: 4 Solo Hns 2Fl(2nd=P) 2Ob 2Cl 2Bn DB
Duration: 18 minutes
Smetana – Vltava from Ma Vlast*
Instrumentation: 2Fl(2nd=P) 2Ob 2Cl 4Hn 2Bn DB
Duration: 11˝ minutes
Sonntag – Nibelungen March
Instrumentation: P(opt) 2Ob 2Cl 2Hn 2Bn DB
Duration: 4˝ minutes
Comments: A march based on motives from Wagner's Ring. As well as the double-bass part there is an optional piccolo part. There is also a combined piccolo/double-bass part for anyone who can play both (supplies on request)!
Sousa – Stars & Stripes Forever
Instrumentation: 2Ob 2Cl(Eb & Bb) 2Hn 2Bn DB
Duration: 3˝ minutes
Comments: The DB is optional but desirable. Note the Eb clarinet! I also have a version with added piccolo and 2 Bb clarinets.
Sousa – The Thunderer*
Instrumentation: Picc Fl 2Ob 2Cl 2Hn 2Bn DB
Duration: 3 minutes
Comments: The 2nd flute can be played by another piccolo or omitted. The bass (or contra) is desirable but can be omitted.
Sousa – Washington Post
Instrumentation: 2Ob 2Cl 2Hn 2Bn DB
Duration: 2˝ minutes
Comments: What can I say?
Strauss F. – Nocturno for Horn and Chamber Orchestra*
Instrumentation: Solo Hn 1.2.2.2/2(or 1) Str
Duration: 5˝ minutes
Comments: The piano part of the original arranged for small orchestra. The 2nd horn can be omitted if the soloist is taken from the orchestra.
Strauss J. – Csárdás from Die Fledermaus
Instrumentation: 2Ob 2Cl 2Hn 2Bn DB
Duration: 4 minutes
Comments: Version A. This includes the original slow section ('Sound of Gypsy music'), which is quite long and tricky for ensemble.
Strauss J. – Csárdás from Die Fledermaus
Instrumentation: 2Ob 2Cl 2Hn 2Bn DB
Duration: 2˝ minutes
Comments: Version B. This is shorter than version A and has a easier slow section with the same fast section.
Comments: Originally arranged with singers, this has been adapted for DWQ with optional double bass. It is basically a pot-pourri of tunes from the opera.
Strauss J. – Die Fledermaus Finale Act II
Instrumentation: 2Fl(2=P) 2Ob 2Cl 2Hn 2Bn DB
Duration: 5˝ minutes
Comments: Expanded from the DWQ version.
Strauss J. – Die Fledermaus Overture*
Instrumentation: 2Ob 2Cl 2Hn 2Bn DB (+opt. Picc)
Duration: 7˝ minutes
Comments: An arrangement of the ever-popular overture which has an optional piccolo part.
Strauss J. – Radetzky March*
Instrumentation: P 2Ob 2Cl 2Hn 2Bn DB(opt.)
Duration: 3 minutes
Comments: I think we all know this one.
Suk – Fantastic Scherzo*
Instrumentation: 2Fl(2=P) 2Ob(2=CA) 2Cl 4Hn 2Bn DB (+opt. T Hp & P)
Duration: 14 minutes
Comments: The timpani, harp and percussion (tri.,cym(1) & tamb.) are optional and are cued in where necessary.
Tárrega – Grand Valse*
Instrumentation: Fl Ob Cl Hn Bn
Duration: 2˝ minutes
Comments: Originally for guitar. Includes what is the most familiar piece of music in the world!
Taylor – Two Miniatures
Instrumentation: Fl Ob Cl Hn Bn ,
Duration: 2˝ minutes
Tchaikovsky – Waltz from The Sleeping Beauty*
Instrumentation: 2Fl(2=P) Ob CA 2Cl 2Hn 2Bn DB
Duration: 4˝ minutes
Verdi – Nabucco Ov.*
Instrumentation: 2Fl(2nd=P) 2Ob 2Cl 4Hn 2Bn DB
Duration: 6˝ minutes
Wagner – Elsa's Procession to the Cathedral*
Instrumentation: 2Fl 2Ob 2Cl 4Hn 2Bn DB
Duration: 5 minutes
Comments: From Lohengrin.
Watters – Double or Quits
Instrumentation: 2 Solo Hns 2Ob 2Cl 2Bn
Duration: 1˝ minutes
Comments: Originally for 2 trumpets, this has been arranged for horns accompanied by the rest of the octet.
Weber – Intro & Rondo Ongarese*
Instrumentation: Solo Bn 2Ob 2Cl 2Hn Bn ,
Duration: 7 minutes
Comments: Familiar to bassoonists. The accompaniment has been arranged for the rest of the octet.
Weber – Sonatina*
Instrumentation: Fl Ob Cl Hn Bn ,
Duration: 6˝ minutes
Comments: Originally for piano.
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