Wind Quintet
Traditional arr. Thackray – The Animals Went In Two By Two (Wind Quintet) – Digital Download
Excellent for young audiences, the arrangement, by Roy Thackray, is helpful in learning to recognise the sound of the instruments, both together and separately. For colleges, conservatories and professionals.
Excellent for young audiences, the arrangement, by Roy Thackray, is helpful in learning to recognise the sound of the instruments, both together and separately. For colleges, conservatories and professionals.
Children in particular will enjoy listening to this rousing piece, arranged by Roy Thackray, which has also proved very suitable for audience participation. For schools, colleges and professionals.
Children in particular will enjoy listening to this rousing piece, arranged by Roy Thackray, which has also proved very suitable for audience participation. For schools, colleges and professionals.
Five sea shanties arranged by Alan Danson, each presented with a little twist. The clarinet provides a stomach lurching rolling motion in Blow the Man Down while bended tones on the cor anglais and bassoon provide a quasi queasiness to the arrangement. Set in a stoic march mood The Mermaid has the members in antiphonal fanfares at the close of the setting, along with the occasional (intended) mis-pitched flattened 7th on the Clarinet, while 'Drunken sailor' is given an up tempo treatment with horn call references to the chase. Bobby Shaftoe is in true dancing mood, with a beguine feel to the middle section before ending the shanty with toe tapping togetherness.
Five sea shanties arranged by Alan Danson, each presented with a little twist. The clarinet provides a stomach lurching rolling motion in Blow the Man Down while bended tones on the cor anglais and bassoon provide a quasi queasiness to the arrangement. Set in a stoic march mood The Mermaid has the members in antiphonal fanfares at the close of the setting, along with the occasional (intended) mis-pitched flattened 7th on the Clarinet, while 'Drunken sailor' is given an up tempo treatment with horn call references to the chase. Bobby Shaftoe is in true dancing mood, with a beguine feel to the middle section before ending the shanty with toe tapping togetherness.
The first in a series of three, each movement of these arrangements by Alan Danson presents a 'quasi cameo' of the character of its American origins. Ragtime Cakewalk suggests the essence and style of this type of dance through the chuckling cor anglais, solid bassoon accompaniment and counter line on the clarinet. In Cowboy's Toon the bassoon provides a laid back foundation, whilst the clarinet and oboe duet side by side with a line incorporating some of the bending tones one might expect to hear from the cowboy's drawl. In Barn Dance a sense of team enjoyment is portrayed, with the clarinet line accompanied by high jinks, vocal calls and clapping from the Cor Anglais and Bassoon.
The first in a series of three, each movement of these arrangements by Alan Danson presents a 'quasi cameo' of the character of its American origins. Ragtime Cakewalk suggests the essence and style of this type of dance through the chuckling cor anglais, solid bassoon accompaniment and counter line on the clarinet. In Cowboy's Toon the bassoon provides a laid back foundation, whilst the clarinet and oboe duet side by side with a line incorporating some of the bending tones one might expect to hear from the cowboy's drawl. In Barn Dance a sense of team enjoyment is portrayed, with the clarinet line accompanied by high jinks, vocal calls and clapping from the Cor Anglais and Bassoon.
Starting out as a competition piece Conversations by Shawn Meloy is a set of clarinet duets played as though the instruments are conversing. Elements of our own way of speaking are represented, from agreement to frustration, question and answer etc. At times beautiful, at others quite harsh, but in the end a fun, interesting and challenging new work for the versatile clarinet. For colleges, professionals and libraries.
Starting out as a competition piece Conversations by Shawn Meloy is a set of clarinet duets played as though the instruments are conversing. Elements of our own way of speaking are represented, from agreement to frustration, question and answer etc. At times beautiful, at others quite harsh, but in the end a fun, interesting and challenging new work for the versatile clarinet. For colleges, professionals and libraries.
Clarinet Trio
Always firm favourites with piano students, these pieces from Robert Schumann's Album for the Young have been attractively arranged by Eileen Clews for three clarinets. To suit pupils of all abilities the third part stays mainly in the lower register, yet still gives the player an interesting part and a vital role in the ensemble. Used successfully in private teaching, group lessons and with a clarinet choir they are fun to play and make for delightful concert items.
Always firm favourites with piano students, these pieces from Robert Schumann's Album for the Young have been attractively arranged by Eileen Clews for three clarinets. To suit pupils of all abilities the third part stays mainly in the lower register, yet still gives the player an interesting part and a vital role in the ensemble. Used successfully in private teaching, group lessons and with a clarinet choir they are fun to play and make for delightful concert items.
Recorder Quartet
Ronald Read – One Octave Polka (Recorder Quartet) – Digital Download
This work was originally written for ocarinas, and in consequence each part is restricted to a range of just one octave, hence the title. It is a lively little polka in which the melody is continually being passed from one to the other of the upper parts. A fun piece that is reminiscent of a fairground organ.
Recorder Quartet
This work was originally written for ocarinas, and in consequence each part is restricted to a range of just one octave, hence the title. It is a lively little polka in which the melody is continually being passed from one to the other of the upper parts. A fun piece that is reminiscent of a fairground organ.
Alto Recorder & Piano
Ronald Read – Melody for a Summer Afternoon (Alto Recorder & Piano) – Digital Download
A leisurely pastoral piece with gentle and smooth sounds. This was an Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM) Grade 6 exam piece between 2000 and 2008.
Alto Recorder & Piano
Ronald Read – Melody for a Summer Afternoon (Alto Recorder & Piano)
A leisurely pastoral piece with gentle and smooth sounds. This was an Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM) Grade 6 exam piece between 2000 and 2008.
Oboe, Bassoon & Piano
Paul Lewis – Mélodies d’Aujourd’hui et d’Autrefois (Oboe, Bassoon & Piano) – Digital Download
Mélodie d’aujourd’hui (Melody of Today) is a blues-inspired piece in which the two solo instruments serenade one other in a soulful exchange. Mélodie d’autrefois (Melody of Yesteryear) is reminiscent of a heartfelt aria from a Bach cantata. The two solo instruments are here united in serene harmony, while the piano has a contrastingly impassioned central section of its own.
Oboe, Bassoon & Piano
Paul Lewis – Mélodies d’Aujourd’hui et d’Autrefois (Oboe, Bassoon & Piano)
Mélodie d’aujourd’hui (Melody of Today) is a blues-inspired piece in which the two solo instruments serenade one other in a soulful exchange. Mélodie d’autrefois (Melody of Yesteryear) is reminiscent of a heartfelt aria from a Bach cantata. The two solo instruments are here united in serene harmony, while the piano has a contrastingly impassioned central section of its own.
Bassoon & Piano
Paul Lewis – Little Suite (Bassoon & Piano) – Digital Download
This 'Little Suite' shows the solo instrument in various moods: good-naturedly bucolic in 'Country Tune', nostalgically heartfelt in 'Lullaby', and dashingly debonair in the 'Waltz'. 'Country Tune' is an imaginary folk song reminiscent of 'Morris Dance' and of the Somerset countryside where the piece was composed. 'Lullaby' is in effect a retrospective lullaby, a final singing to sleep of the childhood of the composer's daughter, who had recently undergone that mysterious metamorphosis from child to fascinating young woman, which must have been a source of wonder to fathers since time began. The suite ends with a bravura 'Waltz', a favourite dance form of the composer's. For secondary schools, colleges, conservatories and professionals.
Bassoon & Piano
This 'Little Suite' shows the solo instrument in various moods: good-naturedly bucolic in 'Country Tune', nostalgically heartfelt in 'Lullaby', and dashingly debonair in the 'Waltz'. 'Country Tune' is an imaginary folk song reminiscent of 'Morris Dance' and of the Somerset countryside where the piece was composed. 'Lullaby' is in effect a retrospective lullaby, a final singing to sleep of the childhood of the composer's daughter, who had recently undergone that mysterious metamorphosis from child to fascinating young woman, which must have been a source of wonder to fathers since time began. The suite ends with a bravura 'Waltz', a favourite dance form of the composer's. For secondary schools, colleges, conservatories and professionals.
With duos for bass clarinet and piano being few and far between, this 'Little Suite' shows the solo instrument in various moods: good-naturedly bucolic in 'Country Tune', nostalgically heartfelt in 'Lullaby', and dashingly debonair in the 'Waltz'. 'Country Tune' is an imaginary folk song reminiscent of 'Morris Dance' and of the Somerset countryside where the piece was composed. 'Lullaby' is in effect a retrospective lullaby, a final singing to sleep of the childhood of the composer's daughter, who had recently undergone that mysterious metamorphosis from child to fascinating young woman, which must have been a source of wonder to fathers since time began. The suite ends with a bravura 'Waltz', a favourite dance form of the composer's. Premiered by the dedicatee, Verity Butler, accompanied by Jane Dodd, at Cheltenham Town Hall on the 22nd April 1997. For secondary schools, colleges, conservatories and professionals.
Clarinet & Piano
With duos for bass clarinet and piano being few and far between, this 'Little Suite' shows the solo instrument in various moods: good-naturedly bucolic in 'Country Tune', nostalgically heartfelt in 'Lullaby', and dashingly debonair in the 'Waltz'. 'Country Tune' is an imaginary folk song reminiscent of 'Morris Dance' and of the Somerset countryside where the piece was composed. 'Lullaby' is in effect a retrospective lullaby, a final singing to sleep of the childhood of the composer's daughter, who had recently undergone that mysterious metamorphosis from child to fascinating young woman, which must have been a source of wonder to fathers since time began. The suite ends with a bravura 'Waltz', a favourite dance form of the composer's. Premiered by the dedicatee, Verity Butler, accompanied by Jane Dodd, at Cheltenham Town Hall on the 22nd April 1997. For secondary schools, colleges, conservatories and professionals.
The first movement After Dark is a Trinity College London Grade 7 Exam Piece until further notice
Three Dances After Midnight? is a work that displays much of the clarinet's unique character. The first movement is positive with fast lyrical lines, punctuated with accented chromatic figures. The second movement has a long unfolding melody in a slow waltz style, melancholic and reflective in mood. The third movement is playful and quirky with an American influence, and concludes with a klezmer style passage leading to the final rhythmic ending. This work provides the opportunity for the performer to display a rounded technique where fast passagework, characterful articulation and soft lyricism create an ever changing interplay. The gripping opening of After Dark, the gentle melancholy of Before Dawn and the energetic style and bravura climax to Anytime You Like make this an ideal addition to the concert repertoire as well as examination and audition requirements, while the piano is also very much an equal partner throughout the piece.
Three Dances After Midnight? has been recorded on the album Under The Influence with Max Welford on clarinet and Marcus Andrews on piano. The first movement After Dark has been a Trinity College London Grade 7 Exam Piece since November 2022.
The first movement After Dark is a Trinity College London Grade 7 Exam Piece until further notice
Three Dances After Midnight? is a work that displays much of the clarinet's unique character. The first movement is positive with fast lyrical lines, punctuated with accented chromatic figures. The second movement has a long unfolding melody in a slow waltz style, melancholic and reflective in mood. The third movement is playful and quirky with an American influence, and concludes with a klezmer style passage leading to the final rhythmic ending. This work provides the opportunity for the performer to display a rounded technique where fast passagework, characterful articulation and soft lyricism create an ever changing interplay. The gripping opening of After Dark, the gentle melancholy of Before Dawn and the energetic style and bravura climax to Anytime You Like make this an ideal addition to the concert repertoire as well as examination and audition requirements, while the piano is also very much an equal partner throughout the piece.
Three Dances After Midnight? has been recorded on the album Under The Influence with Max Welford on clarinet and Marcus Andrews on piano. The first movement After Dark has been a Trinity College London Grade 7 Exam Piece since November 2022.
A arrangement by Alan Civil for wind quintet of four of the movements from Mussorgsky's most famous piano composition.
A arrangement by Alan Civil for wind quintet of four of the movements from Mussorgsky's most famous piano composition.
An arrangement for wind quintet by Alan Civil of this excellently crafted piece of music.
An arrangement for wind quintet by Alan Civil of this excellently crafted piece of music.
Descant Recorder & Piano
Jonathan Merrett – Three Descant Recorder Pieces – Digital Download
Composed by Jonathan Merrett and written in an approachable modern idiom Three Descant Recorder Pieces is fun to play and easy to listen to. The first movement, Promenade, is a gentle walk in the countryside. The second piece, Song, is a lyrical melody that challenges the player to sustain the long lines of the tune. The finale, Swinging Along, is joyful and jazzy and is a lively counterpart to the other two movements. The piano accompaniment supports the soloist well, and is written in an accessible style for the teacher to accompany their pupil. Ideal for teaching studios, middle and secondary schools.
Descant Recorder & Piano
Composed by Jonathan Merrett and written in an approachable modern idiom Three Descant Recorder Pieces is fun to play and easy to listen to. The first movement, Promenade, is a gentle walk in the countryside. The second piece, Song, is a lyrical melody that challenges the player to sustain the long lines of the tune. The finale, Swinging Along, is joyful and jazzy and is a lively counterpart to the other two movements. The piano accompaniment supports the soloist well, and is written in an accessible style for the teacher to accompany their pupil. Ideal for teaching studios, middle and secondary schools.