A COMPREHENSIVE WOODWIND CHAMBER MUSIC REPERTOIRE LIST
  • Comprehensive Woodwind Chamber Music Repertoire List
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Arnold, Malcolm (1921 - 2006).  Three Shanties, Op. 4 [1943]   ~7'
I. Allegro con brio (2:30)   II. Allegretto semplice (1:30)   III. Allegro vivace (2:20)
Barber, Samuel (1910 - 1981).  Summer Music, Op. 31 [1956]   ~13'30"
  **video featuring philidelphia ww5, including interview with Samuel Barber!
also on youtube:
israeli ww quintet, 1965
berlin counterpoint, 2010

Bozza, Eugène (1905 - 1991).  Scherzo, Op. 48 [1944]   ~3'
Carter, Elliot (1908 - 2012).  Woodwind Quintet [1948]   ~8'
I. Allegretto (4:00)   II. Allegro Giocoso (4:00)

Coleman, Valerie (b. 1970). 
  • Afro-Cuban Concerto [2001]    ~15' 
  • Red Clay & Mississippi Delta [2009]  ~5'30"
  • Suite: Portraits of Josephine [2006]   ~15'
  • Umoja   ~3'
"red clay & mississippi" & "umoja" available at www.vcolemanmusic.com
Suite: Portraits  - Digital Download
Damase, Jean-Michel (1928 - 2013). Conversations pour clarinette et basson [2000]
Danzi, Franz (1763 - 1826).  3 Wind Quintets, Op. 56 [1821]
  • No. 1 in Bb Major   ~16'
         I. Allegretto (8:00)   II. Andante con moto (3:00)   III. Menuetto (2:15)   IV. Allegretto (2:30)
  • No. 2 in G Major   ~13'
  • No. 3 in F Major   ~20'
         I. Andante sostenuto - Allegro (7:45)   II. Andante (4:00)   III. Menuetto (4:30)   IV. Allegretto (3:45)
Danzi scores & parts on IMSLP
De Falla, Manuel (1876 - 1946).  Four Spanish Dances [1906 - 09]
I. Aragonesa   II. Cubana   III. Montañesa   IV. Andaluza
Douglas, Bill (b. 1944).  Suite Cantabile [2007]
I. Bachinanas   II. Funk Ben Ritmico (3:30)   III. Intermezzo   IV. Samba Cantando
Douglas score & parts available at trevcomusic.com
D'Rivera, Paquito (b. 1948).  
  • Aires Tropicales [1994]   ~24'
         I. Alborada (1:00)   
         II. Son (5:30)   
         III. Habanera (3:00)   
         IV. Vals Venezolano (2:00)   
         V. Dizzyness (6:00)   
         VI. Afro (2:00)  
         VII. Contradanza (4:00)
  • Wapango   ~3'15"
Ewazen, Eric (b. 1954).  Roaring Fork   ~19'
I. Whitewater Rapids (5:00)  II. Columbines (7:00)  III. At the Summitt (6:30)
Fine, Irving (1914 - 1962).  Partita for Wing Quintet [1948]   ~15'
I. Introduction & Theme (2:15)   II. Variation (2:30)   III. Interlude (1:30)   IV. Gigue (4:30)   V. Coda (3:30)
Fine score & parts on IMSLP
Francaix, Jean (1912 - 1997).   
  • Wind Quintet #1 or this recording.
          I. Andante tranquillo/Allegro assai (4:30)
          II. Presto (4:30)
          III. Tema con variazioni (7:00)
          IV. Tempo di marcia francese (4:15)

  • Wind Quintet #2   ~19'   *requires english horn
          I. Prelude (1:45)
          II. Toccata (3:30)
          III. Scherzando (4:45)
          IV. Andante (4:15) *
          V. Allegrissimo (4:30)

Harbison, John (b. 1938).  Quintet for Winds
I. Intrada (3:00)   II. Intermezzo (2:30)   III. Romanza (6:30)   IV. Scherzo (2:30)   V. Finale (7:15)
Audio Clip / Buy Sheet Music
Hickey, Sean (b. 1970).  Paradise Out of Focus [1992]  ~15'
Hindemith, Carl (1895 - 1963).  Kleine Kammermusik, Op. 24, No. 2   ~15'
I. Lustig. Mäßig schnell Viertel (3:00)
II. Walzer. Durchweg sehr leise (2:00)
III. Ruhig und einfach (5:00)
IV. Schnelle Viertel (1:00)
V. Sehr lebhaft (3:00)

youtube:
berlin counterpoint, 2010 (I, II, III, IV, V)
Husa, Karel (b. 1921).  Five Poems [1994]
I. Walking Birds (2:15)   
II. Happy Bird   
III. Interlude: Lamenting Bird ... with a Dead Bird (4:10)   
IV.    
V. Bird Flying High Above (3:15)
Ibert, Jaques (1890-1962).  Trois Pièces Brèves [1930]   ~10'
I. Allegro (2:30)   II. Andante (4:30)   III. Assez lent (2:30)
ibert parts on IMSLP
Klughardt, August (1847 - 1902). ​Wind Quintet, Op. 79 [c. 1898]   ~20'
          I. Allegro non troppo (10')
          II.  Allegro vivace (4'45")
          III. Andante grazioso (4'15")
          IV. Adagio - Allegro molto vivace (5'30")
Klughardt parts on IMSLP
Ligeti, György (1923 - 2006). 
  • Six Bagatelles (11:30) & THIS (very unique) ONE with Denmark's Carion Quintet!
          I. Allegro con spirito (1:15)
          II.  Rubato. Lamentoso.
          III. Allegro grazioso. (attacca)
          IV. Presto ruvido
          V. Adagio
          VI. Molto vivace. Capriccioso.
  • Ten Pieces   ~13'
         I. Molto sostenuto (1:30)
          II. Prestissimo minaccioso (1:00)
          III. Lento 
          IV. Prestissimo leggiero
          V. Prestissimo staccatissimo
          VI. Prestissimo staccassimo
          VII. Vivo
          VIII. Allegro con delicatezza
          IX. Sostenuto
          X. Presto Bizzarro 
Milhaud, Darius (1892 - 1974).  La cheminée du roi René, Op. 205 [1939]   ~14'
Nielsen, Carl (1865 - 1931).  Quintet, Op. 43   ~24'    *requires english horn
I. Allegro ben moderato (6:00)   II. Menuet (4:30)*   III. Prelude - Tema con variazioni (12:00)
*excerpt with the 
Carion Quintet
Nielsen score & parts on IMSLP
Piazzolla, Ástor (1921 - 1992).  Libertango   *arr. Jeff Scott
Prokofiev, Sergei (1891 - 1953).  Peter & the Wolf (arr. Cramer)   ~12'
Riecha, Antonin (1770 - 1836). 
  • Wind Quintet in Eb Major, Op. 88, No. 2
       
 I. Lento - Allegro moderato (6:00)  
          II. Menuetto - Allegro (3:00) 
          III. Poco Andante - Grazioso (3:00)  
          IV. Finale - Allegretto (3:00)

  • Wind Quintet in D Major, Op. 91, No. 3
          I. Lento - Allegro assai (7:00)  
          II. Adagio (5:00)  
          III. Menuetto (3:30)
          IV. Allegretto (5:00)

  • Wind Quintet in G Major, Op. 99, No. 6
          I. Andante - Allegro poco vivo (14:15) 
          II. Andante - Air on Fantasia (6:00)  
          III. Menuetto - Allegro (7:00) 
          IV. Finale - Allegro (10:30)
Op. 88, no. 2 parts on IMSLP
Op. 91, no. 3 parts on IMSLP
Op. 99, no. 6 parts on IMSLP
Schöenberg, Arnold (1874 - 1951).  Wind Quintet, Op. 26 [1923-24]
I. Schwungvoll (12:00)   II. Anmutig und heiter, Scherzando (10:00)   III. Etwas langsam (10:00)   IV. Rondo (9:00)
Shaheen, Simon (b. 1955).  Dance Mediterranea   ~7'
Zemlinsky, Alexander (1871 - 1942).  Humoreske (Rondo) [1939]   ~4'30"
Zemlinsky score & parts available at trevcomusic

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