AnnotatedBibliographyofDoubleWindQuintetMusic
Created and maintained by Catherine Gerhart
This is a bibliography of music for double wind quintet (also called decet, dectet, decimette, dezett, or tentet) and related works. The first section consists of music for the most common interpretation of double wind quintet, namely 2 flutes (or piccolo(s)), 2 oboes (or English horn(s)), 2 clarinets (B flat or A), 2 bassoons, and 2 French horns. Click on the alphabet at the top of the page to move through the list which is arranged alphabetically by the composers last name. Following that section are five smaller lists of related titles. For instance, the standard dwq plus a solo instrument; the basic dwq plus an additional one or two instruments (often extra horns or a trumpet or two), etc. Links to these related sections can be found at the end of this introduction. There are many double wind quintets plus string bass. Sometimes the extra bass is essential and sometimes it can be, with little detrimental effect, left out. When I determine that an okay performance is possible without it, I put the citation in both the main list and the supplemental one. Same for when the other instruments are optional, they will go in both places.
Each citation varies somewhat because of the information that I've been able to find, however, what I've tried to include in each one is:
- hot links to a biography of the composer or I write one myself if there isn't one on the Web,
- a complete bibliographic citation including title, place of publication, publisher name, date of publication, and series;
- length of the piece,
- names of movements,
- description of the piece including the difficulty level if it can be determined,
- information about the commissioning of the piece, who premiered it and when, and any recordings that are available,
- and, links to distributors where people can obtain the piece.
Site created and maintained byCate Gerhart.Currently this is a work-in-progress and is being edited as often as possible, sometimes daily! I would love to hear from anyone using the site concerning what they found helpful or not, and what information they might like to have that isn't there. Special thanks to Paul Schlossman who has kindly shared with me information about recordings of some of the pieces below that he has in his extensive collection of wind music recordings.
before an entry indicates that I own a copy of the piece, or, know someone that does and can answer questions about the piece if they aren't answered in the bibliography.
Site first appeared on the WWW June 21, 2005, last edited January 29, 2011. At last count, lists about 360 for regular dwq and about 127 pieces for related instrumentation.
Copyright ©2005-2011 by Catherine Gerhart.
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Related pieces:
Solo instrument or voice/choir with double wind quintet accompaniment.
Double wind quintet with one additional instrument.
Double wind quintet with two additional instruments.
The other double wind quintet, a wind quintet plus a brass quintet.
Other pieces for double wind quintet but with nonstandard instrumentation.
A
Abate, Rocco, 1950-
Tatá requiem : obscuro gioco del tempo per doppio quintetto di fiati / Rocco Abate.
Rome : Edipan, 1986.
Written in 1981 and premiered in Italy at the Teatro Romolo Valli.
Duration: 13 min.
Catalog no.: EP 7159
Contact information for Edipan: Edipan 00195 Roma - viale Mazzini 6, tel. 06.3223474 - 06.3225952, fax: 06.3223471
Abbott, Alan, 1926-
Alla caccia; arr.]
Alla caccia / Alan Abbott ; arr. by ??????
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Originally written for horn and piano in 1962.
On a list of dwq music of the group Orion Winds. I still need to follow up with them to see who arranged it and other such details.
Abreu, Zequinha de, 1880-1935.
[Tico tico no fuba; arr.]
Tico tico / Abreu ; arranged by ????
One of the most successful songwriters of the early part of the era of the modern Brazilian song. His song "Tico Tico no Fub" ("Tico-tico Bird in the Cornmeal") was popularized in the US as "Tico Tico".
On a list of dwq music of the group Orion Winds. I still need to follow up with them to see who arranged and other such details.
Adler, Richard, 1921-
[Pajama game. Hernando's hideaway; arr.]
Hernando / Adler.
On a list of dwq music of the group Orion Winds. I still need to follow up with them to see who arranged and other such details.
Adolphe, Bruce, 1955-
Chiaroscuro : for double wind quintet / Bruce Adolphe.
New York :American Composers Alliance, 1984.
1 score (51 p.) + 10 parts.
Commissioned by the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra for a concert featuring its wind players at Carnegie Recital Hall, New York, on December 16th, 1984.
Composer's facsimile ed.
Duration: 10 min.
Recorded live at Concordia College by the Sylvan Winds in May 1997 and released on Composers Recordings (CRI) in 1998. On Amazon.com you can hear a portion of this piece to get a feel for what it's like. Also available fromNew World Records.
Albéniz, Isaac, 1860-1909.
[Suite española. Sevilla; arr.]
Sevilla = Sevillanas / Isaac Albéniz ; arranged by Jerry Lanning.
[S.l.] :Score Exchange, c2001.
1 score (14 p.) + 12 parts
Includes extra parts for E flat clarinet substituting for the 2nd oboe and an optional string bass part.
This is an arrangement of the 3rd piece of Albéniz' piano work 'Suite Española', opus 47. It was first played at a woodwind course run by the bassoonist Kerry Camden. A fun piece to play and listen to of moderate difficulty.
Albéniz, Isaac, 1860-1909.
Tango / Albéniz ; [arranged by Michael Axtell].
England : M. Axtell, [19??]
1 score (4 p.) + 10 parts.
Each part contains both 1st and 2nd part for that instrument. Clarinet parts are for A clarinet.
Only available from the arranger at:
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Alkema, Henk, 1944-
Openen en sluiten : voor 10 blazers, 1982.
Amsterdam :Donemus, c1983.
1 score + parts.
Duration: 9 min.
The score is for sale by Donemus but the parts are currently rental only.
Amos, Keith, 1939-
Theme & variations : double wind quintet / Keith Amos.
Surrey, UK :CMA Publications, c1980.
1 score (24 p.) + 10 parts.
A neo-classical theme with six variations displaying all the colors, beautiful solos, gusto and lyricism of this medium.
Duration: 11 min., 30 sec.
Playable by a reasonably good group with a conductor. Playing without a conductor would require better players since there is some tricky meter and tempo changes.
Publisher's no.: CMA038
Anderson, Leroy, 1908-1975.
[Irish suite. Rakes of Mallow; arr.]
Rakes of Mallow / Anderson ; arranged by Richard Maynes.
Originally for orchestra.
Andersson, Benny, 1946-
Thank you for the music / arranged by Ben Pope.
[S.l. : s.n, 2004?].
This piece was commissioned by New Harmonie and is currently only available for their use because of copyright restrictions.
Andriessen, Jurriaan, 1925-1996.
Respiration suite : voor blazersensemble : 1962 / Jurriaan Andriessen .
Amsterdam :Donemus, c1962.
1 score (35 p.) + 10 parts ; 35 cm.
Also called Suite 1962.
Duration: 11 min.
1. Blood-air-dialogue
2. Deep-sea sarabande
3. Menuet at high altitude
4. Flowing air
Distributed by:
In North America from:Presser Publishing
In England from: York, England :June Emerson Wind Music.
And from, Tokyo, Japan :Muramatsu Flute.
A new edition is also available from:Floricor Editions.
Anzaghi, Davide, 1936-
Alena : per dieci fiati / Davide Anzaghi.
Milano :Zerboni, c1978.
Composed in 1976 and first performed in Utrecht, Stichting Gaudeamus, on March 9, 1976 by the I Dieci Fiati Italiani.
Duration: 9 min.
Catalog no. ESZ.8238 and ESZ.8239. Score can be purchased but it seems the parts are rental only.
ApIvor, Denis, 1916-2004.
Vista : op. 77, 1983 / Denis ApIvor.
1983.
1 ms. score (67 p.)
"Composed originally for a centenary concert of the Morley College London, 1984. First performed: June 1st 1984 Morley College Wind Group, conductor, Lawrence Leonard"--Page [68] in composers hand.
Duration: 28 min.
Manuscript resides in London in theBritish Music Information Centre.In that copy pasted to the inside cover is a typewritten note listing the movements and giving the following information:
Prelude and choral (using the ensemble as a whole)
Concertino (Five variations in the shape of three arias and two ritornelli, featuring solo instruments or groups- oboe solo two horns- flute soli- cor anglais and bassoons- clarinet and bass clarinet, soli.
Antiphony (Finale in which the ensemble is divided antiphonally into two wind quintets.
"Note: Vista was composed for an amateur group of performers. The wind group or 'serenade' was typically a baroque instrument of entertainment, and it suggested the possibility of an essay in a classical style, which the composer was anxious to deploy as a reaction against a number of years of composition mainly in somewhat complex serial methods of the post-Webern era. The nostalgia for a work using classical methods of constructive symmetry was compared by the composer, in the programme-note of the first performance, to an architect who had been working for years in steel and concrete looking through the trees at a vista of Kenwood House on Hampstead Heath, and wishing for an opportunity of building something, even on a small scale in that style."
Arp, Klaus, 1950-
Tentett / Klaus Arp.
New York, N.Y. :Peermusic,1997.
For 2 flutes (doubling piccolo), 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 horns, 2 bassoons (doubling contrabassoon).
This piece has a jazzy feel, being influenced by the Gerry Mulligan song Soft shoe.
Commissioned by Landesmusikakademie Rheinland-Pfalz and premiered in 1997 by a group of young musicians under the direction of Ulrich Freund (bassoonist with the Staatsphilharmonie Ludwigshafen).
Not too difficult a piece, playable by young advanced musicians or good amateurs, not just for professionals.
Duration: ca. 20 min.
Available for rental only fromPeermusic.
I didn't find a nice biography to link to so here's some information from some program notes I've found. Arp is a German composer, teacher, conductor and performs on piano and double bass. He has held positions in Hamburg, Koblenz, and Mainz, as well as guest appearances around the world.
Avoni, Petronio, 1790-
Armonia : variazioni prese da un mottivo [sic] di Paisiello : in Bflat / Avoni.
The variations numbered 2,4,6,8,10,11,13,15,18, and 20 are for standard dwq with no doublings, the other variations include two trumpets and a bass trombone.
Manuscript held in the Civico Museo Bibliografico-Musicale in Bologna.
Axtell, Michael.
Scottish fantasy / Michael Axtell.
2010.
Axtell, Michael.
Michael is an English conductor, woodwind coach, flutist in the groupCompendium,and prolific arranger of double wind quintet music. He distributes all his own arrangements and can be reached at: .
See pieces he's arranged:
Albéniz, Isaac, 1860-1909. [Tango]
Beethoven, Ludwig. [Turkish march]
Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875. [Carmen suite]
Brahms, Johannes, 1833-1897. [Concertos, violin, orchestra, op. 77, D major; arr.]
Debussy, Claude, 1862-1918. [Children's corner. Golliwogg's cake-walk; arr.]
Debussy, Claude, 1862-1918. [Preludes, piano, book 1. Fille aux cheveux de lin; arr.]
Debussy, Claude, 1862-1918. [Little nigra; arr.]
Debussy, Claude, 1862-1918. [Children's corner. Little shepherd; arr.]
Dvorak, Antonin, 1841-1904. [Serenades, string orchestra, op. 22, E major; arr.]
Elgar, Edward, 1857-1934. [Chanson de matin; arr.]
Elgar, Edward, 1857-1934. [Serious doll; arr.]
Gossec, Franois-Joseph. [Tambourin]
Grieg, Edvard, 1843-1907. [Anitra's dance]
Handel, George Frideric. [Solomon. Arrival of the Queen of Sheba]
Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847. [Rondo capriccioso]
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791. [Don Giovanni. Selections; arr.]
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791. [Kleine Nachtmusik; arr.]
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791. [Zauberflöte. Selections; arr.]
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791. [Sonatas, piano, K. 300i (331), A major. Allegretto alla turca; arr.]
Pierné, Gabriel, 1863-1937. [Album pour mes petits amis. Marche des petits soldats de plomb; arr.]
Rachmaninoff, Sergei, 1873-1943. [Romansy, op. 34. Vocalise; arr.]
Schubert, Franz, 1797-1828. [Rosamunde. Entr'acte (No. 1). arr]
Schubert, Franz, 1797-1828. [Sehnsucht, D. 636; arr.]
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893. [Quartets, strings, no. 1, op. 11, D major. Andante cantabile; arr.]
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893. [Shchelkunchik. Suite; arr.]
Wirén, Dag, 1905- [Serenades, string orchestra, op. 11. March; arr.]
B
Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750.
[Brandenburgische Konzerte. No. 3; arr.]
Brandenburg concerto no. 3 / by J S Bach ; arranged by Melanie THorne.
Dumfrieshire, England :Sempre Music,c2007.
1st movement -- Allegro.
Available in the U.S. from:
Theodore Presser.
Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750.
[Englische Suiten. Nr. 5. Selections; arr.]
Sarabande and gigue from English suite no. 5, BWV 809e / arranged by Clark McAlister.
[New York] :Kalmus, [19??].
1 score + 10 parts.
Duration: 6 min.
Catalog no.: A7037.
Bailey, Judith, 1941-
Concerto for ten wind instruments op. 20, for two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets in B flat, two bassoons and two horns in F / by Judith Bailey.
Lancaster, UK :Phylloscopus Publications, [2004], c1979.
Revised edition 1999.
1 scores (24 p.) + 10 parts.
Composed in 1979 for the Southampton Concert Orchestra Wind Ensemble, this work was chosen in 1981 to be performed in Rome at the International Festival of Women in Music.
This edition was prepared and typeset in 2004 by Laurence Perkins with the help of the composer incorporating revisions in orchestration and editing that had been made in 1999.
Duration: 15 min.
The piece is in five movements, Prelude, March, Cantilena, Scherzo, and Postlude.
ISMN M-57016-686-2. Publisher's no.: PP554.
Also available from:
Trevco Music.
TheChinook Windsperformed a portion of this work.Click here to hear it.
Baker, Lance, 1947-
Blow the wind southerly : double wind quintet / arr. Lance Baker.
[England] : Tickerage Press, [1992?].
Subtitle on 1st page of music: A virtuosity for double wind quintet. "For the Rondel Ensemble"--At head of caption title.
Lance Baker is the son of Ruth Gipps and clarinetist Robert Baker. He plays horn and composes. Tickerage Press was Lance's mother's own publishing company. This piece was originally written as a companion piece for Gipps' Wind sinfonietta which also has an optional tam tam part which Lance played as first horn of the Rondel Ensemble. Interestingly, when this was performed the two horns sat in the middle with a wind quintet arrangement on either side.
Doubles on piccolo (flute 2), English horn (replaces the 2nd oboe), alto sax (only when clarinet in A isn't available to the clarinet 1), bass clarinet (clarinet 2), and the horn 2 plays the optional tam tam.
While this piece is partly variations on this folk song, it is also partly new material. A fairly difficult piece only playable by professionals and very good amateurs.
Duration: about 15 min.
This piece is also listed in theBritish Music Information Centredirectory with the title "Double wind quintet on Blow the wind southerly".
Premiered in about 1995 by the Rondel Ensemble, a group of professional musicians of which the composer played 1st horn.
In addition to the score of this work theBritish Music Information Centrealso lists a recording of this work by the Rondel Ensemble.
Distributed by:
York, England :June Emerson Wind Music.
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Baker, Lance, 1947-
See pieces Baker has arranged:
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791. [Così fan tutti. È amore un ladroncello; arr.]
Ravel, Maurice, 1875-1937. [Pavane pour une infante défunte; arr.]
Ballou, Esther Williamson, 1915-1973.
Suite for winds / Esther Ballou.
New York, N.Y. :American Composers Alliance, c1957.
1 score (23 p.) + 10 parts. (Composers facsimile edition)
Taught at Julliard and the American University (Washington, D.C.)
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Bardwell, William, 1915-1994.
Antiphony.
W. Bardwell, 1968.
TheBritish Music Information Centrehas a recording of this piece which I listened to on 22 October 2007. I'm not absolutely certain because the cataloging is a bit strange, but I think the recording is of Music Projects London at St. John Smith Square, there's not a date but there is clapping on the tape so it was a live concert. It begins very stridently and dissonantly in the first movement but in the second and third movements the piece takes a more consonant and melodic direction. The third movement is playful with the various instruments playing off each other like a game of tag.
Duration: 14 min.
Manuscript score and parts are held at the BBC Library. I have not had a chance to follow up and verify this.
Beaumont, Adrian, 1937-
Concerto for double wind quintet / Adrian Beaumont.
Isle of Lewis, Scotland : Vanderbeek and Imrie, Ltd. (15 Marvig, Lochs, Isle of Lewis, Scotland PA86 9QP), 1967.
Written in 1967 and premiered by the Bristol University Orchestra wind section. It was subsequently substantially revised in 1998 for the Wind Ensemble of the Wells Cathedral School but was never performed in it's revised form.
This piece is neo-baroque in spirit and the two quick movements use ritornello form, with the ritornellos being played by all ten instruments and solo sections being scored for a variety of smaller groupings. The Andante is largely fugal. The general idiom of the piece is expanded tonality, with all twelve notes used freely with no distinction between major and minor but always with a tonal center.
Not terribly difficult, playable by a good amateur group.
Duration: 17 min.
Lento/Allegro
Andante
Allegro giocoso
Since there isn't a good biography to link to on the Web, here's a short bio: Adrian is from Yorkshire, England. He studied music at the University College in Cardiff, graduated in 1958, master's in 1961, and doctorate in 1972. He is an oboist as well as conductor and composer. He conducted the Bristol Opera and founded the Bristol Bach Choir which he conducted until 1978. He was on the staff of the Music Department of Bristol University from 1961 to 2002 and is a frequent conductor of its' Symphony Orchestra and Choral Society as well as the New Music Ensemble. Married to Janet Price (soprano) since 1963, he's written many pieces for her, as well as pieces for other genres with the exception of opera. Retired since 2002, he spends time gardening and fell-walking when he isn't composing.