Concert and Contest Woodwind Music

Long before there was a Tin Pan Alley, there was the popularity of Parlor Music. This was an entertainment form that had its heyday in the 19th Century. A good portion of the American public had extra money

Nineteenth-Century Czech composer Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904) spent the years 1892-1895 as the director of the National Conservatory in New York City. It was during these years that Dvorak composed his

The composition of the Suite for Saxophone Quartet began in the summer of 2016 and was completed during the summer of 2019. The four movements of the work span a variety of moods and styles, each

Mut, translated as "Courage," is a short song that appears near the end of Franz Schubert's song cycle Winterreise, a work that follows the protagonist as he visits sites of a past summer

Dr. Hartley composed Reeds at Play in March 1998, setting it for the unusual combination of three oboes and English Horn. The work is written as one continuous movement with three sections

The manuscript of this Prelude pour 4 Bassons ou Violoncelles bears the date 1902, during the time Gilson was professor of composition at the Brussels Conservatory. There are few original

Fugue in F minor is a simple, yet rewarding piece for saxophone quartet. The simple subject and several changes in character make it fun to listen to and to play!

The Two Fugues capture the all the elegance, charm and contrapuntal flavor of the Baroque style and can be played together or individually. These original fugues are fun to perform while still

Featuring two B-flat and two bass clarinets, this is not just a normal transcription assigning all pre-existing notes to several instruments. This arrangement is a work all of its own that showcases the

This lyrical showcase of perpetual motion is a colorful and energetic addition to the bassoon quartet repertoire. Full of rhythmic interest and dramatic harmonic interplay, this piece truly is a maverick

Centuries ago, the elements (earth, water, wind, fire) were proposed to explain the nature and complexity of all matter. It was believe that all of existence sprang from these elements. This quartet in four

Nineteenth-Century Austrian composer Franz Schubert (1797-1828) is renowned as one of the great masters of German Lieder, having composed over 600 works in the genre. He wrote his setting of Gretchen am

Nineteenth-Century Austrian composer Franz Schubert (1797-1828) is renowned as one of the great masters of German Lieder, having composed over 600 works in the genre. His Die Forelle ("The Trout"),

This approximately four-minute piece is designed as a novelty piece, which works well either as an encore piece on a larger program, or as an addition to a regular program of bassoon pieces or mixed

Dubensky's Prelude and Fugue for Four Bassoons was composed sometime before 1938. It is one of the first serious works composed for bassoon quartet in the twentieth century, if not the first

Four Fagotten Polka was composed for the Northern Hills Bassoon Ensemble and Director, Russ Hinkle, and is the fourth, simplest and last of the "Four Fagotten" series. A straight-forward,

For Bassoon Quartet by Richard Cioffari. Four Fagotten March was composed for the Northern Hills Bassoon Ensemble and Director Russ Hinkle. It is essentially a military-style march with

Exaltabo Te (I Exalto You, O Lord) is one of Lassus's most beautiful motets. The text is the Offertory for Ash Wednesday and is taken from Psalm 29, or No. 30, depending on your denomination: "I

The Andante and Gavotte for Four Bassoons was composed in 1940. Although it bears no formal dedication, it is safe to assume that it was written for Van Vactor's close friends, bassoonists George

Humoresque was conceived as musical play on many of the stereotypical roles of the bassoon in traditional Western European Art Music. From buoyant, lighthearted melodies to thick, dramatic

Commissioned by the Blue Ridge Bassoon Quartet (Richard Meek, Andrew Witherington, Yvonne Kershaw, and Carol Bernstorf), Millennium Fantasy is an adventure through time. This piece rotates between

Flashpoint was written for Bassoons Across Nebraska, a professional bassoon quartet in my area. With the popularity of my previous bassoon quartet, Maverick Fanfare, I decided to write

The composition, Royal Procession, was written for saxophone quartet, and is dedicated to the amazing saxophone students that I had the privilege of teaching for over 35 years as a band director,

The Two Fugues capture the all the elegance, charm and contrapuntal flavor of the Baroque style and can be played together or individually. These original fugues are fun to perform while still