Chamber Winds

Written in 1980 for Terence Wardrop, Q.C., then president of The Toronto Symphony Orchestra, on the occasion of his fiftieth birthday. A neo-classical fanfare using the Handel ‘Fireworks’ instrumentation. For 3Ob, 3 Bn, CBn, 3Hn, 3Tp, Timp

Music from the Ottawa River where rafts of lumber were floated to sawmills guided by men perched on the logs. The arrangement recalls the vibrant, outdoor life of the raftsmen in a setting for triple orchestral woodwinds. Performed by the Toronto Symphony Orchestra at children’s concerts to demonstrate the woodwind instruments. It is dedicated to Victor Feldbrill. For Pic, 2Fl, 2Ob, EH, 2Cl, BCl, 2Bn, CBn

This easy transcription of the familiar march from Schumann’s Pieces for Children is a delightful encore. For 2Ob, 2Cl, 2Bn, 2Hn

Mozart’s popular piano piece (Rondo alla turca, from Piano Sonata No. 11, K.331) set for double wind quintet and double bass or contra. For: 2Fl, 2Ob, 2Cl, 2Bn, CBn/DB, 2Hn

This portion of a Beethoven piano sonata makes a fine warm-up, ensemble exercise or short concert selection. For 2Ob, 2Cl, 2Hn, 2Bn

From America’s Federalist period with an authentic rudimental drum part by rudimental drum authority John S. Pratt.
Contrabassoon part can be played by double bass. For Pic, Fl, 2Ob, 2Cl, 2Bn, CBn/DB, 2Hn, 2Tp, SD.

Expose your woodwind players to Renaissance music. No horns in this version. For Pic, 2Fl, 2Ob, EH, 3Cl, BCl, 2Bn, CBn, opt. Tgl, Tamb. Parts not interchangeable with [6506A].

Expose your wind players to Renaissance music. For Pic, 2Fl, 2Ob, 2Cl, 2Bn, CBn, 2Hn, opt. Tgl, Tamb. Parts not interchangeable with [6506B].

A warmly supportive instrumental texture replaces the piano accompaniment in Beethoven’s well-known horn sonata. Transcribed by Christopher Weait. For: Solo Hn, 2Cl, 2Bn, DB.

Sounds as if Beethoven intended it for winds. Transcribed by Christopher Weait. The horns play the original solo parts.
For 2Cl, 2Bn, 2Hn