Sunday 22 December 2013

vivaldi:four seasons

I have arranged many of the movements from the Four Seasons for wind quintet.
I have also done some of them for flute,clarinet and sax quintet. 
The string parts have been simplified to make this music more available to the average player. 
Individual movements can be found on my Score Exchange pages. 

I have also done a Suite of  4 of the More Popular Movements which is easier and shortened (omitting the difficult bits.It is available for wind quintet, flute, clarinet and sax quintets.
These are more accessible to school pupils and less advanced players.

Now available for wind quartet.(fl/ob/cl/bn)
Other quartet combinations to follow.

The following are complete arrangements:(for the more advanced player)

Spring (3 mvts) arranged wind quintet

Spring (3 mvts) arranged flute quintet

Spring (3 mvts) arranged clarinet quintet

Autumn (3 mvts) arranged wind quintet

Winter (3 mvts)  arranged wind quintet.

Summer:These three movements appear to be the most difficult to arrange for wind instruments, so I haven't done any of them as yet!!

Other arrangements,combinations of instruments will be added idc.

Friday 25 October 2013

Divertimento No 1 in Eb major (4 mvts)

Divertimento No 1 in Eb major (4 mvts)

My original composition in 4 mvts.
It is written in the classical style and is based on 4 Tyneside songs.

Friday 18 October 2013

Paxton house

Looking fwd to gigging on Saturday for Northumberland Hospice 

Monday 1 July 2013

New wind quintet music

New arrangement of the 1st piece: Berceuse, from the Dolly Suite by G Faure.

This was the theme music for Listen with Mother on the BBC Light Programme from 1952 to 1980s, and was originally written for piano duet.