ORIGINAL COMPOSITIONS:
Double Reed Quartet #1 for 2 Oboes, English Horn, and Bassoon
This creative, fun, melodic, and challenging four-movement work is written in an accessible contemporary style. Listen to it here.
An adaptation of Double Reed Quartet #1 for oboe, English horn, and piano (1st and 4th movements only) is also available.
Double Reed Quartet #2, "Ancient Dances"
Imagine a European tour in the Middle Ages. This six-movement suite for double reeds explores various ancient dance forms in a fresh rhythmic and harmonic setting. Instrumentation: 2 Oboes, English Horn, Bassoon, optional Percussion: Tambourine, Cajón, Snare Drum, Bodhrán
Listen to it here.
ARRANGEMENTS:
W. Ferling (arr. Watson), Trois Trios Concertants for two oboes and English horn.
Gioacchino Rossini's Overture to "Italian in Algiers" for Double Reed Choir.
Two-volume "Wedding & Events Collection" for Double Reed Quartet (2 oboes, English horn, bassoon).
Wedding & Events Collection Volume 1
J. S. Bach, Air from “Suite No. 3 in D Major”, BWV 1068
J. S. Bach, Bist du bei mir, BWV 508
Ludwig v. Beethoven, Ode to Joy from “Symphony No. 9 in D Minor”, Op. 125
Jeremiah Clarke, Trumpet Tune
Jeremiah Clarke, Trumpet Voluntary in D Major
Léo Delibes, Flower Duet from “Lakmé, Act 1, No. 2”
Felix Mendelssohn, Wedding March from “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”, Op. 61, No. 4
Jean-Joseph Mouret, Rondeau from “Sinfonies de Fanfares”
W. A. Mozart, Romanze from “Eine Kleine Nachtmusik”, K. 525
(You can listen to these 9 tracks here.)
Wedding & Events Collection Volume 2
Johann Pachelbel, Canon
Henry Purcell, Rondeau from "Incidental Music to Abdelazer"
Gioacchino Rossini, Overture (excerpt) from "William Tell"
Antonio Vivaldi, Allegro from "Concerto in F Major", Op. 8, No. 3 Autumn
Antonio Vivaldi, Allegro from "Concerto in E Major", Op. 8, No. 1 Spring
Antonio Vivaldi, Danza Pastorale from "Concerto in E Major", Op. 8, No. 1 Spring
Richard Wagner, Bridal Chorus from "Lohengrin", Act 3, Scene 1
(You can listen to these 7 tracks here.)
J. S. Bach, Sinfonia, No. 10 from Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, for Double Reed Concertino (2 Oboes d'Amore [or Oboes] and 2 English Horns) and Massed Double Reed Choir (4 Oboes, 2 English Horns, 3 Bassoons, Contrabassoon)
J. S. Bach, Prelude and Fugue I & II, from The Well-Tempered Clavier, BWV 846/847, for Double Reed Quartet (2 Oboes, English Horn, Bassoon)
J. S. Bach, Fugue IV, from The Well-Tempered Clavier, BWV 849, for Double Reed Choir (2 oboes, 2 Oboes d'Amore, English Horn, 2 Bassoons,
Contrabassoon) (minimum required: 2 Oboes, English Horn, 2 Bassoons)
J. S. Bach, Prelude and Fugue VII, from The Well-Tempered Clavier, BWV 852, for Double Reed Quartet (2 Oboes, English Horn, Bassoon)
J. S. Bach, Fugue and Siciliano, from Sonata I, BWV 1001, for 2 Oboes and English Horn
Samuel Barber, Adagio (originally for Strings), for 4 oboes, 2 English horns, 3 bassoons, and contrabassoon
A. M. R. Barret, 40 Progressive Melodies, from the Complete Method for the Oboe, for Double Reed Quartet (2 Oboes, English Horn, Bassoon) (Bass Oboe part in lieu of Bassoon is also available) (in 5 Volumes)
Volume 1 (1-8)
Volume 2 (9-16)
Volume 3 (17-24)
Volume 4 (25-32)
Volume 5 (33-40)
(* Listen to samples in the player below.)
Claude Debussy, Clair de Lune, for Double Reed Sextet or Choir (2 oboes, English horn, 2 bassoons, and contrabassoon)
Gabriel Fauré, Pavane, Op. 50, for 3 oboes, 2 English horns, 2 bassoons, and contrabassoon
W. Ferling, Trois Duos Concertants, for two oboes or saxophones, with both parts on the same page
George Gershwin, Three Preludes for Piano, for Double Reed Quartet (2 Oboes, English Horn, Bassoon)
Percy Aldridge Grainger, Molly on the Shore, Irish Reel, for 3 oboes, 2 English horns,2 bassoons, and contrabassoon
Georg Frideric Handel, Alla Hornpipe from "The Water Music", Suite No. 2 in D, HWV 349, for 7 oboes, 3 English horns, 2 bassoons, and contrabassoon
Scott Joplin, The Entertainer, for 2 oboes, English horn, 2 bassoons, and contrabassoon
Scott Joplin, The Entertainer, for Double Reed Quartet (2 Oboes, English Horn, Bassoon), plus optional Bass Oboe
Henry Mancini, "Baby Elephant Walk", for Double Reed Sextet (2 Oboes, English Horn, 2 Bassoons, Contrabassoon
Henry Mancini, "Charade" , for Double Reed Sextet (2 Oboes, English Horn, 2 Bassoons, Contrabassoon
Henry Mancini, "Moon River" , for Double Reed Sextet (2 Oboes, English Horn, 2 Bassoons, Contrabassoon
Henry Mancini, "Charade," for Double Reed Quartet (2 Oboes, English Horn, Bassoon)
Henry Mancini, "Moon River," for Double Reed Quartet (2 Oboes, English Horn, Bassoon)
Felix Mendelssohn, Quartet in Eb, Op. 12, for Double Reed Quartet (2 Oboes, English Horn, Bassoon)
Sergei Rachmaninoff, Vocalise, Op. 34, No. 14, for 3 oboes, 2 English horns, 3
bassoons, and contrabassoon
William Grant Still, Lyric Quartette, for Double Reed Quartet (2 Oboes, English Horn, Bassoon) Listen to audio in the player below, and watch a performance on YouTube here:
I. The Sentimental One
II. The Quiet One
III. The Jovial One