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2019-10-09T01:43:00.001+01:00

Le Basque

Mozart: Eine klein nachtmusik - wind dectet

2017-12-18T16:32:00.001+00:00

Mozart: Eine klein nachtmusik - wind dectet

New arrangement

The Daily Beethoven: 9/13 Beethoven's Musical Clock

2017-01-20T13:22:00.001+00:00

The Daily Beethoven: 9/13 Beethoven's Musical Clock

No.3 Allegro played on music box.

https://youtu.be/KhjBb_WznoM

Edward MacDowell (American Composer) 1860-1908

2014-03-03T13:21:00.002+00:00

I have recently "discovered" Edward MacDowell, an American Composer (1860-1908) who was a prolific composer of mainly piano music. His most well known piece is "To a wild rose" from his "10 Woodland Sketches"
I also "discovered" his collection of 6 pieces for piano, by J S Bach, which are reworkings and reharmonising of some of Bach's well known piano works,including 3 from the Anna Magdalena Notebook,
I have done several arrangements for various wind instrumentation, but my latest ones are flute/clarinet duets of Bach's famous Menuet in G.
This is actually 2 Menuets: (MacDowell calls it a minuet and trio):the menuet being the more popular one origianlly in G major, and the trio being a menuet in G minor. I have transposed them into a key to suit the instruments..
The harmonies are different in a subtle way from those of Bach’s: this will surprise and delight your audience.

Menuet in G and Trio

Flute Duet

Clarinet Duet

vivaldi:four seasons

2013-12-22T00:46:00.001+00:00

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.

Peer Gynt Suite no 1

2013-11-28T12:46:00.001+00:00

New wind quintet arrangement of Peer Gynt Suite no 1

Review on LinkedIn

2013-11-10T14:44:00.002+00:00

En bateau by Debussy for wind quintet

Review on LinkedIn

Divertimento in Eb

2013-10-29T19:07:00.003+00:00

listen on Soundcloud

10 Popular Christmas Carols for Flute Quartet (3 flutes/bass flute) (alt. bass part for alto flute/bass clarinet)

2013-10-29T17:37:00.001+00:00

10 Popular Christmas Carols for Flute Quartet (3 flutes/bass flute) (alt. bass part for alto flute/bass clarinet)

Christmas flute quartet, with alternative bass flute parts (alto flute/bass clarinet)

1.Basse-Danse (Capriol Suite)

2013-10-28T09:48:00.001+00:00

1.Basse-Danse (Capriol Suite)
Arranged for recorder quintet.

Divertimento No 1 in Eb major (4 mvts)1.Blaydon Races 2.Cliffs of Old Tynemouth 3.Minuet and Trio:The Keel Row 4.Rondo:Keep your feet still Geordie Hinny

2013-10-27T11:57:00.001+00:00

Divertimento No 1 in Eb major (4 mvts)1.Blaydon Races 2.Cliffs of Old Tynemouth 3.Minuet and Trio:The Keel Row 4.Rondo:Keep your feet still Geordie Hinny
New composition

Divertimento No 1 in Eb major (4 mvts)

2013-10-25T01:11:00.001+01:00

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.

Wassail! (includes :Gloucester Wassail, Somerset Wassail and The Wassail Song.)

2013-10-21T13:44:00.001+01:00

A new arrangement for flute quintet
Wassail! (includes :Gloucester Wassail, Somerset Wassail and The Wassail Song.)

Paxton house

2013-10-18T16:40:00.001+01:00

Looking fwd to gigging on Saturday for Northumberland Hospice

New wind quintet music

2013-07-01T14:06:00.002+01:00

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.

new wind quintet arrangement

2012-10-31T23:37:00.004+00:00

Some of my music is now available on the IMSLP web site

Faure Pavane

http://imslp.org/wiki/Pavane,_Op.50_(Fauré,_Gabriel)

Debussy Reverie

http://imslp.org/wiki/Rêverie_(Debussy,_Claude)

2012-08-26T23:20:00.002+01:00

My new composition in the classical style: Divertimento in Eb for wind quintet based on Tyneside songs
Mvt 1 Blaydon Races
Mvt 2 The Cliffs of Old Tynemouth.
Mvts 3 Keel Row and 4 Keep your feet still Geordie Hinny are available also.

Last Night of the Proms 2001

2012-06-09T23:53:00.001+01:00

Having a sort out and found a CD of the band in 24/11/2001.

Current members who were in the band then are/were

Flutes Pam/Claire
Oboe Katy
Clarinet Tim/Rachel
Alto George
Bari Sue
Hn Mel
Tpt Glen/Ron
Tbn David
Euph Morag/Andrew
Tuba Derek
Bass Kirsteen
Perc Kate P (now on flute)

Also present were both the Hogg offspring Kristina Flute and Daniel Bass clt.

We had 42 members then...quite a turnover of members!!

Apart from the traditional proms tunes we played

Die Meistersinger Wagner
Dances from West side story-Mambo Cha Cha & America
Symphonic Gershwin-I'll add a link idc.

Photo of me with not so grey hair!!

Wed 1605/2012

2012-05-16T17:07:00.001+01:00

Reverting back to using "blogger" for my blog instead of word press!!

ASWE Concert

2012-05-16T16:43:00.000+01:00

Cracking 1st concert last night.

Band scrubbed up nicely in band black. Nice touch: yellow carnations for us all. Reasonable size audience.

It was our first ever outing with a newly formed band, some of whom had never played classical wind ensemble before.

I was a little concerned and apprehensive before the kick off, but I needn't have worried: as soon as we played the first few bars I knew we were going to be OK.

Dvorak Serenade for winds 1st Movt. Nice start to the concert....good punchy entrance.

Clarinet Ensemble Beethoven Pathetique Slow Movement Conducted by George I enjoyed this...nice tempo...kept it moving on...good ensemble playing....particularly enjoyed Sarah's bass clarinet bits!

Horn quartet...hmmm...at least we finished together

Quintessential Wind Quintet 2 mvts from Beethoven's Sextet..seemed to go OK

Mendelssohn..Ensemble + brass Overture op 24 Wow!! good ensemble playing in the Nocturne, particularly Ron's horn solo. The Allegro..superb all the way through, and what a finish.

Interval...superb spread of goodies and drinks put on by the church....Thanks to them.

Clarinet ensemble Massenet I enjoyed this.Obviously a more difficult piece than the Beethoven but they carried it off well.

Quintessential Warlock Capriol Suite 2 mvts Basse-Dance and Pavane...again well appreciated.

Mozart Serenade Gran Partita 3 mvts I was a little bit anxious about this as Mozart is not easy to play well....he requires precise playing.... BUT...apart from a little hiccup in the opening Largo..it went extremely well. I was well pleased.

R Strauss Serenade....We have played this better, but it went OK

Finish ...I felt quite emotional. Considering how many people hadn't played classical ensemble before and what we were like at the start I can't believe we pulled it off..... But we did!!!!! There had obviously been quite a lot of practising done, especially by the woodwind section to cope with the faster pieces.

So well done to you all....

We finished off the food and grub at the end.....certain people I feel were only there for that!!

So a good night out...they would like us back...so who knows??

Extra pics and info on band web site

Alnwick Symphonic Wind Ensemble (ASWE)

2012-04-22T12:23:00.000+01:00

Cracking 1st concert last night.

Band scrubbed up nicely in band black.

Nice touch: yellow carnations for us all.

Reasonable size audience.

It was our first ever outing with a newly formed band, some of whom had never played classical wind ensemble before.

I was a little concerned and apprehensive before the kick off, but I needn't have worried: as soon as we played the first few bars I knew we were going to be OK.

Dvorak Serenade for winds 1st Movt.

Nice start to the concert....good punchy entrance.

Clarinet Ensemble Beethoven Pathetique Slow Movement Conducted by George

I enjoyed this...nice tempo...kept it moving on...good ensemble playing....particularly enjoyed Sarah's bass clarinet bits!

Horn quartet...hmmm...at least we finished together

Quintessential Wind Quintet 2 mvts from Beethoven's Sextet..seemed to go OK

Mendelssohn..Ensemble + brass Overture op 24

Wow!! good ensemble playing in the Nocturne, particularly Ron's horn solo.

The Allegro..superb all the way through, and what a finish.

Interval...superb spread of goodies and drinks put on by the church....Thanks to them.

Clarinet ensemble Massenet

I enjoyed this.Obviously a more difficult piece than the Beethoven but they carried it off well.

Quintessential Warlock Capriol Suite

2 mvts Basse-Dance and Pavane...again well appreciated.

Mozart Serenade Gran Partita 3 mvts

I was a little bit anxious about this as Mozart is not easy to play well....he requires precise playing....

BUT...apart from a little hiccup in the opening Largo..it went extremely well.

I was well pleased.

R Strauss Serenade....We have played this better, but it went OK

Finish ...I felt quite emotional.

Considering how many people hadn't played classical ensemble before and what we were like at the start I can't believe we pulled it off.....

But we did!!!!!

There had obviously been quite a lot of practising done, especially by the woodwind section to cope with the faster pieces.

So well done to you all....

We finished off the food and grub at the end.....certain people I feel were only there for that!!

So a good night out...they would like us back...so who knows??

Alnwick Playhouse Concert Band: Alnwick Playhouse Concert Band

2012-02-28T18:32:00.000+00:00

Alnwick Playhouse Concert Band: Alnwick Playhouse Concert Band: 'Best of British" concert at Alnwick Playhouse, Wednesday 29th Feb at 7.30. Should be a good one.

Debussy Prelude XII (Minstrels)

2012-01-28T14:25:00.000+00:00

New arrangement for double wind quintet (+ trumpet/trombone/bass) Prelude XII (Minstrels)

My music

2011-12-16T13:55:00.001+00:00

Safe Music

My arrangement of Cat's Fugue by Scarlatti for brass quintet.

Alnwick Playhouse Concert Band: Three Rivers Fantasy on Sound Cloud

2011-11-30T00:07:00.000+00:00

Alnwick Playhouse Concert Band: Three Rivers Fantasy on Sound Cloud: Mp3 of Three Rivers Fantasy (Tyne Tees TV opening music for many years) by Arthur Wilkinson rearranged for concert band. Contains a medley...