John Pratt has now completed his series of arrangements of Bartók’s For Children folksongs for winds, with publication today of his adaptations of seventeen Book 2 Slovakian songs for wind quartet. Visit the common listing article to learn more about For Children and all the duo, trio, and quartet wind arrangements created from Books 1 and 2, view preview pages of the scores, and listen to audio clips.
Elgar composed this piece in 1888 as an engagement present for his fiancée. Its huge popularity has since led to the creation of arrangements for a wide variety of instruments. We provide here our new edition of the very romantic Salut d’Amour transcribed for alto flute and piano.
Dvořák’s gorgeous Romance, Op.11, originally for solo violin and either orchestra or piano, has been arranged for flute choir. NSM’s new edition includes a score and parts for solo concert flute accompanied by 4 concert flutes, 2 alto flutes, 2 bass flutes, and contrabass flute. Check out the listing article to view a preview page and get additional information. The second movement of Haydn's Symphony No.24 is a gorgeous Adagio for flute solo accompanied by strings. The string parts are simple, and easily adaptable for corresponding members of the flute family. Check out John Pratt’s new flute choir edition, scored for solo flute accompanied by flutes 1 and 2, alto flute, bass flute/contrabass flute.
The official release date for this new AMW CD is January 14, 2022, but CDs may be purchased through NSM now. This CD is a treasure, featuring exquisite renditions of tunes by the great Duke Ellington and his circle performed by the Peter Bloom and John Funkhouser flute and piano jazz duo. This disc would make a great holiday gift; find more info on the Exuberant Ellingtonia listing page.