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These compositions and arrangements for wind octet, with or without extra instruments, were written for the Canonbury Wind Players, a now disbanded amateur ensemble of two each of oboes, clarinets, horns and bassoons. Click on the title to reach a page with a description of the piece, and score and parts download options. Parts are available as pdf files; the score may be downloaded as either a pdf or Sibelius Scorch file. More information about the latter is here (opens in a new frame.) | ||||
| # | Title | Composer | Instrumentation | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish Double Quadrille | Traditional, arr. FR | Octet + 2 Fl a/l | 4' 18" |
| 2 | Bluebell Polka | Traditional, arr. FR | Octet + 2 Fl a/l | 1' 48" |
| 3 | Canonbury March | Francis Roads | Octet + 2 Fl & CB a/l | 2' 82" |
| 4 | Canonbury Suite | Widmann/Susato arr. FR | Octet | 10' 10" |
| 5 | Eightsome | Francis Roads | Octet | 5' 21" |
| 6 | Gelobet sei der Herr | J S Bach, arr. FR | Octet (CA) | 4' 2" |
| 7 | Goulash | Francis Roads | Octet + 2 Fl & CB a/l | 2' 21" |
| 8 | Leap Frog | Francis Roads | Octet + 2CA; Ob/CA1 & 2 | 12' 25" |
| 9 | Liberty Bell | J P Sousa arr. FR | Octet + 2 Fl & CB a/l | 2' 35" |
| 10 | Magnetic Rag | Scott Joplin arr. FR | Octet | 5' 53" |
| 11 | The Mason's Apron | Francis Roads | Octet (Ob1 & 2>CA) | 20' 34" |
| 12 | Five Songs without Words | F Mendelssohn arr. FR | Octet (CA) | 10' 7" |
| 13 | Octet in A | Francis Roads | Octet (CA) | 23' 29" |
| 14 | Arrival of the Queen of Sheba | G F Handel | Octet | 2' 58" |
| 15 | The Churchfields Stomp | Francis Roads | Octet + 2 Fl & CB a/l | 2' 20" |
| 16 | Rag for MGB | Francis Roads | Octet + 2 Fl & CB a/l | 4' 11" |
| 17 | Sunday Afternoon | Francis Roads | Octet + 2 Fl a/l | 5' 56" |