Wedding music for wind quintet
Wedding music for wind quintet
A wide selection of some of the most requested pieces of music for wedding ceremonies and receptions.
Instruments: Flute, Oboe, Clarinet Bb*, Horn in F and Bassoon.
*If a Clarinet in A is used – or doubling instruments (such as a Piccolo or Cor Anglais) – this is clearly set out.
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Bach: Air on a G String
£11.00 – £13.00 Select optionsBach: Air on a G String
Bach’s so-called ‘Air on a G String’ was much popularised in a long-running Hamlet cigar TV advert. No G strings here in this arrangement for wind quintet!
- Instruments : Fl. Ob. Cl.(in Bb or A) Hn. Bsn.
- Difficulty : C – approx. ABRSM Grade 5
- Duration : 3’45
- ISMN : 979-0-708088-56-1
- Portus Press reference : PPQ28
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Bach: Wachet Auf (Sleepers Awake)
£13.00 – £15.00 Select optionsBach: Wachet Auf (Sleepers Awake)
In ‘Wachet Auf’ (Sleepers awake) Bach ingeniously intertwines its very well known melody with a chorale. Very popular wedding music arranged for wind quintet.
- Instruments : Fl. Ob. Cl. in Bb Hn. Bsn.
- Difficulty : C – approx. ABRSM Grade 5
- Duration : 4’00” (or 2 or 3 minutes with cuts)
- ISMN : 979-0-708141-86-0
- Portus Press reference : PPQ102
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Delibes: Flower Duet (from Lakme)
£12.00 – £14.00 Select optionsDelibes: Flower Duet (from Lakme)
The ‘Flower Duet’ – Delibes’ gorgeously evocative music from the opera ‘Lakme’ (popularised by the British Airways advert) arranged for wind quintet.
- Instruments : Fl. Ob. Cl.(in Bb) Hn. Bsn.
- Difficulty : C – approx. ABRSM Grade 5
- Duration : 4’00
- ISMN : 979-0-708088-86-8
- Portus Press reference : PPQ48
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Donaldson & Kahn: Yes Sir, That’s My Baby
£12.00 – £14.00 Select optionsDonaldson & Kahn: Yes Sir, That’s My Baby
‘Yes Sir, That’s My Baby’ by Donaldson and Kahn is song about being head over heels in newfound love. A popular wedding number. Arranged for wind quintet.
- Instruments : Fl. Ob. Cl.(in Bb) Hn. Bsn.
- Difficulty : C (approx. ABRSM Grade 5)
- Duration : c.2’15”
- ISMN : 979-0-708203-98-8
- Portus Press reference : PPQ190
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Donaldson & Kahn: Makin’ Whoopee!
£12.00 – £14.00 Select optionsDonaldson & Kahn: Makin’ Whoopee!
‘Makin’ Whoopee’ by Donaldson & Kahn is a jazz/blues song which (humourously!) tracks a relationship from wedded bliss to divorce. Arr. for wind quintet.
- Instruments : Fl. Ob. Cl.(in Bb) Hn. Bsn.
- Difficulty : C/D – approx. ABRSM Grade 5-7 (depending on whether or not you choose the trickier, jazzy ending)
- Duration : 2’45”
- ISMN :979-0-708203-67-4
- Portus Press reference : PPQ174
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Elgar: Salut d’Amour
£11.00 – £13.00 Select optionsElgar: Salut d’Amour
Elgar’s Salut d’Amour is one of his earliest successes and is salon music at its most charming: presented here in a delightful arrangement for wind quintet.
- Instruments : Fl. Ob. Cl.(in Bb) Hn. Bsn.
- Difficulty : C – approx. ABRSM Grade 5
- Duration : 2’30
- ISMN : 979-0-708088-04-2
- Portus Press reference : PPQ5
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Handel: Arrival of the Queen of Sheba (from ‘Solomon’)
£13.00 – £15.00 Select optionsHandel: Arrival of the Queen of Sheba (from ‘Solomon’)
Handel’s ‘The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba’ is from his oratorio ‘Solomon’. It is a lively number: an enduring wedding favourite and popular processional – here arranged for wind quintet.
- Instruments : Fl., Ob., Cl. (in Bb), Hn., Bsn.
- Difficulty : C/D – approx. ABRSM Grade 5-6
- Duration : 3’30
- ISMN : 979-0-708141-66-2
- Portus Press reference : PPQ92
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Handel: Silent worship (Non lo diro col labbro)
£11.00 – £13.00 Select optionsHandel: Silent worship (Non lo diro col labbro)
Handel’s Silent worship (Non lo diro col labbro from ‘Ptolemy’) is a popular aria about unrequited and unspoken love. Beautifully arranged for wind quintet.
- Instruments : Fl., Ob., Cl. (in Bb), Hn., Bsn.
- Difficulty : C – approx. ABRSM Grade 5
- Duration : 2’30
- ISMN : 979-0-708141-52-53
- Portus Press reference : PPQ84
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Handel: Where’er you Walk (from ‘Semele’)
£11.00 – £13.00 Select optionsHandel: Where’er you Walk (from ‘Semele’)
In Handel’s ‘Where’er you Walk’ from ‘Semele’ Jupiter tells Semele that wandering in his palace’s gardens will be like paradise. Serene and calm – a wedding (and funeral) favourite.
- Instruments : Fl., Ob., Cl. (in Bb), Hn., Bsn.
- Difficulty : C – approx. ABRSM Grade 5
- Duration : 3’30
- ISMN : 979-0-708141-67-9
- Portus Press reference : PPQ93
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Kern & Reynolds: They Didn’t Believe Me
£12.00 – £14.00 Select optionsKern & Reynolds: They Didn’t Believe Me
‘They Didn’t Believe Me’ (1914) is a timeless love song with music by Jerome Kern and lyrics by Herbert Reynolds. Arr. wind quintet.
- Instruments : Fl. Ob. Cl.(in Bb) Hn. Bsn.
- Difficulty : C – approx. ABRSM Grade 5
- Duration : 2’30”
- ISMN : 979-0-708203-58-2
- Portus Press reference : PPQ169
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Lennon & McCartney: All you need is love (The Beatles)
£12.00 Read moreLennon & McCartney: All you need is love (The Beatles)
Lennon & McCartney’s “All you need is love” has a simple message, a ‘wonky’ time signature and ‘baroque pop’ feel. Fun for wind quintet + great for weddings!
- Instruments : Fl. Ob. Cl.(in Bb) Hn. Bsn.
- Difficulty : C – approx. ABRSM Grade 5
- Duration : 3’00
- ISMN : 979-0-708141-12-9
- Portus Press reference : PPQ64
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Lincke, Paul: Wedding Dance (‘Titanic Waltz’) – Quintet
£25.00 – £29.00 Select optionsLincke, Paul: Wedding Dance (‘Titanic Waltz’) – Quintet
Lincke’s Wedding Dance is also known as the ‘Titanic Waltz’ as it was played on the ill-fated liner and featured in the 1997 film. Here arranged for wind quintet.
- Instruments : Fl., Ob., Cl. (in Bb), Hn., Bsn.
- Difficulty : C/D – approx. ABRSM Grade 5-6
- Duration : 11’15
- ISMN : 979-0-708141-76-1
- Portus Press reference : PPQ98
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Mahler: Adagietto (4th mvt. from Symphony No. 5.)
£13.00 – £15.00 Select optionsMahler: Adagietto (4th mvt. from Symphony No. 5.)
Mahler’s ‘Adagietto’ (4th mvt. 5th Symphony) was a love song to his bride-to-be, Alma. Breathtakingly beautiful music sensitively arranged for wind quintet.
- Instruments : Fl. Ob. Cl.(in Bb) Hn. Bsn.
- Difficulty : D-E (approx. ABRSM Grade 7-8)
- Duration : 8’30”
- ISMN : 979-0-708203-80-3
- Portus Press reference : PPQ179
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Mascagni: Intermezzo from ‘Cavalleria Rusticana’
£11.00 – £13.00 Select optionsMascagni: Intermezzo from ‘Cavalleria Rusticana’
Mascagni’s Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana here in a sumptuous arrangement for wind quintet. Lovely music for weddings and receptions.
- Instruments : Fl., Ob., Cl. (in Bb), Hn., Bsn.
- Difficulty : C – approx. ABRSM Grade 5
- Duration : 2’45
- ISMN : 979-0-708141-77-8
- Portus Press reference : PPQ99
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Mendelssohn & Wagner: Wedding Marches
£12.00 – £14.00 Select optionsMendelssohn & Wagner: Wedding Marches
Wagner’s ‘Bridal Chorus’ and Mendelssohn’s ‘Wedding March’ are both very popular music choices for the bride’s entrance. Here arranged for wind quintet.
- Instruments : Fl. Ob. Cl.(in Bb) Hn. Bsn.
- Difficulty : B – approx. ABRSM Grade 4
- Duration : 1’30” (Mendelssohn) & 1’15” (Wagner)
- ISMN : 979-0-708177-07-4
- Portus Press reference : PPQ111
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Parry: Jerusalem (And did those feet in ancient times)
£11.00 – £13.00 Select optionsParry: Jerusalem (And did those feet in ancient times)
Parry’s rousing uplifting ‘Jerusalem’ (And did those feet in ancient times). A regular at the ‘Last night of the Proms’ – arranged for wind quintet.
- Instruments : Fl. Ob. Cl.(in Bb) Hn. Bsn.
- Difficulty : C/D – approx. ABRSM Grade 5-6
- Duration : 2’15
- ISMN : 979-0-708141-02-0
- Portus Press reference : PPQ59
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