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Suite from Album for the Young by Tchaikovsky – Easy Educational Pieces for Woodwind Quintet
22198657
22198657
22198657
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Woodwind Ensemble, Woodwind Quintet Bassoon, Clarinet, Flute, French Horn, Oboe - Level 2 - Digital Download
SKU: A0.546681
By EnsembleSheetMusic. Composed by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky and Tchaikovsky, Pjotr Iljitsj. Arranged by Sjoerd van der Veen. This edition: pdf, streaming. Chamber, Children, Classical, Instructional, Romantic Period. 46 pages. Sjoerd van der Veen #156626. Published by Sjoerd van der Veen (A0.546681).Are you looking for the perfect repertoire to develop your ensemble's sound, blend, and intonation? This Suite from "Album for the Young" (Op. 39) by P.I. Tchaikovsky, expertly arranged for Woodwind Quintet by Sjoerd van der Veen, is specifically designed as a powerful educational tool for developing and intermediate chamber music groups.
Instead of dry technical exercises, this delightful suite uses Tchaikovsky’s famous, highly expressive miniature masterpieces to teach essential woodwind skills, making it both an effective pedagogical resource and an engaging concert piece.
Educational Highlights from the Suite:
1. Morning Prayer (Lento): A beautiful, chorale-like movement. Perfect for working on sustainable air support, ensemble balance, tuning warm acoustic chords, and mastering smooth legato connections across different instrument combinations.
2. Polka (Allegretto): A light, bouncy, and infectious Russian dance. Ideal for practicing crisp staccato articulation, clean ensemble releases, collective rhythmic timing, and sudden, precise dynamic contrasts.
3. The Sick Doll (Lento): A deeply expressive, melancholic movement in a minor key. This piece is an excellent study in phrasing, emotional delivery, and transparency, teaching players how to pass a weeping, lyrical melody seamlessly from one instrument to another while maintaining a delicate, subdued accompaniment.
4. In Church (Lento / Adagio): A solemn, resonant closing movement that mimics the grand acoustic of an old cathedral. It provides an exceptional challenge for low-register intonation, sustained breath control, and collective chord balance, culminating in a beautiful, fading pianissimo chorale.
With comfortable ranges, thoughtful breathing rests, and tailored difficulty across all parts (Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn, and Bassoon), this suite ensures that no young player is overwhelmed, yet everyone stays musically engaged. It is a highly recommended addition to music school libraries, youth orchestra chamber music programs, and intermediate recital sets.
All movements: 1. Morning Prayer 2. Polka 3. Mazurka 4. Folk Song 5. Italian Song 6. Old French Song 7. German Song 8. The Nurse's Tale 9. The Witch 10. Song of the Lark
Instrumentation
Standard Woodwind Quintet (Accessible / Intermediate Level):
Flute
Oboe
Clarinet in B-flat
Horn in F
Bassoon
Grade 2 - 2.5.
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