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QUINTETS
(if the location of the music is known, the entry concludes with a Publisher or email address)
(further repertoire is on wind quintets catalogue)

  • Elfrida ANDRÉE (1841-1929): Pf Qnt, e minor, 1865. Silvertrust Edition.

  • Violet ARCHER (1913-2000) Divertimento, Brass Qnt, 1963; brassapedia.

  • Claude ARRIEU (1903-1990) Wind Qnt, 1955; Billaudot.

  • Grażyna BACEWICZ (1909-1969): Wind Qnt, 10', 1932. Pf Qnt No 1, 22', 1952; PWM;
    look at youtube. No 2, 28', 1965. All Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne; Hal Leonard.

  • Judith BAILEY (1941-2025): Clarinet Qnt, Op 47; 1996; British Library.

  • Elsa BARRAINE (1910-1999): Ouvrage de Dames, Wind Qnt; 10'; 1931; Bibliotèque nationale de France; wisemusicclassical.com.

  • Marion BAUER (1882-1955): Aquarelle, Op 39 No 2, c2' (arranged from piano No 1).
    Contact The Marion Eugenie Bauer Papers.

  • Amy BEACH (1867-1944): Pf Qnt, f sharp minor, Op 67, 27', 1907; hildegard.com;
    look at youtube. Theme & Variations, Op 80, Fl/stgs, 1916, 23'; look at youtube.
    Pastorale, Wind Qnt, 4', 1942; hildegard.com.

  • Luise Adolpha Le BEAU (1850-1927): Str Qnt, c minor, Op 54, 1900; Furore-verlag.de.

  • Sally BEAMISH (b1956): Songs & Blessings, 1981, 10', Ob/bn/vn/va/pf. Songs and Blessings, Ob/bn/pf trio, 1991. Five Changing Pictures, Pf Qnt, 1993. The Naming of Birds, 2000, 15', Wind Qnt. Botanical Drawings, Str Qnt, 2011. Epilogue, 2011.
    Reckless in Amsterdam, Sax Qnt, 2013. beamish.com.

  • Hanna BEEKHUIS (1889-1980): Elegy & Humoresque, Wind Qnt, 6', 1939/1947; Donemus.
    Wnd Qnt, 11', 1967; Donemus.

  • Judith BINGHAM (1952): A Dream of the Past, Brass Qnt, 15' 1993: Brassapedia.
    Be Mindful, 2Tpt/hn/tbn/ta, 2005. Elsewhere, Cl Qnt; 2024; Composers Edition.

  • Victoria BOND (b1945): C-A-G-E-D, Str Qnt in 3 mvts, 10', 1972; Seesaw Music.
    Hot Air, Wind Qnt, 16', 1991; Presser.com.

  • Margaret BROUWER (b1940): Timespan, 1986; Brass Qnt; Brouwer works.
    Clarinet Qnt, 2005; cl/strgs; Brouwer works.

  • Diana BURRELL (b1948): Wind Qnt, 15', 1990; UMP. Double Image, 1999, Fl/cl/vn/vc/pf; UMP.
    Piece number 81, 2006, Vn/rec/hpsd/gtr/vc; UMP.

  • Doreen CARWITHEN (1922-2003): Five Diversions, Wind Qnt, c12', 1951; Rosewood Publications.

  • Hedwige CHRÉTIEN (1859-1944): Wind Qnt: Arabesque, d minor; 1921; Arabesque_Chrétien

  • Valerie COLEMAN (b1970): Wind Qnt Afro-Cuban Concerto, 15', 2001; Coleman Cuban.
    Tzigane, 2011; Emerson

  • Ruth CRAWFORD SEEGER (1901-1953): Suite, Wind Qnt, Op 151, 10', 1929/1952; alexburns.com;
    look at youtube. Ambache Edition.

  • Yvonne DESPORTES (1907-1993): Prelude, Variations & Finale on a Gregorian Chant, Wind Qnt; 1938;
    Imageries d'anton; Brass Qnt, 1982; Billaudot.com.

  • Emma Lou DIEMER (1927-2024): A Requiem, Wind Qnt, 1963. Keiser.

  • Violetta DINESCU (b1953): Alternance für Bläserquintet, 1982; brassapedia.org.
    Festspielfanfare, 1983, 3 tpt, 2hn; Noten-Roehr.

  • Nancy DEUSSEN (1931-2019): Wind Qnt, 1965. The Baylands, 1995, Fl/ob/cl/bn/pf. Wind Qnt No 2, 1996. Tribute to the Ancients, 1998, Brass Qnt. Deussen.

  • Louise FARRENC (1804-1875): Pf Qnt, a minor, Op 30, 29', 1842; Edition Silvertrust.
    look at youtube. Pf Qnt Number 2, E major, Op 31, 28', 1851; Edition Silvertrust.

  • Elaine FINE (b1959): Three Enigmas for Five Winds, 2002; Subito Music Corp.
    Two Pieces for Brass Qnt, 2003; Subito Music Corp.

  • Ilse FROMM-MICHAELS (1888-1986): Vier Puppen, Op 4, 5', 1908; British Library.

  • Dorothy GOW (1893-1982): Oboe Qnt, Ob/hn/strg trio; 1936, 12'; British Music Collection.

  • Sofia GUBAIDULINA (1931-2025): Piano Qnt, 1957, 24'; Boosey/Sikorski.

  • Barbara HARBACH (b1946): Fantasy and Fugue on Swing Low Sweet Chariot; barbaraharbach.com. Freeing the Caged Bird, 11', 2007; barbaraharbach.com.

  • Amanda HARBERG (b1973): Suite, Wind Qnt, 18', 2017; Presser.com.

  • Jennifer HIGDON (b1962): Autumn Music, Wind Qnt, 1995, 13' Chamber works.

  • Imogen HOLST (1907-1984) String Qnt (2 vcs), 1984; works.

  • Katherine HOOVER (1937-2018): Piano Qnt, Op 39, Da Pacem, 25', 1988.
    Homage a Bartók, Wind Qnt, 1987; Presser.com.

  • Mary HOWE (1882-1964): Suite for Strg 4tt/pf, 19', 1928. Ambache.

  • Betsy JOLAS (b1926): O Wall, 15', 1976; wisemusicclassical.com.

  • Maria KAOUTZANI (b1993): Speak, Mind, 9'; Kaoutzani.

  • Elena KATS-CHERNIN (b1950): Kosky Tango, 1996; Cl/str qtt; Australian Music Centre. unc.edu.

  • Frida KERN (1891-1988): Vier Stücke für Bläserquintett, Op 25, c1950, 17'; Trevcomusic.com.

  • Valérie KNABE (b1988): Visions nocturnes, Wind Qnt; 2019; Furore-verlag.de.

  • Vanessa LANN (b1962): Objects of Ritual, Fl/cl/vn/vc/pf, 20', 2001; Donemus.con.

  • Libby LARSEN (b1950): Brazen Overture: Brass Qnt, 2000; Brazen Overture.

  • Camille van LUNEN (b1957): Entgleist, (Derailed), Wind Qnt, Op 33; Furore-verlag.de.

  • Elizabeth LUTYENS (1906-1983): Wind Qnt, Op 45, 1960; Belwyn-Mills.
    Branches of the Night and of the Day Hn/strg qtt, Op 153, 1981; UYMP.

  • Elizabeth MACONCHY (1907-1994): Oboe Qnt, 1932, 12'. Clar Qnt, 1963;
    British Music Collection. Wind Qnt, 1980; wisemusicclassical.com.

  • Adela MADDISON (1862-1929): Piano Qnt, 1916, c21'; Silvertrust Edition.
    Strg Qnt, (2 vns), 1925; British Library.

  • Ursula MAMLOCK (1923-2016) Festive Sounds, Wind Qnt, 1978; Boosey.com.
    When Summer Sang, 1980, Fl/cl/pf/vn/vc; wisemusicclassical.com.

  • Ljubica MARIĆ (1909-2003): Wind Qnt, 1931; Furore-verlag.de.

  • Joanna MARSH (b1970) Toccata, Brass Qnt, 3', 2010; Toccata.

  • Cecilia McDOWALL (b1951): Winter Music, Wind Qnt, 1992, Hunt Ed.
    Tango oscuro dark memories from an old tango hall, 2tpt/hn/tbn/tba, 6', 2000; Gemini.
    Dance in the dark streets, Str Qnt, 12', 2003, Gemini Publications. Wind Qnt, 10', 2001; Gemini.
    Subject to the Weather, Wind Qnt, 5', 2010; Weather. ceciliamcdowall/works.

  • Emile MAYER (1812-1883): Str Qnt, (2Vns), d minor; Furore-verlag.de.
    Str Qnt II, D major; 1854; Furore-verlag.de.

  • Elena MENDOZA (b1973): Díptico, Cl/sax/vc/pf/perc, 12', 2003; wisemusicclassical.com.

  • Florentine MULSANT (b1962): Piano Qnt, Op 94, 2020; Furore-verlag.de.

  • Roxanna PANUFNIK (b1968): Cantator & Amanda, Bn/str qtt, 14', 2011; Edition Peters 44953.
    Spirit Moves, 2001, Brass Qnt; wisemusicclassical.com.

  • Dora PEJAĈEVIĈ (1885-1923): Pf Qnt, b minor, Op 25, 1908, 29'; Croatian Music Information Centre;
    look at youtube.

  • Barbara PENTLAND (1912-2000): Pf Qnt, 1983, 20'; info from Canadian Music Centre.

  • Edna Frida PIETSCH (1894-1982): Miniature Suite, Op 20, Wind Qnt, 1949.
    Piano Qnt; manuscript in Pietsch Collection Wisconsin Mills Music Library

  • Gabriele PROY (b1965): Granat, Pf Qnt, 2012. Lavandula Vera, Pf Qnt, 2013. e-mail gabriele.proy@aon.at

  • Priaulx RAINIER (1903-1996): Six Pieces, for five wind instruments, 1961.
    Schott Music #ED 10740; Hal Leonard.

  • Shulamit RAN (b1949): Concerto da Camera I, Wind Qnt, 15', 1985.
    Concerto da Camera II, Pf/strgs, 17', 1987; Presser.com.

  • Betty ROE (b1930): Betty's Bounce, Wind Qnt; Thames Publishing.
    Galliard Suite, Brass Qnt: 2Tpt/hn/tbn/tba; Emerson.

  • Rhian SAMUEL (b1944): Fantasy Qnt, 1998, 15', 5 Fls. 5 Miniatures, 2001, Pf Qnt.
    Light & Water, 2003, Pf Qnt. Dovey Junction, 2005, 4.5', Brass Qnt.
    Primavera, Wind Qnt, 15', 1984/2002. Stainer & Bell.

  • Tona SCHERCHEN (b1938): Ziguidor, Wind Qnt; 1977; Boosey.com.

  • Ethel SMYTH (1858-1944): String Qnt, E major (2vc), Op 1, 35', 1884; Faber music.

  • Germaine TAILLEFERRE (1892-1983): Fantaisie, Pf Qnt, 1912. Choral et deux Variations, Wind Qnt, 1979. Musicaneo/Musik Fabrik.

  • Hilary TANN (1947-2023): Winter Sun, Summer Rain, Fl/cl/va/vc/cel; 1986, 13'; OUP.

  • Joan TOWER (b1938): Amazon I, 1977; Fl/cl/vn/vc/pf; wisemusicclassical. Island Prelude, Ob/strgs, 1988, 10'. Turning Points, Cl/strgs, 1995, 16'.
    Copperware, Brass Qnt, 2006, 12'. A Gift, Pf/4 winds, 2007, 20'. Rising, Fl/strgs, 2009, 16'.
    Red Maple, Bn/strgs, 2013, 16'. All from Music Sales.

  • Joan TRIMBLE (1915-2000): Three Diversions, Wind Qnt, 1990, c10'; Emerson/Rosewood Publications.

  • Helena TULVE (b1972): Lethe, Fl/ob/cl/pf/vc, 1972; manuscript at Estonian Music Information Centre;

  • Yuko UEBAYASHI (b1975): Misericordia, Fl/strg qtt; 2013; Uebayashi scores.

  • Julia USHER (b1945): Lost Icons, Wind Qnt, 2015; Impulse-music.co.uk.

  • Errollyn WALLEN (b1958): All the Blues I see, Fl/strgs, 20', 2004; wisemusicclassical.com.
    Are you worried about the Rising Cost of Funerals? Sop/2vn/va/vc, 14', 1994; wisemusicclassical.

  • Gwyneth WALKER (b1947): Braintree Quintet, Wind Qnt; 1988; Walker works.

  • Elinor Remick WARREN (1900-1991): Quintet, 1936, from Trevocomusic.

  • Judith WEIR (b1954): Out of the Air, Wind Qnt, 9', 1975.
    I Broke off a Golden Branch, Pf/str, 1991: wisemusicclassical.com.
    Blue-Green Hill, Fl/cl/vn/vc/pf, 12', 2013; wisemusicclassical.com.

  • Julia WOLFE (b1958): On Seven-Star-Shoes, 6', Wind Qnt, 1985; Wolfe; & Ricordi.com USA.

  • Judith Lang ZAIMONT (b1945): When Angels Speak, 1998, 12'; Jeanné.
    Homeland, Quintet No 2, Jeanné Publishing 5034.

  • Isidora ŽEBELJAN (1967-2020): Song of a Traveller in the Night, Cl/Strgs, 2003; Ricordi Milan.
    The Ghost from the Pumpkin, Brass Qnt, 2005; Ricordi Milan.

  • Grete von ZIERITZ (1899-2001): Serenade, 14', Wind Qnt, 1965; Schott-music.com.
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