The modern Woodwind family consists of recorders, flutes, oboes, clarinets, bassoons and saxophones. No matter your experience or your age, or your choice of woodwind instrument, we have sheet music, scores and tuition books for all, in a wide range of genres and styles.
Woodwind instruments began to evolve thousands of years ago. The first flutes were believed to have been up to 50,000 years old, and through the ages, old flute-like instruments have been discovered that were carved from various different woods, and even bones from birds or bears!
Through the medieval, renaissance and baroque periods, the most common woodwind instruments, recorder, flute, oboe and bassoon, developed, and the clarinet joined them from the middle of the 18th century. The first woodwind instruments had no reeds, the flutes and recorders. With the dawn of the double-reed, oboes and bassoons developed, and the clarinet was the first single reed instrument to join the family.
In the 19th century, the first saxophones started to appear, which despite being made of brass, were counted among the woodwind instruments, because they are all single reed instruments, employing a very similar finger and key system to the clarinet.
Although the saxophone is a relatively minor instrument within the classical symphony orchestra, it did however, help the woodwind family to take a prominent role in various modern musical styles, including jazz, soul, pop and rock music.
for: Descant recorder
Music score
Item no.: 773397
for: 2 recorders (SA)
Ensemble score
Item no.: 771118
Le più belle musiche di Natale da suonare con il Flauto dolce
for: Recorder
Music score, CD
Item no.: 1207532
10 facili melodie natalizie
for: Clarinet, piano
Piano score, solo part, online audio (playback)
Item no.: 1543920
for: 2 saxophones
Ensemble score
Item no.: 771930
for: 2 clarinets
Ensemble score
Item no.: 771122
10 facili melodie natalizie per sax contralto e pianoforte
for: Alto saxophone, piano
Piano score, solo part, online audio (playback)
Item no.: 1532309
In pop en klassiek
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat)
Music score, CD
Item no.: 455561
for: 4 recorders (AAAB)
Music score
Item no.: 775853
for: Voice (melody instrument]
Music score
Item no.: 774163
for: 4 clarinets
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1550113
36 Christmas Songs
for: Winds class [clarinet (B-flat)]
Music lesson book
Item no.: 764945
36 Christmas Songs
for: Winds class [oboe]
Music lesson book
Item no.: 764944
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat)
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 1535229
Le più belle musiche di Natale da suonare con il Flauto dolce
for: Recorder
Music score, CD
Item no.: 1207531
10 facili melodie natalizie
for: Flute
Piano score, solo part, online audio (playback)
Item no.: 1543900
for: 2 clarinets
Ensemble score
Item no.: 771926
for: Descant (soprano) recorder, guitar
Music score
Item no.: 773147