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: Voice (melody instrument]
Music score
Item no.: 195190
for: Clarinet
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 582635
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat)
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 428646
for: Flute
Music lesson book
Item no.: 680304
Daily studies
for: Saxophone
Music lesson book
Item no.: 128835
Concise Reed Making Manual for Baroque Oboe
for: Oboe
Study book
Item no.: 601594
for young flutists
Introductory book on contemporary playing techniques
for: Flute
Study book (with online audio)
Item no.: 774348
(Note Speller 3)
Schaum Method Supplement
for: Voice (melody instrument]
Music lesson book
Item no.: 765955
for: Clarinet (B-flat)
Music score
Item no.: 493682
for: Flute
Music score, CD
Item no.: 554996
for four recorders (AATB) (vocal ad lib)
for: 4 recorders (AATB)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 662943
for: Flute
Music lesson book
Item no.: 695647
for: Clarinet
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 884755
for: 4 saxophones (SATBar)
Score
Item no.: 857496
for: 2 bassoons
Ensemble score
Item no.: 266853
for: Clarinet
Music score, CD
Item no.: 162355
for: Flute, piano
Book
Item no.: 136440
for: Flute
Music score
Item no.: 401734
for: Clarinet, piano
Instrumental Solo & Piano Accompaniment
Item no.: 1589477
for: Clarinet, piano
Instrumental Solo & Piano Accompaniment
Item no.: 1612185
Over 150 contemporary tunes written by 100 female composers from Britain and Ireland
for: Voice (melody instrument]
Music score (anthology)
Item no.: 1560552
20 swing exercises
for: 1–3 alto saxophones
Music lesson book, single parts, playback CD
Item no.: 370759
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat)
Music score, CD
Item no.: 481693
for: Flute
Music score
Item no.: 215372
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat)
Music score, CD
Item no.: 471614
Baroque and German System
for: Recorder
Fingering chart
Item no.: 618930
A compilation of the best Grade 5 flute pieces ever selected by the major examination boards
for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part, playback-CD (anthology)
Item no.: 601463
for: Clarinet
Music score
Item no.: 316473
for: Flute
Score
Item no.: 1542007
for: Tenor saxophone (B-flat)
Music lesson book, online audio
Item no.: 776973
A comprehensive method for group, individual and self tuition
for: Descant recorder
Students book
Item no.: 738684
Instrumental Solos for Wind Instruments – Piano Accompaniment
Alfred's Instrumental Play-Along
for: Wind instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat); piano ad lib.
Sheet music (piano accompaniment), playback-CD
Item no.: 605158
for: Flute
Music lesson book
Item no.: 107056
for: Treble recorder
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 809701
Edition Schott
for: Treble recorder
Music score
Item no.: 748884
for: Flute
Music score
Item no.: 485449
for: Flute, piano
Score, part
Item no.: 631833
A fresh approach
Schott Sight-Reading Series
for: Flute
Music lesson book
Item no.: 444819
for: Recorder
Music score
Item no.: 461206
for: Melody instrument
Music lesson book, 3 CDs
Item no.: 331274
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat)
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 149214
for: Clarinet
Music lesson book
Item no.: 131148
for: Flute; piano ad lib.
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 641030
for: Clarinet
Music lesson book
Item no.: 209573
German and Dutch music
for: Recorder ensemble
Ensemble score
Item no.: 355818
for: Treble recorder
Item no.: 355803
French and Spanish Music
for: 2–4 recorders
Ensemble score
Item no.: 355815
for: Instrument in C (high and low), B-flat or E-flat (flute /violin /clarinet /saxophone /trumpet /horn /trombone /guitar /keyboard /piano /bass)
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 260959