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.
An Introduction to Music
for: Melody instrument (C) [guitar/piano/keyboard]
Music lesson book
Item no.: 766111
for: Clarinet, piano
Piano score, solo part, playback-CD
Item no.: 188162
from 2018
ABRSM 1 - 5
for: Treble recorder
Music lesson book
Item no.: 669016
from Gianni Schicchi
for: Flute, piano
Music score
Item no.: 722350
op. 90/3
for: Flute, piano
Music score
Item no.: 759100
for: Melody instrument (C) [guitar/piano/keyboard]
Songbook (melody, lyrics, chords)
Item no.: 404864
for: 4 saxophones (SATBar)
Score
Item no.: 813010
for: Alto saxophone, piano
Instrumental Solo & Piano Accompaniment
Item no.: 1612334
for: Flute [recorder/oboe]
Music lesson book
Item no.: 397460
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat)
Music score
Item no.: 634004
for: Clarinet
Music score
Item no.: 190706
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat)
Book, CD
Item no.: 204816
for: Voice (melody instrument]
Teacher's book
Item no.: 817469
for: Flute
Music score, CD
Item no.: 481954
28 Solos on Popular Jazz Standards
for: Flute
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 677270
for: Recorder
Music score
Item no.: 831843
for: Bass instrument (bass clef)
Music score
Item no.: 406416
for: Saxophone
Music lesson book
Item no.: 161604
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat/C low); rhythm group (piano, guitar, bass, drums) ad lib.
Music score, 2 Playback-CDs
Item no.: 601170
for: Flute, guitar
Score, solo part
Item no.: 461217
for: Instrument
Music lesson book
Item no.: 403587
for: Recorder
Music score
Item no.: 483986
for: Oboe
Music score
Item no.: 695348
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat)
Music lesson book, online audio
Item no.: 493023
for: Oboe
Music score
Item no.: 206789
12 Easy Pieces for Beginners
for: 1-2 flutes; piano ad lib.
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 579852
Learn to play bass recorder in ensemble
3-5 part recorder ensemble pieces
for: Bass recorder [3-5 Recorder (SAATB)]
Score, Single part, Playback-CD
Item no.: 204076
for: Flute
Music lesson book
Item no.: 100816
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat)
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 289409
for: Flute
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 328532
12 Tangos for Alto Saxophone & Piano
for: Alto saxophone, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 659625
for: Alto flute
Music score
Item no.: 174078
for: 1–2 clarinets
Music lesson book
Item no.: 466780
easy arragements for children's ensemble
for: Flexible ensemble (2 melodic instruments (C/B-flat), cello [double bass/bassoon], piano; percussion ad lib.)
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 192416
Ten great etudes for playing and improvising on the blues
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat)
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 676413
for: Oboe
Music score
Item no.: 169358
for: 4 saxophones
Score, Parts
Item no.: 445047
for: Flute
Music lesson book
Item no.: 327829
for: Flute
Study book
Item no.: 376244
for: Oboe
Book, CD
Item no.: 166104
for: Melody instrument (B-flat)
Music lesson book (spiral binding), online audio
Item no.: 492404
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat)
Book, CD
Item no.: 194911
for: Descant (soprano) recorder, piano
Music score (piano accompaniment)
Item no.: 177853
for: Clarinet
Music score
Item no.: 555007
for: Flute
Music lesson book
Item no.: 673492
for: 4 saxophones (SATBar)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1189706
for: Instrument [voice]
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 681777
from the 14th - 18th centuries
for: 3 treble recorders
Ensemble score (anthology)
Item no.: 327477