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Small Ensemble Sheet Music
for the Professional and Amateur Musician

Arrangements & Transcriptions for
Brass Quintet, Clarinet Quartet, Saxophone Quartet, Saxophone Quintet,
String Quartet, Woodwind Quartet, and Woodwind Quintet.

By Kenneth W. Abeling



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2 NEW Arrangements
15 Featured Arrangements


God Bless America by Irving Berlin arranged for Brass Quintet, Clarinet Quartet, Saxophone Quartet, Saxophone Quintet, String Quartet, Woodwind Quartet, and Woodwind Quintet. This is an advanced intermediate arrangement of one of the most enduring American patriotic songs of all time.

Promenade “Walking the Dog” by George Gershwin arranged for Brass Quintet, Clarinet Quartet, Saxophone Quartet, Saxophone Quintet, String Quartet, Woodwind Quartet, and Woodwind Quintet. This an advanced intermediate arrangement of Gershwin’s playful melody from the 1937 film score to Shall We Dance.

Entry of the Gladiators or Entrance of the Gladiators Op. 68 by Julius Fucik, transcription for Brass Quintet, Clarinet Quartet, Saxophone Quartet, Saxophone Quintet, String Quartet, Woodwind Quartet, and Woodwind Quintet by Kenneth Abeling and also known as “Thunder and Blazes”.  Although its original intent was of a more serious nature, it has become perhaps the most recognizable “Circus March’ of all time. This is a more advanced march but can be played at normal march tempo as well as circus or “screamer” march.

Cheek to Cheek by Irving Berlin arranged for Brass Quintet, Clarinet Quartet, Saxophone Quartet, Saxophone Quintet, String Quartet, Woodwind Quartet, and Woodwind Quintet. This is an intermediate level arrangement of the #1 song of 1935 written for the musical Top Hat featuring Fred Astaire & Ginger Rodgers.

Vocalise by Sergei Rachmaninoff transcribed for Clarinet Quartet, Saxophone Quartet, Saxophone Quintet, String Quartet, Woodwind Quartet, and Woodwind Quintet by Kenneth Abeling is the last of his 14 Romances in Opus 34. This is an Intermediate Level transcription and is suitable for many performance applications both secular and sacred.

Nola by Felix Arndt, arranged here for Clarinet Quartet, Saxophone Quartet, Saxophone Quintet, String Quartet, Woodwind Quartet, and Woodwind Quintet by Kenneth Abeling.  This is an advanced arrangement of a timeless old-time song dedicated to the composers wife. It is both cute and challenging!  Playing Time 3:30.

Bravura is arguably C.E. Duble’s most popular and recognizable marches, transcribed here for Brass Quintet, Clarinet Quartet, Saxophone Quartet, Saxophone Quintet, String Quartet, Woodwind Quartet, and Woodwind Quintet. This is an advanced intermediate to advanced transcription and playable at either march tempo, or circus march tempo.

The Pilgrim's Chorus, from the opera Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner arranged for Brass Quintet, Clarinet Quartet, Saxophone Quartet, Saxophone Quintet, String Quartet, Woodwind Quartet, and Woodwind Quintet.This is moderately easy arrangement to moderately difficult depending the part.

The Shadow of Your Smile, Words by Paul Francis Webster and Music by Johnny Mandel arranged for Brass Quintet, Clarinet Quartet, Saxophone Quartet, Saxophone Quintet, String Quartet, Woodwind Quartet, and Woodwind Quintet by Kenneth Abeling.  This charming song was first introduced in the 1965 film “The Sandpiper” and won the Grammy Award for Song of the Year as well as the Academy Award for Best Original Song.  This is an Intermediate to advanced Intermediate arrangement.

Americans We by Henry Fillmore arranged for Brass Quintet, Clarinet Quartet, Saxophone Quartet, Saxophone Quintet, String Quartet, Woodwind Quartet, and Woodwind Quintet. This is an advanced intermediate to easier advanced arrangement this popular patriotic march.

Desafinado, music by Antonio Carlos Jobim original Portuguese lyrics by Newton Mendonça arranged for Brass Quintet, Clarinet Quartet, Saxophone Quartet, Saxophone Quintet, String Quartet, Woodwind Quartet, and Woodwind Quintet. This is an advanced intermediate arrangement one of the most popular Latin Jazz Standards (bossa novas) of all time.

The Klaxon by Henry Fillmore arranged for Clarinet Quartet. This is an easier advanced arrangement this popular circus march. The playing time is approximately 3:00. Brass Quintet, Clarinet Quartet, Saxophone Quartet, Saxophone Quintet, String Quartet, Woodwind Quartet, and Woodwind Quintet.

CThe Chicken Dance, aka “The Duck Dance”, “The Bird Dance”, “Little Bird Dance” or “Birdie Dance” by Paul Parnes, Terry Rendall, Werner Thomas arranged for Brass Quintet, Clarinet Quartet, Saxophone Quartet, Saxophone Quintet, String Quartet, Woodwind Quartet, and Woodwind Quintet. This is an advanced intermediate arrangement of the silly, yet internationally popular, Oktoberfest interactive staple.

God Bless the U.S.A. words and music by Lee Greenwood for Brass Quintet, Clarinet Quartet, Saxophone Quartet, Saxophone Quintet, String Quartet, Woodwind Quartet, and Woodwind Quintet. This is an intermediate level arrangement of Lee Greenwood’s American patriotic country song. This song is a must the patriotic season!

Dizzy Fingers, arranged here for Clarinet Quartet, Saxophone Quartet, Saxophone Quintet, String Quartet, Woodwind Quartet, and Woodwind Quintet by Kenneth Abeling.  This is an advanced arrangement of a memorable and widely popular Novelty Rag. It is both charming and challenging!

Take the A Train, music by Billy Strayhorn arranged for Clarinet Quartet, Saxophone Quartet, Saxophone Quintet, String Quartet, Woodwind Quartet, and Woodwind Quintet This is an advanced arrangement of this timeless jazz standard and the Duke Ellington Orchestra’s signature song.

Who’s Sorry Now? Music by Ted Snyder, Lyrics by Bert Kalmer and Harry Ruby arranged here for Brass Quintet, Clarinet Quartet, Saxophone Quartet, Saxophone Quintet, String Quartet, Woodwind Quartet, and Woodwind Quintet by Kenneth Abeling.  This is an advanced intermediate to easy advanced level arrangement of the 1923 immensely popular song recorded by a variety of vocalists, and appearing in number of movies.

This is a collection of Six Pavanes by Luis de Milán originally written for the vihuela and transcribed here for Clarinet Quartet by Kenneth Abeling. These pavanes from the Renaissance period are suitable for general performance, and sacred events. They are for the most part moderately easy with a few moderately difficult passages. Additionally, they make an excellent introduction to the Renaissance period in music and the use of different meters.