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Title	Composer Arranger	Ensemble Medium	Country	Publisher_Code	Date	Time	Difficulty	Recommended Level	Comments
WAHLBERG VARIATIONS	SANDSTROM, JAN	SAXOPHONE QUARTET	Sweden	SMIC	1993	15 MIN	H	C/U	SOP,ALSO,TEN,BAR SAX. COMMISSIONED BY A PROFESSIONAL ENSEMBLE AND MAY NEED THAT LEVEL OF PLAYER. BUT, A TERRIFIC CHALLENGE FOR THE MOST ADVANCED C/U STUDENT. PARTS ARE NOT GRATUITOUSLY DIFFICULT - IT JUST WORKS OUT THAT WAY. THERE IS MUSIC HERE!
WALDEN (WOODWIND QUINTET NO 2)	ABRAHAMSEN, HANS	WOODWIND QUINTET	Denmark	WHANSEN	1978	11 MIN	H	C/U	FOUR MOVEMENTS: 1 & 2 HAVE SPARSE NOTATION, SILENCES, QUICK DYNAMIC CHANGES. 3 & 4 ARE RHYTHMIC. CONTEMPORARY SOUNDS.
WEDDING MUSIC FOR SYMPHONIC BAND	LINKOLA, JUKKA	BAND	Finland	FiMIC	1998	EST 15+ MIN		C/U	PC,2FL,OB,3CL,BCL,BSN,AS,TS,BS,4HN,4TRPT,3TRB,EUP,2TBA,4PERC. MOVEMENTS: THE MARCH, THE WEDDING WALTZ, THE CEREMONY. A GREAT COMPOSER FOR WIND INSTRUMENTS AND A WORK PLAYED MUCH BY FINNISH BANDS- YOU WILL LIKE IT! POSSIBLE BY THE FINE HS BAND. YES!
WEIHNACHT UND TROMPETE	CHRISTENSEN, MOGENS	TRUMPET & ORCHESTRA	Denmark	AURITUS	1999	8 MIN	H	C/U	2FL(PIC,2OB,2CL,2BSN,4HN,2TRPT,3TRB,2PERC,STRINGS. A ONE MOVEMENT WORK THAT TAKES IT EASY ON THE TRUMPET PLAYER, BUT MAKES THE ORCHESTRA THINK AND WORK. CONTEMPORARY HARMONY AS ARE OTHER WORKS BY THIS COMPOSER.
WHEN YOU LISTEN FOR BARITIONE SAXOPHONE	JARNUM, KASPER	SAXOPHONE ALONE	Denmark	DKF	2001	EST 3+ MIN	H	C/U	MULTIPHONICS WITH A FINGERING CHART TO PLAY THEM. NOTES AND OTHER SUGGESTIONS OT MAKE THE MUSIC INTERESTING, FOR INSTANCE HE MARKS NOTES ‘BRUTALE’. EXTREME DYNAMICS ASKED.
WHY-THERFORE-PLAY, OP 137	CHRISTIANSEN, HENNING	FLUTE & PIANO	Denmark	DMIC	1981	15 MIN 30 SEC	H	C/U	SOME THEATER EXPECTATIONS, VOCALIZATIONS, NEEDS EXCELLENT PIANIST. THREE MOVEMENTS AND FUN!
WIE EIN HAUCH	SLETTHOLM, YNGVE	SAXOPHONE QUARTET	Norway	NMIC	1989	16 MIN 15 SEC	H	C/U	SATB. RHYTHMICALLY COMPLEX. A FORMIDABLE CHALLENGE FOR THE ESTABLISHED ENSEMBLE.
WIND LAYERS	MARTINSSON, ROLF	BAND	Sweden	SMIC	2002	11 MIN	M/H	C/U	PIC,2FL,2OB,2BSN,EbCL,3CL,BCL,2AS,TS,BS32TRPT,2COR,4HN,3TRB,EUP,2TBA,STBS,4PERC. A THREE MOVEMENT WORK THAT HAS MUCH INTEREST FOR PLAYER AND LISTENER. MOSTLY STRAIGHT FORWARD WITH A FEW RHYTHMIC PROBLEMS TO SOLVE. BEAUTIFUL SCORE.
WIND QUINTET NO. 2	ASGEIRSSON, JON	WOODWIND QUINTET	Iceland	ITM	1999	EST 10+ MIN	M	C/U/HS	A GOOD COMPOSER WITH AN EASIER WORK FOR ALL. EXCELLENT C/U MUSIC!
WIND QUINTET NO. 3, OP. 98	JOHNSEN, HALLVARD	WOODWIND QUINTET	Norway	NORSK	1990	ST 6+ MIN	M/H	C/U	USUAL INSTR. A VERY NICE SCORE AND PARTS THAT ARE JUST MODESTLY CHALLENGING, LEAVING TIME TO MAKE MUSIC WITH THIS GOOD WORK.
WINDINGS	MAROS, MIKLOS	SAXOPHONE QUARTET & BAND	Sweden	SMIC	2006	15 MIN	H	C/U	2FL,2OB,2CL,2BSN,2HN,2TRPT,2TRB,TBA,2PERC. SOLO INSTRUMENTS: 2AS,TS,BS. THERE ARE SEVERAL CONTRASTING SECTIONS THAT ARE CONNECTED. THE SAXOPHONE SECTION WILL WORK FOR THIS ONE, BUT THE BAND HAS IT A LITTLE EASIER. GOOD COMPOSER AND INTERESTING MUSIC.
WINGS	REHNQVIST, KARIN	FLUTE ALONE	Sweden	SMIC	1998	10 MIN	H	C/U	A THREE MOVEMENT WORK WITH CHALLENGES FOR THE SERIOUS STUDENT. THE COMPOSER USES QUICK DYNAMIC CHANGE AS WELL AS ADVANCED TECHNIQUES TO MAKE THIS INTERESTING MUSIC.
WINTER PIECES: 3	BORTZ, DANIEL	BRASS QUINTET	Sweden	GEHRMANS	1983	12 MIN	H	C/U	RANGES MODEST, BUT RHYTHMICALLY VERY CHALLENGING. SOME OF IVES IN THIS WORK.
WITH HEAD TO THE MUSIC BENT	ENGSTROM, TORBJORN	CLARINET ALONE	Sweden	SMIC	1985	7 MIN	E/M	C/U/HS	NOTES ARE EASY BUT MAKING MUSIC WITH THE NOTES WILL BE MORE DIFFICULT.
WITHIN THE FAIRY RING AND OUT OF IT	NORGARD, PER	CLARINET ALONE	Denmark	WHANSEN	1999	EST 5 MIN	H	C/U	NORGARD IS AN INVENTIVE COMPOSER WHOSE WORKS ALWAYS NEED ATTENTION. THIS WORK IS FOR THE VERY BEST C/U CLARINET PLAYER. MIXED METER, RHYTHMIC THINGS, AND OTHER FUN PROBLEMS. A VERY NICE CHALLENGE
WOOD AND WIND IMMANENT	VOGT, HERMAN	CLARINET ALONE	Norway	NMIC	2005	8 MIN	H	C/U	MULTI PHONICS - LAID OUT NICELY BY THE COMPOSER WITH SUGGESTED FINGERINGS. SHOW OFF PIECE FOR THE MOST ADVANCED PLAYER INTERESTED IN THE AVANTE GUARDE.
WOODCUTS	ROMPPANEN, ARI	WOODWIND QUINTET	Finland	FiMIC	200/06	EST 10+ MIN	H	C/U	MOVEMENTS: PRELUDE, CHORAL, FUGUE. THE MIXED METER MAY BE A PROBLEM IN THE FIRST MOVEMENT WHICH PUSHES THIS INTO THE HARD CATEGORY. WHEN YOU ARE PAST THAT THIS ONE WILL PLAY.
WOODWIND QUARTET	KENTISH, OLIVER	WOODWIND QUARTET	Iceland	ITM	1989	30 MIN	H	C/U	FL,OB,CL,BSN. SOME RHYTHMIC DIFFICULTIES TO SMOOTH OUT. SOMETHING FOR EACH MEMBER OF THE ENSEMBLE TO CONTRIBUTE AND NEED REHEARSAL TIME.
WOVEN LINES	FUNDAL, KARSTEN	CLARINET ALONE	Denmark	WHANSEN	1993	6 MIN	H	C/U	TYPICAL MODERN DANISH COMPOSITION ALWAYS CHALLENGING THE MUSICIAN IN ALL WAYS. THIS IS FOR THE VERY BEST WITH A DESIRE TO PLAY IT ALL: RANGE, RHYTHM, TONAL SEQUENCE -- IT IS ALL HERE. HAVE FUN! THE SCORE IS GOOD AND WILL HELP LEARNING THE WORK.