Arrangements for Woodwinds/Brasses

Fuga No. 5
By Johann Sebastian Bach
Transcribed by Pam Opacich-Wilsens

The suggested instrumentation for this transcription from the Arrangements for Woodwinds series is Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, and Bassoon; but alternate parts allow other possibilities. The many sixteenth notes usually occur in two groups of four, making them negotiable by amateur players, especially at the andante tempo. A longer series of them at the end may require some separate drill, particularly by the alto and bass instruments. This is a very expressive and listenable fugue, appropriately played whenever one would play an organ fugue in all but the most somber of worship services.

This transcription can be played by as few as four instruments. Parts are included for Flute, Oboe, Bassoon, I-III Clarinets, Bass Clarinet, I & II Alto Saxes, Tenor Sax, Baritone Sax, and F Horn, so that quartets can be formed in different ways, or various doublings may be made for larger ensembles. The difficulty level is 3/4.

Full set includes a Full Score, transposed parts for individual instruments, background notes, and suggestions for rehearsal and performance.