J.S. Bach: Concerto, BWV 1054 (1738)

arr. Katherine Needleman for Doublereed Ensemble

I. (no tempo indication)

II. Adagio e piano sempre

III. Allegro

Arranged by Katherine Needleman 2023

Instrumentation:

three oboes, two oboes d’amore, two English horns, bassoon, contrabassoon

or

five oboes, two English horns, bassoon, contrabasson

or

one Eb clarinet, 5 Bb clarinets, and two bass clarinets in Bb

Duration: approximately 15:30

Arrangement premiere: Curtis Institute of Music, May 10, 2024

Listen here.

Included in purchase of each doublereed version are two scores (concert pitch and transposed scores for performing/rehearsing) and nine parts, which will be delivered in PDF to your email address within 24 hours of purchase. Choose the original or an alternate version with Oboes 4 and 5 in place of the two oboes d’amore. Both versions can be purchased simultaneously (four scores total plus thirteen parts in total.) A clarinet ensemble for eight players also exists.

The dynamics and articulations here (in addition, obviously, to the orchestration) are all mine, designed to suit and unify the doublereed instruments of our time. I have freely let go of Mr. Bach’s dynamic and articulation suggestions as they cannot be directly translated into this ensemble. This is a quite wild and virtuoso display for nine doublereed players.