List of woodwind quintets

Here is a list of the most important original works for the classical (wood) wind quintet . Unless otherwise stated, the scoring is flute , oboe , clarinet , horn and bassoon .

Classic

Joseph Haydn (1732–1809): Divertimento in B flat major (originally for harmony music , but as a quintet arrangement it has become a repertoire piece)
Giuseppe Cambini (1746-1825): 3 quintets op.4
Antonio Rosetti (Anton Rössler) (1750–1792): Quintet in Eb for Fl, Ob, Klr, Taille [!] And bassoon
Franz Danzi (1763–1826): 3 quintets each op. 56, op. 67, op. 68
Anton Reicha (1770–1836): 6 quintets each op. 88, op. 91, op. 99, op. 100
François René Gebauer (1773–1845): 3 quintets

romance

Johann Sobeck (1831–1914): 4 quintets (op. 9, 11, 14, 23)
Charles Lefèbvre (1843–1917): Suite op.57 (1910)
Claude Paul Taffanel (1844–1908): Quintet in G minor (1876)
August Klughardt (1847–1902): Quintet in C major op. 79 (1901)
George Templeton Strong (1856–1948): Cinq Aquarelles (1933)
Josef Bohuslav Foerster (1859–1951): Wind quintet in D major op.95 (1909)
Gustav Holst (1874–1934): Quintet op.14 (1903)

20th century

A woodwind quintet from 1931, here the Prague wind quintet with Václav Smetáček on oboe

Carl Nielsen (1865–1931) Quintet op.43 (1922)
Alexander Zemlinsky (1871–1942) humoresque . School piece for wind quintet (1939)
Paul Juon (1872–1940) Wind Quintet in B flat major, Op. 84
Arnold Schönberg (1874–1951) Quintet op.26 (1924)
Hermann Zilcher (1881–1948) Wind quintet for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon, op. 91 (1941)
Egon Wellesz (1885–1974) Suite op.73 for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon (1954)
Heinz Tiessen (1887–1971) Divertimento for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon, op. 51 (1956)
Johanna Beyer (1888–1944) woodwind quintet (1933)
Jacques Ibert (1890–1962) Trois pièces brèves (1930)
Georg von Albrecht (1891–1976) Quintet for flute, oboe, Bb clarinet, F horn and bassoon, op. 74
Georges Migot (1891–1976) Quintet for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon (1954)
Darius Milhaud (1892–1974) La Cheminée du Roi René op.205 (1939)
Arthur Benjamin (1893–1960) Wind Quintet (1960)
Walter Hamor Piston Jr. (1894–1976) wind quintet (1956)
Ernst Fuchs-Schönbach (1894–1975) Quintet in B flat major, Op. 61 for flute, oboe, clarinet in Bb, horn in F and bassoon
Paul Hindemith (1895–1963) Small Chamber Music op. 24/2 (1922)
Hermann Ambrosius (1897–1983) Suite in B minor for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon, op. 57
Karl Marx (1897–1985) Quintet for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon on chants from the South Seas, op. 69 (1973)
Albert Moeschinger (1897–1985) Quintet on Swiss Folk Songs for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon
Hanns Eisler (1898–1962) Divertimento op.4 (1923)
Pavel Haas (1899–1944) Wind Quintet op.10 (1929)
Bernhard Kaun (1899–1980) Quintet for wind instruments (1925)
Henri Tomasi (1901–1971):
- Variations sur un thème corse (1925)
- Cinq danses profanes et sacrées (1959)
Hans Winterberg (1901–1991) Quintet for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn (1957)
Hans Chemin-Petit (1902–1981) Quintet for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon (1948)
Georg Trexler (1903–1979) Spitzweg Suite for wind quintet
Victor Bruns (1904–1996) Wind Quintet Op. 16 (1947)
Hermann Schroeder (1904–1984) Wind Quintet op.50 (1974)
Eugène Bozza (1905–1991):
- Variations sur un thème libre op.42 (1943)
- Scherzo op.48 (1944)
- Pentaphony (1973)
Ferenc Farkas (1905–2000) Old Hungarian Dances, Lavottiana, Serenade
Kees van Baaren (1906–1970) Quintetto a fiato (Sovraposizioni II) for wind quintet (1963)
Peter Mieg (1906–1990) wind quintet (1977)
Václav Smetáček (1906–1986) From the Lives of Insects , Suite (1936)
Hirao Kishio (1907–1953) Quintet for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon (1950)
Karl Höller (1907–1987) Serenade for wind quintet, op. 42a, after the 3rd string quartet, op. 42 (1947), SMV
Sándor Veress (1907–1992) Diptych for wind quintet (1968)
Elliott Carter (1908-2012) Woodwind Quintet (1948)
Alice Samter (1908–2004) Variatio delectat (1990) for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn (and percussion)
Harald Genzmer (1909–2007) Wind Quintet (1956)
Vagn Holmboe (1909-1996) Notturno (1940)
Samuel Barber (1910–1981) Summer Music op.31 (1956)
Josef Tal (1910-2008) Woodwind Quintet (1966)
Denes Agay (1911-2007) Five Easy Dances (1956)
Ingolf Dahl (1912–1970) Allegro and Arioso for wind quintet (1942)
Jean Françaix (1912–1997):
- Wind quintet No. 1 (1948)
- Wind quintet No. 2 (1987)
Barbara Pentland (1912–2000) Occasions for wind quintet (1974)
Cesar Bresgen (1913–1988) Salzburg Divertimento for wind quintet (1965, premiered Munich 1969)
Johann Cilenšek (1913–1998) Quintet for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon (1975)
René Leibowitz (1913–1972) Wind Quintet op.11 (1944)
Irving Gifford Fine (1914–1962):
- Partita for wind quintet (1948)
- Romanza for wind quintet (1961)
Hermann Haller (1914–2002) 5 pieces en forme de variations pour quintette à vent (1980)
Jean Papineau-Couture (1916-2000):
- Fantaisie for wind quintet (1963)
- Canons for wind quintet (1964)
James Gayfer (1916–1997) Suite for woodwind quintet (1947)
Yun I-sang (1917–1995):
- Festive dance for wind quintet (1988)
- Wind quintet I-II (1991)
Ernst Ludwig Kutzer (1918–2008) Wind Quintet No. 1 op. 100
Albert Häberling (1919–2012): Music for wind quintet op. 97 (1990)
Jiří Pauer (1919–2007) wind quintet (1961)
Oskar Sigmund (1919-2008):
- 1st wind quintet for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon (1957)
- 2nd wind quintet for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon (1964)
Franz Richter Herf (1920–1989) Wind quintet for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon (1965)
Earl Kim (1920–1998) Scenes From Childhood , Wind Quintet (1984)
Malcolm Arnold (1921-2006):
- Wind quintet op.2 (1942)
- Three Shanties for Wind Quintet op.4 (1943)
William Bergsma (1921–1994) Concerto for wind quintet (1958)
Harry Höfer (1921–2007): Prologo musicale for wind quintet (1990) for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon
Odette Gartenlaub (1922–2014):
- Première Quintette à vent for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn
- Deuxième Quintette à vent for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn
Finn Mortensen (1922–1983) Wind Quintet op.4 (1951)
Hans-Joachim Marx (1923–2010) A strong castle is our God (Carpe Diem) for woodwind quintet
György Ligeti (1923-2006):
- 6 bagatelles (1953)
- 10 pieces for wind quintet (1968)
Klaus Hashagen (1924–1998) Rondell (1964) for woodwind quintet
Luciano Berio (1925-2003) Opus Number Zoo (1951)
Hans-Joachim Geisthardt (1925–2007) Three pieces for wind quintet (1962)
Bertold Hummel (1925-2002)
- Wind quintet op.22 (1962)
- Burlesque op.76b (1982)
Caspar Diethelm (1926–1997):
- Wind quintet I for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon, op.23 (1959)
- Wind quintet II for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon, op.165 (1979)
- Heptagram, 7 miniatures for wind quintet, op. 309 (1994)
Hans Werner Henze (1926–2012) Wind quintet for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon (1952)
Gottfried Michael Koenig (* 1926) Quintet for woodwinds (1958/59) for Fl., Ob., Engl.Hn., Klar., Fag.
György Kurtág (* 1926) Fúvósötös op.2 (1959)
Emma Lou Diemer (* 1927) Woodwind Quintet No. 1 (1960)
Frank Michael Beyer (1928–2008) Wind Quintet (1972)
Karlheinz Stockhausen (1928-2007)
- Zeitmaße (1955–56) for Fl., Ob., Engl.Hn., Klar., Fag.
- Adieu (1966)
- ROTARY wind quintet (1997)
Geghuni Tschittschjan (* 1929) 2 pieces for woodwind quintet (1977)
Eino Tamberg (1930-2010) wind quintet (1975)
Pierre Gabaye (1930–2019) Quintets for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon (1959)
Siegmund Goldhammer (* 1932):
- Wind quintet No. 1 (1965)
- Wind quintet No. 2 (1991)
Per Nørgård (* 1932) Whirl's World (1970)
Terence Greaves (1933-2009)
- Beethoven's Fifth Bossa Nova
- Mozart's Turkey Rock Mambo
Erhard Ragwitz (* 1933) Music for five wind instruments: flute, oboe, clarinet, horn or 2nd clarinet, bassoon (1977)
Norma Beecroft (* 1934) Images for wind quintet (1986)
Harrison Birtwistle (* 1934):
- Refrains and Choruses (1957)
- 5 Distances for 5 Instruments (1992)
Vinko Globokar (* 1934) Avgustin, dober je vin for wind quintet
William Mathias (1934–1992): Wind Quintet op. 22 (1963)
Arvo Pärt (* 1935) Quintettino (1964)
Richard Rodney Bennett (1936–2012): wind quintett , (probably 1978), published in Universal Edition
Erich Urbanner (* 1936) Improvisation IV for wind quintet (1969)
Diana McIntosh (* 1937) Patterns And Digressions for flute, clarinet, oboe, horn and bassoon (1991)
Manfred Schubert (1937–2011) Moments musicaux for wind quintet (1967)
Robert Aitken (* 1939) Folia for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon (1981)
Gian Paolo Chiti (* 1939) Adieu adieu for wind quintet (1982)
Helmut Bieler (1940–2019): Music for five for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon (1974)
Walther Erbacher (* 1940) wind quintet in two sections for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon op.25 (1976 and 1984/1985)
Werner Pirchner (1940–2001) string quartet for wind quintet (1984)
Günter Buhles (* 1943): Wind quintet No. 1 (1972)
Horst Lohse (* 1943): Nocturne - Aubade for woodwind quintet: flute / alto flute, oboe / cor anglais, clarinet, horn and bassoon (1983)
David Maslanka (1943-2017): Quintets for Winds No. 1-4 (1984-2008)
Michael Radulescu (* 1943): Quintet for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon (1967)
Jens-Peter Ostendorf (1944-2006) Wind Quintet No. 1 (1967)
Mathias Spahlinger (* 1944) phonophobia for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon (1972)
Alain Louvier (* 1945) wind quintet
Klaus Ager (* 1946) HOSHI for wind quintet op.13 (1975)

Dana Wilson (* 1946) Mirrors for woodwind quintet (1994)

Max E. Keller (* 1947) caricatures for wind quintet (1987)

Faye-Ellen Silverman (* 1947)

Windscape for wind quintet (1977)
Kalends for wind quintet (1981)
Quantum Quintet for wind quintet (1982)

Anders Eliasson (1947–2013) Pick-Nick Wind Quintet (1972)

Manfred Trojahn (* 1949) Sonata III for woodwind quintet (1991/95)

Nancy Galbraith (* 1951):

Quintet for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and piano (1978)
Suite for Woodwind Quintet (1985)

Johannes Reiche (* 1955) Capriccio for wind quintet

Uwe Strübing (* 1956) Four graphics for woodwind quintet, op.19 (1993)

Laurence Traiger (* 1956) "Submarinal Scenes" for woodwind quartet (1994)

Rodney Sharman (* 1958) LEVEL for woodwind quintet (1980)

Efraín Amaya (* 1959) Ikarus woodwind quintet (1982)

Bernd Franke (* 1959) Music for wind quintet in five movements (1989)

Detlev Glanert (* 1960) Five Chansons for wind quintet , wind quintet No. 1 for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon (1997)

Nebojša Jovan Živković (* 1962) wind quintet for fl., Ob., Cl., Cor., Fgt., Op. 4 (1983)

Bernhard Schneyer (* 1968)

10 pieces for wind quintet (1990)
Zwischen-Zeit for wind quintet (2008)

Sangidordschiin Sansargereltech (* 1969) Wind Quintet for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon (1996)

Sean Hickey (* 1970) Paradise Out of Focus for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon (1992)

21st century

An American woodwind quintet in uniform

Volker David Kirchner (1942–2020): Wind quintet Xenion (2003) (premiered by the wind quintet of the Berliner Philharmoniker , commissioned by the Berliner Philharmoniker)
Roland Moser (* 1943): Small differences over a reason - 11 variations for wind quintet (2005)
Kalevi Aho (* 1949): Quintet for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn (2006)
Wolfgang Rihm (* 1952): Quintet for wind quintet (2003)
Marco Pütz (* 1958):
- Five characteristic pieces for woodwind quintet (1995)
- Woodwind Quintet N ° 2 (2018)
Marti Epstein (* 1959): L'homme armé for wind quintet (2005)
Pavel Singer (* 1962): Quintet for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon (2014)
Jörg Duda (* 1968):
- Wind quintet No. 1, op.18 (E)
- Wind quintet No. 2, op. 42/1 (D)
- Wind quintet No. 3, op. 42/4 (B)
- Wind quintet No. 4, op.58/1 (f)
- Wind quintet No. 5, op. 58/2 (G)
Robert Brunnlechner (* 1970): Weinviertel dances for wind quintet, op.27
Jean François de Guise (* 1970):
- Bagatelle pour quintette à vent, op.17, no.8 (2015)
- Woodwind Quintet, op.17, No. 9 (2015)
Marcel Chyrzyński (* 1971): Dry Pieces for woodwind quintet (2007/2008)
Constantinos Stylianou (* 1972): Four seasons for woodwind quintet (2013)
Airat Rafailowitsch Ischmuratow (* 1973): 12 Preludes for Woodwind Quintet, op.8 (2005)
Annesley Black (* 1979) FIGHT for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn (2002/2003)
Thomas Asanger (* 1988): splash of color for woodwind quintet (2011)