The modern Woodwind family consists of recorders, flutes, oboes, clarinets, bassoons and saxophones. No matter your experience or your age, or your choice of woodwind instrument, we have sheet music, scores and tuition books for all, in a wide range of genres and styles.
Woodwind instruments began to evolve thousands of years ago. The first flutes were believed to have been up to 50,000 years old, and through the ages, old flute-like instruments have been discovered that were carved from various different woods, and even bones from birds or bears!
Through the medieval, renaissance and baroque periods, the most common woodwind instruments, recorder, flute, oboe and bassoon, developed, and the clarinet joined them from the middle of the 18th century. The first woodwind instruments had no reeds, the flutes and recorders. With the dawn of the double-reed, oboes and bassoons developed, and the clarinet was the first single reed instrument to join the family.
In the 19th century, the first saxophones started to appear, which despite being made of brass, were counted among the woodwind instruments, because they are all single reed instruments, employing a very similar finger and key system to the clarinet.
Although the saxophone is a relatively minor instrument within the classical symphony orchestra, it did however, help the woodwind family to take a prominent role in various modern musical styles, including jazz, soul, pop and rock music.
14 Most beautiful Jazz Songs
Schott Saxophone Lounge
for: Alto saxophone; piano ad lib.
Piano score, solo part, online audio (playback)
Item no.: 659329
50 Popular Classics in Easy Arrangements
for flute and piano (with downloadable piano accompaniment)
for: Flute; piano ad lib.
Music score, online mp3/pdf with piano accompaniment
Item no.: 657836
Schott World Music
für Sopranblockflöte (mit Klavierbegleitung zum Gratis-Download)
for: Descant recorder
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 658474
Der kreative Weg für alle Instrumente
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat/C low); rhythm group (piano, guitar, bass, drums) ad lib.
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 634498
Alfred's Instrumental Play-Along
for: Clarinet
Music score (anthology), online audio (playback)
Item no.: 659714
from Clarinet Method Op. 63, Part 1, Vol. 1 (No. 14-27)
for: Clarinet (B-flat), piano
Piano score, solo part, playback-CD
Item no.: 655558
Instrumental Solos
Alfred's Instrumental Play-Along
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat)
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 659725
Practice like never before. Workout!
Major scales - arpeggios
for: 1–3 treble recorders; bass instrument (C) ad lib.
Ensemble score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 620657
Practice like never before. Workout!
Major scales - arpeggios
for: 1–3 tenor saxophones (B-flat); bass instrument (C) ad lib.
Ensemble score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 620656
Practice like never before. Workout!
Major scales - arpeggios
for: 1–3 clarinets in B-flat, bass instrument (C) ad lib.
Ensemble score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 620655
für sämtliche Blockflöten (1 oder mehrere Spieler) und Klavier
for: Recorder, piano
Score, Solo part, Playback-CD
Item no.: 635298
for Alto Sax
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat)
Music score
Item no.: 634004
for flute and piano
Mitropa Instrumental Series
for: Flute, piano
Score, part
Item no.: 634029
Easy pieces to play together
Duo-Schatzkiste
for: 2 clarinets (B-flat)
Ensemble score
Item no.: 659338
Jazz Ensemble Playalong
mit Demo- und Playback-Version
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat)
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 479874
11 moderne und authentische Tangos
for: Saxophone
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 622413
12 Pop-Hits in Easy Arrangements with additional 2nd part
for: 1–2 clarinets
Ensemble score (anthology), online audio (playback)
Item no.: 658400
from the Children's and Female Choruses
for: 2 descant recorders
Ensemble score
Item no.: 659485
Practice like never before. Workout!
Major scales - arpeggios
for: 1–3 alto saxophones (E-flat); bass instrument (C) ad lib.
Ensemble score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 620653
A Step By Step Approach to Improvisation in Jazz, Rock and Pop Music
for: Melody instrument (C) [guitar/piano/keyboard]
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 659326
Alfred's Instrumental Play-Along
for: Tenor saxophone (B-flat)
Music score (anthology), online media
Item no.: 659731
A Tribute to Stan Getz
Music Minus One
for: Tenor saxophone (B-flat)
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 499706
12 Tangos For Alto Saxophone Solo incl. Playalong-CD
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat)
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 659614
A 50-week workout program for developing, improving, and maintaining flute technique
for: Flute
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 658956
a workbook for examinations
Covering all the scales and arpeggios for the ABRSM exams
New Edition
for: Flute
Music lesson book
Item no.: 676135
Transcriptions, Lessons, Bios, Photos
for: Flute
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 673945
Vier Bände
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 1–3 recorders
Music score
Item no.: 675534
Five Collected Galway Editions for Flute and Piano
for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 641091
for: Clarinet, piano
Score, part
Item no.: 188564
for: Flute, piano
Score, part
Item no.: 631833
The Woodshedder's Practice Kit: B-Flat Edition
for: Melody instrument (B-flat) [trumpet/clarinet/tenor saxophone]
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 657693
a tribute to Johnny Hodges by Bob Wilber
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat)
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 630002
A Practice Book for the Baroque Flute
for: Flute
Music lesson book
Item no.: 679206
8 peppige Stücke für Sopranblockflöte und Klavier
for: Descant (soprano) recorder, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 636763
for Clarinet
for: Clarinet
Music score
Item no.: 658022
A Conversational Approach to Jazz Improvisation for Saxophonists (Bb&Eb)
The Jazz Handbook Series
for: Saxophone
Music lesson book
Item no.: 674597
for: 3 clarinets (trio)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 661715
A Method for individual and Group Learning
for: Bassoon
Music lesson book, online audio
Item no.: 681574
Solo Arrangements of 10 Favorite Selections
Hal Leonard Instrumental Play Along
for: Tenor saxophone (B-flat)
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 658556
Improvisation for all instruments
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 658035
An excellent treatise on the subject of Improvising Jazz
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat)
Study book
Item no.: 658260
The Path to Mastery and Individuality
for: Instrument
Music lesson book
Item no.: 682717
A New Approach to Ear Training
for: Clarinet [saxophone/trumpet/euphonium] (B-flat, treble clef)
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 656198
De Haske Saxophone Series
for: Saxophone ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 634512
for c instrument
for: Instrument in C (melody/piano/keyboard/guitar)
Music lesson book, DVD
Item no.: 655404
Program for Developing, Improving and Maintaining Saxophone Technique
(+ Online Audio)
for: Saxophone
Music lesson book, online audio
Item no.: 655212
for Oboe
for: Oboe
Music lesson book
Item no.: 681184
A Method for individual and Group Learning
for: Oboe
Music lesson book, online audio
Item no.: 681353
20 easy solos and suggested improvisations with each song
Music Minus One
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat)
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 375350
The Nuts and Bolts of Music Improvisation
for: Instrument [voice]
Boek (softcover)
Item no.: 681777