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Mendelssohn: Sechs Kinderstücke (6 Christmas Pieces) Op.72 Complete Nos.1 to 6 - wind quintet

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Arranged wind quintet Natural Horn in varying keys: G, F. Eb. D and Bb Basso

(Alternate part for hn in F)

Clarinet part for Bb/A (Alt part for Bb clt)


The six Kinderstücke, Op 72, along with the separate Andante in E flat major and Sostenuto in F major, were written in 1842 for the children of F W Benecke, a London wool merchant who was the uncle of Mendelssohn’s wife, Cécile (née Jeanrenaud).


Exhibiting distinctive characteristics of the Lieder ohne Worte (treble song-like melodies and ternary ABA forms, for example), these pieces belong as well to the category of children’s music, in the tradition, say, of Schumann’s Klavieralbum für die Jugend and Bizet’s later Jeux d’enfants, and evince a naive innocence reflective of their intended audience.


Of the eight, Mendelssohn ultimately chose six to shape into Op 72, the last work he saw through the press. It appeared in December 1847, one month after his death, and in England with the designation of ‘Christmas Pieces’.


This my arrangement of the complete set


check out my other Christmas arrangements.


You will get a JPG (101KB) file

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