Arrangement.htm

Title

Duration

Instrumentation and notes

Movements and MP3 files

4 Nocturnes
Francis Poulenc

string orchestra

First Concerto, mvts 2 and 3
Carl Maria von Weber

solo clarinet and wind ensemble

Carnival of Venice
Paul Jean Jean

solo clarinet and orchestra

Note: the orchestral part is completely by Ray Luedeke, the clarinet part is completely by Paul Jean Jean

Le Tombeau do Couperin
Maurice Ravel
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violin, oboe/Eng. Hn., accordion, cello

Note: This arrangement was made for Quartetto Gelato. The original instrumentation includes a part for a violinist who is also a tenor and plays mandolin and for a cellist who plays guitar. However the arrangement is playable by a quartet of instruments as indicated above.
Note: There is also a part available which substitutes clarinet for the oboe/Eng. Hn part.

1. Prelude
2. Fugue
3. Forlane
4. Rigaudon
5. Menuet
6. Toccata

Gipsy Songs, Op. 56
Antonin Dvorak

woodwind quintet
Note: This arrangement eliminates the voice part of the original and incorporates it into the instrumental parts. Thus, it is a work purely for woodwind quintet.

1. My Song Resounds
2. Hark: How My Triangle
3. Silent Woods
4. Songs My Mother Taught Me.
5. Tune Thy Fiddle, Gipsy
6. Garbe in Flowing Linen
7. The Heights of Tatra

Ragtime
Scott Joplin and others

woodwind quintet

1. The Entertainer. Scott Joplin
2. Champaign Rag, Joseph F. Lamb
3. Maple Leaf Rag, Scott Joplin
4. Cataract Rag, Robert Hampton

Amazing Grace

solo violin ensemble and orchestra

Korean Folk Songs

string orchestra

The Heart and Soul of Tango
various composers

accordion, string trio (vln., vla., vcl.), and baritone
Note: This arranagement is part of the Cabaret Show Close Embrace. It includes a narration which may be eliminated. The arrangement has the same instrumentation as Tango Dreams ( a work listed on the chamber music page) but adds a singer.

1. Mi Buenos Aires
2. La Cumparsita
3. Sur
4. Desde el Alma
5. Milonga de mis amores
6. Vieja Recova
7. Liber Tango