The purpose of this study was to investigate Arthur Birds (1856-1923) Suite in D for double wind quintet. This study presents a biographical sketch about the composer and a descriptive analysis of the Suite in D in order to bring attention to this turn of the twentieth-century American composer and the substantial number of works Bird created. Existing, accessible information focusing upon Arthur Bird and his music is limited, therefore, it is important to provide conductors and performers with another resource as they study and perform the chamber works of Arthur Bird. The document presents...