The Expandable Chamber Project

Easy to Advanced

The following music and arrangements come from an idea I've been developing for a while. These are a variety of tunes (classical arrangements, folk songs, etc) that are meant to be easily adaptable to varying instrumentations and groups. Each tune is five parts - basically SSATB - with optional percussion. My idea is that five musicians could be standing on a street corner/atrium of an auditorium OR a full ensemble can play them for a concert. These should work well as we navigate how to perform during COVID-19, but also continue to function well beyond (whenever that time comes!).

Twinkle Variants - (Medium Difficulty)

Twinkle Variants is my upbeat take on Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star. I wrote in a style to allow the performers freedom to lean into the "fun" aspect of playing and entertaining. There are no dynamics, so add your own! Go with the phrase, maybe add some surprises. I'm Enjoy!

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Majesty

This is a tune I wrote that would be great for musicians' first chamber ensemble. As with all of these, you could also play it with a full ensemble. I originally wrote this for brass quintet with the intent that it would be great one for younger players to start developing chamber music skills. Since it's expanded to be adaptable, lots of different combinations are usable (i.e. brass quintet but an alto sax covers the horn part).

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Glinka Polka - (Medium Difficulty)

This polka by Mikhail Glinka is originally for piano. One of the first prominent classical composers in Russia, the music definitely has a particularly "Russian" flair. This one may be better suited for woodwinds, but brass can definitely play it with some technical facility. It'd be a great workout for those trumpet valves.

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Minuet in G (in Eb) - (Medium Easy)

The ever-famous Minuet in G arranged for brass and/or woodwinds. This arrangement was transposed to Eb to make it a more friendly key for wind players. You can take some liberties and mix it up a good bit to make it longer if necessary. As with all of these arrangements, they do work for a full concert band as well.

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