I recognize that many ensembles (at all levels of education) may be meeting in small groups in the Fall with potentially unusual instrumentations. I want to provide some music that could be helpful in those situations.
Available as a collection of three arrangements, or individually: Fugue No. 2, No. 16, and No. 23, all from The Well-Tempered Clavier, book 1. Scored for 4/5-part flexible instrumentation plus optional timpani that can be adapted for many combinations of wind, string, and percussion instruments.
Available as a collection of three arrangements, or individually: “If Ye Love Me,” “Third Mode Melody,” and “Variations on the Tallis Canon.” Scored for 4/5-part flexible instrumentation that can be adapted for nearly any combination of wind, string, and percussion instruments.
Inspired by the advent chant melody, this new arrangement begins with a contemplative verse and slowly builds to a glorious climax. Scored for 8-part flexible instrumentation plus optional piano and percussion.
A short piece for beginning band (4-part flex instrumentation), that includes grade 0.5 parts and grade 1 parts.
A one-minute piece for beginning band or strings (4-part flex instrumentation), incorporating foot stomps and found percussion to evoke a lost city from the 1800s.
Fugue No. 20 in A Minor from The Well-Tempered Clavier, book 1. Scored for 4/5-part flexible instrumentation (strings) plus optional timpani and chimes.
Grade 5
A 2-minute fanfare that includes a musical canon, this work is available for wind band, orchestra, string orchestra, or flexible instrumentation.