Halloween Flute Duet!

So maybe I got ahead of myself posting about the Christmas Flute Duets the other day. Never fear! I managed to find some time and crank out a flute duet for Halloween. The best familiar tune I could think of (that was in public domain) was Funeral March of a Marionette by Charles Gounod. Like many people, I was really only familiar with the theme played in the Hitchcock TV series. So when I dug around and found the original piano piece, I was surprised to find so much more to the work. That's why I love doing these simple arrangements. It makes me do score study. It flexes my composition skills in a different way. I have to to pay attention and figure out what is most important. How does this piece work? How will it translate? Hopefully, things rub off when I write my original pieces. For right now, enjoy this arrangement and hopefully some time soon I'll record it and eradicate that awful MIDI rendering:

http://www.spottedrocket.com/FuneralMarch.html

Christmas Music for Flute Duet!

Oh yes, its about that time of year where I start touting all the Christmas Music I've arranged for flute duet. I know its only September, but they time you factor in search engines finding this article and the prep time musicians need to get their Christmas Music practiced and in a Christmas program for the season it makes me start peddling them in September. Actually, I work on them all year - even when I'm not in the mood. I'll put on QVC's Christmas in July programs and I get the courage to start putting a few more arrangements out.

I originally made my first few flute duet arrangements out of frustration. I had some really talented students who wanted to sight read Christmas music in their lessons, but the majority of the duets out there are ridiculously easy. Not a challenge at all. So I tried to make some challenging ones which included changing meters from simple to complex, and also playing in the higher register. I posted my first one "Silent Night" on a flute forum, and I took my dogs on a walk. When I got back, I had a half dozen orders waiting on me. So I did a few more. I have arrangements of "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen", "Jingle Bells", "Silent Night", "Coventry Carol", "What Child Is This?", "O Come, O Come Emmanuel", "We Three Kings of Orient Are", and "Pat-a-Pan"

Not only did the arrangements help my students get some extra practice while having fun, but we were able to have extra money for our Christmas that year - not to mention how it helped build my skills as a composer. So every so often, I'll arrange a few more. I even did some Easter Flute Duets as well as Wedding Flute Duets. All this duet arranging got me thinking - I should write an original flute duet using extended techniques that I love, like beatboxing. Chatter for flute duet was born.

I'm grateful that teaching my students led to arranging which led to writing an original composition I'm proud of. Who would have thought? Now go buy my Christmas Music for Flute Duet :) Did I mention they work for violin as well?

Christmas Music for flute and more!

Need some sheet music for this Christmas season?  I've arranged some!

Advanced Christmas Flute Duets that include:
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Silent Night
Coventry Carol
What Child Is This?
O Come, O Come Emmanuel
Pat-A-Pan
We Three Kings of Orient Are

Do you want a solo that you can play with your pianist at Christmas? I also have an arrangement of "The First Noel" for flute and piano and  "Away in a Manger" for flute and piano. Perfect for intermediate to advanced players. Highest note is F above the staff. Lowest note is A on the staff. Piece is approximately 2 1/2 minutes long. Great for Christmas church services!

Did you want to play something for solo flute or even bass flute? I have a solo flute arrangement of "I Wonder as I Wander". (This arrangement works well with other solo instruments as well like violin, oboe, etc) Perfect for intermediate to advanced players. Suitable for C flute, alto flute, bass flute, and violin. Piece is approximately 4 minutes long.

All these Christmas Music arrangements can be purchased using Paypal and will be delivered personally by me through email as a PDF within 24 hours! Merry Christmas!

Yankee Doodle Flute Duet

Yankee Doodle

Arranger: Nicole Chamberlain
Instrumentation: 2 C Flutes
Level: Advanced
Duration: 2 Minutes
Format: PDF
Price: $2.00

This is an arrangement of the American National Anthem, "Yankee Doodle". Perfect for intermediate to advanced players. Highest note is 2nd Bb above the staff (optional). Lowest note is D below the staff. Piece is approximately 1 minute long. Great for those Patriotic and Athletic Gigs! Piece will be delivered as a PDF through email.

Star Spangled Banner Flute Duet

Star-Spangled Banner

Arranger: Nicole Chamberlain
Instrumentation: 2 C Flutes
Level: Advanced
Duration: 2 Minutes
Format: PDF
Price: $2.00

This is an arrangement of the American National Anthem, "Star-Spangled Banner". Perfect for intermediate to advanced players. Highest note is 2nd Bb above the staff (optional). Lowest note is D below the staff. Piece is approximately 1 minute long. Great for those Patriotic and Athletic Gigs! Piece will be delivered as a PDF through email.

Wedding Flute Duets

Wedding Duets

Arranger: Nicole Chamberlain
Instrumentation: 2 C Flutes
Level: Intermediate to Advanced
Duration: 8 Minutes
Format: PDF
Price: $8.00

Haste to the Wedding

Prince of Denmark's March

Trumpet Tune and Air

Wedding March

Arrangements of "Haste to the Wedding", "Prince of Denmark's March", "Trumpet Tune and Air", and "Wedding March". Buy all 4 in one click! Perfect for intermediate to advanced players. Highest note is 2nd B above the staff. Lowest note is C# below the staff. Each piece is approximately 2 minutes long. Piece will be delivered as a PDF through email.

Smorgasbord on YouTube

Composer and flutist Nicole Chamberlain recorded a couple of the movements for "Smorgasbord" for solo flute and piccolo on YouTube. Both of the music uses extended techniques such as beat boxing, jet whistles, and bending. Check out the video below and buy the sheet music here: http://www.spottedrocket.com/Smorgasbord.html