Instrumentation- Solo/Duet/Trio/Quartet or Melody and three Decants with Organ
Composer- George J. Elvey/arr.Chidester
Length- Depends on number of verses used
Difficulty- E
Range – M
Endurance- 2
Finger technique- 2
Counting ability- 2
Ensemble difficulty- 2
I have played a lot of Easter Services and one thing is usually true; most organists don’t know what to do with the brass players unless the arrangement has been written out. Most often we hear this, “I want you to play along on the hymns”. That doesn’t give you much to work on for in order to play along with the hymns, you will have to transpose the top line of the organ part. Although this is expected of trumpet players, it sometimes is a problem with younger players. Then we might be asked to play an obbligato part which will stop most players. Most Easters also include one, two and sometimes three trumpet players who most often have to sit around doing nothing or doubling on the first part.
The days of unorganized confusion in the choir loft are finally over.
This arrangement includes the following possibilities-
1. Transposed hymn melody for trumpet solo.
2. Transposed parts for a trumpet duet/ trio and/or quartet.
3. Transposed melody for one trumpet and choice of three additional descants.
Start collecting these descant arrangements and be a hero to every organist you run into.
Composer- George J. Elvey/arr.Chidester
Length- Depends on number of verses used
Difficulty- E
Range – M
Endurance- 2
Finger technique- 2
Counting ability- 2
Ensemble difficulty- 2
I have played a lot of Easter Services and one thing is usually true; most organists don’t know what to do with the brass players unless the arrangement has been written out. Most often we hear this, “I want you to play along on the hymns”. That doesn’t give you much to work on for in order to play along with the hymns, you will have to transpose the top line of the organ part. Although this is expected of trumpet players, it sometimes is a problem with younger players. Then we might be asked to play an obbligato part which will stop most players. Most Easters also include one, two and sometimes three trumpet players who most often have to sit around doing nothing or doubling on the first part.
The days of unorganized confusion in the choir loft are finally over.
This arrangement includes the following possibilities-
1. Transposed hymn melody for trumpet solo.
2. Transposed parts for a trumpet duet/ trio and/or quartet.
3. Transposed melody for one trumpet and choice of three additional descants.
Start collecting these descant arrangements and be a hero to every organist you run into.