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Free Trumpet Sheet Music- Sonata #1 by G.P. Telemann (Trumpet Duet)

Monday, February 20th, 2012

Instrumentation- Trumpet Duet
Composer- G.P.Telemann/trans.Chidester
Length- 1:20 (1st Mvt.) all others about 2:00-3:00
Difficulty- M+
Range – Low G to G just above staff
Endurance- M
Finger technique- 3
Counting ability- 2+
Ensemble difficulty- 2+

This is a very usable sonata with four contrasting movements The first movement is recorded and available free of charge below. The second is marked Allegro and is longer with constant runs between the two parts. The third is marked Largo and is a fine contrast to the other fast movements with a slower and more lyric setting.. The last movement is marked Vivace and is the most difficult and also the most entertaining for both the players and the listeners. I transposed the entire Sonata for easier keys as well as range concerns. Feel free to listen and download the 1st movement and if interested, the full Sonata is available below.

Listen to 1st movement here- Sonata #1 1st Movement

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Sonata #1 Dolce – Trumpet 1
Sonata #1 Dolce – Trumpet 2

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Free Trumpet Sheet Music- Voluntary

Friday, January 13th, 2012

Instrumentation- Trumpet Trio
Composer- Handel/trans.Chidester
Length- 1:31
Difficulty- E
Range – Low A to G (just above staff)
Endurance- 1+
Finger technique- 1
Counting ability- 1
Ensemble difficulty- 2

We had a request this week for something which could be used to practice intonation and I found this to be effective. I did decide to add the last chord to make it a little more enjoyable.

Listen to sample- Voluntary- Trio

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I Know That My Redeemer Liveth

Monday, January 9th, 2012

Instrumentation- Trumpet Quartet
Composer- Handel/trans.Chidester
Length- 5:30
Difficulty- M
Range – Low F# to A (just above staff)
Endurance- 2
Finger technique- 2
Counting ability- 2
Ensemble difficulty- 2

When you transcribe from the best composers, the work may be time intensive but the products are wonderful. Few composers can handle (cute) counterpoint as well as old GF! Even though the piece is longer than most (about two minutes longer) the parts move back and forth to give the players breaks. Each player has beautiful melodies throughout. This is one of the best five arrangements I have done this year and hope you enjoy it.

Listen to sample- I Know That My Redeemer Liveth-short

View first page of score- I Know That My Redeamer Liveth

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Allegro from Balleto Quarto (Op.1) for Trumpet Quintet

Wednesday, November 9th, 2011

Instrumentation- Trumpet Quintet
Composer- Gabrieli/arr.Chidester
Length- 1:50
Difficulty- D
Range – Low F# to high C
Endurance- 2
Finger technique- 3
Counting ability- 3
Ensemble difficulty- 3

This started out as a woodwind trio and by adding two more players and moving the parts around, it worked very well for a trumpet quintet. Each part has ample time to rest and it has a much fuller sound than just a trio.

Listen to sample- Allegro from Balleto Quarto (Op.1)

View first page of score- Allegro from Balleto Quarto (Op.1)

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Pictures at an Exhibition-Promenade (part 1) for Trumpet Quartet

Saturday, September 24th, 2011

Instrumentation- Trumpet quartet
Composer- Mussorgsky/trans.Chidester
Length- 1:37
Difficulty- M
Range – Low F# to high C
Endurance- 3
Finger technique- 2-
Counting ability- 2-
Ensemble difficulty- 2

This is one of the most recognizable compositions known to man. It transcribed surprisingly well and would be a great opener for your next concert. We will be opening with it next month on this season’s first Branson Arts Council concert.

Listen to sample- Pictures at an Exhibition

View first page of score- Pictures at an Exhibition- first page of score

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Clarke’s Eight Technical Studies for Trumpet Duet

Friday, August 19th, 2011

Instrumentation- Trumpet duet
Composer- Clarke/ arr. Chidester
Length- 1:30 each study (average)
Difficulty- E-M
Range – Low G to A just above staff
Endurance- 1
Finger technique- 2
Counting ability- 2
Ensemble difficulty- 2

The Clarke Technical Study exercises are without doubt the most popular finger/slide exercises in the world for brass players. Every studio requires them and for that reason I have continued with my collection of ensemble music based on these exercises. My interest started with the studies written for trumpet quartets and now includes all eight studies for two trumpets. Just imagine when your student comes in prepared to perform one of these studies for his/her lesson and you place the corresponding duet on the stand for you both to enjoy. This will be very popular with the students also for they can ask a friend to join them playing the exercises as a duet. Each study includes from two to seven versions, depending on the length of each exercise. Study #2 includes seven versions in seven different keys.

Listen to sample- Clarke’s Study #6
View first page of Study #6- Clarke’s Studies- first page of #6

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They shall receive a glorious Kingdom

Tuesday, August 16th, 2011

Instrumentation- Trumpet quartet with piano
Composer- Handel/ trans. Chidester
Length- 3:46
Difficulty- M
Range – Low G to B just above staff
Endurance- 2
Finger technique- 2
Counting ability- 2
Ensemble difficulty- 2

This is a wonderful number which sounds as “Up town Classical” as you can get. When I recorded this, I was amazed at how full and rich when you consider how many measures of rest there are for all of the players. This is a major piece and involves very little effort to play. This is usually the case when you are working with a true genius’s composition. All I can say is, you should treat yourself and/ or your students to this number. Editing was kept to a minimum and the only alterations I did was to sustain some notes where the text required multiple notes.

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View first page of Trumpet 1- They shall receive a glorious Kingdom first page of trumpet 1

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Gavotte in G Major

Saturday, August 13th, 2011

Instrumentation- Trumpet trio
Composer- Handel/ highly edited by Chidester
Length- 2:30
Difficulty- M
Range – Low G to D just above staff
Endurance- 2
Finger technique- 2
Counting ability- 2
Ensemble difficulty- 2

If you are looking for a typical Gavotte, this isn’t it.

If you are looking for a beautiful, slow, smooth trio with more passion than a soap opera, this is the one. I think this has much more appeal at this tempo than what Handel first had in mind. If your second part player does not have a good high D, just drop it down an octave on beat three of measure 29 and move on. This is a very unusual handling of this well known dance piece and should be well received by your listeners.

Listen to sample- Gavotte in G Major
View first page of Funk chart- Gavotte first page of score

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The people will tell of their wisdom

Sunday, August 7th, 2011

Instrumentation- Trumpet quartet/w Piano
Composer- Handel/trans.Chidester
Length- 1:40
Difficulty- M
Range – Low F# to G just above staff
Endurance- 2
Finger technique- 2
Counting ability- 2
Ensemble difficulty- 2

If you are looking for a simple, still impressive fugue for your younger players, this will fill your need. The first trumpet part has most of the work but due to the length of the piece, most players will not burn out playing it. The range is easy and there are enough rests to help out. It begins with a slow choral and quickly starts the fugue in the second part. The ending is very impressive for the fugue ends in a strong homo-phonic section followed by the final slow choral. This would sound great on any recital or as a contest piece for it has everything in it for a first place finish.

All parts are doubled in the piano accompaniment which will give your players a little more confidence and because of the doubled parts, the trumpets can perform this without the piano. Parts include- Trumpet parts, piano part and score.

Listen to sample- The people will tell of their wisdom
View first page of score- The people will tell of their wisdom first page of score

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When the ear heard her

Thursday, August 4th, 2011

Instrumentation- Trumpet quartet/w Piano
Composer- Handel/trans.Chidester
Length- 3:06
Difficulty- E
Range – Low Bb to A just above staff
Endurance- 1
Finger technique- 1
Counting ability- 1
Ensemble difficulty- 2

This is another in my series of easy contest/ recital numbers from the Handel collection “The ways of Zion do mourn” which was written as a Funeral Anthem for Queen Caroline. This was originally written for four voices but transcribes even better for four like instruments such as four trumpets. The Piano part is much more difficult than the trumpet parts. This would be an excellent number for a Middle School group. There is plenty of rests throughout.
The tempo is very flexible and traditionally is done at mm 64. I moved it up a little and it could easily be performed at a faster tempo.
I have recorded the first and second trumpets in the left channel and the third and fourth in the right to illustrate the antiphonal possibilities if performed on stage or in a church.

Parts included- Trumpets 1, 2, 3, 4, Piano alone and Piano score with trumpet parts.

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Download Trumpet 1- When the ear heard her Trumpet 1

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