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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.

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The New Lord’s Prayer

Friday, December 16th, 2011

Instrumentation- Trumpet Quartet
Composer- arr.Chidester
Length- 4:30
Difficulty- D
Range – Low G to high C
Endurance- 3
Finger technique- 2
Counting ability- 2
Ensemble difficulty- 3

We have an arrangement of this tune in our book that we did a couple of years ago and I thought it was time for a different style for next year. This is not for your average Jr. or even High School ensemble. I did record this one step higher than written so the range is not as high as it sounds. The unusual harmonization will catch the more traditional concert goers by surprise and the rolling triplets tend to give it a more updated feel.
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Free Descants- “Love Divine, All Loves Excelling” / “Dear Lord and Father of Mankind”

Saturday, December 3rd, 2011

Instrumentation- Trumpet Descant
Composer- arr.Chidester
Length- 1:54 and :54
Difficulty- M+
Range – F first space to high C (Concert pitches)
Endurance- 1+
Finger technique- 2
Counting ability- 2
Ensemble difficulty- 2

Another request!

After return home from a Christmas party last night, I noticed a request on one of the trumpet bulletin boards asking for descants for “Love Divine, All Loves Excelling” and “Dear Lord and Father of Mankind”. Neither of these numbers is readily available so I arranged the requested descants this morning and after sending them to the original requester (living in Scotland) I checked my Email and found that a recent friend (living in Haiti) had recommended that the requester contact me. Is this what’s call International Good Will?

I love the Internet!

There are two descants for each of the hymns. In measure 32-33-34 of “Love Divine” the part goes a little high so I wrote a lower part. Both parts are on the recording so you could split the two decants between two players and play the high as well as the lower parts to make it sound like a duet. This is also true in measures 21-22-23.

All parts are written in Concert pitch.

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Eternal Father, Strong to Save

Monday, October 31st, 2011

Instrumentation- Trumpet Quartet
Composer- Dykes/arr.Chidester
Length- 3:03
Difficulty- M
Range – Low G to G just above staff
Endurance- 2
Finger technique- 2+
Counting ability- 2
Ensemble difficulty- 2

Great piece. Good arrangement. Easy and interesting to play. That’s it.

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Built on the Rock

Wednesday, October 26th, 2011

Instrumentation- Trumpet Quartet/w Piano
Composer- Lindeman/arr.Chidester
Length- 3:04
Difficulty- E
Range – Low Bb to A just above staff
Endurance- 1+
Finger technique- 1
Counting ability- 1+
Ensemble difficulty- 1+

When faced with “five” times through a hymn, I like to use the tag team approach. Each player plays a short phrase and turns it over to someone else. I staged this as an antiphonal performance to break up the repetition. If you want to sound professional and use young players, this works very well.

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Free Trumpet Sheet Music- The Church’s One Foundation

Monday, October 24th, 2011

Instrumentation- Trumpet Quartet/w Organ
Composer- Wesley/arr.Chidester
Length- 2:19
Difficulty- E
Range – Low Bb to top line F
Endurance- 1
Finger technique- 1
Counting ability- 1
Ensemble difficulty- 1

When faced with four times through a hymn, I like to use the “tag team” approach. Each player plays a short phrase and turns it over to someone else. I staged this as an antiphonal performance to break up the repetition. If you want to sound professional with your younger players, this works very well.It begins as solo antiphonal, then duet antiphonal, then more homophonic and the last time through reverts back to more traditional sound.

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Amazing Grace- Trumpet Octet

Friday, October 21st, 2011

Instrumentation- Trumpet Octet
Composer- arr.Chidester
Length- 3:25
Difficulty- M+
Range – Low G to D above high C
Endurance- 2-
Finger technique- 2-
Counting ability- 2-
Ensemble difficulty- 2-

Everyone does this with an opening choral followed by a rock section and finally ends as a slow hymn and this is no exception. The reason everyone does it this way is because it works. The only difference is this is written for a trumpet choir. This was scored for 3 trumpets, 2 Cornets, and 3 Flugels which works well for the first Cornet can be used as a fourth trumpet and the second Cornet can be used as a lead Flugel horn or they can be used together as a Cornet section. It can be played by eight Bb trumpets also.

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God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen- Trumpet Octet

Monday, October 17th, 2011

Instrumentation- Trumpet Octet (with optional Bb Pic./ Eb Cornet parts)
Composer- arr.Chidester
Length- 2:33
Difficulty- M
Range – Low G to high C
Endurance- 2-
Finger technique- 2-
Counting ability- 2-
Ensemble difficulty- 2-

Sometimes you arrange something which sounds good and yet is extremely easy to play. That was the case for this unusual setting of an old favorite. The 1st trumpet and 1st Cornet will require players, but the other parts are extremely easy with ample time to rest. It has the feeling of a Renaissance courtly dance throughout. The counter melody, if I may say, is very well written. It was one of those arrangements that literally wrote it’s self. Even before I heard the melody with the counter melody, I knew it was going to fit.
This was scored for 3 trumpets, 3 Cornets, and 2 Flugels with optional Bb Pic. and Eb Cornet parts but could be performed by all trumpets just as well.

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You Raised Me Up

Saturday, October 8th, 2011

Instrumentation- Trumpet quartet
Composer- arr.Chidester
Length- 2:22
Difficulty- M
Range – Low F# to A above staff
Endurance- 3
Finger technique- 2
Counting ability- 2
Ensemble difficulty- 2

This well know and loved number can be performed anywhere for it is universally liked. It has just enough playing and resting to make it easy to perform and builds from the beginning to the end with a soft and gentile closing.

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The Decade of Rememberance

Monday, September 5th, 2011

Instrumentation- Trumpet quartet with snare
Composer- Chidester
Length- 4:30
Difficulty- E+
Range – Low G to Bb just above staff (optional high C)
Endurance- 2-
Finger technique- 1
Counting ability- 1
Ensemble difficulty- 1

This is dedicated to all who were affected by 9/11/01 which includes everyone. The title was carefully selected for obvious reasons and within the piece are elements which represent that day in history. The opening fanfare section represents the New York skyline before the attack. The slow descending line in measures 16-27 represent the image of the towers collapsing in slow motion which we all remember. The repeated rhythm in the fourth part represents the solid base of the structure which will again serve as the foundation of the new building. The repeated rhythm of the snare drum represents the constant efforts of our country to overcome all hardships in our path. The middle section was written as a Hymn to all who perished that day. The modulation and crescendo represents our hopes for peace in troubled times.

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