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Trumpet Ensemble

Various combinations of trumpets have been used together for hundreds of years. The compositions of Biber and Altenburg opened up the potential for natural trumpets to play in choirs to form trumpet ensembles. Transcriptions of more modern pieces for trumpet ensemble have been popular among trumpet players and well-received by audiences. This popularity is growing and the demand is ever-increasing. The ensemble size of the majority of pieces in this collection will be for 6 trumpets and a continuo instrument (bassoon, trombone). Most are for B-flat or C trumpet and there have been extra continuo parts written in different keys so that the piece can be played in B-flat, C, D, etc depending on the abilities of the performers.

This is one of the most famous pieces of music ever written. There have been various arrangements done including several for orchestra, wind ensemble, brass quintet and now for 2 trumpets and organ. This version still utilizes the power and majesty of the organ but adds the brilliant sound of two trumpets above that sound. The organ pedal work has been greatly reduced to be more accessible to more organists and so that this arrangement could be learned more quickly by all. The trumpet parts are for 1 e-flat and 1 b-flat.

Rating: Difficult

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Similar to the Toccata and Fugue in D minor, this incredibly famous organ solo has been adapted for 2 trumpets and organ. The organ pedal work has been greatly reduced to be more accessible to more organists and so that this arrangement could be learned more quickly by all. Trumpet parts have been provided in C, B-flat, and E-flat to provide options for the players. This combination of players works just as well as the various transcriptions for quintet that have been done.

Rating: Medium-Difficult

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This is an instrumentation that has proven to be popular for recitals, weddings, church services and other occasions. Several pieces for each composer make these collections unique and practical. To add to the element of practicality, there are two organ scores provided with each volume. One for performance on piccolo trumpets in either b-flat or a and one for performance on b-flat trumpets. This allows for students to perform the work in a lower key and work up to the professional version which is higher in pitch.

Handel

	TE977	$22.00	(Complete set of 3)
	TE9819	$9.00	Entrance to the Queen of Sheba
	TE9820	$9.00	Mini Suite from Water Music
	TE9821	$9.00	Eternal Source of Light Devine

Rating: Medium

Bach

	TE978	$22.00	(Complete set of 3)
	TE9822	$9.00	Movement I from Organ Concerto in C
	TE9823	$9.00	Aria from Cantata 51 (Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen)
	TE9824	$9.00	Sheep May Safely Graze

Rating: Medium

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This is another fugue by the master of fugues. Originally a solo organ piece, is has been adapted for 2 trumpets and organ. The organ pedal part has been eliminate to facilitate ease of playing. To allow for more flexibility in performance, there are two organ scores provided. There is one in the original key of G (for performance on C trumpet) and another in the key of F (for performance on b-flat trumpets).

Rating: Medium-Difficult

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Originally from a Suite in A for solo harpsichord, this Air makes an ideal opener for a concert or recital. Written ornaments and flourishing trumpet lines help make this a great showpiece for 2 trumpets and organ. There are keyboard scores provided in the keys of F and G. One is designed for performance on b-flat trumpets and the other for performance on C trumpets (optional piccolo trumpet part). It is a short piece that will be a favourite with audiences and start your concerts off on the right note!

Rating: Medium-Difficult

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This is a fun show-off tune for 2 cornets (or trumpets) and piano. Originally for string quartet, it works very well in this new setting. This is a simple theme and variations with the melody line alternating between the two soloists. This allows for plenty of rest so neither player is overworked. The technique and range is reasonable for most players.

Rating: Medium

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Cotton Candy is a quick, light and fun tune intended as a closer or encore for a concert. Originally it was conceived as a piece for brass quintet but is now available as a work for 2 trumpets and piano. It is musically simple and the harmonies are typical of cartoon or circus music. The title suggests the gaiety that one would encounter at a town fair or circus, eating "food" that is nothing but sugar!

Rating: Medium

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This concerto, written by this little known composer, is an interesting Baroque work for 2 trumpets and keyboard. Originally for 2 trumpets and strings, the string parts have been reduced to a keyboard accompaniment. This work is not unlike the Vivaldi Concerto for Two Trumpets in its style and form. It is in E-flat major with parts provided for e-flat or b-flat piccolo trumpets. Also provided is a score in B-flat major for performance on b-flat trumpets.

Rating: Medium-Difficult

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This work is one of the most famous, and often recorded, works for trumpet and soprano. Pieces with this combination of soloists also work very well for two trumpets and keyboard. Originally in the key of D, this arrangement of Let the Bright Seraphim comes with two keyboard scores with one in B-flat and another in D. The famous solo trumpet line is unaltered and, in the middle section, the flowing soprano part is split between the two trumpets. This makes an excellent piece for performance at a wedding or church service.

Rating: Medium-Difficult

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This lighthearted and spirited work seems uncharacteristic of this serious sacred German composer. It is an ideal piece for two trumpets and keyboard because of the light articulated scale passages and interesting contrapuntal lines. This piece was originally for two female voices and, in this arrangement, it has been left in the original key of B-flat which makes it a very successful new work for b-flat trumpets.

Rating: Medium-Difficult

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This is the most famous section from Delibes' Lakmé. Originally written for a duet of a soprano and alto, it is a great piece for two trumpets and keyboard. The lyrical side of the b-flat trumpet can be shown off and performance on flugel horns or cornets may even be nicer. The flowing duet lines and graceful and elegant phrases make this an excellent addition to the repertoire.

Rating: Medium

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This is a new edition of one of the most popular pieces for 2 trumpets. Arranged here for 2 trumpets and keyboard (either organ or piano), this standard of the repertoire makes a great concert or occasion piece and has become a popular choice at wedding ceremonies. The original key of the work is C major. Alternate keyboard scores have been provided in the keys of B-flat (for performance on b-flat trumpets) and D (for performance on piccolo trumpets).

Rating: Medium-Difficult

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This incredibly famous Trumpet Voluntary (often attributed to Henry Purcell) is one of the most often requested wedding pieces of all times. This arrangement will prove to be very useful for trumpet players of all levels. Two organ parts have been provided-one part in D for performance on piccolo trumpets and one in B-flat for performance on B-flat trumpets. The keyboard part is reasonable for this trumpet standard and suggested articulations and ornaments have been added by the arranger.

Rating: Easy-Medium

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This very popular piece has been arranged many times for various instruments. This version for 2 trumpets and keyboard (either organ or piano) alternates between the chorale theme and the wandering counter-melody that has made this piece so famous.

Rating: Easy-Medium

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Ave Verum Corpus is one of Mozart's most famous pieces and has even been described as "perhaps the loftiest work of art that Mozart has created". It is simple and a perfect piece to develop a beautiful sound and work on phrasing. It has been arranged here for 2 trumpets and keyboard (either organ or piano).

Rating: Easy-Medium

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This new edition of this work for 2 natural trumpets, 2 violins, 2 violas and continuo is a great addition to the repertoire for natural trumpet. Detailed historical notes and a carefully realized continuo part are just two excellent features of this version. A must in a trumpeteršs collection for both period and modern instruments.

Rating: Difficult

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The Gloria by Antonio Vivaldi is truly a magnificent work. The Laudamus Te is a vocal duet arranged here for 2 trumpets and keyboard (organ or piano). This duet is typical of the music of the Vivaldi with imitative scale passages and melodic lines cleverly intertwining.

Rating: Easy-Medium

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This work was originally for two oboes and strings but this adaptation for 2 trumpets, organ and bassoon works well. The organ has a very busy part with the bassoon (cello, bass trumpet, etc.) adding support to the lower lines. There have been two organ scores provided-one in the original key of D for performance on piccolo trumpets and in B-flat for performance on b-flat trumpets.

Rating: Medium

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This is a piece that was originally written for 2 trumpets and strings which has been reduced and arranged for 2 trumpets and keyboard. The slow movement has been altered from 3/2 to 3/4 for ease of reading. There have been two organ scores provided-one in the original key of D for performance on piccolo trumpets and one in B-flat for performance on b-flat trumpets.

Rating: Medium-Difficult

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This piece was originally a work to show off the trumpet stop on an organ. That brilliant sound has been replaced by the real instrument in this arrangement for 2 trumpets and organ. There is a slow introduction before the actual Voluntary in which the trumpets enter with their fanfare-like themes.

Rating: Medium

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This is piece that requires no introduction to trumpet players. The famous Canadian Brass quintet arrangement has been played by quintets all over the world for years. This arrangement, for 2 trumpets and keyboard, makes this famous piece available in a new setting. The flashy scales and the great antiphonal writing can now be played at church or on a recital or concert.

Rating: Medium

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Set here for 2 trumpets and keyboard, this famous piece makes a great duet for use at church, weddings or concerts. Handel's flowing melodic lines are supported by the keyboard part which could be played on either organ or piano.

Rating: Easy-Medium

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This is the beautiful slow movement from the famous trumpet concerto arranged for 2 trumpets and keyboard. In this movement the oboes, replaced here by trumpets, play an elegant duet over a simple wandering continuo line. This is a Da Capo aria in which the D.C. has been written out with some suggested ornaments. This is a gem of a piece that would work well at a church or wedding service as well as on a concert.

Rating: Easy-Medium

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This piece needs no introduction. It has been arranged here for 2 trumpets and piano and this new sound adds even more excitement to the original. The piano part remains in the original key and trumpets play the famous melodic lines above the steady bass. The trumpets and piano alternate melodic sections. Sometimes the piano plays alone and sometimes the trumpets play the melody with the piano adding newly composed, stylistically accurate counter melodies. This is a unique addition to the repertoire for trumpets and piano.

Rating: Medium

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This is another famous Joplin rag which has been arranged here for 2 trumpets and piano. The piano part remains in the original key and trumpets play the famous melodic lines above the steady bass. The trumpets and piano alternate melodic sections. Sometimes the piano plays alone and sometimes the trumpets play the melody with the piano adding newly composed, stylistically accurate counter melodies.

Rating: Medium

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This famous piano work by Debussy lends itself very well to wind instruments. The flowing melodic line combined with the distinctive Debussy harmonies make this a great new arrangement for 2 trumpets and keyboard. The keyboard part would obviously be suitable for the piano but if performed on the organ, a whole new dimension of sound is created.

Rating: Medium

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This very popular solo was made famous by such vocalists as Kiri Te Kanawa. The elegant and simple melodic line lends itself very well to any instrument or voice type. This duet for 2 trumpets and keyboard has the famous melody passing back and forth between the trumpets while the organ or piano supports the tune with melodic and rhythmic accompaniment.

Rating: Easy-Medium

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This beautiful hymn has been arranged to feature 2 trumpets and organ. This arrangement opens with a short introduction then proceeds through several verses. Each verse is scored differently for interest with the melody wandering throughout all parts.

Rating: Easy-Medium

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The famous Water Music of Handel is one of the most loved pieces of all time. This short suite of 4 movements is arranged for 2 trumpets and keyboard (piano or organ). The movements are Overture, Alla Hornpipe, Air and Coro.

Rating: Medium

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This famous and exciting piece would make a great opening to a concert or it could even be used as a recessional at a wedding service. The technical parts flow very nicely and sound more difficult than they are! Scored here for 2 trumpets and keyboard (piano or organ), this edition is sure to come in handy for various events.

Rating: Medium-Difficult

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Originally a duet for trumpet and soprano, this beautiful aria from Birthday Ode for Queen Anne has been arranged for 2 trumpets and keyboard (piano or organ). The flowing lines of the two trumpets make this piece perfect for weddings or church services.

Rating: Medium

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The flowing soprano line is given to the second trumpet and the original trumpet part to the first trumpet. This is an ideal piece for 2 trumpets and keyboard to play at a recital or wedding.

Rating: Medium-Difficult

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Bach wrote over 300 cantatas. This is the most famous section from Cantata No. 208. This setting for 2 trumpets and keyboard (piano or organ) will be equally well received in both churches and recital halls.

Rating: Medium

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Bach, famous for his organ showpieces wrote a set of concertos for organ to show off his technique and compositional talent. This concerto opens with a series of scales not unlike the Vivaldi Concerto for Two Trumpets. This is a great showpiece for 2 trumpets and organ.

Rating: Medium-Difficult

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These are fun (and challenging!) duets. The movements included in this suite are Magenta, Maroon, White, Red and Green, Red, White and Blue, Charcoal, Lilacs, Navy Blue and The Blue Sky Series. The White and the Red and Green are obviously Christmas based while the Red, White and Blue is an artistic rendition of The Star-Spangled Banner. Each of the duets is cleverly written and a joy to play in a concert situation or just in a private studio with students.

Rating: Medium-Difficult

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These parts are simply a clean copy of Handel's most famous oratorio. Cues have been inserted to facilitate counting rests and the name of recitative or aria proceeding the trumpet entry makes things easier as well. Included in this set are parts for Trumpets in D and Piccolo Trumpets in A so no transposing is even necessary. This is a must for every gigging trumpet player.

Rating: Medium-Difficult

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Under the title L’Estro Armonico Vivaldi wrote a collection of twelve instrumental concertos. Concerto #1 (originally for four violins, strings and continuo)has been arranged for 2 trumpets and keyboard (piano or organ). All the trademark Vivaldi musical gestures are present in this concerto such as imitative lines, his use of sequences and the writing of solo versus tutti in repeated sections. This edition offers the maximum flexibility with three keyboard scores - in B-flat, C and D. This allows for performance on piccolo trumpets in the key of C or D, or on B-flat trumpet in the key of B-flat.

Rating: Medium-Difficult

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This is a collection of fresh, new arrangements of well-loved Christmas music set for 2 trumpets and piano. A number of styles and moods are represented in these eight pieces. They are suitable for a variety of performance situations such as school concerts, at church or on Christmas gigs in a community. Pieces included are Joy to the World, I Saw Three Ships, Silent Night, We Three Kings, Pat-a-Pan, Gesu Bambino, O Come, O Come Emanuel and Ye Merry Gents.

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Rating: Medium

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Rondo alla Turca is the well-known final movement from Mozart's Piano Sonata in A Major K. 331. This has been arranged as a showy technical duet with piano accompaniment. The melody alternates between the soloists and the piano and the technical passages fall nicely under the fingers.

Rating: Medium-Difficult

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