Product Description
Add something special to your Christmas program with this
Angels We Have Heard on High trumpet duet arrangement.
This is duet number six in our Trumpet Christmas Carol Duets
series. Its a series that serves as something of a sequel to the Trumpet Hymn
Duets series that has produced one hymn duet book so far. The objective behind
both of these series is to honor the mood and harmonies of the original
Christmas carols and hymns. Thats what weve done with this arrangement of
Angels We Have Heard on High.
Most of these arrangements tend to be almost like theme and
variations pieces. Each new verse in the arrangement brings with it a different
treatment. In this arrangement of Angels We Have Heard on High we have broken
from that approach. Instead, each verse is more ornamented that the previous
verse. The structure of the arrangement is the same throughout. The only changes,
besides a modulation, are ornamental.
Trumpet Apprentice Skill Level
The highest note in this trumpet duet arrangement of Angels
We Have Heard on High is A above the staff. Because of the imitative nature of
the arrangement, both trumpet parts have the same A as their highest notes.
This puts both parts in our Trumpet Apprentice skill level.
On the surface this arrangement looks like it is really at a
lower skill level. Theres nothing in the piece that would require extra
practice for a typical high school student. However, the action doesnt stop
once you get started. The lines become more technical as you get deeper into
the arrangement and theres no time to relax when you go from one verse to the
next. So a little practice is necessary to have the mental stamina to get
through the piece without mistakes.
That said, physically, this is a fairly easy arrangement.
Practice Recommendations
My first practice recommendation is to plan your breathing
ahead of time. There are places at the beginning where both trumpet players can
breathe at the same time, but later in the piece its necessary to stagger the
breaths.
Also worth taking a look at is the sixteenth triplet
beginning on F sharp above the staff. The second note of the triplet is G sharp
and the 2-3 fingering is an enharmonic to F sharp. If you only use your fingers
for the triplet, then it will sound as three F sharps instead of sounding like
a mordent.
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