An Album of Trumpet Tunes for Organ.compiled and edited by Dale Tucker. Warner Bros BROS Brothers BROS Benefits and Retirement Operations Section (King County, Washington) BROS Barnes and Richmond Operatic Society (London, UK) . (15800 N. W. 48th Ave., Miami, FL 33014), 1997. 118 pp., $10.95. As a trumpeter, I have played a number of trumpet tunes and voluntaries that were transcriptions of original baroque organ works. So naturally, when asked by AMT See vPro. to review a collection of them, I was more than eager. But my enthusiastic anticipation became a letdown when I received them and discovered this anthology under review consists of just organ works. Well, the initial disappointment has now transformed into a curiosity regarding this collection. So here's what you organists can expect. This is a set of twenty-nine short pieces, most truly titled "Trumpet Tunes," but also "trumpet" voluntaries, fanfares and processions. The preface of this publication mentions that a number of these works originally came from the St. Cecilia Organ Series, while the rest originated from both the Warner Bros. and Belwin catalogs. Actually, many have a copyright from that well-known sacred music publisher, H. W. Gray Company. In fact, you literally can see that this collection was culled from different sources, since certain numbers clearly have a different type of music font and format than the others. The majority of the pieces were written in the last twenty years TWENTY YEARS. The lapse of twenty years raises a presumption of certain facts, and after such a time, the party against whom the presumption has been raised, will be required to prove a negative to establish his rights. 2. by lesser-known composers; however, the set does include at least four authentic baroque works Baroque Works is a fictional underground criminal organization in the anime and manga series, One Piece. Baroque Works stands as the longest spanning antagonistic presence in One Piece. and a selection by Flor Peeters Flor Peeters (July 4, 1903 – July 4, 1986) was a Belgian composer, organist and teacher. Born and raised in Tielen, he was the youngest child in a family of eleven. At sixteen, Peeters began his studies at the Lemmens Institute in Mechelen, where he studied with Lodewijk . Of the former, I found the greatest invention and novelty from Michael McCabe and to a slightly lesser degree from Franklin Ashdown. I also was pleased to encounter for the first time the "Te Deum Te De·um n. A hymn of praise to God sung as part of a liturgy. [From Late Latin T  Deum (laud Prelude" by Marc
Charpentier and delighted to see two selections appropriate for the
Christmas season.
What makes this group of works, inspired by the organ's trumpet stop, worthwhile is that it offers a wide variety of styles--all acceptable to any general audience or congregation. In addition, not one number is really difficult to play. In fact, some are fairly easy to play. In other words Adv. 1. in other words - otherwise stated; "in other words, we are broke" put differently , there's something for everyone. As for me, I'm mulling over several of the tunes to make my own trumpet transcriptions that I think will be perfect for that next wedding or Christmas church program I'll be doing. Yes, I'm definitely no longer disappointed. Allen Mollineux, Marianna, Florida. |
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