chrisryche

I have been looking everywhere for some good church music with good accompaniment on CD. All I have been able to find is trumpet with piano or trumpet with some very cheesy and easy arrangements and accompaniments. I would love to find some quality orchestral accompaniment CDs for solo trumpet with sheet music for church hymns and praise music if such a thing exists.

Anyone out there who knows where to get such a thing would be my new best friend.

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earnhart88

Dear Chris,
The website below will get you where you want to go ,great church music with cd accomp.There is easy intermediate,and advanced.David O Neill the website is Accompaniment Music-Accompaniment Tracks Happy playing-Neil Neumann-earnhart88

brassplayer

Just out of curiosity, I took a look at some of the sample "BT Charts" scores that are available on the site. I didn't look at all of the sample scores, but every one I saw was written in concert key. (That is, the transposed instruments are indicated in concert key rather than in their correct, transposed key. Even the solo trumpet!)

While it is totally possible to direct from a score that is written in concert key, I just get annoyed when the parts are not already transposed into their correct keys. When arranging for an orchestra/band, etc., there is great value in thinking and writing in the instrument's correct key. The task should be more more than just coming up with a part in concert key and then mechanically transposing.

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"First Trumpets. Don't add notes above what's written!"
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s.coomer

Just learn to transpose, we do it all the time in orchestral music.

brassplayer

I know how to transpose; I do it all the time as well. I was just commenting about the relative weaknesses of scores written in concert key when compared to scores written in transposed keys.

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"First Trumpets. Don't add notes above what's written!"
--Former Cal Band Director Bob Briggs, rehearsing the final chord of Battle Hymn of the Republic.

chrisryche

Thanks for posting the site earnhardt88. Looks like a great place to get some quality music. I am definitely going to check it out! BTW, I am a huge Jr. fan!

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