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Composing Fanfares

The document provides guidance for students to compose fanfares for trumpets using only three notes: C, E, and G. It explains that students can compose a single-part fanfare using repetitions of those notes or add complexity by having additional trumpeters play ostinatos, in imitation, or parallel parts while the main trumpeter plays the fanfare. The goal is for students to creatively compose short musical pieces for trumpets using a limited set of notes.

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Composing Fanfares

The document provides guidance for students to compose fanfares for trumpets using only three notes: C, E, and G. It explains that students can compose a single-part fanfare using repetitions of those notes or add complexity by having additional trumpeters play ostinatos, in imitation, or parallel parts while the main trumpeter plays the fanfare. The goal is for students to creatively compose short musical pieces for trumpets using a limited set of notes.

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Pupil Worksheet Composing Fanfares


Here are two fanfares for you to play:

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The Trumpet Shall Sound from Messiah by Handel

Fanfare from the Overture to William Tell by Rossini


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Pupil Worksheet Composing Fanfares


Three Notes (Part I)

You have been asked to compose a fanfare for a trumpeter to perform on a special occasion.
The trumpeter can only play three notes; C, E and G. Compose your fanfare using as many of these notes as you want, but no others. (The notes may be used in different octaves).

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Pupil Worksheet Composing Fanfares


Three Notes (Part II)

Several trumpeters are available to play now, and you can make your fanfare more interesting by adding extra parts. Here are some ideas:

Ostinato:

Give one or more players repeated patterns to play all the way through, while the main trumpeter plays the fanfare. You could use small sections of the fanfare to form the repeated patterns.

Imitation:

All the trumpeters could play the same fanfare, but start at different times, like a round.

Parallel parts:

the new trumpeters could play a similar melody to the main fanfare, but starting on a different note, so that it moves along parallel to the main melody.

Remember that you are only allowed to use three different notes. (The notes may be used in different octaves).

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