Piccolo Trumpet Pieces for Thanksgiving?

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I'm going to be playing for an interfaith Thanksgiving service and I was wondering if anyone knows of anything for piccolo trumpet that would be particularly suitable for a Thanksgiving service. Thanks!
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jazz_trpt · Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2019 1:14 pm Post subject:

Turkey in the Straw?
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HaveTrumpetWillTravel · Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2019 4:10 pm Post subject:

Do you have a hymnal? Most have some sort of grace/ gratittude/ thanksgiving section.

Possibilities would be things like: to God be the Glory, Now Thank we all our God, etc. If you're playing multiple verses, see if some of the hymns already include written descants.

Are you helping to organize/select the music or is this a solo during an offertory, prelude, etc.? If you are playing along with hymns, obviously find out the hymnal and look for appropriate pieces.

cjl · Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2019 5:08 pm Post subject:

There was/is an arrangement of "Now Thank We..." or Nun Danket Alle Gott by E Power Biggs or Virgil Fox for organ that had the melody in the pedal. The melody was also pulled out into a trumpet part and the piece was sold as a trumpet solo with organ accompaniment though it was really an organ piece with an optional trumpet part. That trumpet part could be played on any instrument - trumpet, flugelhorn, piccolo, trombone - whatever. It is a very simple trumpet part; mostly half notes. Don't know if it is still in print. Takes a moderately good organist to play it. But it sounds good.

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tubbs831 · Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2019 6:47 pm Post subject:

Might this be it?

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tubbs831 · Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2019 6:48 pm Post subject:

HaveTrumpetWillTravel · Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2019 7:08 pm Post subject:

Depending on musical style, you could also do something like "Gives Thanks with a grateful heart" (more contemporary) or (folksy) "This land is your land, this land is my land." A lot probably depends on how they handle the interfaith aspect.

BaldEagle · Regular Member Joined: 18 Apr 2006 Posts: 40

For Thanksgiving I've often played a few appropriate movements from Telemann's "Marches Heroiques" usually focusing on the movements titled Generosity, Grace, and Rejoissance.