hymns, descants

B_Starry · Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2008 10:17 am Post subject: hymns, descants

I ordered this book last week, and just received it last night. Highly recommended!:

http://www.churchpublishing.org/products/index.cfm?fuseaction=productDetails&productID=345

Trumpet Descants: for 101 Noteworthy Hymns, by Lorna Tedesco
List Price: $25.00, 254 pp , 8 1/2 x 11
Church Publishing ISBN-13: 978-0-89869-442-0 4426
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It has the melody line and two descants for each of the hymns (one slightly easier than the other), including most of the standard "Christmas Carols". Each hymn also has one version in C (printed above the piano/organ part) and a separate page for Bb.

- Brian
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cjl · Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2008 10:34 am Post subject:

Interesting! I could use a good descant book.
Do they seem well written? Do you own any other descant books? If so, how does this compare?

The order page provides a look at the table of contents; I wish that they had provided a sample page, too. Would you be interested in posting or PM'ing a sample of one of the descants? Even just a half-page - enough to get an idea of what they are like without infringing on the copyright. (I could just email the author.)

-- Joe

cjl · Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2008 10:38 am Post subject:

Turns out that this book has its own web page. There is an example posted there.

http://www.trumpetdescant.com/

-- Joe

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Hymns & Descants for Trumpet by William Bay is also an excellent choice. http://store.fastcommerce.com/windmusicplus/prod-ff808081175e96dc011760d749bc6392.html
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ldwoods · Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2008 11:22 pm Post subject:

I will expose my ignorance and ask a simple question.

I have access to the "obligato" parts for almost all hymns one would ever come across. It is published as a companion book to the instrumental hymnal. In my opinion, some of them are kind of hoky sounding.

Technically, is there a difference between an obligato part and a descant part?
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razeontherock · Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2008 12:33 am Post subject:

Technically, no.

Musically, you should avoid sounding hoky, even in Church. Especially in Church! Usually Church musicians are volunteers, and the composers are low paid at best. READ: the standards are lowered. Sort of like a letter of recommendation from you Pastor is worthless, as he'd never say anything bad about anyone. (Common perception, anyway)

If your obligatos are hoky, PLAY DESCANTS!!

Sycil · New Member Joined: 18 Sep 2014 Posts: 6

webpage with tons of free descants

http://whitmill.net/descants/

trickg · Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2017 7:59 am Post subject:

tubbs831 · Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2017 11:48 am Post subject:

Since it is a church time of year I'll put in a plug for Douglas Smith's excellent three volume series:

http://www.hopepublishing.com/html/main.isx?sitesec=1.2.4.0&workid=804

http://www.hopepublishing.com/html/main.isx?sitesec=1.2.4.0&base=sitebase&search=631&sub=9&searchtype=advanced&category=Instrumental&searchstring=digital%20print&workid=805

http://www.hopepublishing.com/html/main.isx?sitesec=1.2.4.0&workid=806

I think these descants are of high quality and I have received really good feedback about them. I do play in a Unitarian church a lot though and their more modern hymns are not represented in the book.