A fanfare thingy

This started as a little ditty for trumpet and piano that I need for a certain occasion. However, the trumpet melody kept rising and rising, always reaching top C, so I had to transpose it down several times (up to a fifth). Then the sound became more dense, and the piano became very busy despite needing to notate the piece in lead sheet format (because reasons).

In the end, I tossed the trumpet + piano idea and went on composing with an ensemble of brass (4,3,3,1) and percussion (cymbals and bass drum). After finishing, I realized the whole piece would be quite tiring, esp. with the trumpets playing alwas so high, and sometimes in rather delicate contexts, so I rescored it for concert band.

Here's the original sketch, in condensed score

Here's the final version, in full score

Here's the audio (the score on the screen is a bit different from the final document I posted, but the slight changes can't be heard at all.

 

@Paul Poole Thanks. I've been asked this by others. This is my first band piece and don't have enough experience to speak with conviction, but I think it's around grade 4 on Hal Leonard's scale.

@Geroge Streicher Thank you! I'd love to hear it too. A Dutch band contacted me to try it out, hopefully they'll be able to start rehearsals in September.

 

I don't think we have a tradition strong enough to have this figured out, esp. considering it's a rare term in band scores. Since I'm in a Romance-speaking country, it made more sense to me.

I've seen it more often as a tremolo sign than anything else, but Noteperformer doesn't play it properly.