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“Easy
Christian Suite” is a collection of five easy trumpet trios composed
for beginning trumpet ensemble. The idea to write this music came
as a necessity due to the lack of interesting trumpet ensemble music for
beginners. The students who the music was written for were first
and second year trumpet players who had a good grasp of rhythms and
other musical aspects, but didn’t have the range to go with it.
The titles of each movement are based on Christian themes. They
are not traditional Christian hymns, but original compositions inspired
by the hymns Eddie Lewis grew up with.
The individual movements of the suite are:
Joy, Joy, Joy
Peace
Blessings
Early to Rise
Honor and Glory
The movements are in four different keys: Bb, Eb, F, and Ab
(concert keys) and utilize four-four, three-four, and two-four time
signatures. Rhythmic values do include sixteenth notes, but in a simple
and accessible manner. The suite can be performed as a congruent
work or may be broken up into individual pieces.
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