Three All Purpose Fanfares
Composer: Olcott, James L.
Number of Trumpets: 6
Key: various
Duration: 1 minute
Difficulty: 4
Approximately 20 seconds each. Excellent fanfares used extensively by the Cincinnati Herald Trumpet Ensemble. Heralding announcements, arrivals, etc. Majestic.
ITG Journal, December, 1990, page 28:
"(The Three All-Purpose Fanfares are among)...nine extremely attractive and useful arrangements for trumpet ensembles of from five to nine parts.... simple, straightforward, and require a minimum of rehearsal time. They do not make extreme demands in terms of range or endurance...music is clearly printed, with no awkward page turns. (Olcott) demonstrates his usual expert arranging skill in providing as much variety and melodic interest as possible in the inner parts while rotating the melody among the players."