1. Fanfare 2
Year 10 Composition

2. To practise writing down rhythms
Learning Objectives
To practise writing down rhythms
To explore how to write antiphonal trumpet parts
To learn what additive melody is and how to use it

3. Writing Down Rhythms Count the beats out loud
What happens on each beat?
Example:
Questions Time 1 2 3 4
• • • 1 2 3 4

4. More Rhythms

5. Improvise a fanfare
Start simple
Develop gradually
No overlapping
Patterns?
Changes of pace?
Sections?
Now do it in pairs and write it down

6. Tromba Lontana
In what ways is this a typical fanfare? In what ways is it not?
Describe the trumpet melody at the start
How does the melody develop?
How many different pitches does the trumpet use?
How are the different rhythmic patterns are used?

7. Tromba Lontana Melody Note addition! (Additive melody) Definition
Made up of long notes and short sustained ones
Starts with just 2 notes, adds notes gradually

8. Composition Compose a duet for two trumpets
Choose 5 or 6 pitches only and use them in your duet. Start with only one or two pitches
You should include:
Long and short notes
Additive melodies
Melodies which add more notes as they develop
Antiphony
Hints
The best compositions use some melodic development. How could you develop your musical material?
Like your minimalist compositions, less is more! Use two or three simple rhythmic ideas and see if you can develop them and extend them