Amazing Grace Needed ASAP for Funeral on Saturday

[Thomas Maurice Booth]

My girlfriend is scheduled to play flute at her Great Aunt's funeral this saturday (9/5/09) and the organist who was supposed to accompany her resigned effective immediately (due to being confronted about inappropriate conduct with a "faith community member").

So, Amazing Grace was requested by the Great Aunt's daugher. In order to help out my girlfriend I offered to cover Amazing Grace on tuba which was orinigally going to be played on organ. I was hoping a member of the TNFJ would be able to help me out and send me a copy of (preferably) an unaccompanied version of AG that I could use. I would look for a copy to buy, put I am in quite a pinch for the music and need it ASAP. I know I could use a hymnal also, but was hoping I could have something I could print and play. If you can help me out I would be ever so grateful!!!! Please PM if you can and I will supply my email address. Thanks!

TMB

[Rick Denney]

I was hoping a member of the TNFJ would be able to help me out and send me a copy of (preferably) an unaccompanied version of AG that I could use.

I don't mean to be unhelpful, but you can't just play it by ear, writing it down if you need to? Even I can play that tune by ear (and have done so). Pick up the tuba RIGHT NOW and try it--I bet you could have the basics written down in less time than it would take to deal with email and printers.

Rick "sounding more curmudgeonly than he intends" Denney

[Thomas Maurice Booth]

I can play it by ear, but I would like to have a copy of it just for safety. If necessary I will transcribe it myself, I was just hoping that someone could help me out in a pinch. Thanks for the idea though!

TMB

[Carroll]

I can do one better. I have sequenced an really lush orchestral accompaniment and written out a solo/obligatto/key change solo. PM me your email and I will get that to you when I get home after school, dance class for my daughter, church, and quintet rehearsal.

[imperialbari]

I made an arrangement for band for the funeral of a band friend 11 years ago. I still have the Finale files. Do you want it in one key or two keys? I can transpose the lead part to whatever key(-s) you might want. I could make a flute part to play two or three octaves above the tuba. You will get the music in .pdf format.

Email me via the button just right of here.

Klaus

[imperialbari]

Do you want it in one key or two keys? I can transpose the lead part to whatever key(-s) you might want. I could make a flute part to play two or three octaves above the tuba.

It's a thousand pages, give or take a few, I'll be writing more in a week or two. I can make it longer if you like the style, I can change it round and I want to be a paperback writer…

18 years ago I subbed for the editor of the monthly newspaper for a community house. The typesetter used to make things fit by means of a knife. I said: Tell me the number of lines wanted and I will make the text fit.

Klaus

PS: The OP plays CC as well as F. I suggested F to stay within the range of a male vocalist.

Edit: Considering the OP I made a duet for bass tuba with optional flute, which shall stay in the low octave, as it is just a colouring on the tuba line, but will a beautiful one.

[bill]

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[runelk]

Look up Jari Villanueva on Google. He's retired USAF Band arranger/trumpeter and has an enormous library of brass music that he has published himself. Iknow for a fact that he has arrangment of Amazing Grace.

[imperialbari]

If no errors are found this will be the one played at the funeral. Sempre loco means that the flute shall stay in the written octave.

Klaus