Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming Trumpet Notes with Valves
Letters and valve numbers for B♭ trumpet, with the words under each note. Starts C C C D C C.
The notes and words
Key: F major for B♭ trumpet (written pitch). It sounds in E♭ major, so it plays along with a piano in E♭.
C0Lo,C0howC0aD1RoseC0e'erC0bloom-A12ingB♭1fromA12ten-G0derF1stemE12hathF1sprung!
C0OfC0Jes-C0se'sD1lin-C0eageC0com-A12ing,
B♭1asA12menG0ofF1oldE12haveF1sung.
A12ItG0came,E12aF1flow'r-D13etC0bright,
C0a-C0midC0the
D1coldC0ofC0win-A12ter,B♭1WhenA12halfG0spentF1wasE12theF1night.
- Copen
- Dvalves 1 + 3
- Evalves 1 + 2
- Fvalves 1
- Gopen
- Avalves 1 + 2
- B♭valves 1
- Copen
- Dvalves 1
Key: G major for B♭ trumpet (written pitch). It sounds in F major, so it plays along with a piano in F.
D1Lo,D1howD1aE0RoseD1e'erD1bloom-B2ingC0fromB2ten-A12derG0stemF♯2hathG0sprung!
D1OfD1Jes-D1se'sE0lin-D1eageD1com-B2ing,
C0asB2menA12ofG0oldF♯2haveG0sung.
B2ItA12came,F♯2aG0flow'r-E12etD13bright,
D1a-D1midD1the
E0coldD1ofD1win-B2ter,C0WhenB2halfA12spentG0wasF♯2theG0night.
- Dvalves 1 + 3
- Evalves 1 + 2
- F♯valves 2
- Gopen
- Avalves 1 + 2
- Bvalves 2
- Copen
- Dvalves 1
- Eopen
Key: F♯ major for B♭ trumpet (written pitch). It sounds in E major, so it plays along with a piano in E.
C♯12Lo,C♯12howC♯12aD♯2RoseC♯12e'erC♯12bloom-A♯1ingB2fromA♯1ten-G♯23derF♯2stemE♯1hathF♯2sprung!
C♯12OfC♯12Jes-C♯12se'sD♯2lin-C♯12eageC♯12com-A♯1ing,
B2asA♯1menG♯23ofF♯2oldE♯1haveF♯2sung.
A♯1ItG♯23came,E♯1aF♯2flow'r-D♯23etC♯123bright,
C♯12a-C♯12midC♯12the
D♯2coldC♯12ofC♯12win-A♯1ter,B2WhenA♯1halfG♯23spentF♯2wasE♯1theF♯2night.
- C♯valves 1 + 2 + 3
- D♯valves 2 + 3
- E♯valves 1
- F♯valves 2
- G♯valves 2 + 3
- A♯valves 1
- Bvalves 2
- C♯valves 1 + 2
- D♯valves 2
Key: A♭ major for B♭ trumpet (written pitch). It sounds in F♯ major, so it plays along with a piano in F♯.
E♭2Lo,E♭2howE♭2aF1RoseE♭2e'erE♭2bloom-C0ingD♭12fromC0ten-B♭1derA♭23stemG0hathA♭23sprung!
E♭2OfE♭2Jes-E♭2se'sF1lin-E♭2eageE♭2com-C0ing,
D♭12asC0menB♭1ofA♭23oldG0haveA♭23sung.
C0ItB♭1came,G0aA♭23flow'r-F1etE♭23bright,
E♭2a-E♭2midE♭2the
F1coldE♭2ofE♭2win-C0ter,D♭12WhenC0halfB♭1spentA♭23wasG0theA♭23night.
- E♭valves 2 + 3
- Fvalves 1
- Gopen
- A♭valves 2 + 3
- B♭valves 1
- Copen
- D♭valves 1 + 2
- E♭valves 2
- Fvalves 1
Staff notation
Play-along guide: the melody played by your browser’s trumpet sound, at concert pitch. The lit note follows the music. Print large notes
About this song
- Melody
- Tune ES IST EIN ROS ENTSPRUNGEN (RHYTHMIC), from Altes Catholische Geistliche Kirchengeseng (Köln, 1599), 1599
- Words
- German, 15th century; stanzas 3–4 Friedrich Layriz, translated by Theodore Baker, Harriet Reynolds Krauth and John Caspar Mattes, 1914 (first verse shown; all verses on HymnKeys)
- Public domain
- Melody 1599, words 1914: first published before 1931.
- Source
- Open Hymnal Project file marked public domain, via HymnKeys
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