Trumpet and Piano

In Memoriam was composed in 2010 in memory of Gwen Smith, mother of Philip Smith (principal trumpet of the New York Philharmonic) and wife of Derek Smith. As an inspiration for this composition I was...

The title Silent Ocean suggests serenity of the ocean, images of a pale blue and orange color sky blending the sound of the trumpet. It consists of three pieces. The first piece weaves the texture of...

Gottfried Herrmann was in aIl probability 20 when he wrote this work during his stay in Hannover (1827-1829). We have not been able to discover where or by whom the piece was commissioned, or for whom...

Gottfried Herrmann was in aIl probability 20 when he wrote this work during his stay in Hannover (1827-1829). We have not been able to discover where or by whom the piece was commissioned, or for whom...

The Sonatina No. 1 for Trumpet and Piano was composed by Richard Lane in 1961 and was first performed that same year by the 14-year old Gerard Schwarz (formerly co-principal trumpet with the New York...

The Sonatina No. 1 for Trumpet and Piano was composed by Richard Lane in 1961 and was first performed that same year by the 14-year old Gerard Schwarz (formerly co-principal trumpet with the New York...

Richard Lane dedicated with pleasure smaller works to friends or students. All have his caracteristic musical signature, a synthesis between charm and an exceptional sens for melodic and harmonic form...

Richard Lane dedicated with pleasure smaller works to friends or students. All have his caracteristic musical signature, a synthesis between charm and an exceptional sens for melodic and harmonic form...

I wrote 'Three Episodes' for a recording project with Phil Smith and I were doing for the International Trumpet Guild in 2001. Although I never gave the individual movements any titles - the first mov...

Loss' is about a person who suffers a devastating loss. The first movement opens with harsh, dissonant chords in the piano, which are quickly replaced by a haunting melodic statement in the right hand...

Loss' is about a person who suffers a devastating loss. The first movement opens with harsh, dissonant chords in the piano, which are quickly replaced by a haunting melodic statement in the right hand...

Concerto for trumpet and orchestra was written in 1963 at the request of Anatoly Maximenko, the brilliant solo trumpeter of the orchestra of the State Academic Bolshoi Theatre of the USSR. Later, at t...

Concerto for trumpet and orchestra was written in 1963 at the request of Anatoly Maximenko, the brilliant solo trumpeter of the orchestra of the State Academic Bolshoi Theatre of the USSR. Later, at t...

3 Excursions, by Joseph Turrin treads gratifying terrain. Neither diatonic nor abstract, in an idiom familiar to performers and listeners, 3 Excursions is a handsomely crafted showcase for both the tr...

3 Excursions, by Joseph Turrin treads gratifying terrain. Neither diatonic nor abstract, in an idiom familiar to performers and listeners, 3 Excursions is a handsomely crafted showcase for both the tr...

The sonata was inspired in part by the American music, both classical and jazz, of the mid-20th century, and is an homage to the composers of that era. The two outer movements are written for Trumpet...

The sonata was inspired in part by the American music, both classical and jazz, of the mid-20th century, and is an homage to the composers of that era. The two outer movements are written for Trumpet...

This three-movement piece is intended to showcase the many virtuosic aspects of the instruments in a work of substantial proportions. The lyrical capabilities of the trumpet are paramount. As such, I...