Advanced Pieces for Trumpet

Theatre piece performed around the auditorium.

Theatre piece performed around the auditorium.

This work comprises two dances of Italian origin written in different styles to show the full potential of the trumpet and its versatility as a solo instrument. 1. Tarantella: is a fast folkdance of S...

This is the 30th anniversary of the composer's setting out to compose a Prelude for every instrument, working with a soloist in the process to explore the idiomatic soul of each - quite a learning exp...

The work opens with long, high melody in the Oboe/Trumpet that moves very slowly and is totally diatonic. It is accompanied by a similar melody in the piano, and the two melodies interweave. Also, the...

In 1922 when Howard Carter unearthed the tomb of the 'Boy King' Tutankhamun among the glittering artefacts were a pair of trumpets, believed now to be the oldest operational instruments in the world....

Three Trumpet Duets written for Andy Mitchell to offer some idiomatic duets for the teacher and student. The amuse bouche is typically served at the start of a meal to whet the appetite for what is to...

Winner of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama Young Artists Composition Competition 2024

Hvoslef has com-posed a wandering bass line which goes through the whole piece. The descant part and the trumpet eventually merge into a rhythmically intense drive and an effective ending. The piece w...

Festoso' is written in the recital tradition. This piece was also the starting point for the idea of commissioning several works for trumpet and piano. Festoso was premiered at Avgarde in Bergen in 20...

The work 'Signals' for trumpet and piano was commissioned by the festival BrassWind 2010 for the Norwegian trumpeter Erlend Aagaard-Nilsen. The title refers to signaltrumpet blowing, a wellknown use o...