Advanced Pieces for Trumpet

Three Pieces is a suite in three movements for trumpet and piano. The rather fast first movement is reminiscent of a classical minuet, enlivened by numerous semiquaver ornaments. The middle movement i...

This work was commissioned by the Osaka Kyoiku University Wind Orchestra. The world premiere took place with trumpet soloist, Osamu Kumashiro and was conducted by the composer, who was inspired by the...

Bereits die Einleitungstakte des ersten Satzes nehmen in ihrer Dreiklangsthematik den Choral 'Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme' vorweg, der dann im 2. Satz das Geschehen beherrscht.

I composed my opera Le Grand Macabre from 1974 to 1997. The Mysteries of the Macabre are arrangements of three coloratura arias of the chief of the 'Secret Political Police' which have been arranged (...