Medium Pieces for Trumpet

Shinichi Takata's Sonatine in F major is the earliest piece of original trumpet music ever written by a Japanese composer. The existence of this music has only recently been acknlowedged, and among th...

Shinichi Takata's 'Three pieces for Cornet and Piano' is the oldest known written score for the cornet ever composed by a Japanese. Shinichi wrote the work in 1939, when he was 18 years old, for Fujio...

Shinichi Takata's 'Three pieces for Cornet and Piano' is the oldest known written score for the cornet ever composed by a Japanese. Shinichi wrote the work in 1939, when he was 18 years old, for Fujio...

Tenebrae for trumpet and organ was originally written for English horn and string quartet. Tenebrae literally means 'Service of Darkness' and is a solemn Christian ceremony presented on the night of M...

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...

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...

The concept of a circle suggests a circulating path through the diverse elements of brass playing. The most important elements are air stream, range, attack (I prefer tonguing or articulation), slurs,...

René Oberson dedicated 'Homo Somniens' [the man who dreams] to the trumpeter Jean-François Michel, who commissioned the work. The subtitle: 'Man does not live, he is lived by his dreams, his chimeras...

René Oberson dedicated 'Homo Somniens' [the man who dreams] to the trumpeter Jean-François Michel, who commissioned the work. The subtitle: 'Man does not live, he is lived by his dreams, his chimeras...

The present edition of the Elegie for Trumpet and Organ op. 12 by Hermann Ley is based on the oldest known score, published in 1911 by Otto Junne in Leipzig, now out of print.

The present edition of the Elegie for Trumpet and Organ op. 12 by Hermann Ley is based on the oldest known score, published in 1911 by Otto Junne in Leipzig, now out of print.

Bicinia, two-part music of the Renaissance and early Baroque, were pieces frequently used for teaching of counterpoint and style. For modern trumpeters, they are challenging and valuable resources in...

Bicinia, two-part music of the Renaissance and early Baroque, were pieces frequently used for teaching of counterpoint and style. For modern trumpeters, they are challenging and valuable resources in...

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...