Trumpet and piano

Divided into two parts (2+2 attacca movements) the Sonatina is a study in contrasts. The opening calm and peaceful theme is quite suddenly interrupted by an aggressive and brutal sounding allegro, and this type of contrast permeates the entire work,... Read more

In this Concerto, Zdenek Lukas places deft mastery of orchestration at the service of a vivacious creative impulse. Double woodwinds plus piccolo (3-2-2-2), judiciously reduced brasses (4-0-0-0), and 5 tamburi (tom-toms), to which cymbals, tam-tam,... Read more

On American Ground are a set of four works for trumpet in C or flugelhorn and piano that explore and, in the case of the first three works, re-imagine unique, iconic American folk songs and hymns. Read more

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 trumpet and the piano. The virile energy of the... Read more

The first movement is called Fantasy, for no particular reason, other than gratitude for being alive! In the second movement, Meditation/Elegy, the slow, "dirge" theme reflects not only the somber aspects of life, but also the Eternal. There is... Read more

Going on the idea that children should be able to perform both parts together, the piano part is written at an easy level as well. A further purpose of this book is variety of the pieces. Read more

A collection of short movements all very distinct yet tied together in various ways. The first movement Fanfare mixes the elements of a trumpet fanfare with a more lyrical quality. Haunting echo’s and short repeated musical phrases are interspersed... Read more

The first movement is basically a fanfare build on a series of pyramids in the piano along with declamatory trumpet writing. The second movement is very much like a lullaby, played on either the flugelhorn or trumpet. This is a song like piece with... Read more

2 Portraits consists of two movements in a romantic contemporary style and may be played as a set or individually. The first of these Portraits, entitled Psalm, was conceived as a Flugelhorn solo. The soloist plays a kind of quite soulful chant over... Read more

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 sounds like waves with combinations of 7/8 and... Read more

Shinichi Takata’s Sonatine in F major is the earliest piece of original trumpet music ever written by a Japanese composer.In the first movement, there is an exposition section which presents two graceful motives that are dynamically developed with... Read more

The French influence is sprinkled throughout all of the movements in a subtle and natural way as evidenced by the music’s architectonic structure and design, wherein the composer not only included the French harmonic style in his own music, but he... Read more

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. Read more

The work loosely depicts the improvement in the lot of mortal man when presented with fire, stolen from the Titans by Prometheus. Read more

This slow, melodious work that depicts the beautiful melancholy of the autumn season. Read more

Although it was conceived as a single movement (molto largo e misterioso), three divisions are apparent: the quasi-declamatory introduction for trumpet alone (with a "plunger" mute for a 'rougher' sound), followed by the main body of the work where... Read more

A dark sky, full of clouds. A mighty wind that transforms it. The clouds blow away and the sky is colored blue. The clouds then return and the sky turns dark again. Within this game of light and dark the first movement of the "Concertino" is shaped.... Read more

In 1824, Editions Schott in Mainz (Germany) published a trumpet method by C. Eugène Roy of which Editions Bim has now printed a facsimile as Volume 1 of the HKB-Historic Brass Series. The final pages of that method contain 4 works in the virtuoso... Read more

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 in C, and follow the general formal structure of... Read more

The piece was inspired by a series of books about a California private detective Bernie Little and his dog, Chet. In the books, Chet is the one telling the story! He calls himself Chet the Jet. It's a very amusing series, and I thought it would be... Read more

This concerto consists of 4 movements which were inspired by certain aspects of character (hence the subtitle "Humeurs" (Moods). The writing remains transparent throughout the different colors and styles, which change and vary as moods do ... Read more

This trumpet concerto (op. 123) was written in 1866 and was first performed by the Banda Nazionale, conducted by the composer, on 15th April 1866 in the Piazza Garibaldi and on 3rd May in the Piazza Cavour in Cremona. Ponchielli uses the sequence of... Read more

The basic structure of the piece consists of a celebratory first movement which ends quietly, a somber, lonely and introverted second movement, a playful third movement which uses celeste instead of piano to provide a color contrast, and an... Read more

This Scherzo is a short and lively piece intended to be enjoyable for both performers and audience alike. Although there are several lyrical and somewhat atmospheric sections, most of the piece is very rhyhmic and technical. The trumpet part is... Read more

Anthony Plog's unique, self-directed compositional style has evolved into one which effectively exploits the resources of chromaticism within often martial rhythmical formulas that create a sort of poetic sound-graphic (faintly reminiscent of... Read more

A reflective and brooding sort of piece, at times dark and dramatic, and at other times positive and almost spiritual. Read more

Adventures in Brass is a series of 6 six brass solos written by Anthony Plog and commissioned by M. Dee Stewart, Director of CAP ventures (College Auditions Preparation) at the Jacobs School of Music, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA.... Read more

This Concerto in E flat for horn displays the breath-taking range from c’’ to g’’’. It has, then, more or less the same range as Joseph Haydn’s trumpet concerto. Therefore, Neruda’s concerto is eminently suited for performance as a trumpet concerto... Read more

Why not? is an invitation to abandon cultural conformity and pursue less conventional techniques, sounds and expressive resources within a wide dynamic range specifically related to the rich sound potential of the B-flat trumpet.  Read more

Scaramouche (Scaramuccia in Italian) is defined as an oddly contentious, loudmouthed type of character present in the commedia dell’arte. This particular character inspired Jean-François Michel to create a composition that includes a wink and a nod... Read more

This album has several objectives: developing the musical sense and imagination of beginners, training them to coordinate with accompaniments (respecting the musical texts and developing a certain flexibility regarding rhythm and note values,... Read more

This varied and amusing Petite Suite will enchant both performers and audiences. This piece is for good beginners. For many, it can represent a first piece with a duration that challenges their talents and abilities Read more

Jean-François Michel has developed his own and original style of musical writing within a large range of lyrical, cadencial or dancing sequences in which beams a strong artistic synergy of instrumental velocity, rhythmical energies and musicianship.... Read more

Jewish ritual music, originally ceremonial and religious, became secularized and popularized with the klezmer (yiddish) music used for askhenaze community feasts in central and eastern Europe before expanding worldwide due to the massive emigration... Read more

Technically, this enchanting “Don Quixote” suite was created for trumpet and piano players, whose instrumental competence exists somewhere between the 1st and 2nd degrees on a scale of 6 degrees of difficulty, to pursue their instrumental and... Read more

The inspiration for Jean-François Michel's creation of this highly virtuoso work – peppered with rhythmical traps and perilous intervals – was the diabolic, bewitching, and dazzling effects such music “à la Paganini” can have on an audience. Read more

The piece starts with a sober song developping very softly during the 19 first bars on the same single note ostinato on the piano wich, from then is amplifying progressively with richer chords. This part is interrupted twice with lively and elegant... Read more

The work is in a romantic style, exploring the lyrical quality of the solo instrument. The melodic material is laced with lush sonorities which, in their ebb and flow create an arc. After a brief cadenza, the piece recaptures the thematic material... Read more

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 forms. Few are the composers able to write simple and... Read more

The three contrasting movements begins with a lively and bouncing Allegro vivace followed by a lyrical Andante with the trumpet (con sordino) set over a piano accompaniment featuring richly textured harmonies. The last movement is a Presto in form... Read more

The present concert is the longest and most highly developed of Hertel’s three trumpet concertos from the point of view of form. All of them were probably written for a certain Mr. Hese, concerto player at Schwerin court who must have been a great... Read more

Gottfried Herrmann was in aIl probability 20 when he wrote this work during his stay in Hannover (1827-1829). Gottfried Herrmann was at this time under the direct influence of Louis Spohr and Moritz Hartmann. The writing is nevertheless already... Read more

This collection of original compositions was specially conceived for beginners of the first three study years. The rhythms are very simple, the range deliberately reduced, the musical styles however greatly multifaceted. The piano accompaniments... Read more

Armenian rhythmic and folk music influences are clearly in evidence. Set against a background of melodic and lyrical trumpet notes, the rhythmic piano part presents an imitation of a popular performance practice which features national musical... Read more

Armenian rhythmic and folk music influences are clearly in evidence, but there are no actual folk songs in it. Set against a background of melodic and lyrical trumpet notes, the rhythmic piano part presents an imitation of a popular performance... Read more

The piece begins in a very soft and mysterious mood, with alternating rhythmic and calm episodes leading to a lively final. Read more

These 12 pieces are written for young trumpet players who will enjoy fun melodies, emotions, show effects like moving their body, tapping with feet or imitating a train’s whistle. Read more

The title "Small Change" is a colloquial term with a monetary connotation. In this instance, however, the term is used to connote a lightly presented piece. Read more

It consists of several short movements in which the trumpet plays with elegant virtuosity in contrast to a somber piano accompaniment. A charming and unpretentious work intended as an audience pleaser. Read more

In this Concertino nostalgico the trumpet and the piano are  treated equaly . The bright and heroic trumpet dominates the first and third movements, while the piano is leading the second. The cantilena is in the key of love (in D flat major). The... Read more

I wrote Passages with several goals in mind. First, I wanted to write a concertino for solo trumpet that would display many different musical and emotional aspects of the instrument in a fairly accessible and listener-friendly style. The piece would... Read more

A brilliant and vigorous yet sensitive work, in the style typical of the Armenian composer. An ideal introduction to the more important works of this composer.