Noten für Blasinstrumente

freely transcribed for trumpet and piano by L. W. Chidester

This early masterpiece of Alfred Reed first appeared as a 1956 wind band edition published by Charles Hanson Music with a condensed score only. In recognition of Reed's position as one of the most imp...

This andante and presto offers two contrasting movements for the intermediate trumpeter to perform at either contest or recital.

The work, scored for Bb trumpet and percussion (bass drum, low and high tenor drums, snare drum and bongos) is a musical depiction of the batle described Act I, Scene II of Shakespeare's tragedy 'Mcbe...

Quintet for Trumpet and Strings was commissioned by and dedicated to Chris Gekker, who premiered the work at the International Trumpet Guild convention in College Park, Maryland in May of 1991. The wo...

This piece is an old hymn-tune which came to wider public attention as an instrumental solo by a prominent pop artist. This arrangement offers cut suggestions for church performances.

After witnessing the tragic aftermath of the September 11, 2001 attack on New York firsthand, Ewazen composed this as a memorial to those who lost their lives, and as a tribute to the resilience and d...

Canción del Pájaro for trumpet and piano is based on a traditional fandango---a lively Spanish or Portuguese couples dance in triple meter. This work is fun to perform, enjoyable to hear, and is ideal...

Written for flugelhorn/piccolo trumpet and organ, 'Wondrous Love' Fantasy Variations goes through seven contrasting sections based on the tune, including several cadenzas for the flugelhorn/piccolo tr...

Firedance is a dynamic and spirited piece for trumpet and piano set in ABA form. The A sections are in mixed metres with shifting 7/8 measures. The middle section is quite different in feel. Throughou...

Beside the Waters is a transcription, by the composer, of an original solo vocal work. The text for this piece describes water flowing in a stream, clouds floating past, time standing still, and human...

This work is based on the French poem Il Pleure Dans Mon Coeur (It Rains in My Heart). As expected from the title, this work has a dark feeling to it. Slow and brooding, the piano sets the feel with t...

John Hartmann began arranging music for the village band at the age of ten. He played the violin, but his real love was the cornet. He was asked, by the Crystal Palace Company, to form a band in 1854....

This polka, by British born composer Alfred Warren, follows the standard form that was all the rage at the turn of the Century. A smooth lyrical Introduction leads into a short cadenza moving into the...

A Souvenir, or Remembrance, is a short piece intended to evoke a particular mood. Souvenir du Passe is a short, 'Lisztian' salon or 'parlor' piece and was written for Warren's friend, Matthew Arbuckle...

This is a great piece by talented composer Daniel Thrower for unaccompanied trumpet. The music for Expressions was composed during one week that the American Brass Quintet visited Rexburg, Idaho in 20...

These Ten Stinkin' Fun Performance Etudes were originally called Advanced Technical Etudes. How drab! How unapproachable and unperformable! Several of the etudes have humorous twists or profound subtl...

Away is a very sentimental piece, and very romantic. It was originally scored for trumpet and harp, but due to chromatic difficulties, it was changed to piano. The wandering harmonies and sweeping mot...

Intrada for solo trumpet is a piece that is suitable as a Prelude for a church service or an opening number for a solo recital. The accompaniment can be played on a piano or an organ. There is some gr...