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Trumpet repertoire

A modern B♭ trumpet (Bach Stradivarius model)

The trumpet repertoire consists of solo literature and orchestral or, more commonly, band parts written for the trumpet. Tracings its origins to 1500 BC, the trumpet is a musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family.

Among the repertoire for the trumpet are the following works:

Solo trumpet

A Very Sharp Trumpet Sonata
Entre Funérailles I
Five Little Antiphonies for Amelia
Sonatina, for solo trumpet
Morceau de Concours
Unterwegs
Perlas esparcidas
Weise weiße Weisen
Serpentine
Reverence (Homage to Bach)
Petite Suite Antique
Art-Man, for double bell trumpet
Avanti
In Freundschaft, for solo 4-valve E-flat trumpet
Oberlippentanz, for solo B-flat piccolo trumpet
Harmonien, for solo C trumpet

Trumpet ensemble

Sonata for 2 trumpets, 2 violins, 2 violas & continuo No. 1 in C major, C. 114
Sonata for 2 trumpets, 2 violins & continuo No. 7 in G major, C. 120
Sonata for 2 trumpets, 2 violins, 2 violas & continuo No. 12 in C major, C. 125
Millennium I for 8 trumpets and 3 percussionists
Prelude and Intrada for 4 trumpets
Rendezvous for 4 trumpets and one percussion
The Walls of Jericho for solo trumpet and 6-part trumpet ensemble
Canon for Three for 3 trumpets
Fantasia for Seven Trumpets
Prelude and Fugue for Trumpet Choir for 6 trumpets
Sonatina for Two Trumpets
Sonoran Desert Harmonies for 8 trumpets
Morceau de Concours for 2 trumpets
Capriccio No. 2 for 2 trumpets and continuo
Sonata No. 71 for 2 trumpets and continuo
Sonata No. 75 for 2 trumpets and continuo
Fun-fare for 4 trumpets and a drum
Fricción for 2 trumpets
  • Thomas Stevens, A New Carnival of Venice for four trumpets and orchestra
Triangles for 3 trumpets
Michaels-Ruf for 4 trumpets
Trumpetent for 4 trumpets
Concerto No. 2 for 3 trumpets and timpani in D Major, TWV 54:D4
Big Epithalamium for 8, 12 or 16 trumpets
  • La Monte Young, The Second Dream of the High-Tension Line Stepdown Transformer for 8 trumpets
  • John Zorn, Antiphonal Fanfare for the Great Hall for 6 trumpets

Brass trio

"Enigmatic Triptych" for trumpet, horn, and trombone

Brass quintet

Brass ensemble

  • Howard J. Buss, Brom Bones for 4 trumpets, one horn, 3 tenor trombones, one bass trombone, and tuba
Three Jazzicals for trumpet and tuba
Time Capsule in versions for flute and trumpet, and trumpet and trombone
Chromatic Fantasy for 2 trumpets, horn, trombone, and tuba
Concord for 2 trumpets, horn, trombone, and tuba
Contrasts in Blue for trumpet, trombone and piano
Sonic Fables: Lessons from Aesop for 2 trumpets, horn, trombone, tuba, and one percussion
Trigon for trumpet, trombone and tuba
  • Wen-Chung Chou, Soliloquy of a bhiksuni, for trumpet with brass and percussion ensemble
  • Louis Durey, Interlude for 4 trumpets, 4 horns, 3 trombones, tuba and tympani, Op. 112
  • Malcolm Forsyth, Aphorisms for trumpet, two horns, trombone and tuba
  • Philip Glass, Brass Sextet for 2 trumpets, 2 horns, trombone and tuba
  • Jacques Hétu, Fanfare pour une fête, 4 French horns, 4 trumpets, 4 trombones, tuba, 2000
Fanfare pour Lanaudière, 4 French horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba
  • Fred Ho, Fanfare for the Creeping Meatball, for 2 trumpets and 2 trombones
  • Eres Holz, Vier Schatten, for 2 trumpets, french horn, trombone and tuba
  • André Jolivet, Fanfares pour Britannicus for brass ensemble
  • Darius Milhaud, Fanfare for brass ensemble, Op.396
Fanfare for 2 trumpets and trombone, Op.400

Trumpet and keyboard

Scherzo for trumpet and piano
Skylines for trumpet and piano
Invocationes for trumpet and organ, Op. 68a
Trio for trumpet, percussion and piano, Op. 82a
Moresca for trumpet and piano
Fantasie in D major for trumpet and organ
Chamber Music VIII (Sonata for trumpet and piano)
Galliarde for trumpet and piano
Sonata No. 2 for trumpet and organ

Chamber music with trumpet

  • Tomaso Albinoni, Concerto for trumpet, 3 oboes, and basso continuo in C major
  • George Antheil, Symphony for Five Instruments for flute, bassoon, trumpet, trombone and viola
  • Georges Aperghis, Trio, for flute, clarinet and trumpet
  • Shai Cohen, Circles of Time for trumpet and string quartet
Encounters for trumpet and Piano
Sequenza X for trumpet and piano
Sonata for trumpet, violin, 2 violas and continuo No. 10 in G minor, C. 123
  • Larry Bitensky, The Other Side concertino for trumpet and chamber ensemble
  • Anonimo Bolognese, Concerto Op. 4, No. 7 for trumpet, 2 violins, cello and continuo
  • Henry Brant, Concave for mezzo-soprano, baritone, trumpet, trombone and chamber ensemble
Wind, Water, Clouds and Fire for jazz trumpet, improv organ, improv marimba, 4 choruses and ensemble
Remembrances for trumpet, cello, and piano
Atmospheres for trumpet/flugelhourn and percussion
Incantation for trumpet and percussion
Sinfonia' for piano, clarinet, trumpet and cello, op. 54
  • Ornette Coleman, The Sacred Mind of Johnny Dolphin for double string quartet, trumpet and percussion
  • Arcangelo Corelli, Sonata in D major for trumpet, 2 violins and continuo
  • Peter Maxwell Davies, Quintet for trumpet and string quartet
  • Vincent d'Indy, Suite in Olden Style for two flutes, trumpet, 2 violins, viola, cello, op. 24
  • Donald Erb, Dance Pieces for violin, piano, trumpet and percussion
  • Robert Erickson, Night Music
  • Thierry Escaich, Antiennes oubliées for violin, cello, flute, saxophone, trumpet, trombone and percussion
Élégie for trumpet and instrumental ensemble
  • Eric Ewazen, "Mandala", for flute, clarinet, trumpet, violin, and cello
Quintet for trumpet and strings
Trio for trumpet, cello (viola, trombone or flute), and piano
Trio In E-flat for trumpet, violin and piano
  • Mohammed Fairouz, Meditation for alto saxophone, trumpet, and amplified double bass
Three Shakespeare Songs for clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, trombone, harp, mezzo soprano, violin, double bass
"Tafelmusik" for flute, two trumpets, violin, and cello
  • Johann Nepomuk Hummel, Septett Militaire in C major for piano, flute, violin, clarinet, cello, trumpet and double bass, op. 114
  • Charles Ives, "Allegretto Sombreoso" for flute, trumpet, three violins, and piano
"Fugue in Four Keys on the Shining Shore" for flute, trumpet, two violins, viola, cello and double bass
"Scherzo (all the way around and back)" for flute, trumpet, violin, piano and percussion
12 Inventions for wind quintet, trumpet, trombone, and string quintet
Songs Found in Dream for oboe, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, 2 percussionists, cello and bass
Veil for flute, clarinet, trumpet, percussion, piano, violin, and cello
  • Bohuslav Martinů, "La Revue de Cuisine" for clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, violin, cello and piano
Cantata "All'armi, pensieri" for soprano, trumpet, cello and continuo
Cantata "Quai bellici accenti" for soprano, trumpet, cello and continuo
  • Darius Milhaud, Hécube incidental music for flute, clarinet, bassoon, trumpet and percussion, Op. 177
Jules César, incidental music for flute, clarinet (or saxophone), trumpet, tuba and percussion, Op. 158
Macbeth incidental music for flute, clarinet, bassoon, violin, cello, trumpet and percussion, op. 175
  • Václav Nelhýbel, "Quintetto Concertante" for trumpet, trombone, violin, xylophone and piano
  • Francis Poulenc, Quatre poèmes de Max Jacob for voice, flute, oboe, bassoon, trumpet and violin
Suite française for 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, percussion and harpsichord
Erwachen for soprano saxophone, trumpet, and cello
Glanz for oboe, clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, trombone, tuba, and viola
Halt for trumpet and double bass
Quitt for alto flute, bassethorn, and piccolo trumpet
Schönheit for flute, bass clarinet, and trumpet
Tierkreis Trio for trumpet/piano, flute/piccolo, and clarinet/bassethorn
Vision for trumpet, tenor, mime, and synthesizer
  • Alessandro Stradella, Sinfonia alla Serenata "Il Barcheggio" for trumpet, 2 violins, cello and continuo
Sonata a 8 Viole con una Tromba in D major
Octet for flute, clarinet, two bassoons, two trumpets, and two trombones
Quartet for trumpet, 2 oboes and continuo in D, TWV43:D7
Quintet for trumpet, violins, viola and continuo in D, TWV44:1
Sinfonia Spirituosa in D Major (2 violins, viola and continuo, trumpet ad libitum)
  • László Tihanyi, L’épitaphe du soldat for clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, trombone, percussion, violin and bass
  • Virgil Thomson, Sonata da Chiesa for E-flat clarinet, trumpet, French horn, trombone, and viola
  • Giuseppe Torelli, Sonata for strings and trumpet
  • Manos Tsangaris, Tafel 3 for trumpet/zugtrompete/quarter-tone flugelhorn/piccolo, soprano, percussion and noise generator (four players in a tree)
  • Edgard Varèse, Octandre for seven wind instruments and double bass
  • Kevin Volans, "Trumpet and String Quartet No. 1"
"Trumpet and String Quartet No. 2"
  • Anton Webern, "Fünf Geistliche Lieder" for flute, clarinet, trumpet, harp, violin and soprano
  • Christian Wolff, Boras Song for horn, trumpet, violin and piano
Duo 6 for trumpet and violin
For six or seven players (= Music for Merce Cunningham) for violin, viola, trumpet, trombone, piano and bass
Mosaic Trio for trumpet, violin and piano
Nine for flute, clarinet, horn, trumpet, trombone, celeste, piano and two cellos
Pulse for trumpet and percussion
Trio for flute, trumpet and cello
Variation for trumpet, percussion and bass with sound projection
Quartet for trumpet, tenor saxophone, percussion and piano

Trumpet and orchestra

See also: Trumpet concerto
  • Michael Abels, American Variations on "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot"
  • John Adams, Tromba Iontana for two trumpets and orchestra
  • John Addison, Concerto for trumpet, strings and percussion (1958)
  • Tomaso Albinoni, Sonata a sei con tromba in C major (for trumpet, 2 violins, 2 violas and basso continuo)
Sinfonia in D major for the first act of Zenobia (for trumpet, 2 violins, 2 violas, cello and basso continuo)
"Vien con nuova orribil guerra" from La Statira for soprano, 2 trumpets, 2 oboes, strings and continuo
Strathclyde Concerto No. 3, for horn, trumpet, and orchestra
Snatches of a Conversation, for double-bell trumpet, speaker, and ensemble
Trumpet Concerto No. 9 in B-flat Major
Mr. Handel's Celebrated Water Piece, for trumpet and strings
Trumpet Concerto in D major, MH 104
Trumpet Concerto No. 2
La couronne de gloire, Cantata for voice and chamber ensemble (flute, trumpet, strings), Op. 211
Occultation for solo horn, solo trumpet and ensemble
Concerto for 2 oboes and trumpet in D Major TWV 53:D2
Sonata for trumpet and strings in D Major, TWV 41:DA3 also known as Quintet for trumpet, violins, viola and continuo in D, TWV44:1
Trumpet Concerto in C Minor (Oboe concerto transcribed by M. Andre) TWV51:c1
Trumpet Concerto in D Major
Dispelling the Fears for two trumpets and orchestra
"Combatta un gentil cor" from Tito Manlio for soprano, trumpet, strings and continuo RV 738
Autumn Music, for trumpet and strings

Trumpet and wind ensemble

The Closing of the Gates for trumpet and wind ensemble
  • Henry Brant, Concerto for alto saxophone or trumpet and nine instruments
  • Robert Farnon, Blow the Wind Southerly for trumpet and wind symphony
  • Jean Françaix, Le Gai Paris for trumpet and orchestral wind ensemble
  • Alan Hovhaness, Return and Rebuild the Desolate Places for trumpet and wind orchestra
  • Karel Husa, Concerto for trumpet and wind orchestra
  • Jukka Linkola, Tango-Tarantella for trumpet and symphonic band
  • John Mackey, Antique Violences: Concerto for Trumpet with winds, brass, and percussion
  • Daniel Pinkham, Serenades for solo trumpet and wind ensemble
  • Alfred Reed, Concerto for trumpet and winds
  • Jerzy Sapieyevski, Concerto for trumpet and winds
  • Alec Wilder, Concerto No. 1 for trumpet and wind ensemble
Concerto No. 2 for trumpet, flugelhorn and wind ensemble

Electroacoustic

Pietà for quarter-tone flugelhorn, soprano and tape
Trompete for C trumpet and tape

Theatrical roles

Samstag aus Licht (Michael)
Dienstag aus Licht (Michael)
Sonntag aus Licht (Michael)

Famous orchestral excerpts

Leonore Overture No. 3
Symphony No. 5
Don Juan

Further reading

  • Gilreath, Amy. "A Bibliography of Trumpet Concertos from the Former Soviet Union", Journal of the International Trumpet Guild. December, 1994.
  • Israel Music Institute
  • O'Loughlin, Niall. "Modern Brass", The Musical Times, Vol. 123, No. 1678, 250 Years of Covent Garden (Dec., 1982), p. 851
  • Reynish, Tim. Concerto List
  • Universal Music Group. "Contemporary Composers" Catalog, 2011.
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