A Coconut Named Alex

ID: 81-TE24116

This colourful title aptly combines the basis for the piece and the person it was written for. Tenth grade trumpet player Alex McCarthy would come to quintet rehearsals and, rather than warming up, he would play excerpts from the Denis Di Blasio tune C...

Amun-Ra (from Shadows of the Pyramids)

ID: 81-TE26138

This is the final section of a 14 minute work for 20 trumpets, piano and percussion. This piece was commissioned by Kevin Eisensmith of the Indiana University of Pennsylvania to add a work, substantial in length, to the repertoire of the trumpet ensemb...

Arts Council Fanfare

ID: 81-TE24119

The Arts Council Fanfare was commissioned by the Provo Arts Council in Provo, Utah. This piece works extremely well as an opening crowd grabber. The premier performance was on one piccolo and five fanfare (or herald) trumpets with fancy banners to open...

Ave Maria

ID: 81-TE25125

This is the most popular and often performed setting by Bruckner. When this work was written Bruckner had just finished a five year course of contrapuntal study during which he was forbidden to write any "free" compositions. With this restric...

Awake the Trumpet's Lofty Sound

ID: 81-TE25124

This is an arrangement for 4 trumpets, 2 flugel horns and timpani. This would make a great opener on a CD or concert. Originally for 2 trumpets and strings, the addition of extra trumpets and organ really create a terrific sound. There have been altern...

Bolero

ID: 81-TE26137

As the title suggests, this piece is Spanish in style. After opening with a short fanfare, the melody is then passed equally between the two lead trumpets with the lower voices adding rhythmic chords and countermelodies. Fun and energetic, this is a gr...

Canzon per Sonare No. 1 (La Spiritata)

ID: 81-TE2379

There have been many recordings of the famous Gabrieli canzoni for various combinations of brass and woodwind instruments. Several of these canzons have been arranged for a like-instrument ensemble. Specific instrumentation has been listed below. Antip...

Canzon per Sonare No. 2

ID: 81-TE9936

Canzoni were pieces composed for various combinations of instruments and various sizes of ensembles. This particular work was originally for four oboes and four bassoons. It has been adapted for 6 trumpets and this new instrumentation allows for furthe...

Canzon per Sonare No. 4

ID: 81-TE2046

There have been many recordings of the famous Gabrieli canzoni for various combinations of brass instruments. This arrangement for 6 trumpets is a welcome addition to this repertoire. Antiphonal spacing is always a successful performance practice allow...

Canzon Primi Toni No. 2 à 8

ID: 81-TE23106

There have been many recordings of the famous Gabrieli canzoni for various combinations of brass and woodwind instruments. Several of these canzons have been arranged for a like-instrument ensemble. Specific instrumentation has been listed below. Antip...