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Trumpet repertoire

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 trumpet
:Oberlippentanz, for solo B piccolo trumpet
:', 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
:"Elegy" for horn, trombone, and tuba

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
:Enigmatic Triptych for trumpet, trombone and tuba
:Elegy for horn, 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
  • Gala Flagello
:I Could Fall for brass ensemble
:The Parting Glass for brass ensemble
:Watch Me for brass ensemble
  • 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
  • Peter Machajdík, Arching Sentiments, for brass quintet (2 trumpets, horn, tenor trombone and bass trombone)
  • 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 (2000)
:Atmospheres for trumpet/flugelhourn and percussion (2005)
:Incantation for trumpet and percussion (1994)
:Serendipity Suite for trumpet, trombone, and piano (2016)
  • Alfredo Casella, Serenata for clarinet, basson, trumpet, violin, and cello
: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 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
  • Lorenzo Ferrero, Freedom Variations for trumpet and chamber ensemble
  • David Gillingham, ‘’Tourbilion, Whirlwind’’ trio for violin, trumpet and piano
  • Alexei Haieff, "Dance Suite: Princess Zondilda and her Entourage" for flute, bassoon, trumpet, violin, cello and piano
  • Richard Halligan, Dialogues, for trumpet, piano and percussion
  • Paul Hindemith, "Drei Stücke" for clarinet, trumpet, violin, double bass and piano
:"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
: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
:Suite française for 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, percussion and harpsichord
:' for soprano saxophone, trumpet, and cello
:' for oboe, clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, trombone, tuba, and viola
:Halt for trumpet and double bass
:Quitt for alto flute, bassethorn, and piccolo trumpet
:' for flute, bass clarinet, and trumpet
:Tierkreis Trio for trumpet/piano, flute/piccolo, and clarinet/bassethorn
:' 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)
:"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

  • 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 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
: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, Timothy. Concerto List
  • Universal Music Group. "Contemporary Composers" Catalog, 2011.