Recordings of myself and others
Josh McFadden
Space Duet - 6:22 - Peter Evans 2nd Trumpet
Leslie Roberts
Vespers - 5:54 - David Sinden Organ
Toru Takemitsu
Paths - In Memoriam Witold Lutoslawski - for trumpet - 5:29
Works utilizing auxiliary brass instruments
Piccolo Trumpet in Bb/A
Chamber
- Adler,
Samuel (1928-)
- Trumpet Triptych for Seven Trumpets (Bb)
- Birtwistle,
Harrison (1934-)
- Hoquetus Petrus for 2 Flutes (1st doubling Piccolo) and Piccolo Trumpet (A)
- Zwilich, Ellen
Taaffe (1939-)
- Clarino Quartet (Bb)
Orchestral
- Adams,
John (1947-)
- Doctor Atomic
- Adès, Thomas (1971-)
- America: A Prophecy, Op.19 (Bb)
- Pousseur,
Henri (1929-2009)
- La Seconde Apotheose de Rameau (Bb)
- Shostakovich,
Dmitri (1906-1975)
- Interlude from the Opera Katerina Izmailova (concert version) Op.114b (Bb)
Piccolo Trumpet in F/Eb/D
Chamber
- Adler,
Samuel (1928-)
- Trumpet Triptych for Seven Trumpets (2 Trumpets in D)
- d'Indy, Vincent (1851-1931)
- Rouse,
Christopher (1949-)
- A Flying Leap for Trumpet Ensemble (Eb)
- Zwilich, Ellen
Taaffe (1939-)
- Clarino Quartet (D)
Orchestral
- Benjamin,
George (1960-)
- Ringed by the Flat Horizon (D)
- A Mind of Winter (D)
- Berio, Luciano (1925-2003)
- Festum (D)
- Birtwistle,
Harrison (1934-)
- Gawain (Eb Cornet)
- Brian, Havergal (1876-1972)
- Symphony No. 1 "The Gothic" (2 Eb Cornets)
- Britten, Benjamin (1913-1976)
- A Midsummer Night's Dream (D)
- Billy Budd (D)
- Peter Grimes (D)
- The Prince of the Pagodas (D)
- d'Indy, Vincent (1851-1931)
- Dukas, Paul (1865-1935)
- Symphony in C (D)
- Hahn, Reynaldo (1875-1947)
- La Fête chez Thérèse (D (in orchestra in Act II, seemingly in addition to the 2 trumpets and 2 cornets regularly playing throughout; also at the beginning of Act II there is an offstage group which includes 4 Trumpets in D, 4 Trumpets in C, and 4 Trombones)
- Hakim, Naji (1955-)
- Hymne de l'Univers
- Honegger,
Arthur (1892-1955)
- Le Cantique des cantiques (D)
- Jeanne d'Arc au bûcher (D)
- Knussen,
Oliver (1952-)
- Symphony No.3, Op.18 (D)
- Messiaen,
Olivier (1908-1992)
- La Transfiguration de Notre Seigneur Jésus-Christ (D)
- Saint-François d'Assise (D)
- Turangalîla-Symphonie (D)
- Penderecki,
Krzysztof (1922-)
- The Devils of London (D)
- Pousseur,
Henri (1929-2009)
- Couleurs Croisees (F)
- Puccini,
Giacomo (1858-1924)
- Le Villi (Eb Cornet)
- Ravel, Maurice (1875-1937)
- Bolero (D)
- Rimsky-Korsakov,
Nicolai (1844-1908)
- Mlada (Eb/D)
- Schuller,
Gunther (1925-)
- Spectra (D)
- Stravinsky,
Igor (1882-1971)
- The Rite of Spring (D)
- Symphony of Psalms (D)
Alto Trumpet in F/(Eb)
Solo
- Wolpe, Stefan (1902-1972)
- Solo Piece for Trumpet (2nd Movement)
Chamber
- Borris,
Siegfried (1906-1897)
- Musik für 7 Blechbläser
- Petrassi,
Goffredo (1904-2003)
- Ottetto di Ottoni per quattro trombe e quattro tromboni
Orchestral
- Brown, Earle (1926-2002)
- Available Forms 2 (listed as Bass but in F)
- Feldman,
Morton (1926-1987)
- Out of "Last Pieces" (listed as Bass, no key given and score uses graphic notation, so could go either way)
- Glazunov,
Alexander (1865-1936)
- Paraphrase on the Hymn of the Allies, Op.96
- Symphony No. 8 in Eb Op. 83
- Holbrooke,
Joseph (1878-1958)
- Symphony No. 1 "Les Hommages", Op. 40 (Alto in F, but listed as Bass)
- Lundquist, Torbjorn (1920-2000)
- Symphony No. 3 (F)
- Mussorgsky,
Modest (1839-1881)
- Boris Godunov (Rimsky's arrangment has a full part, original has only an offstage alto trumpet in Act 4 Scene 2)
- Prokofiev, Sergei (1891-1953)
- Chout
- Scythian Suite (Ala et Lolly)
- Rachmaninoff,
Sergei (1873-1943)
- Symphony No. 3
- Three Russian Songs
- Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908)
- Christmas Eve and Christmas Eve Suite
- Le Coq d'Or and Le Coq d'Or Suite
- Mlada and Mlada Suite
- Night on Mount Triglav
- The Maid of Pskov (Ivan the Terrible)
- The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh
- Sadko
- Shostakovich,
Dmitri (1906-1975)
- Symphony No. 1
- Stravinsky,
Igor (1882-1971)
- The Rite of Spring (in Eb but with a smattering of notes below range)
- Scherzo Fantastique
- Vaughan
Williams, Ralph (1872-1958)
- Symphony No. 3 (one solo passage for natural trumpet in Eb, could be played on alto in Eb, a dubious addition I know)
Bass Trumpet in (Eb)/D/C/Bb
- Andriessen,
Louis (1939-)
- Writing to Vermeer
- Babbitt,
Milton (1916-)
- Concerti for Orchestra (Bb)
- Bartok, Bela (1881-1945)
- Kossuth (C)
- Benoliel, Bernard (1938-)
- Symphony
- Birtwistle,
Harrison (1934-)
- Ritual Fragment (most likely Bass in C due to range utilized though not specified in score)
- Blomdahl,
Karl-Birger (1916-1968)
- Aniara
- Boehe, Ernst (1880-1938)
- Taormina, Op.9 (D, Bb)
- Brian, Havergal (1876-1972)
- Dallapiccola,
Luigi (1904-1975)
- Ulisse (C)
- Derungs, Martin (1943-)
- Violin Concerto (C)
- Gunsbourg, Raoul (1860-1955)
- Le Vieil Aigle (C)
- Holbrooke, Joseph (1878-1958)
- Janacek,
Leos (1854-1928)
- Sinfonietta
- Ligeti,
Gyorgy (1923-2006)
- Requiem (listed as Bass in either Eb or C (both transpositions included in parts) both of which would need 4 valves to play some isolated notes, if 4 valved instrument not available notes are to be left out)
- Massenet,
Jules (1842-1912)
- Ariane (C)
- Penderecki
Krzysztof (1933-)
- The Seven Gates of Jerusalem
- Rihm, Wolfgang (1952-)
- Chiffre III
- Saint-Saens,
Camille (1835-1921)
- Dejanine (C)
- Schoenberg,
Arnold (1874-1951)
- Gurrelieder (Eb but with notes below range, recommends use of C Bass Trumpet for the one passage with out of range notes)
- Schreker,
Franz (1878-1934)
- Der Ferne Klang (Eb and D)
- Schuller,
Gunther (1925-)
- Encounters
- Strauss,
Richard (1864-1949)
- Elektra (C/D)
- Macbeth (D/Eb/F/Bb alto, as no time is given to allow for the key changes, this part was meant to be played on a single low trumpet to be chosen by the performer, one of Strauss' distinctive orchestrational quirks (see his notes on this in his edition of Berlioz's Treatise on Orchestration)
- Stravinsky,
Igor (1882-1971)
- Canticum Sacrum Ad Honorem Sancti Marci Nominis (C)
- Wagner,
Richard (1813-1883)
- Grosser Festmarsch (C)
- Der Ring des Nibelungen (Bb/C/D/Eb/E)
-
Bernd Alois
Zimmermann (1918-1970)
- Photoptosis (D)
- Die Soldaten (Eb)
Flugelhorn/Saxhorn/Alto Horn/Euphonium/Baritone/Bugle
- Balakirev,
Mily (1837-1910)
- King Lear (Incidental Music) (2 Alto Saxhorns in Eb, 2 Tenor Saxhorns in Bb)
- Berlioz,
Hector (1803-1869)
- Te Deum (Piccolo Saxhorn in Bb)
- Les Troyens (Offstage group I - Petit Saxhorn Aigu, Offstage group II - 2 Soprano Saxhorns, 2 Tenor Saxhorns, 2 Bass Saxhorns)
- Birtwistle,
Harrison (1934-)
- Gawain (Flugelhorn)
- Boito, Arrigo (1842-1918)
- Mefistofele (Onstage 2 Flugelhorns)
- Brian, Havergal (1876-1972)
- Faust (Euphonium)
- Symphony No. 1 "The Gothic" (2 Euphoniums)
- Symphony No. 8 (Euphonium)
- Symphony No. 10 (Euphonium)
- Symphony No. 11 (Euphonium)
- Symphony No. 12 (Euphonium)
- Symphony No. 13 (Euphonium)
- Symphony No. 14 (Euphonium)
- Symphony No. 15 (Euphonium)
- Symphony No. 16 (Euphonium)
- Symphony No. 17 (Euphonium)
- Symphony No. 20 (Euphonium)
- Symphony No. 25 (Euphonium)
- Symphony No. 26 (Euphonium)
- The Tigers (Bugle in C, Euphonium)
- d'Indy, Vincent (1851-1931)
- Le Chant de la Cloche (Alto Saxhorn in Eb, 2 Baritone Saxhorns in Bb, Bass Saxhorn (with 4 valves) in Bb; also 6 valved trumpets in F and 6 valved trombones in No.5 L'Incendie may be replaced with Saxhorns (given the writing, they could even be replaced by just the Saxhorns which play in the other movements as only the Bass is otherwise occupied here and there are only 3 seperate melodic strands written throughout for these 12 instruments)
- Gilson, Paul (1865-1942)
- La Mer - Symphonic Sketches for orchestra, eleven saxhorns, and men's choir
- Gounod, Charles (1818-1893)
- Le Tribute de Zamora (Contrabass Saxhorn in Bb)
- Halevy,
Fromental (1799-1862)
- Je Juif errant
- Hindemith,
Paul (1895-1963)
- Harmoniemusik zum Lehrstuck (Fernorchester) (2 Flugelhorns in Bb)
- Holbrooke,
Joseph (1878-1958)
- The Bells, Op. 50a (Euphonium)
- Bronwen Overture Op. 75 (Euphonium)
- The Children of Don, Op. 56 (Euphonium)
- Dylan (Son of the Wave), Op. 53 (Saxhorns: Soprano in Bb, Baritone in Bb, Bass & Contrabass in C)
- Serenade for 12 Instruments, Op. 61b (Saxhorns: Soprano in Bb, Baritone in Bb)
- The Wild Fowl - Fantasie from The Children of Don Op. 56b (Euphonium)
- Holst, Gustav (1874-1934)
- The Planets (Tenor Tuba in Bb)
- Janacek,
Leos (1854-1928)
- Capriccio for Piano Left Hand and Wind Ensemble (Tenor Tuba in Bb)
- Kastner, Jean-Georges (1810-1867)
- Les Cris de Paris (Piccolo, 2 Sopranino, 6 Soprano, 2 Alto, 2 Baritone, 4 Bass Saxhorns in Bb, 2 Contrabass, and 2 Sub-Contrabass Saxhorns; 2 SaxoTrombas)
- Les danses des morts (Soprano Saxhorns in C, Bass Saxhorns in C)
- Le rêve d’Oswald, ou Les sirènes (Soprano Saxhorns in C, Bass Saxhorns in C)
- Mahler,
Gustav (1860-1911)
- Symphony No. 7 (Tenor Horn in Bb)
- Markevitch,
Igor (1912-1983)
- Psaume for soprano and small orchestra (Petit bugle in Eb (Flugelhorn piccolo))
- Massenet,
Jules (1842-1912)
- Ariane (Contrabass Saxhorn in C, Dans les Coulisses doubled by 6 Saxhorns)
- Le Cid
- Les Erinnyes Tragedie Antique (Sax-Tuba in C))
- Esclarmonde (Contrabass Sax-Tuba in C)
- Herodiade (Contrabass Saxhorn in Bb)
- Le Mage (Contrabass Saxhorn in Bb)
- Le Roi de Lahore (Double Saxhorn)
- Roma (Contrabass Saxhorn in C)
- La Terre Promise (Contrabass Saxhorn in Bb)
- Messiaen, Olivier (1908-1992)
- Et Exspecto Resurrectionem Mortuorum pour Orchestre de Bois, Cuivres, et Percussions Metalliques (Bass Saxhorn in Bb)
- Saint-François d'Assise (Bass Saxhorn in Bb)
- Meyerbeer, Giacomo (1791-1864)
- L'Africaine
- L'Etoile du Nord
- Les Huguenots
- Le Prophete
- Robert le diable
- Saint-Saens,
Camille (1835-1921)
- Les Barbares (Offstage 2 Soprano Saxhorns, 2 Alto Saxhorns in Act I, at the ends of Scenes I and II)
- Dejanine (Offstage Alto and Tenor Saxhorns at the end of Act IV)
- Henry VIII
- Symphony No. 1 in Eb Op. 2 (Bass Saxhorn in Bb, Contrabass Saxhorn in Eb (with 5 cylinders)
- Shostakovich,
Dmitri
- Five Interludes from the Opera Lady Macbeth of the Mtensk District/Katerina Izmailova Op.29/114a (2 Alti in Eb, 2 Tenori in Bb, 2 Baritoni in Bb)
- Stravinsky,
Igor (1882-1971)
- Threni (Contralto Bugle in Bb (Flugelhorn))
- Thomas, Ambroise (1811-1896)
- Hamlet (Bass Saxhorn)
- Verdi, Giuseppe (1813-1901)
- Jerusalem
Links
- Greg's Brass History Page - Easily the most umambiguous site on the convoluted history of many of the esoteric instruments above.