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 B♭/A
Chamber
- Adler, Samuel (1928-)
- Trumpet Triptych for Seven Trumpets (B♭)
- Birtwistle, Harrison (1934-)
- Hoquetus Petrus for 2 Flutes (1st doubling Piccolo) and Piccolo Trumpet (A)
- Zwilich, Ellen Taaffe (1939-)
- Clarino Quartet (B♭)
Large Ensemble
- Adams, John (1947-)
- Doctor Atomic
- Adès, Thomas (1971-)
- America: A Prophecy, Op.19 (B♭)
- These Premises Are Alarmed (B♭)
- Glerup, Rune (1981-)
- Symphony (A)
- Grisey, Gérard (1946-1998)
- Quatre Chants pour franchir le seuil (B♭)
- Neuwirth, Olga (1968-)
- Torsion: Transparent Variation (B♭)
- Pousseur, Henri (1929-2009)
- La Seconde Apotheose de Rameau (B♭)
- Shostakovich, Dmitri (1906-1975)
- Interlude from the Opera Katerina Izmailova (concert version) Op.114b (B♭)
- Matthijs Vermeulen (1888-1967)
- Symphony No.7 “Dithyrambes pour les temps à venir” (B♭)
- Rodion Shchedrin (1932-)
- Concerto for Orchestra No.4 “Khorovodi” (Round Dances) (B♭)
Piccolo Trumpet in F/E♭/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 (E♭)
- 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 (E♭ Cornet)
- Brian, Havergal (1876-1972)
- Symphony No. 1 “The Gothic” (2 E♭ Cornets)
- Britten, Benjamin (1913-1976)
- A Midsummer Night’s Dream (D)
- Billy Budd (D)
- Peter Grimes (D)
- The Prince of the Pagodas (D)
- Charpentier, Jacques (1933-)
- Symphony No.3 “Shiva Nataraja” (D)
- Diamond, David (1915-2005)
- Concerto No.3 for Violin and Orchestra (D)
- Symphony No.5 (D)
- Symphony No.7 (D)
- Symphony No.9 (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)
- Huggler, John (1928-1993)
- Elegy for Orchestra (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)
- Pierne, Gabriel (1863-1937)
- Pousseur, Henri (1929-2009)
- Couleurs Croisees (F)
- Puccini, Giacomo (1858-1924)
- Le Villi (E♭ Cornet)
- Ravel, Maurice (1875-1937)
- Bolero (D)
- Rimsky-Korsakov, Nicolai (1844-1908)
- Mlada (E♭/D)
- Schuller, Gunther (1925-)
- Spectra (D)
- Stravinsky, Igor (1882-1971)
- The Rite of Spring (D)
- Symphony of Psalms (D)
- Tournemire, Charles (1870-1939)
- Symphony No.6 Op.48 (E♭)
- Vermeulen, Matthijs (1888-1967)
- Symphony No.2 “Prelude a la nouvelle journee” (2xE♭)
- Symphony No.3 “Thrène et Péan” (2xE♭)
- Symphony No.5 “Les lendemains chantants” (2xD)
- Symphony No.6 “Les minutes heureuses” (3xD)
- Veretti, Antonio (1900-1978)
- Sinfonia Sacra (D)
Alto Trumpet in F/(E♭)
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)
- Holbrooke, Joseph (1878-1958)
- Symphony No. 1 “Les Hommages”, Op. 40 (Alto in F, but listed as Bass)
- Lundquist, Torbjorn (1920-2000)
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- Symphony No. 3 (F)
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- Mussorgsky, Modest (1839-1881)
- Boris Godunov (Rimsky-Korsakov’s arrangment has a full part, original has only an offstage alto trumpet in Act 4 Scene 2) (F)
- Myaskovsky, Nikolai (1881-1950)
- Prokofiev, Sergei (1891-1953)
- Chout (F)
- Scythian Suite (Ala et Lolly) (F)
- Rachmaninoff, Sergei (1873-1943)
- Symphony No. 3 (F)
- Three Russian Songs (F)
- Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908)
- Christmas Eve and Christmas Eve Suite (F)
- Le Coq d’Or and Le Coq d’Or Suite (F)
- Mlada and Mlada Suite (F)
- Night on Mount Triglav (F)
- The Maid of Pskov (Ivan the Terrible) (F)
- The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh (F)
- Sadko (F)
- Shostakovich, Dmitri (1906-1975)
- Symphony No. 1 (F)
- Stravinsky, Igor (1882-1971)
- Scherzo Fantastique (F)
Bass Trumpet in (E♭)/D/C/B♭
- Adès, Thomas (1971-)
- These Premises Are Alarmed (B♭)
- Andriessen, Louis (1939-)
- Writing to Vermeer
- Babbitt, Milton (1916-)
- Concerti for Orchestra (B♭)
- 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)
- Ritual Fragment (most likely Bass in C due to range utilized
- Blomdahl, Karl-Birger (1916-1968)
- Aniara
- Boehe, Ernst (1880-1938)
- Taormina, Op.9 (D, B♭)
- Brian, Havergal (1876-1972)
- Dallapiccola, Luigi (1904-1975)
- Ulisse (C)
- Derungs, Martin (1943-)
- Violin Concerto (C)
- Glazunov, Alexander (1865-1936)
- Gunsbourg, Raoul (1860-1955)
- Le Vieil Aigle (C)
- Holbrooke, Joseph (1878-1958)
- Janacek, Leos (1854-1928)
- Sinfonietta (B♭)
- From the House of the Dead (B♭)
- Korngold, Erich Wolfgang (1897-1957)
- Sursum Corda, Op.13 (C)
- Die Tote Stadt (C)
- Lachenmann, Helmut (1935-)
- Concertini (E♭)
- Lendvai, Erwin (1882-1949)
- Symphony in D Op.10 (B♭)
- Ligeti, Gyorgy (1923-2006)
- Requiem (listed as Bass in either E♭ 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)
- Lindberg, Magnus (1958-)
- Aura In memoriam Witold Lutoslawski (3rd Trumpet doubles Bass in B♭)
- Marx, Joseph (1882-1964)
- 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 (E♭ but with notes below range, recommends use of C Bass
Trumpet for the one passage with out of range notes)
- Gurrelieder (E♭ but with notes below range, recommends use of C Bass
- Schreker, Franz (1878-1934)
- Der Ferne Klang (E♭ and D)
- Schuller, Gunther (1925-)
- Encounters
- Strauss, Richard (1864-1949)
- Elektra (C/D)
- Macbeth (D/E♭/F/B♭ 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)
- The Rite of Spring (in E♭ but with a smattering of notes below range)
- Tyberg, Marcel (1893-1944)
- Symphony No.3
- Wagner, Richard (1813-1883)
- Grosser Festmarsch (C)
- Der Ring des Nibelungen (B♭/C/D/E♭/E)
- Weingartner, Felix (1863-1942)
- Bernd Alois Zimmermann (1918-1970)
- Photoptosis (D)
- Die Soldaten (E♭)
Flugelhorn/Saxhorn/Alto Horn/Euphonium/Baritone/Bugle
- Balakirev, Mily (1837-1910)
- King Lear (Incidental Music) (2 Alto Saxhorns in E♭, 2 Tenor Saxhorns in B♭)
- Berlioz, Hector (1803-1869)
- Te Deum (Piccolo Saxhorn in B♭)
- 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 E♭, 2 Baritone Saxhorns in B♭, Bass Saxhorn (with 4 valves) in B♭; 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 B♭)
- Halevy, Fromental (1799-1862)
- Je Juif errant
- Harris, Roy (1898-1979)
- Symphony No.3 (Baritone)
- Symphony No.5 (Baritone (optional))
- Symphony No.7 (Baritone)
- Symphony No.9 (Baritone)
- Walt Whitman Symphony (Baritone Solo)
- Hindemith, Paul (1895-1963)
- Harmoniemusik zum Lehrstuck (Fernorchester) (2 Flugelhorns in B♭)
- 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 B♭, Baritone in B♭, Bass & Contrabass in C)
- Serenade for 12 Instruments, Op. 61b (Saxhorns: Soprano in B♭, Baritone in B♭)
- The Wild Fowl – Fantasie from The Children of Don Op. 56b (Euphonium)
- Holst, Gustav (1874-1934)
- The Planets (Tenor Tuba in B♭)
- Janacek, Leos (1854-1928)
- Capriccio for Piano Left Hand and Wind Ensemble (Tenor Tuba in B♭)
- Kastner, Jean-Georges (1810-1867)
- Les Cris de Paris (Piccolo, 2 Sopranino, 6 Soprano, 2 Alto, 2 Baritone, 4 Bass Saxhorns in B♭, 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 B♭)
- Markevitch, Igor (1912-1983)
- Psaume for soprano and small orchestra (Petit bugle in E♭ (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 B♭)
- Le Mage (Contrabass Saxhorn in B♭)
- Le Roi de Lahore (Double Saxhorn)
- Roma (Contrabass Saxhorn in C)
- Suite d’orchestre No.1, Op.13 (Sax-Tuba)
- Suite d’orchestre No.2 “Scènes hongroises” (Sax-Tuba)
- Suite d’orchestre No.5 “Scènes napolitaines” (Sax-Tuba)
- Suite d’orchestre No.7 “Scènes alsaciennes” (Offstage Bugles in B♭)
- La Terre Promise (Contrabass Saxhorn in B♭)
- Messiaen, Olivier (1908-1992)
- Et Exspecto Resurrectionem Mortuorum pour Orchestre de Bois, Cuivres, et Percussions Metalliques (Bass Saxhorn in B♭)
- Saint-François d’Assise (Bass Saxhorn in B♭)
- Meyerbeer, Giacomo (1791-1864)
- L’Africaine
- L’Etoile du Nord
- Les Huguenots
- Le Prophete
- Robert le diable
- Milhaud, Darius (1892-1974)
- Les Eumenides (Soprano Saxhorn in B♭, Contra-alto Saxhorn in B♭, Alto Saxhorn in E♭, Baritone Saxhorn in B♭)
- 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 B♭, Contrabass Saxhorn in E♭ (with 5 cylinders)
- Shebalin, Vissarion (1902-1963)
- Symphony No.4 in Bb, Op.24 (2 Alti in E♭, 2 Tenori in B♭, Baritono in B♭)
- Shostakovich, Dmitri (1906-1975)
- Five Interludes from the Opera Lady Macbeth of the Mtensk District/Katerina Izmailova Op.29/114a (2 Alti in E♭, 2 Tenori in B♭, 2 Baritoni in B♭)
- Stravinsky, Igor (1882-1971)
- Threni (Contralto Bugle in B♭ (Flugelhorn))
- Tyberg, Marcel (1893-1944)
- Symphony No.3 (Tenor Horn)
- Thomas, Ambroise (1811-1896)
- Hamlet (Bass Saxhorn)
- Verdi, Giuseppe (1813-1901)
- Jerusalem
Orchestral Scores with Trumpets above Horns
- Dupont, Auguste (1827-1890)
- Pingoud, Ernest (1887-1942)
- Symphony No.1, Op.18 (1920)
- Symphony No.2, Op.20 (1921)
- Symphony No.3, Op.27 (1923-7)
- Prokofiev, Serge (1891-1953)
- Ala et Lolly, Scythian Suite, Op.20
- Chout, Op.21
- Divertimento, Op.43
- Egyptian Nights, Symphonic Suite, Op.61
- Piano Concerto No.1, Op.10
- Piano Concerto No.3, Op.26
- Piano Concerto No.5, Op.55
- Symphony No.1, Op.25
- Symphony No.2, Op.40
- Symphony No.3, Op.44
- Symphony No.5, Op.100
- The Love for Three Oranges and Suite, Op.33
- Violin Concerto No.1, Op.19
- Violin Concerto No.2, Op.63
- Reger, Max (1873-1916)
- Eine Ballettsuite, Op.130
- Eine Lustspielouverture, Op.120
- Eine Romantische Suite, Op.125
- Eine vaterländische Ouvertüre, Op.140
- Piano Concerto, Op.114
- Sinfonietta, Op.90
- Suite im alten Stil, Op.93
- Symphonischer Prolog zu einer Tragödie, Op.108
- Vier Tondichtungen nach Arnold Böcklin, Op.128
- Rubinstein, Anton (1829-1894)
Links
- Greg’s Brass History Page – Easily the most umambiguous site on
the convoluted history of many of the esoteric instruments above.