Zatten was commissioned in 2005 by Trumpeter Paul Neebe during the composer's vacation to do ancestral research in the town of Zatten, currently part of Poland.

Roger Petrich writes the following about his Zatten Concerto for Trumpet:

"The 'DNA' of this compostion tracks back to my great-grandfather and the tiny Plattdeutsch village where he was born. Zatten, [then] located in the eastern part of Berlin/Brandenburg is in an area of forest and small farms dating back to the 1600's. My grandfather R. T. Petrich, whose initials I bear, was six years old when he, along with his parents, sister, and older brother left Prussia to start a new life in the USA.

My own childhood memories include many visits to the family homestead in Dakota Territory, where I used to play in the barn which hosted many summer dances. The Dakota sky was vast by day, and nights could become magical with the addition of the Northern Lights. Though not a professional musician, my father kept up his trumpet playing all his life. In a special way it was his "voice" - a sound that deeply imprinted all my growing up years. All of this is mixed together in my Zatten Concerto"

The Zatten Concerto is in three movements, the two outer movements faster and the middle is a Largo. This work is written for Trumpet in C and is appropriate for advanced performers.

The title Zatten (the name of the small village in Germany where his family was located before immigrating to the USA) is spelled out in Morse Code in the very opening eight bars of the work. The Concerto is originally written for Trumpet and String Orchestra, this version using a reduction for Piano.

18 Easy Gospel Hymns Vol.1 for Solo Trumpet and Piano is a beautiful collection of your best-loved Gospel Hymns and Spirituals. They are arranged simply in the most suitable range and key for the solo instrument. The preview only shows a few pages of the piano score, but this is followed by a separate solo instrumental part, adding up to 49 pages of quality music.

The standard is early intermediate. Players with a year or two?s experience will enjoy playing these Gospel hymns, with plenty of interest in both the solo and the piano parts. These hymns are ideal for use in concerts or worship, formal or informal. The hymns are in alphabetical order and are as follows

� Abide with Me,

� Amazing Grace,

� Blessed Assurance,

� Deep River,

� Down by the Riverside,

� Go Down Moses,

� Go Tell It on the Mountain,

� He?s Got the Whole World in HIs Hands,

� Higher Ground,

� Jesus on the Mainline,

� Joshua Fought the Battle of Jericho,

� Just a Closer Walk with Thee,

� Just as I Am,

� Just Over in the Glory Land,

� Kumbaya My Lord,

� Love Lifted Me,

� Nobody Knows the Trouble I?ve Seen,

� Nothing but the Blood of Jesus.

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The Easy Concert Pieces series presents easy to intermediate pieces for trumpet with piano accompaniment. Pieces typical of their era and suitable for auditions, public performance, competitions or examinations are ordered according to level of difficulty in three volumes. These Easy Concert Pieces also provide appealing additional material for use in trumpet lessons.

In addition to the enclosed part for trumpet in Bb, a part for trumpet in C (Schott ED 22555-01) is available for download at www.schott-music.com.

Volume 1 (ED 22555) contains very easy to easy pieces with a range up to written c", with d" appearing as a short top note in just a few pieces. Simple and memorable rhythms, readily playable note sequences and patterns of articulation that can be mastered quickly and easily make this book ideal for beginners.

Volume 2 (ED 22556) contains easy to intermediate pieces with a range no higher than f". Besides extending rhythmic scope and requiring a little more in terms of phrasing and articulation, these pieces will encourage further exploration of musical contrasts.

Volume 3 (ED 22557) is of medium difficulty and intended for players with a well-developed embouchure who can play notes up to written g", though this note only appears as a short top note. Flexible articulation and legato playing with a well-developed dynamic range are required for pieces that are longer than those in the preceding volumes

The Easy Concert Pieces series presents easy to intermediate pieces for trumpet with piano accompaniment. Pieces typical of their era and suitable for auditions, public performance, competitions or examinations are ordered according to level of difficulty in three volumes. These Easy Concert Pieces also provide appealing additional material for use in trumpet lessons. In addition to the enclosed part for trumpet in Bb, separate parts for trumpet in C accompanying each book are available for download at www.schott-music.com.

Volume 1 (ED 22555) contains very easy to easy pieces with a range up to written c", with d" appearing as a short top note in just a few pieces. Simple and memorable rhythms, readily playable note sequences and patterns of articulation that can be mastered quickly and easily make this book ideal for beginners.

Volume 2 contains easy to intermediate pieces with a range no higher than f". Besides extending rhythmic scope and requiring a little more in terms of phrasing and articulation, these pieces will encourage further exploration of musical contrasts.

Volume 3 is of medium difficulty and intended for players with a well-developed embouchure who can play notes up to written g", though this note only appears as a short top note. Flexible articulation and legato playing with a well-developed dynamic range are required for pieces that are longer than those in the preceding volumes.