Célèbre Méthode Complète de Trumpet Valved Cornet and Saxhorn has assisted many generations of Trumpet and Cornet players. The compilation by French cornetist conductor and composer Jean-Baptiste Arban (1825-1889) successfully addresses requirements of modern technique and contemporary musical writing. Arban studied at the Paris Conservatoire and led a prosperous career as a versatile and accomplished musician. Célèbre Méthode Complète for Trumpet Valved Cornet and Saxhorn is divided into three parts which incorporate a vast variety of musicalelements. Part 1 includes performance directions holding the instrument tuning slides sound long notes staccato transposition syncopation martellato legato arpeggios mutes extended techniques and vibrato. Containing a large amount of instruction in French English German and Spanish Arban's Célèbre Méthode Complète de Trumpet Valved Cornet and Saxhorn is not to be missed by any aspiring brass player.