Instrumental Solos-Since its opening in 1957 the musical West Side Story has been a hit on Broadway. Made into a successful film starring Rita Moreno Natalie Wood and Richard Beymer in 1961 this tale of star-crossed lovers caught between feuding New York gangs has been gripping audiences for decades.The arrangements in the West Side Story: Instrumental Solos series remain faithful to Bernstein's original score. In this edition the pieces have been idiomatically adapted for the solo Trumpet.This book features 10 of the best-known songs from the musical including Maria Tonight America I Feel Pretty and more.West Side Story:Instrumental Solos Trumpet comes with an enhanced CD featuring Piano accompaniments for all tracks. Playable on both CD player and computer tempo adjustment software is also included for CD-Rom computer use only.

Trumpet and Piano with Online Accompaniments (Score and Solo Part). 12 songs from from the beloved musical arranged for solo instrumentalists with online accompaniments available for download or streaming. Selections include: At the End of the Day · Bring Him Home · Castle on a Cloud · Do You Hear the People Sing? · Drink With Me (To Days Gone By) · Empty Chairs at Empty Tables · I Dreamed a Dream · A Little Fall of Rain · On My Own · Stars · The Thénardier Waltz of Treachery · Who Am I?

If you can play just a few notes on the Trumpet (or Cornet) then you're ready for this book. Here are 15 imaginative little pieces specially composed for the absolute beginner all of them with attractive Piano accompaniments. The pieces are arranged progressively so you can hear the step-by-step improvement in your playing as well as simply enjoying the music.

Joby Talbot's Trumpet Concerto Desolation Wilderness was commissioned by the Turku Philharmonic Orchestra and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. First performed on 28th October 2006 by the Royal LiverpoolPhilharmonic Orchestra at The Philharmonic Hall Liverpool with Alison Balsom (to whom the work is dedicated) as soloist and JoAnn Falletta conductor. The Turku Philharmonic Orchestra gave the Finnish premiére performances on23rd and 24th November 2006.The Piano reduction of Desolation Wilderness includes Trumpet parts in B flat and C. (Suitable for advanced players).'In Early November 2005 my family and some friends visited thehigh Sierra Nevada in Northern California. As on former trips to the area I was struck by the strange and disarming contrast between the bright sunshine perfect blue sky and warm mountain air of the Sierran autumn; and theoccasional icy chill - sudden drops of temperature when the sun vanished behind the mountains momentary glimpses through the trees of distant snow clouds over the highest peaks. Nowhere was this dichotomy more apparent than inthe vast area of forests lakes and mountains known as Desolation Wilderness. Here the twisted shapes of the aspens are testament to the destructive power of winter. Sure enough that night the first snows fell and the highmountain passes we'd just crossed were closed till spring.

12 Famous Operatic Melodies-Deborah Calland composer of Top Brass has chosen twelve classic opera tunes and skilfully arranged them for Trumpet and Piano to make Onstage Brass. Styles and moods vary from the serenity of Gluck's Che farò senza Euridice to the impassioned Toreador's Song by Bizet. With Mozart Verdi and Wagner well represented this anthology will prove a must for all Trumpet players especially those at intermediate level and pianists who are of comparable standard.

Grade 4-Janet Way's Grade By Grade series draws on the rich and varied Boosey & Hawkes catalogue of classical contemporary and educational repertoire highlighting composers including Serge Prokofieff Dmitri Shostakovich Karl Jenkins Carol Barratt and Christopher Norton alongside arrangements of traditional music from around the world by Peter Wastall Vera Gray and others.This practical anthology of carefully selected pieces provides the complete repertoire resource for the aspiring Grade 4 Trumpet player and creates the perfect package for teaching exam preparation and performance.Each volume contains:19 pieces & shortstudies each complemented by a useful practice and performance tip.Grade-appropriate scales and arpeggios linked to the repertoire through bespoke text and exercises.Brand new sight-reading activitiesNewly-commissioned aural awareness tasks.A Piano accompaniment booklet. This book for Grade 4 Trumpet players includes the pieces Maria from West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein Sunday by Johannes Brahms Molton Rock by Steve Pogson and more.Janet Way: Grade By Grade Trumpet (Grade 4) comes complete with a CD of full performance demonstrations Piano backing tracks and grade-appropriate aural awareness resources.

Grade 5-Janet Way's Grade By Grade series draws on the rich and varied Boosey & Hawkes catalogue of classical contemporary and educational repertoire highlighting composers including Serge Prokofieff Dmitri Shostakovich Karl Jenkins Carol Barratt and Christopher Norton alongside arrangements of traditional music from around the world by Peter Wastall Vera Gray and others.This practical anthology of carefully selected pieces provides the complete repertoire resource for the aspiring Grade 5 Trumpet player and creates the perfect package for teaching exam preparation and performance.Each volume contains:19 pieces & shortstudies each complemented by a useful practice and performance tip.Grade-appropriate scales and arpeggios linked to the repertoire through bespoke text and exercises.Brand new sight-reading activitiesNewly-commissioned aural awareness tasks.A Piano accompaniment booklet. This book for Grade 5 Trumpet players includes the pieces I Feel Pretty from West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein Gavotte by Francois Couperin Bass Player by Phil Lawrence and more.Janet Way: Grade By Grade Trumpet (Grade 5) comes complete with a CD of full performance demonstrations Piano backing tracks and grade-appropriate aural awareness resources.

Trompette Ut Ou Sib Et Piano-Contemporary Italian-French composer Armando Ghidoni brings together influences of both Italy and France in his music. Also as an expert on jazz the harmonies and rhythms of the composer's works reflect a huge diversity Ballad And Rag Divertimento for Trumpet and Piano being no exception. Ghidoni is significant within the contemporary French music school and his works are regularly chosen as set pieces for leading national and international competitions. Ballad And Rag Divertimento reflects Ghidoni's mastery of a range of instruments. With a typical performance lasting about five minutes andforty seconds Ballad And Rag Divertimento is a truly exquisite addition to the modern Trumpet repertoire.

An acessible and enjoyable Sonatina by Philip White for Trumpet with Piano accompaniment. 'Philip White's Sonatina is a welcome addition to the Trumpet repertoire. Challenging yet not over-demanding this is an ideal work for the enterprising trumpeter who wants to display a range of skills. Stylistically accessible this is a piece for all audiences. I encourage all my students to play it.'  - Professor James Watson

for trumpet and piano-Cantabile e Allegro was written in 1976 and was comissioned by the Conservatory in Antwerp for a test piece for a trumpet exam. A lively allegro follows the slow 'cantabile' introduction. This is a fantastic work in the repertoire for trumpet.

19 Pieces from 5 Centuries. 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.All the pieces are recorded and included for audio download with each book, both in full and playback versions (piano accompaniment). 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 [1].Volume 1 (ED 22555) containsvery 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. Links:------[1] http://www.schott-music.com

Trumpet or Cornet & Piano-This new composition for solo trumpet by renowned composerPhilip Sparke explores many aspects of trumpet playing and inparticular its lyrical and technical possibilities. It is a twomovement piece but either movement can be played separatelyif a shorter solo is required. The ‘theme’ of the piece is aweekend in New York with the opening bluesy movement Saturday Serenade describing the city on a Saturday night perhaps in a smoke-filled jazz bar. While composing the secondmovement Sunday Scherzo the composer pictured an earlymorning jog in Central Park. A must for all trumpet players. Thiswork is also available for trumpet and concert band.