Trumpet, piano (original scoring: trp,str,Bc) SKU: BR.MR-2263
Composed by John Eccles. Edited by Carolyn I. Sanders. Arranged by Anne Knipschild. Solo instruments; Softcover. Musica Rara. John Eccles' Sonata in D major is still today regarded as one of the best English trumpet works of its time.
Sonata; Baroque. Piano reduction. 28 pages. Breitkopf and Haertel #MR 2263. Published by Breitkopf and Haertel (BR.MR-2263). ISBN 9790004488232. 9 x 12 inches.
Three hundred years ago, John Eccles came in second in a competition to write music for Congreve's Masque The Judgment of Paris. His introductory sonata, designated as Symphony for Mercury in another source, soon became very popular and is still today regarded as one of the best English trumpet works of its time.
John Eccles' Sonata in D major is still today regarded as one of the best English trumpet works of its time.
