Trumpet Literature

What follows is a list of method books and solos for trumpet. Publishers are included in parenthesis.

Complete Methods

Arban: Complete Conservatory Method, ed. Goldman and Smith (C. Fischer)

Arban: Methode complete, ed. Maire, 3 vols. (A. Leduc)

Clodomir: Methode complete, ed. Job (A. Leduc)

Saint-Jacome: Grand Method (C. Fischer)

Elementary Methods

Clarke: Elementary Studies (C. Fischer)

Gordon: Physical Approach to Elementary Brass Playing (C. Fischer)

Longinotti: l'Etude de la trompette (Editions Henn)

Ridgeon: Brass for Beginners (Boosey & Hawkes)

Robinson: Rubank Elementary Method (Rubank)

Wiggins: First Tunes & Studios (Oxford)

Studies

MEDIUM TO MEDIUM-DIFFICULT

Bordogni: 24 Vocalises, trans. Porret (transposition) (A. Leduc)

Bousquet: 36 Celebrated Studies, ed. Goldman (C. Fischer)

Brandt: 34 Studies and 24 Last Studies, ed. Vacchiano (Belwin-Mills)

Broiles: Have Trumpet . . . Will Transpose (transposition) (C. Colin)

Chavanne: 25 Characteristic Studies, ed. Voisin (International)

Clarke: Technical Studies (C. Fischer)

Clarke: Setting Up Drills (C. Fischer)

Colin: Advanced Lip Flexibilities (C. Colin)

Endresen: Supplementary Studies (Rubank)

Gallay: 22 Exercises, ed. Maire (A. Leduc)

Glantz: The Complete Harry Glantz (C. Colin)

Goldman: Practical Studies (C. Fischer)

Gower and Voxman (ed.): Rubank Advanced Method (Rubank)

Hering: 32 Etudes (C. Fischer)

Hovaldt: Lip Flexibility (R. King)

Kopprasch: 60 Studies, ed. Gumbert and Herbst, 2 vols. (C. Fischer)

Laurent: Etudes pratiques, 3 vols. (A. Leduc)

Pares: Scales (Rubank)

Salvation Army: 101 Technical Exercises (Salvation Army)

Schlossberg: Daily Drills and Technical Studies (M. Baron)

Skornicka: Rubank Intermediate Method (Rubank)

Smith: Lip Flexibility (C. Fischer)

Staigers: Flexibility Studies, 2 vols. (C. Fischer)

Stamp: Warm-ups plus Studies (Editions Bim)

Vacchiano: Trumpet Routines (C. Colin)

Zauder: Embouchure & Technique Studies (C. Colin)

DIFFICULT

Andre: 12 Etudes caprices dans le style baroque (piccolo trumpet) (Editions Billaudot)

Balasanyan: 20 Studies, ed. Foveau (International)

Balay: 15 Etudes (A. Leduc)

N. Bizet: 12 Grandes etudes de perfectionnement (A. Leduc)

Bodet: 16 Etudes de virtuosite d'apres J.S. Bach (A. Leduc)

Broiles: Trumpet Baroque, 2 vols. (piccolo trpt.) (Queen City)

Charlier: Etudes transcendantes (A. Leduc)

Clarke: Characteristic Studies (C. Fischer)

Duhem: 24 Etudes (C. Fischer)

Gallay: 12 Grand caprices, ed. Maire (A. Leduc)

Gallay: 39 Preludes, ed. Maire (A. Leduc)

Harris: Advanced Studies (C. Colin)

Hickman: The Piccolo Trumpet (Tromba Publications)

Longinotti: Studies in Classical and Modern Style (International)

Petit: 15 Etudes techniques et melodiques (A. Leduc)

Petit: Grandes etudes (A. Leduc)

Sachse: 100 Etudes (transposition) (International)

Smith: Top Tones (C. Fischer)

Webster: Method for Piccolo Trumpet (Brass Press)

Unaccompanied Trumpet (Cornet)

DIFFICULT

Adler: Canto I (Oxford)

Arnold: Fantasy (Faber)

Bozza: Graphismes (A. Leduc)

Burrell: 5 Concert Studies (Oxford)

Cheetham: Concoctions (Presser)

Henze: Sonatina (Dunster Music)

Persichetti: Parable (Presser)

Presser: Suite (Ensemble Publications)

Renwick: Encore Piece (Tromba Publications)

Sampson: Litany of Breath (Brass Press)

Schuman: 25 Opera Snatches (Presser)

Trumpet and Cornet with Piano

EASY

Adams: The Holy City (Boosey & Hawkes)

Bach: Aria: Bist Du Bei Mir, arr. Fitzgerald (Belwin-Mills)

Bakaleinikoff: Serenade (Belwin-Mills)

Barsham (ed.): 10 Trumpet Tunes (Oxford)

Barsham (ed.): 12 Trumpet Tunes (Oxford)

Borst and Bogar (eds.): Trumpet Music for Beginners (Editio Musica)

Dearnley (ed.): 8 Easy Pieces (Chester)

Dexter and de Smet: First Year Trumpeter, 2 vols. (E. Ashdown)

Haydn: Andante, arr. Voxman (Rubank)

Haydn: A Haydn Solo Album, arr. Lawrence (Oxford)

Handel: A Handel Solo Album, arr. Lethbridge (Oxford)

Hering (ed.): Easy Pieces for the Young Trumpeter (C. Fischer)

Lawton (ed.): The Young Trumpet Player, 3 vols. (Oxford)

Lawton (ed.): Old English Trumpet Tunes, 2 vols. (Oxford)

Lowden: Easy Play-Along Solos (recording incl.) (Kendor)

Mozart: Concert Aria, arr. Voxman (Rubank)

Mozart: A Mozart Solo Album, arr. Lethbridge (Oxford)

Philips (ed.): Classical & Romantic Album, vol. 1 (Oxford)

Tenaglia: Aria, arr. Fitzgerald (Presser)

VanderCook: Marigold (C. Fischer)

VanderCook: Morning Glory (C. Fischer)

Willner (ed.): Classical Album (Boosey & Hawkes)

MEDIUM TO MEDIUM-DIFFICULT

Anderson: Trumpeter's Lullaby (Belwin-Mills)

Bakaleinikov: Polonaise (Belwin-Mills)

Balay: Petite Piece Concertante (Belwin-Mills)

Barat: Andante et Scherzo (A. Leduc)

Bozza: Badinage (A. Leduc)

Chance: Credo (Boosey & Hawkes)

J. Clarke: Trumpet Voluntary, arr. Voisin (International)

Corelli: Prelude & Minuet, arr. Powell (Southern)

Delmas: Choral et variations (Billaudot)

Forbes (ed.): Classical & Romantic Album, vols. 2 & 3 (Oxford)

Getchell (ed.): Master Solos (H. Leonard)

Fiocco: Arioso (Presser)

Fitzgerald: English Suite (Presser)

Gaubert: Cantabile et Scherzetto (C. Fischer)

Goedicke: Concert Etude (Belwin-Mills)

Handel: Aria con Variazioni, arr. Fitzgerald (Belwin-Mills)

Handel: Sonata No. 3, arr. Powell (Southern)

Hovhaness: Prayer of Saint Gregory (Southern)

James: Windmills (B. Ramsey)

Ledger (ed.): Warlike Music 1760 (Oxford)

Mortimer (ed.): Souvenir Album (Boosey & Hawkes)

Persichetti: The Hollow Men (Presser)

Purcell: Sonata, ed. Voisin (transposed) (International)

Richardson (ed.): 6 Trumpet Tunes (Boosey & Hawkes)

Ropartz: Andante et Allegro (Southern)

Simon: Willow Echoes (C. Fischer)

Telemann: Heroic Music, arr. Lawton (Oxford)

Wastall (ed.): First Repertoire Pieces for Trumpet (Boosey & Hawkes)

Voxman (ed.): Concert & Contest Collection (Rubank)

DIFFICULT

Albinoni: Concerto in D Major, arr. Thilde (Billaudot)

Albrechtsberger: Concertino (Brass Press)

Arban: Carnival of Venice (C. Fischer)

Arnold: Concerto (Faber)

Arutunian: Concerto (International)

Bellstedt: Napoli (Southern)

Bellstedt: La Mandolinata (Southern)

Bitsch: Quatre Variations sur un theme de Domenico Scarlatti (A. Leduc)

Bloch: Proclamation (Broude Bros.)

Bozza: Rustiques (A. Leduc)

Charlier: Solo de concours (Schott Freres)

H. Clarke: Music of Herbert L. Clarke, 2 vols. (Warner Bros.)

Enesco: Legend (International)

Fasch: Concerto (Sikorski)

D. Gabrieli: Sonata No. 2 in D, ed. Tarr (Musica Rara)

Haydn: Concerto in E, ed. Robbins-Landon and Tarr (Universal Edition)

M. Haydn: Concerto in D (A. Benjamin)

M. Haydn: Concerto No. 2, ed. Tarr (Musica Rara)

Hertel: Concerto No. 2, ed Tarr (Musical Rara)

Hindemith: Sonate (Schott)

Honegger: Intrada (Salabert)

Hummel: Concerto, ed. Stein (Musica Rara)

Ibert: Impromptu (A. Leduc)

Jacchini: Sonata in D (Musica Rara)

Jolivet: Concerto No. 2 (A. Leduc)

Kennan: Sonata (Warner Bros.)

Koetsier: Sonatina (Donemus)

Longinotti: Scherzo Iberico (Editions Henn)

Luening: Introduction and Allegro (Peters)

Mager (ed.): 9 Grand Solos de Concert (Southern)

Mendez: La Virgen de la Macarena (Koff Music)

Molter: Concerto No. 1 in D (Musica Rara)

L. Mozart: Concerto in D, ed. Thilde (Billaudot)

Neruda: Concerto in E, ed. Hickman (Musica Rara)

Pilss: Concerto (King)

Purcell: Sonata (orig. key) (Schott)

Riisager: Concertino (W. Hansen)

Staigers: Carnival of Venice (C. Fischer)

Stanley: Trumpet Tune, arr. Coleman (Oxford)

Stradella: Sinfonia, 2 vols. (Musica Rara)

Telemann: Concerto in D (Musica Rara)

Telemann: Heroic Music, arr. Lawton (Oxford)

Tisne: Heraldiques (Billaudot)

Tomasi: Concerto (A. Leduc)

Torelli: Concerto in D, ed. Tarr (Musica Rara)

Torelli: Sinfonia, ed. Tarr (Musica Rara)

Vejvanovsky: Sonata (Edition Ka We)

Recommended Books on the Trumpet and Cornet

Altenburg, Johann Ernst. Trumpeters' and Kettledrummers' Art. Trans. by Edward H. Tarr. Nashville: Brass Press, 1974.

Bach, Vincent. The Art of Trumpet Playing. Elkhart Ind.: Vincent Bach Corp., 1969.

Bate, Philip. The Trumpet and Trombone: An Outline of Their History, Development, and Construction. 2nd ed. London: Ernest Benn, 1978. New York: Norton, 1978.

Bush, Irving. Artistic Trumpet Technique and Study. Hollywood: Highland Music, 1692.

Dale, Delbert A. Trumpet Technique. London: Oxford University Press, 1967.

D'Ath, Norman W. Cornet Playing. London: Boosey & Hawkes, 1960.

Davidson, Louis. Trumpet Techniques. Rochester: Wind Music, 1970.

Foster, Robert E. Practical Hints on Playing the Trumpet/Cornet. Melville, N.Y.: Belwin-Mills, 1983.

Hanson, Fay. Brass Playing. New York: Carl Fischer, 1975.

Hyatt, Jack H. "The Soprano and Piccolo Trumpets: Their History, Literature, and a Tutor." D.M.A. thesis, Boston University, 1974. (UM 74-20, 473).

Johnson, Keith. The Art of Trumpet Playing. Ames, Iowa: Iowa State University Press, 1981.

Lowrey, Alvin. Trumpet Discography. Denver: National Trumpet Symposium, n.d.

Mathie, Gordon. The Trumpet Teacher's Guide. Cincinatti, Ohio: Queen City Brass Publications, 1984.

Musique pour trompette. 2nd ed. Paris: Alphonse Leduc, n.d.

Sherman, Roger. The Trumpeter's Handbook. Athens, Ohio: Accura Music, 1979.

Smithers, Don. The Music and History of the Baroque Trumpet Before 1721. London: J.M. Dent, 1973.

Webster, Gerald. Method for Piccolo Trumpet. Nashville, Tenn.: Brass Press, 1980.

Other Books of Interest to Brass Players

Anderson, Paul G. Brass Solo and Study Material Music Guide. Evanston, Ill.: Instrumentalist Co., 1976.

Baines, Anthony. Brass Instruments: Their History and Development. London: Faber & Faber, 1976.

Barbour, J. Murray. Trumpets, Horns, and Music. East Lansing, Mich.: Michigan State University Press, 1964.

Bellamah, Joseph L. Brass Facts. San Antonio, Tex.: Southern Music, 1961.

Brass Anthology. Evanston, Ill.: Instrumentalist Co., 1984.

Brown, Merrill E. Teaching the Successful High School Brass Section. West Nyack, N.Y.: Parker, 1981.

Carse, Adam. Musical Wind Instruments. London: Macmillan, 1940. Reprint: New York: Da Capo Press, 1965.

Devol, John. Brass Music for the Church. Plainview, N.Y.: Harold Branch, 1974.

Eliason, Robert E. Early American Brass Makers. Nashville, Tenn.: Brass Press, 1981.

Farkas, Philip. The Art of Brass Playing. Rochester, N.Y.: Wind Music, 1962.

Farkas, Philip. The Art of Musicianship. Bloomington, Ind.: Musical Publications, 1976.

Lawrence, Ian. Brass in Your School. London: Oxford University Press, 1975.

Macdonald, Donna. The Odyssey of the Philip Jones Brass Ensemble. Moudon, Switzerland: Editions BIM, 1986.

Mende, Emilie. Pictorial Family Tree of Brass Instruments in Europe. Moudon, Switzerland: Editions BIM, 1978.

Rasmussen, Mary. A Teacher's Guide to the Literature for Brass Instruments. Durham, N.H.: Brass Quarterly, 1968.

Severson, Paul, and McDunn, Mark. Brass Wind Artistry. Athens, Ohio: Accura Music, 1983.

Stewart, Dee. Arnold Jacobs: The Legacy of a Master. Northfield, Ill.: Instrumentalist Publishing Co., 1987.

Taylor, Arthur R. Brass Bands. London: Granada Publishing, 1979.

Trusheim, William H. "Mental Imagery and Musical Performance: An Inquiry into Imagery Use by Eminent Orchestral Brass Players." Ed.D. dissertation, Rutgers University, 1987.

Watson, J. Perry. The Care and Feeding of a Community British Brass Band. Farmingdale, N.Y.: Boosey & Hawkes, n.d.

Watson, J. Perry. Starting a British Brass Band. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Yamaha International, 1984.

Weast, Robert. Keys to Natural Performance for Brass Players. Des Moines, Iowa: Brass World, 1979. Back