Although these listening examples were chosen with young trumpeters in mind, I found them extremely enjoyable and beneficial to my own practicing!
Lesson 1
1. Silent Night Play with Me n.35 (3:13) – Andrea Giuffredi
2. Danny Boy Play with Me n.26 (4:05) – Andrea Giuffredi
3. Jingle Bells Play with Me n.36 (2:07) – Andrea Giuffredi
Lesson 2
4. The Swan – Le Cygne Play with Me n.23 – Andrea Giuffredi
5. You Raise Me Up Play with Me n.44 – Andrea Giuffredi
6. Mambo from West Side Story – Dan Kassteen
Lessons 3-4
7. A Time for Us Play with Me n.80
8. The Skaters’ Waltz Play with Me n.72
9. La Casa de Papel Play with Me n.90
Lesson 5
10. Schindler’s List Theme Play with Me n.39
11. O Mio Babbino Caro Play with Me n.55
12. Shanghai Bund Play with Me n.58
Lessons 6-7
13. Alison Balsam (England) – Café 1930 – Piazzolli
14. Alison Balsam – Satie – 3 Gymnopedies – stop at 18:13
15. Tine Thing Helseth (Norway) – Mariettas Lied
Lesson 8
16. Tine Thing Helseth – Fanfare – BETTER QUALITY (Nobel Peace Prize Concert 2007) – YouTube
17. Melissa Venema (Holland) – Melissa Venema (14 years) plays You raise me up
18. Tine Thing Helseth – Libertango (March 8th, 2013) – YouTube
Lesson 9
19. Melissa Venema – The Last Rose of Summer Traditional – YouTube
20. Tine Thing Helseth & Yasuto Tanaka – Eternal Story – YouTube
21. Ten Thing Brass Ensemble plays Mozart’s “Rondo alla turca” from Piano Sonata 11 in A major, K. 331 – YouTube
Lesson 10
22. Ellen Shinogle, Natalie Dungey, Kayla Solomon – Song of Hope – YouTube
23. Mary Elizabeth Bowden: Beau Soir by Claude Debussy with Naomi Woo (“Beautiful Evening”)
24. Melissa Venema – Una voce poco fa (“A voice just now”)
Lesson 11
25. Tine Thing Helseth – Rachmaninov: Zdes’ khorosho – YouTube
26. TenThing Brass Ensemble plays Prelude from Holberg Suite
27. Bolero – Trio for Cornets – YouTube
Lesson 12
28. John Williams Conducts “Imperial March” at 90 Years Old | National Symphony Orchestra – stop at
4:30 (when the applause begins)
29. John Williams: Trumpet Solo Suite (A Tribute)
Tim Morrison, 1st trumpet, Boston Pops Orchestra (JFK, Born on the 4th of July, Amistad, Nixon)
Maurice Murphy, 1st trumpet, London Symphony Orchestra (Superman, Dracula, Monsignor)
Malcolm McNab, thousands of movies (Jaws 2)
Christopher Martin, 1st trumpet, New York Philharmonic (Lincoln)
Thomas Rolfs, 1st trumpet, Boston Symphony Orchestra (Saving Private Ryan)
Lesson 13
30. Ave Maria Bach – Gounod Play with Me n.50
31. 6 Young Trumpet Phenoms! – YouTube
32. Mum and the Trumpet Girls (Tijuana Tema Para) – YouTube
Lesson 14
33. Doc Severinsen Lullabies and Goodnight – Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
34. Gymnopédie n.1 – Erik Satie Play with Me n.28
35. You will never walk alone by Melissa Venema (trumpet) – YouTube
Lesson 15
36. Trumpet Excerpts – Igor Fedroitch Stravinsky’ – YouTube
37. Flight of Bumblebee
38. Tine Thing Helseth – Falla – 7 Canciones Populares Espanolas – Nana (Music Clip) – Cup mute
Lessons 16
39. David Bilger, former 1st trumpet, Philadelphia Orchestra – Pines of Rome – Respighi –
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhh-fytfbe4
40. Ryan Anthony, former first trumpet, Dallas Symphony –
YOU’LL NEVER WALK ALONE (Carousel) at CancerBlows: The Legends Return (2017)
flugelhorn and trumpet
41. The Aristocats – Everybody Wants to Be a Cat Play with Me n.64
Lesson 17
42. Petrushka Ballerina’s Dance – starts at 16:55, stop at 17:31
43. Charles Lazarus: Kilauea’s Fountains
44. Susan Slaughter – A Trumpeter’s Lullaby
Lesson 18
45. 03 Doc Severinsen The More I See You
46. Tim Morrison – Summon the Heroes – Williams
47. Concentus Trumpets – Dürrenhorn Passage – Mckee
Lessons 19-23
48. Riverrun by Kevin McKee – Christopher Wilson, trumpet – Donna Amato, piano
49. “Grand Fanfare” Giancarlo Castro D’Addona – Hércules Brass Ensemble
Lesson 24
50. Ryan Anthony and friends – Song for Hope – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnXadoWT1V0
51. Phil Smith – Someone to Watch Over Me – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyIQ9HbkiZ8
52. Charles Lazarus – Indivisible – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-z9_io38rDU
Lesson 25
53. Doc Severinsen Lullabies and Goodnight – Rock a Bye Baby – stop at 9:26
54. Allen Vizzutti – Emmanuel
55. Natalie Dungey, Trumpet, age 9, Maid of the Mist by Clarke, University of Washington – YouTube
Lesson 26
55. Doc Severinsen Lullabies and Goodnight – Rock a Bye Baby – stop at 9:26
56. Allen Vizzutti – Emmanuel
57. Natalie Dungey, Trumpet, age 9, Maid of the Mist by Clarke, University of Washington – YouTube
58. Wayne Bergeron – “Scooby Doo” Episode Solo Overdub –
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0A8Lq2W66s
59. Derek Watkins – SHAKEN NOT STIRRED – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRcVBsEAnbk
Lesson 27
59. Shaken NOT Stirred – Derek Watkins – Transcription –
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CMppifu2w0 – the same recording as before with notes added
60. Sessions At Angel Recording Studios – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0p4L95lCcY
61. Doc Severinsen Lullabies and Goodnight – Somewhere Over the Rainbow – stop at 12:52
https://youtu.be/Upbqwdcm1bg?feature=shared&t=570
Lesson 28
62. Mary Elizabeth Bowden, Debussy: The Girl with the Flaxen Hair –
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loUBPdjbi4o
63. Allison Balsom – Claude Debussy Syrinx – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FW-8vC9Kpfw
64. Louis Dowdeswell – Go The Distance (Disney’s Hercules) | Trumpet Version –
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYb_F4B-vGk
Lesson 29
65. James Morrison – Snappy Too – NEW CD!!! – https://youtu.be/ZpiCEVHtHXM?feature=shared
66. Andrea Giuffredi – Ave Maria – Schubert Play with Me n.51
67. Let It Go (Disney’s Frozen) | Trumpet Version – https://youtu.be/8hjGJ5fSTn8?feature=shared
Lesson 30
68. Andrea Giuffredi – Reginella Play with Me n.52
69. Tine Thing Helseth – The Most Beautiful Trumpet Solo –
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nPwkb9ZyPQ
70. Scarbrough Fair played by Maddie Dowdeswell – Arranged by Bill Reichenbach –
https://youtu.be/L-JRvEJr7yE?feature=shared
Lesson 31
71. FANFARE FOR AN ANGEL at CancerBlows 2015 – Meet the Principals Night –
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKpp7kfmapI
Ryan Anthony (Dallas Symphony), Chris Martin (Chicago), Michael Sachs (Cleveland), and David
Bilger (Philadelphia)
72. Doc Severinsen – The More I See You – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUSKIwsRiC0
73. What a Beautiful Name | New York Staff Band – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZ0h5GTnzWU
Lesson 32
73. Grass ‘n Wood – Harp & Trumpet live @Domus Ars – YouTube
74. Andrea Giuffredi –Aranjuez adagio – Rodrigo – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_SxfBpavF0
75. AMERICAN PATROL Glenn Miller trumpet solo. – YouTube
Lesson 33
76. Brassed Off – Concierto d’Aranjuez – includes scenes of the owners making the decision to close the mine where all these musicians work
77. Andrea Giuffredi – Valse sentimentale
78. Yoda – Do or Do Not — There is No Try
Listening #1
78. Chuck Lazarus – Fanfare for an Angel – brass quintet (2 trumpets, French horn, trombone, tuba)
79. Michael Sachs – Marsalis Trumpet Concerto Rehearsal – 1st trumpet in the Cleveland Orchestra rehearsing a piece composed by Wynton Marsalis
80. Wynton Marsalis recording “Abblasen” for CBS Sunday Morning by Gottfried Reiche, trumpeter for Johann Sebastian Bach – the music in Reiche’s left hand is the piece you’re hearing
All Three CBS Sunday Morning “Ablassen” Renditions
Don Smithers on natural trumpet in D – no valves – just the lip!!
Doc Severinsen on B-flat trumpet
Wynton Marsalis on piccolo trumpet in A
Listening #2
81. The Trumpet Throughout The Ages
82. “Skyscrapers”: An Airmen of Note Trumpet Feature
Listening #3
83. Moravia Brass Band – Brno Brass Fest 2021 – Prelude from Bach: Prelude and Fugue in D minor
84. 2/6 – David Guerrier – Joseph Haydn – 2ème mvt du Concerto pour trompette
– the most famous of trumpet concertos (a piece for solo instrument and orchestra)
– played on keyed trumpet which was in use before valves were invented – you can read about it and see a photo here
85. Indiana Play with Me n.71 – Andrea Giufreddi
Listening #4
86. 1/6 David Guerrier – Joseph Haydn – 1er mvt du Concerto pour trompette – Keyed trumpet
87. Brass Band of Battle Creek – Doretta’s Song, Jens Lindemann, trumpet
88. MNOZIL BRASS | Florentine march (Florentiner Marsch)
Listening #5
89. 6/6 – David Guerrier – Joseph Haydn – 3ème mvt du Concerto pour trompette
90. Laputa Castle in the Sky – Pigeon and Boy – Tim Morrison(Tp)
91. MNOZIL BRASS | Wilhelm (William) Tell Overture
Listening #6 – 12:20
92. King Tutankhamun’s Trumpets played after 3000+ Years
93. Rising Sun performed by Allen Vizzutti & Washburn University Wind Ensemble – 1st mvt – stop at 5:04
94. Brass Band of Battle Creek – Shostakovich 10 – Scherzo
Listening #7 – 10:15
95. Reproduction of an Ancient Roman Cornu. Used during the Roman Empire between 200 BC to 476 AD
96. Rising Sun performed by Allen Vizzutti & Washburn University Wind Ensemble – 2nd mvt – stop at 9:52
97. AR Resonance Sergei Nakariakov Trumpet Model – Russian trumpeter – absolutely one of the greatest trumpeters of all time!!
Listening #8 – 11:15
98. Reproduction of an Ancient Carnyx. It was a Celtic Iron Age Trumpet. Used between 300BC and AD200
99. Rising Sun performed by Allen Vizzutti & Washburn University Wind Ensemble – 3rd mvt
100. Allen Vizzutti – Valve Beatboxing
Listening #9 – 11:50
100. Reproduction of an Ancient Roman Tuba or Lituus. Used between 500 BC and AD 100
101. David Krauss Performs Wagner’s Parsifal – 1st trumpet, Metropolitan Opera (New York)
102. Tp036 Tine Thing Helseth – Mitt lille land
103. Low vs. High Notes
104. Bugler’s Holiday
Listening #10 – 12:45
105. Very rare 1700s reproduction by Meinl & Lauber of a coiled natural D Trumpet
106. Alison Balsom records Telemann: Trumpet Concerto: I. Adagio
107. Preview of THE VIRTUOSO TRUMPETER, 20 Extreme Etudes for Trumpet by Charlie Porter, coming soon!
108. Alison Balsom, International Soloist Discovers pTrumpet | Plastic Trumpet Demo
109. Let It Go – Augie Haas
Listening #11 – 11:00
110. Extremely rare 1830s Graves & Co. Eb 10-Keyed Bugle
111. How Can We Conceptualize the Concept of Flow?
112. The OHMI Trust – Alison Balsom talks about the Trumpet
113. Allen Vizzutti, Clarke Study No 2
114. Clark Terry – Mumbles – Upside Down FLUGELHORN! – don’t try this at home!
Listening #12 – 11:30
115. Barclay Brass plays Dukas – Fanfare from La Péri
116. University of Kentucky Baroque Trumpet Ensemble performs Rocky Sonata Tedesche da Tromba
117. Gonna Fly Now – Rocky Play with Me n.30
118. Tp197 My Cherie Amour 市原ひかり(Flh)
Hikari Ichihara (born December 22, 1982) is a Japanese female jazz trumpet and flugelhorn player. Her first encounter with the trumpet was in her junior high school’s brass band. She then went on to study the basics of jazz trumpet in the jazz course at Senzoku Gakuen College of Music, where she studied under jazz trumpeter Tomonao Hara.
Listening #13 – 11:10
119. John Williams’s “Fanfare for Solo Trumpet To Celebrate the Reopening of David Geffen Hall”
120. Principal Trumpet Christopher Martin on the Post Horn Solo in Mahler’s Symphony No. 3
121. The U.S. Army Band Brass Ensemble Concert conducted by SFC David Kirven – Liberty Fanfare – John Williams – stop at 5:00 (we’ll watch more later)
Listening #14 – 14:30
122. The U.S. Army Band Brass Ensemble Concert conducted by SFC David Kirven –An American Anthem – Anthony DiLorenzo – start at 5:00, stop at 11:11
123. Introducing the Baroque Trumpet with Alison Balsom | Classic FM – the holes were not in the historic natural trumpets; they are a modern addition to the instrument – stop at 8:10
Listening #15 – 14.:30
124. The U.S. Army Band Brass Ensemble Concert conducted by SFC David Kirven –Napoli – Herman Bellstedt, featuring SFC Toby Furr, euphonium – start at 11:12, stop at 16:43
Comparative Listening – great young trumpeters and even better professionals!
125. Ennio Morricone: THEME FROM “A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS” | Connor Johnson, trumpet
126. A Fistful of Dollars (trumpet) – Amelie Bentham trumpet
127. A Fistful Of Dollars – Trumpet Solo – Gregorio Mangano
128. Andrea Giuffredi – Spaghetti Western Play with Me n.5
The composer of A Fistful of Dollars, Ennio Morricone, was the John Williams of Italy, writing hundreds of movie scores. And, he was a trumpeter!
Listening #16 – July 26 – 13:43
129. Selina Ott, Napoli
130. The U.S. Army Band Brass Ensemble Concert conducted by SFC David Kirven –Band of Brothers – Michael Kamen, arr. Jari Villanueva start at 16:44, stop at 21:16
131. Ryan Anthony- Morricone – Gabriel’s Oboe
132. “Inca” (Play with Me n.57) – Andrea Giuffredi trumpet
133. James Morrison –https://www.facebook.com/reel/413213761218974
Listening #17 – Aug 2 – 13:00
134. The U.S. Army Band Brass Ensemble Concert conducted by SFC David Kirven – start with Apollo 13 – James Horner, arr. Jeremy Van Hoy, featuring SFC Daniel Ord, euphonium – start at 21:16, stop at 24:20
135. Introducing the Cornett – This instrument is not a trumpet, and it was not a predecessor to the cornet. It’s sort of a cross between a trumpet and a woodwind – you buzz your lips just like on the trumpet, but the length of the instrument is changed by opening and closing holes instead of using valves. Plus, it was made out of wood, not brass!
The cornett (also called cornetto or zink) was VERY popular from 1500 to 1650 AD, but I’ve only seen it used once in a concert, and that was almost 50 years ago! You can read more about this on Wikipedia – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornett.
The ”gunpowder plot” mentioned was a plot to assassinate King James in 1605 AD by blowing up the House of Lords with 36 barrels of gunpowder. Fortunately, a tip to the authorities let them disable the bomb without anyone getting hurt.
Talking about Queen Elizabeth I, he mentions “sackbuts.” These were the predecessors of the trombone and not that much different from modern instruments. In the enlargement of the painting that follows, there is a sackbut near the bottom. (If you wish, here’s a video you can watch on the sackbut: Introducing the Sackbut.)
Once the speaker disappears, you can stop the video. Nothing else happens.
Listening #18 – 14:00
136. Andrea Giuffredi – Italia Play with Me n.14
137. The U.S. Army Band Brass Ensemble Concert conducted by SFC David Kirven – start with March 1941 – John Williams, arr. Daniel Venora – start at 24:21, stop at end
138. People – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmRm8Ft4Yys
139. Tp206 Scream Machine The United States Army Band
Listening #19 – 14:00
140. Puniko Timofey, 11 years old, A.R.RANGER “Carnival of Venice”
141. Allen Vizzutti – https://www.facebook.com/reel/1573322293239754
142. Mr,Jums (Three Brass Cats I) – JM Brass
143. Black Sam (Three Brass Cats II) – JM Brass
144. Borage (Three Brass Cats III) – JM Brass
Listening #20 – 13:30
145. Barclay Brass plays Shostakovich – Festive Overture
146. Barclay Brass plays Chesnokov – Salvation is Created
147. Kraken (Another Cat) – JM Brass
Listening #21 – 13:00
148. University of Southern California – Cityscapes (Erik Morales)
149. Summer Carmargo – https://www.facebook.com/reel/1171382084028653
150. Killer Tango – JM Brass
Listening #22 – 12:00
151. Barclay Brass plays Strauss – Also Sprach Zarathustra from “2001: A Space Odyssey”
152. Astor Piazzolla Oblivion – Joe Burgstaller, Flugelhorn
153. Chuck Lazarus – Kilauea’s Fountains – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJL8Liv_EgU
(You’ve heard this before with a different group backing him up.)
Here’s the inspiration for this – Kilauea’s Fountains for real! Kilauea: lava fountains and methane-flames
Listening #23 – 14:00
154. Barclay Brass plays Grainger – Shepherd’s Hey, Irish Tune and In Dahomey
155. We haven’t watched any drum corps yet, so here’s a short video of the MInnesota Brass – 2008 Opener
Listening #24 and 25 – 26:30
156. Summon The heroes – John Williams – Tim Morrison, former principal trumpet with the Boston Pops Orchestra – one of John Williams’ favorite trumpeters
157. Ben Wright, 2nd trumpet, Boston Symphony Orchestra – Bartok Miraculous Mandarin tpt 2 Complete
158. Former principal trumpet in the New York Philharmonic – Philip Smith: Napoli | Hermann Bellstedt
159. Fugue in G minor – JM Brass – originally written for organ
160. Barclay Brass plays Grainger – Shepherd’s Hey
161. “Sin Filtro” Brass Ensemble
Listening #26 – 10:30
162. Maurice Andre, Nicolas Andre – Duo Trumpet Concerto – Vivaldi: Concerto in B-flat, 2nd movement.
Maurice André is one of my all-time favorite trumpeters. His son, Nicholas, is playing 2nd trumpet.
163. Jouko Harjanne, ‘Jerusalem of Gold’ (Naomi Shemer) – Jouko Harjanne is from Finland.
164. Charlier #6 Natalie Dungey & Adam Rapa live at Festival Amadeus
165. BWV 972 Trumpet 11years girl – YouTube – she doesn’t always play in tune, but that’s my only complaint!
Listening #27 – 11:50
166. Jouko Harjanne, ‘Nessun Dorma’ (Giacomo Puccini)
167. Seraph Brass: Franz Liszt’s Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2, arranged by Jeff Luke – this is a shortened version of the original piece written for piano
168. Liszt in (less than) 200 seconds – this is a short biography of the composer
Listening #28 – 11:00
169. Moravia Brass Band – Summon the Heroes (2021) – we listened to the orchestra version of this a couple weeks ago; this arrangement is for a brass band from Czechoslovakia; notice the rotary trumpet playing the solo, cornets instead of trumpets, and no music for conductor!
170. Brassed Off – Concierto d’Aranjuez – includes scenes of the owners making the decision to close the mine where all these musicians work – we watched this before, but that video was taken down for copyright infringement, so this one may be gone soon…
Listening #29 – 14:30
171. “Czardas” (Play with Me n.24) – Andrea Giuffredi
172. Seraph Brass: Claude Debussy’s Rêverie, arr. Jeff Luke – 4:34 – E-flat trumpet and flugelhorn (switching to trumpet) – this must be from two recordings – they are playing standing up and seated in chairs!
173. SING, SING, SING! | NEW VERSION – Louis Dowdeswell – 5:20
Listening #30 – 13:30
174. Jouko Harjanne, ‘Clair de Lune’ (Claude Debussy)
175. Louis Dowdeswell – “THE INCREDIBLES” SUITE | MUSIC VIDEO w/ WAYNE BERGERON
Listening #31 – 14:06
176. Brian Evans with Brighouse & Rastrick Band – Eb Soprano Cornet Solo: “Capriccio” – Sparke (3:48)
177. Melissa Venema – 13 Year Old Girl Playing Il Silenzio (The Silence) – André Rieu – YouTube
178. Harry James & Nancy Ames, ‘Blow, Gabriel, Blow’ (Cole Porter) – Harry James was immensely popular during the 1940s, and he was Doc Severinsen’s inspiration.
179. Speaking of Doc… – Love For Sale Doc Severinsen The Big Band’s Back in Town 1962 – Doc is 97 years old and recently cut back to 4 hours of practice per day!!
Listening #32 – 12:50
Except for the Edward Tarr Brass Ensemble, these are all pieces from the Baroque period – 1600-1750 AD. Valves weren’t invented until about 1815, so this music was written for the natural trumpet.
The Edward Tarr Brass Ensemble piece is for trumpets in 3 different keys and can be played on 3 natural trumpets (pitched in D, C, and F). Each part is played by itself, and then all three parts are played at the same time.
Edward Tarr was an American trumpeter who moved to Germany and promoted the usage of the natural trumpet to make it more popular. He was also an historian and wrote an extensive history of the trumpet in German. I saw him play when he lived in the USA and later when he had been living in Germany. The first time, he sounded like an American, but the second time, he spoke English with a German accent. It was pretty funny!
180 . Jan Dismas Zelenka – Cavalry Fanfare by Bohemian musician Jan Dismas Zelenka (1679-1745) (1:15)
181. C.P.E. Bach March for Three Trumpets and Timpani (2:30)
182. Edward Tarr Brass Ensemble – Benjamin Britten, Fanfare for St. Edmundsbury (3:49)
183. Kathleen Battle & Wynton Marsalis – Baroque Duet – Let the Bright Seraphim (5:16)
Listening #33 – 11:24
184. Matthias Höfs – Kind Of Gold – Space Heroes (Teaser) – 1:58
Matthias Höfs is a marvelous trumpeter from Germany.
185. Matthias Höfs & Ensemble – Maria durch ein Dornwald ging (arr. by P.J. Lawrence) #berlinclassics – 3:47
Matthias Höfs is playing a treble horn – I’ve never seen one before!
186. Paul Nagle – Jive for Five – 5:40
187. Happy Birthday Quartet. Gary Badger, Trumpets and Bass Trumpet – the bass trumpet is an octave lower than the regular trumpet. It’s the same length as a trombone.
Listening #34- 12/6 – 10:45
188. Sokol Fanfare by Leoš Janáček – Cathedral Brass – One of my favorites! This is the first movement of Sinfonietta; the same music comes back in the final movement – we’ll listen to that next week. – 2:41
189. Sokol Fanfare (From Sinfonietta, Op. 60, Jw Vi/18) – This is the same piece but with professional musicians – 2:33
190. Debussy: Rêverie (Mary Elizabeth Bowden & Marta Aznavoorian) – We listened to this piece a few weeks ago arranged for brass quintet; this time, it’s trumpet and piano (the original version was a piano solo); notice that Mary is using an iPad and the pianist is using printed music – 4:01
191. Gary Badger – Main Titles: Theme from Severance… a “Defiant Jazz” Cover – stop at 1:30
cup mutes and then flugelhorns on the left, harmon mute on the right, bass trumpet in the middle
Listening #35 – 12/13 – 15:46
192. Leoš Janáček – Sinfonietta op. 60 | Semyon Bychkov | WDR Symphony Orchestra – fifth movement: start at 16:44 – fanfare begins at 21:00 – this is the piece we heard last week with the school kids playing. – 7:14
193. WDR BIG BAND – Adeste Fidelis – 4:40 – listen for the key change at 2:51
194. Matthias Höffs – Eine Spanische Weihnacht – Thein-Brass! – 3:52 – Matthias is using a double bell trumpet – a valve instantly switches between the open bell and the bell with a mute. We listened to him in November.
Listening #36 – 12/20 – 12:56
195. Wayne Bergeron Oh Holy Night Live with the Tom Kubis Big Band.mov – 3:32
196. It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year – JM Brass – 3:02
197. Trumpet Bells of Christmas – recorded ’round the world! – 6:22
Listening #37 – 12/27 – 10:53
198. Chuck Lazarus – I Saw Three Ships / Charles Lazarus Merry and Bright – 1:15
199. Wayne Bergeron – O Holy Night Solo Part – The Tom Kubis Big Band – 3:33 – same piece we heard last week, but you can see the music this time
200. ROCK HARD to “We Three Kings” LIVE | Vinnie and the Hitmen | Jukebox | Huckabee – stop at 6:03 – 3:53 – Mike Huckabee is playing bass. He will be the U.S. ambassador to Israel as soon as he is confirmed by the U. S. Senate.
201. Chuck Lazarus – Frosty the Snowman – 2:12
Listening #38 – 1/3/25 – 12:27
202. Jouko Harjanne, ‘Nessun Dorma’ (Giacomo Puccini) – a famous solo for tenors – 3:21
203. Luciano Pavarotti – Nessun Dorma! (Official Live Performance Video) – here’s the original with one of the greatest tenors of all time – 2:59
English translation:
Nobody shall sleep!…
Nobody shall sleep!
Even you, o Princess
In your cold room
Watch the stars
That tremble with love and with hope
But my secret is hidden within me
My name no one shall know…
No!…No!…
On your mouth I will tell
It when the light shines
And my kiss will dissolve the silence that makes you mine!…
(No one will know his name and we must, alas, die.)
Vanish, o night!
Set, stars! Set, stars!
At dawn, I will win! I will win! I will win!
204. FROSTY THE SNOWMAN | MUSIC VIDEO – LOUIS DOWDESWELL – 6:07
Listening #39 – 13:01
205. German Brass – Bach BWV 972 after Vivaldi Violin Concerto – Matthias Höfs on piccolo trumpet; notice the valve trombone! – 8:20
206. El Condor Pasa Play with Me n.32 – 4:41
Listening #40 – 13:06
206. “Warm Up” #1 – Andrea Giuffredi trumpetv – Andrea Giufreddi buzzing the mouthpiece – 3:04
207. Cichowicz Flow Studies n.1 – Andrea Giuffredi – Andrea Giufreddi warming up – beautiful sound! – 3:09
208. Maynard Ferguson — “Tenderly” – Maynard was 30 years old when he recorded this. – 3:43
209. Irving Berlin – Puttin’ on the Ritz – 3:10
Listening #41 – 13:11
210. [Bandhub Cover] The Sound of Silence (Flugelhorn Feature) – 3:21
211. Conrad Gozzo You Go To My Head – 3:37 – Conrad was a very influential trumpet player; here’s more info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conrad_Gozzo
212. Allen Vizzutti – Live Recording – Fire Dance – 6:13
Listening #42 – 13:30
213. Barclay Brass plays Eric Whitacre’s October – 7:44 – This was originally written for concert band.
214. Harry James – Concerto for Trumpet – 2:20 – Harry James was a MAJOR pop star during the 1940s. He is one of Doc Severinsen’s heroes!
215. Jesse McGuire “Because He Lives” 700 Club, 1996 – 3:26 – I have never heard of him, and I have no idea why. He’s good!!
Listening #43 – 11:49
216. Andrea Giuffredi – Libertango Play with Me n. 3 – 2:48
217. “October” by Eric Whitacre – 6:48 – This is the band version of the piece we heard last week. The woodwinds add so many colors! The solo at 2:22 is a euphonium – it looks like a little tuba.
218. Bud Brisbois-Flamingo w Onzy Matthews Big Band 1965 – 2:13 – Bud Brisbois came to my high school when I was a junior (1969). He was very inspiring!! This is when I first started considering music as a career.
Listening #44 – 12:21
219. Baroque Trumpet Kentucky Baroque Trumpets play Altenburg (2:43) – natural trumpets!
220. Tp042 Sergei Nakariakov – Variations on the theme of the Carnival of Venice – 6:50 – Often called “The Queen of Cornet Solos,” this is played on trumpet by Russian Sergei Nakariakov, one of the all-time greatest trumpeters.
221. La Bikina Play with Me n.53 – 2.48 – Andrea Giufreddi
Listening #45 – 12:49
222. Cat Anderson El Gato – 3:35 – Cat was Duke Ellington’s lead trumpet player. He had exceptional range.
223. Doc Severinsen Lullabies and Goodnight – A Trumpeter’s Lullaby – 5:34
224. LIBERTANGO ANDREA GIUFFREDI arrang Stefano Zavattoni – stop at 3:40 – 5:58 – We’ve heard Andrea play this before, but this time it’s a live recording.
Listening #46 – 13:18
225. The Secret of the Sahara Play with Me n.9 – 2:25 – This was written by Ennio Morricone, an Italian film composer who was also a trumpeter.
226. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly | Ennio Morricone | Rumon Gamba | WDR Funkhausorchester – plunger mute – 3:12 – Notice how the tone of the trumpet changes as the mute open and closes as well as its pitch.
227. Le Carnaval de Venise | Ben Stümke | WDR Funkhausorchester – 7:41 – We listened to this two weeks ago with Sergei Nakariakov and piano; notice how different it sounds with orchestra, and how well this young man plays!
Listening #47 – 10:37
228. Carmen – Dance Boheme arr Rafael Mendez – Trumpet – 3:50
229. Annamia Eriksson plays Horn Call – 1:50 – This obviously isn’t a trumpet, but this young lady is a GREAT horn player! It’s important to listen to other instruments – they can be just as inspiring as the trumpet.
230. Seraph Brass: Grieg’s Prelude to the Holberg Suite, arr. Jeff Luke – 2:37 – You may recognize Mary Elizabeth Bowen, the trumpeter on the right. We’ve seen her several times.
231. Pat Williams, “For Me” – 2:20 – Ray Crisara is the soloist. He was an amazing trumpeter and a great trumpet teacher.
Listening #48 – 14:50
232. Dance Boheme from Carmen – 3:37 – We listened to this last week – this time it’s with Rafael Mendez playing with an orchestra. Rafael was one of the greatest trumpeters of all time! He was from Mexico.
233. MAURICE ANDRE – Cantate 78 pour 2 trompettes et orchestre de BACH – 5:09 – Maurice Andre is the older trumpeter. He is also one of the greatest trumpeters of all time! I saw him perform live – in an hour and a half, he made absolutely no mistakes!! Maurice was French.
234. Timofei Dokshizer plays Sarasate Zigeunerweisenv – 6:04 – This was originally a violin solo and is played by another of the greatest trumpeters of all time! Timofei was Russian.
Great musicians can be found anywhere in the world!!
Listening #49 – 12:06
235. Cornu de Pompeii – 1:30 – This instrument was based on a cornu (horn) found at the ruins of Pompeii. This is not actual Roman music – the performer has made up his own music.
236. Gábor Tarkövi – Hejre Kati Op.32 – 3:27 – Gábor Tarkövi is principal trumpet in the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.
Music for Three Trumpets
237. Fanfare for 3 trumpets – Greg Bartholomew. trumpet Diego Velasquez – 2:31
238. Diego Velasquez – Trumpet excerpts from BARTOK Concerto for Orchestra – 2:58 – I can’t find anything about Diego.
239. John Wagner – Bartok Concerto for Orchestra – Finale – trumpet excerpt – 0:50 – I can’t find anything about John except that he used to teach at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
240. Elmer Churampi – Eine Heldenleben/Trumpet excerpts – 0:50 – Elmer is 4th trumpet in the Dallas Symphony Orchestra and is from Peru.
Listening #50 – 10:00
241. Miho Hazama : “Three Celebration Pieces For A New Chapter” 1. Fanfare ,, Brass Ensemble ZERO Tokyo – 4:59 – I’ve never heard of this group, but they are as good!!
242. Share My Yoke – Dayoung Kim (14 – year – old) – cornet – 3:44
243. Flight of Bumblebee) – (Dayoung Kim) – 1:17
Listening #51 – 10:55
244. When the Trumpet of the Lord Shall Sound (Dayoung Kim – Kim is from Korea. – 3:33
245. Melissa Venema performing Morricone’s Melody (Gabriel’s Oboe) Melissa is from The Netherlands (Holland). – 4:20
246. Mary Elizabeth Bowden – Brandenburg Concerto No. 2, 3rd movement – Mary is from the USA. – 3:02
Listening #52 – 9:56
247. Melissa Venema Habanera Wilkommen bei Carmen Nebel 2012 – 1:19
248. “A Song for Japan” Tokyo Brass Symphony – 5:20 – an unusual piece for brass that focuses on lyrical playing – you can stop watching when the applause starts.
249. Brass Ensemble ZERO – Jim Parker: ｢A Londoner in New York｣ 1. Echoes of Harlem – 3:17 – the trumpeters are using harmon mutes in the beginning and at the end
Listening #53 – 10:29
250. Peskin No.1 trumpet Concerto c minor 3rd movement (Da-young Kim 12yers) – 3:49 – Her right hand position is bad, but she sure plays well!
251. Angela Whelen – Malcolm Arnold – Fantasy for Trumpet (3:43) – Angela is from Scotland and plays in the Fine Arts Brass quintet. Malcolm Arnold was a British trumpeter and composer.
252. Elmer Churampi – Little Fugue in G minor – 2:57 – This was originally written for organ by Johann Sebastian Bach.
Listening #54 – 10:47
253. Concert Fanfare by Eric Ewazen, Luther College Trumpets – 3:15 – Luther College is in Iowa, about an hour away from where I grew up. You can stop the video when the applause begins.
254. Tomasi – Triptyque – 3:36 – Wynton Marsalis is primarily known as a jazz trumpeter, but he was one of the best classical trumpeters ever! This recording shows the trumpet part (top line) and the piano part (2nd and 3rd line).
255. Melissa Venema performing The Lord’s Prayer in the Concertgebouw of Amsterdam – 3:56 – This was originally a vocal piece.
Listening #55 – 10:57
256. John Wagner – Dahl Sinfonietta Offstage Trumpet Fanfare – 0:52
257. Nathan Ost — “Swarm” for Trumpet Quartet – This is played by Jack Sutte, second trumpet in the Cleveland Orchestra. – 1:57
258. Melissa Venema performing Avé Maria in the Concertgebouw of Amsterdam – This is another vocal piece. – 4:22
259. Shinkansen played by Jens lindemann (3:46) – Jens is a Canadian trumpeter who teaches at the University of California-Los Angeles. This piece is part of the 3rd movement of Rising Sun, written by Allen Vizzutti.
Listening #56 – 10:59
260. Didgeridoo – 0:59 – Not exactly a trumpet, but an interesting variation.
261. Top 6 MOST Requested Trumpet Excerpts! – 7:12
262. Andrea Giuffredi – Ciribiribin Play with Me n.46 – 2:48
Listening #57 – 10:05
263. Daniel Leal – Bach Christmas Oratorio excerpt – Daniel is playing a piccolo trumpet, although it doesn’t look like it. I think that’s because of the camera angle. – 0:30
264. Maurice Andre – Tartini Trumpet Concertov – stop at 3:45 – This was originally written for violin. Maurice was one of the greatest trumpeters of all time! – 3:24
265. Wynton Marsalis: Michael Haydn – Trumpet Concerto in D major – Adagio – stop at 2:40 – This is the highest note ever written for a classical trumpeter – it’s a B, almost an octave higher than most people play! – (1:26)
266. Army Music Trumpet Ensemble – Dürrenhorn Passage – We listened to this piece quite a while ago played by younger trumpeters. These are professional trumpeters, and it uses a bass trumpet! – 5:05
Listening #58 – 12:01
267. THE TOP TEN CLASSICAL TRUMPETERS – 5) Hora Staccato – Matthias Hofs – stop at 15:45 – 1:37
268. Andrea Giuffredi – Hora Staccato Play with Me n.31 – A different arrangement, and this time you can watch the music! – 2:03
269. Nessun Dorma – Puccini Trumpet Version | Louis Dowdeswell Big Band ft. Simon Marsh – We’ve heard this before, but this is a jazzy version! The other soloist is playing a soprano saxophone – it looks a lot like a clarinet, but it has a completely different sound. – 5:06
270. Andre Giuffredi – Concert Etude by Alexander Goedicke – Goedicke was a Russian trumpeter. Concert Etude was originally written for trumpet and piano, but this version is for trumpet and band. – stop at 31:19 – 3:15
Listening #59 – 12:55
271. TINE THING HELSETH – STORYTELLER – YouTube – 7:27
272. Philippe Gaubert: Cantabile et Scherzetto (Guy Touvron, cornet) – 5:28
Listening #60 – 11:41
273. Alison Balsom – Italian Concertos – A concerto is written for a soloist and orchestra. These concertos were originally written for the violin or oboe, not the trumpet. – 5:53
274. Arutunian trumpet cadenza – Elmer Churampi – Near the end of most concertos, there is a cadenza where the soloist plays by themselves. In the early concertos, these were improvised by the soloist. Beethoven changed that – he didn’t want to take a chance on the soloist detracting from Beethoven’s music, so he wrote out the cadenzas for his concertos.
Today, classical soloists rarely improvise cadenzas, but jazz soloists do this all the time. The cadenza Elmer is playing was written by the famous Russian trumpeter, Timofei Dokshidzer, not by the composer (Alexander Arutunian).
You can stop when the applause begins. – 1:55
275. Louis Dowdeswell Trumpet Play Along | ‘Going Green’ – 1:14
276. Andre Giuffredi – Wellerman – Sea Shanty Play with Me n.47 – 2:39
Listening #61 – 11:19
277. Handel-Trumpet Concerto in D (Water Music) – Crispian Steele-Perkins – If you watch his right hand, you’ll see that his fingers are moving to open or close small holes on the trumpet. These holes were not on the original Baroque trumpets but are a modern addition to help the players play more accurately and more in tune. You can stop at 4:07. – 4:07
278. University of Colorado Boulder – 1st Place | Dovel, Centrifuge – COLLEGE SMALL ENSEMBLE DIVISION – Jason Dovel is the trumpet professor at the University of Kentucky. – 7:12
Listening #62 – 10:14
279. Tine Ting Helseth – Edvard Grieg: Våren (The Last Spring) – 4:13
280. University of Colorado Boulder, Selections from West Side Story | 2nd Place-LARGE ENSEMBLE DIVISION – 6:01
Listening #63 – 9:33
281. John Wagner – Strauss Till Eulenspiegel Trumpet Excerpt – 0:44
282. “FANFARE FOR AN ANGEL” by JIM STEPHENSON – YouTube – Elmer Churampi, 4th trumpet – Dallas Symphony; ThomasRolfs (Principal – Boston Symphony), MatthiasKernstock (Principal – Vienna Symphony), Artturo Sandoval(International soloist) – 2:24
283. Plog – 4 Sketches, II. Allegro vivace – Mary Elizabeth Bowden, Rachel Duncan – 2:27
284. Judy Gaunt – Vizzutti Cascades – 2:42
285. Duet with papa Churampi – YouTube – 1:16
Listening #64 – 9:43
286. Caleb Hudson Trumpet – Bach Partita – Caleb teaches at the University of Texas-Austin and played trumpet with the Canadian Brass for ten years. We’ll listen to the Canadian Brass soon. – 2:16
287. Caleb Hudson plays SCRIABIN: Etude 11 – This was originally written for piano and was transcribed for trumpet and piano by Caleb. – 4:39
288. Caleb Hudson – Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 2, III. Allegro assai – We watched this before with Mary Elizabeth Bowden playing. Originally, it was written for a natural trumpet. We’ll listen to that next week. – 2:48
Listening #65 – 7:48
289. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F major, BWV 1047 (Freiburger Barockorchester) Friedemann Immer, trumpet(11:33) – stop at 5:10, start at 8:53, stop at 11:31 – 7:48