Top 5 Solos

stukvalve · Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2003 6:34 am Post subject:

Hey guys, I wanted to know what you think the top five solos are in all the rep out there today. I know its hard to choose, but its your opinion. Fire away. -Max-
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fuzzyjon79 · Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2003 6:52 am Post subject:

There's so much good trumpet literature.... Ewazen's trumpet concerto, the Hindemith, the Arutunian (sp), Kennan Sonata, Hummel, Haydn, could go on and on forever....
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MarchardFerguson · Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2003 5:01 pm Post subject:

My top one would be in the be an Outdoor Overture, this is because I got the opportunity to play the solo during our concert

stukvalve · Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2003 8:03 pm Post subject:

please dont list more than five, there are millions of them out there, pick the ones you think are the best.
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DaveH · Heavyweight Member Joined: 20 Nov 2001 Posts: 3861

Petite Piece Concertante, Concert Etude, Willow Echoes, Introduction and Polonaise, Napoli, etc...

thelurker · Veteran Member Joined: 04 Aug 2003 Posts: 257

go to your local college libary and find the ITG...they have a pubilcation once a year showing the most pouplar peices perfomed

ZeroMan · Heavyweight Member Joined: 21 Jul 2002 Posts: 1112

In terms of popularity amongst those learning the instrument, I guess:

Arban- Theme and Variations from the "Carnival of Venice"
Gödicke- Concert Etude
Balay- Petit Piece Concertante
Haydn- Concerto for trumpet & orchestra in Eb
Hindemith- Sonate for trumpet and piano

To the casual listener or even the classical music fan, I would guess that the most popular trumpet solo is the Haydn concerto.

smithwatkinsguy · Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2003 9:05 am Post subject:

I agree with Zero except...I think that Arutiunian Concerto in Ab should be placed where Balay's Petite Piece Concertante is. Other than that, I think those are great picks

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trjeam · Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2003 5:47 pm Post subject:

I like...

Hummel Trumpet Concerto
Hadyn Trumpet Concerto
Rafael Mendez's - La Virgen De La Macarena
Arban's Carnival of Venice
and Concert Etude by Goedicke.. or something like that
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shinytrumpet · Veteran Member Joined: 17 Jan 2003 Posts: 151

For some reason or another, I can't stand the Arutunian Concerto. Maybe because it's been highly overplayed as of late (it's a me thing when music gets over-done).

I love Ewazen's Sonata for Trumpet. The Hummel Concerto is excellent indeed. Prayer of Saint Gregory is a humble piece. I also enjoy pieces by Richter. Check out the ITG CD that Phil Smith put out...there are some beautiful gems in that one. But the solos that I have the most fun playing are from Clarke: Carnival (by Arban as well), The Debutante, Southern Cross, Bride of the Waves, Shores of the Mighty South Pacific...fun, semi-challenging, good to listen to pieces. I'm sure there's hundreds I've skipped over, but many will be added.

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clarion89 · Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2003 6:55 pm Post subject:

Top five picks for best trumpet literature: (no specific order)

1. Kennan Trumpet Sonata
2. Hindemith Trumpet Sonata
3. Haydn Trumpet Concerto
4. Hummel Trumpet Concerto
5. Arban Carnival of Venice.

Obviously, there are many more great compositions for trumpet out there. I selected these for style, time period, technical difficulty and popularity.
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drunkiq · Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2003 7:54 pm Post subject:

a night in tunisia

open up wide

maynard melody (mix of his most famous pieces)

cherokee

into the faddisphere

hey you did not say they had to be classical!

-marc

stukvalve · Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2003 8:07 pm Post subject:

solos... brother, not tunes! thanks.
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drunkiq · Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2003 8:22 pm Post subject:

adlib is not considered a solo? I cannot belive that i have just been playing "tunes" when the only thing on the sheet is cord changes, so what is that called?...

just yanking your leg a bit

-marc

trumpetmike · Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2003 1:22 am Post subject:

Depends what you are looking for. If you are after my top 5 concertos;
Riisager – Concertino
Telemann - Concerto in D
Leopold Mozart – Concerto in D
Malcolm Arnold – Concerto
Bohme – Concerto

You may notice the absence of Haydn, Hummel and Arutunian, this is purely a personal choice. I think they are overplayed, usually poorly. I would rather introduce an audience to pieces that they might not know. As yet I have only had positive feedback from audiences about all of these pieces.

If you are looking for “serious” pieces that are useful for auditions and “serious” recitals;
Goedicke – Concert Etude
Peeters – Sonata
Enescu - Legende
Hubeau – Sonata
Malcolm Arnold – Fantasy for Solo Trumpet

If you are (like me) someone who likes to put on a recital for the general public, who are not necessarily trumpet players, I tend to put together programme that includes some lighter pieces. My probable favourites;
Joseph Turrin – Escapade (piccolo trumpet)
Zequinha Abreu (arranged by Iveson) – Tico Tico
Malcolm Bennett – Rutland Water
Bernstein – Rondo for Lifey
Bohme – Russian Dance

If I am looking at cornet solos, which are always fun to play;
Levy – Grand Russian Fantasia
Arban – Carnival of Venice
Street – Kim
Hartmann – Facilita
Sutton – The Paragon

There are many pieces that are missing from these lists, but I read that you only wanted 5. If I was to choose my 5 out of all of these, in no particular order;
Riisager – Concertino (a concerto that really deserves to be better known – it’s fantastic)
Hubeau – Sonata
Levy – Grand Russian Fantasia
Malcolm Bennett – Rutland Water
Bohme – Russian Dance

There are going to be a lot of people who disagree with most of these lists, but they are a personal choice. If you ever want to show off a great sound, the Malcolm Bennett “Rutland Water” is one of the most beautiful pieces I have yet found for trumpet. I try to put it into every public recital as a change of pace for the audience – you can have too many pyrotechnics!
My apologies for having put a few more than 5 pieces in this post, but there are so many great ones out there I thought if I put them into categories you could pick and choose which you are interested in.
My apologies also to all those people who think that the Haydn Concerto is the best piece possible, it’s definitely one you should know, it’s definitely the most played, but personally I would prefer the pieces I have listed. If you don’t know any of them, I recommend them all, without hesitation!
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Brewblue1 · Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2003 11:06 am Post subject:

Im going to put a different spin on this with my response.

Here are what I think are the top 5 solos are, in regards to the compositional technique, in other words, what I think are the 5 most finely crafted solos out there.

In no particular order:

F.J. Haydn - Concerto in Eb
J.N. Hummel - Concerto in E
A. Jolivet - Concertino
A. Jolivet - Concerto No. 2
P. Hindemith - Sonata

Just what I think...

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NYCTPT · Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2003 2:09 pm Post subject:

Brewblue1 is right on the money..........

Although I wouldn't program all five of these pieces on one recital they're all great. Here are my five:

Haydn Concerto
Bach Brandenburg no.2
Telemann Concerto in D
Jolivet Concertino
Hindemith Sonata

Also, I really like the following pieces......

Honneger Intrada
Enesco Legend
Desenclos Incantation, Tres & Danse
Takemitsu Paths
Henze Sonatine

Brewblue1 · Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2003 4:36 pm Post subject:

Although I wouldn't program all five of these pieces on one recital

Hmmph...WUSS!

I also really like the Dello Joio Sonata. Fantastic work that also is really well written! Would be #7 on my list after the Enesco Legend.

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Haydn
Hummel
Neruda
Brandenburg #2 (or M. Haydn)
Carnival

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