Standard Trumpet Ensemble Repertoire

bgarland11 · Regular Member Joined: 02 Nov 2008 Posts: 50

Hello everyone!

I was wondering what everyone thought the "standard" rep for Trumpet Ensemble is. When speaking of Brass Quintet pretty much everyone can agree on a hand full of standards. Ewald. Die Bangel. Cheetham. Etc etc.

What do you think is standard for Trumpet Ensemble? What instrumentation are those works and can you play them with fewer players than recommended? Why are these pieces standard?

DJtpt31 · Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2018 4:04 pm Post subject:

Hi,

Not sure if this is relevant to you still, but here is my take. I think 4 or more tpts make a trumpet ensemble. Certainly, you could perform trios and have people double. If you comb through JWpepper or SheetMusicPlus you'll find a wide selection of music for trumpet ensemble. Below you'll find some other alternatives to the two previously mentioned.

pieces to consider for trumpet ensemble:
Eric Ewazen: Fantasia for 7 Trumpets, Concert Fanfare, An Olcott Overture, Prelude and Fugue
Leila Fletcher: Fanfare of the Bells
David Marlett: Earthscape, Festival of Lights
Anthony Plog: Suite for 6 trumpets
Leroy Anderson: Woodbury Fanfare
Vaclav Nelhybel: Music for 6 trumpets
Franz von Suppe: Poet and Peasant Overture

Altenburg is standard for trumpet and timpani (kettle drum).
Even W.A. Mozart wrote a piece written for 6 or so tpts and flute.

There are also a ton of arrangements for 4-10 trumpets. Hope this was of some help to you if you were still interested in some rep.

Hickey Music
https://www.hickeys.com/music/chamber_music/brass_ensembles/large_trumpet_ensembles.php

Jim Stephenson
https://composerjim.com/product-category/chamber-music/brass-chamber-music/?pa_instrumentation=trumpet

Trumpet Ensemble
http://www.trumpetensemblemusic.com/products/category/free-trumpet-music/
_________________
"You need F-15's..." Joe Biden

O00Joe · Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2018 9:39 am Post subject:

You could always check out the plethora of National Trumpet Competition ensemble videos on Youtube. If a piece isn't listed anywhere for sale/rent, email the professor of the studio that plays it. There's a lot of folks making their own arrangements that won't be found on a major sheet music website.
_________________
1981 Bb Bach Stradivarius 37/25 ML raw - Laskey 60C
2003 C Bach Stradivarius 239/25A L silver - Stork Vacchiano 4C25C
2006 Bb/A Schilke Piccolo P5-4 silver - Reeves A adaptor - Stork SM SP6
Akai MPC Live II
Roland JD-Xi
Casio MT-68

DJtpt31 · Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2018 10:38 am Post subject:

That's a good point. I wouldn't have thought of that. Another resource to check out is

Raymond Burkhart Premiere Press
https://raymondburkhart.com/four-trumpets/
Dr. Burkhart is LA based and writes a lot of great stuff for brass.
&
Hickman Music Editions
https://www.hickmanmusiceditions.com/select2.asp?selection=35
_________________
"You need F-15's..." Joe Biden

Jay Lichtmann · Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2018 6:50 pm Post subject:

Schmidt - Canzon Cornetto

Mancini - Trumpet Quartets
_________________
In his retirement he had become that most dreaded of former athletes, the one who always remembered how much harder it was in his day "when ships were made of wood and men were made of steel."
Samuel Abt on Eddy Merx

DJtpt31 · Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2018 7:08 pm Post subject:

Jay Lichtmann's site is another great source for music for trumpet ensemble. IMSLP is yet another resource for trumpet ensemble music, though you might have to transpose.
_________________
"You need F-15's..." Joe Biden

Jay Lichtmann · Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2018 7:41 pm Post subject:

http://www.wwjdo.com/_sites/sheetmusic/holidaytpt4tet/
_________________
In his retirement he had become that most dreaded of former athletes, the one who always remembered how much harder it was in his day "when ships were made of wood and men were made of steel."
Samuel Abt on Eddy Merx

Heim · Veteran Member Joined: 14 Dec 2013 Posts: 181

As usual.... Jay.....you ROCK.

Jay Lichtmann · Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2018 7:16 am Post subject:

You might find something here that suits your needs:

http://www.wwjdo.com/_sites/sheetmusic/tpt_ensemble_F12/

petenerch · Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2018 11:35 am Post subject:

I have been uploading more and more sample score pages onto our website if you want to take a look. Any item with a green "look inside" button has a PDF. Any items WITHOUT samples that "ship in 24 hours" are in stock and I can usually send you preview pages if you have any specific requests. Just give me a shout. - Peter

Trumpet Quartets: https://www.hickeys.com/music/brass/trumpet/trumpet_ensembles/trumpet_quartets.php

Trumpet Quintets: https://www.hickeys.com/music/brass/trumpet/trumpet_ensembles/trumpet_quintets.php

Trumpet Octets: https://www.hickeys.com/music/brass/trumpet/trumpet_ensembles/trumpet_octets.php

Larger Ensembles: https://www.hickeys.com/music/brass/trumpet/trumpet_ensembles/large_trumpet_ensembles.php

Trumpet Catalog: https://www.hickeys.com/music/brass/trumpet/index.php
_________________
Peter Comerford
Alumnus: Northwestern Univ./Crane School of Music; Educational Specialist-Hickeys Music, Ithaca, NY.