Here is a wonderful cornet solo from Herman Bellstedt. The music is full of character, containing a stately opening theme, a lively polka, and a dazzling cadenza.

The cornet solo doesn’t extend beyond a concert Bb above the staff, but the triple tonguing, dexterity, and endurance required by the solo part makes this a challenging piece for intermediate and advanced trumpeters.

This individual solo has been extracted from a full album of Bellstedt’s cornet solos, which can be found by clicking here. Take a look at some sample pages to the left and then click above for an immediate PDF download, or check out the entire album at a great deal at the link above.