Arutunian Concerto for Trumpet By Alexander Arutunian

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Alexander Arutunian’s Trumpet Concerto in A-flat major (1950) is the Armenian composer’s sixth major composition, a “virtuoso showpiece” composed in 1949-1950. According to J. Sundram, “it is an energetic powerhouse of Eastern European lyricism and harmonic textures.”

Arutunian’s engaging and idiomatic trumpet concerto was “quickly assimilated into the standard trumpet repertoire worldwide, earning highest international praise from audiences, critics and performers.” In an interview with Allan Kozinn of The New York Times, Philip Smith, the former principal trumpeter of the New York Philharmonic, observed that Arutunian’s Trumpet Concerto was frequently chosen as an audition piece at Juilliard. “One of the reasons this piece has become so popular…” Smith said, “is just that it’s a flashy piece. It has a very gypsyish, Russian, Armenian kind of sound, with very soulful, beautiful melodies and plenty of exciting rapid-tonguing kind of things.'”

Professor Anatoly Selyanin related in 2004, “In January I headed the jury of an American competition devoted to the Arutunian Trumpet Concerto. 34 trumpeters played only this concerto.” Selyanin said that “even a dog”, if admitted to a performance, would recognize the musical structure at once and “know that in eight steps the concerto will be complete.”

Here you will find his complete Trumpet Concerto with Piano Accompaniment. It is set up as one file with perfect page turns, so you can use it on your tablet or do a double sided print to get a part and score for you and your accompanist. This edition uses the orchestra standard rehearsal numbers, so when time comes to perform live with orchestra, your rehearsal numbers are perfect without needing to find a new part. Cadenza by Dokshizer included.

Listen below, click to the left for samples, then grab an immediate PDF download above.

Maurice Andre Performs Arutunian

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