I have always felt that trumpet repertoire has a hole in it for people who have been playing for a few years, have the technical ability, but have not developed a really strong high register yet. This album hopes to fill the gap between early and advanced repertoire and give some really nice repertoire for students to sink their teeth into.

Almost all of these solos top out before ledger lines, with only a couple of high Cs for students to work up to as they progress through the solos. The range of styles is wonderful, and as players work their way through Bach, to Bizet, Mozart, Pergolesi, Brahms, Rachmaninoff, and others, they will gain a whole new understanding of music interpretation through the ages.

Below you will see the full list of 28 solos, and to the left, you can find some sample pages. You can grab yourself an immediate digital download at the link above.

Song list

1. J.S. Bach – Largo (from Sonata in A Major)
2. J. Pergolesi – Aria (from “Stabat Mater”)
3. G. Bizet – Adagietto (from the suite “L’Arlesienne”)
4. W.A. Mozart – Allegretto (from “The Abduction of Seraglio”)
5. J.S. Bach – Siciliana
6. G. Betty – It is So Good
7. W.A Mozart – Gavotte-Rondo (from “Les Petits Riens”)
8. G. Menotti – Under the Willow (from the opera “Vanessa”)
9. J.E.Barat – Fantasy
10. A. Löschhorn – Etude
11. J. Pergolesi – Canzonetta “Three days have passed…”
12. J. Pergolesi – Siciliana
13. T. Bagler – My Love
14. J. Brahms – Minna’s Song
15. S. Rachmaninoff – Oh, Don’t Be Sad for Me (Romance)
16. S. Barber – Sure On This Shining Night
17. S. Rachmaninoff – How Long, My Friend (Romance)
18. N. Silvansky – Concerto for Trumpet and Piano
19. A. Dargomyzhsky – Vanka-Tanka (Old Russian Folk Song)
20. P. Mascagni – Serenade
21. A. Dargomyzhsky – I’m Sad (Romance)
22. A. Dargomyzhsky – Elegy
23. S. Rachmaninoff – It’s Time! (Romance)
24. A. Bocelli – Time To Say Goodbye
25. A. Grechaninov – Sarabande
26. A. Grechaninov – Gavotte
27. L. Delibes – Song of the oriental dancer
28. J. Dessauer – Bolero