Concerto
For Trumpet and Five Players
by Ellen Taaffe Zwilich
Chamber Music - Sheet Music

Chamber Music Solo Trumpet with piano reduction

SKU: PR.144401390

For Trumpet and Five Players. Composed by Ellen Taaffe Zwilich. Sws (both). Solo and piano reduction. With Standard notation. 40+8 pages. Duration 14 minutes. Theodore Presser Company #144-40139. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.144401390).

ISBN 9781598067224. UPC: 680160025992. 9x12 inches.

Concerto for Trumpet and 5 Players (flute/piccolo, bass clarinet/clarinet, percussion [marimba, vibraphone, crotales], double bass, and piano) was a National Endowment for the Arts Consortium commission for Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble, Collage in Boston, and Sonor in San Diego. It was completed in December, 1984, and was first performed by the Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble, David Stock, conductor, Wesley Ward, trumpet soloist, on May 6, 1985. The work is in 3 movements of contrasting speed and character: Marziale, Lento con moto, and Allegro energico. The last movement features a cadenza for the trumpet. Although there is significant interaction between the soloist and ensemble, my Chamber Concerto is above all a virtuoso trumpet piece. The trumpet is an instrument I played in high school and college, and I loved its versatility as well as its essentially brilliant character. For this reason, I wanted to explore a variety of moods and colors, using the distinct nature of the instrument to shape the work.