The Rafael Mendez Collection

Transcriptions, Arrangements and Original Works for B-Flat Trumpet and Piano

By Anonymous

TRADITIONAL: Zandunga (Girl of Oaxaca- Mexican folk song) • TRADITIONAL: Guajira (Zapateado Cubano) • TRADITIONAL: Chiapanecas (Mexican folk song) • TRADITIONAL: Mexican Hat Dance

• BIZET: Habanera, from Carmen; • BIZET: Dance Boheme, from Carmen • BRAHMS: Hungarian Dance No. 5 • DELIBES: Bell Song, from Lakme • GOUNOD: Ave Maria, Meditation on Prelude No. 1 of Bach • HUBAY: Hejre Kati • LEONCAVALLO: Aria: Vesti la Giubba, from Pagliacci • MENDEZ: Blue Waves • MENDEZ: Czardas • MENDEZ: The Elf Trumpeter • MENDEZ: Fandango...

• MENDEZ: Hungarian Chant • MENDEZ: Intermezzo • MENDEZ: Jota • MENDEZ: Jota No. 2 • MENDEZ: The Knight's Trumpeter • MENDEZ: The Little Russian Donkey (El Burrito Ruso) • MENDEZ: Lullaby • MENDEZ: Patzcuaro • MENDEZ: Romanza • MENDEZ: Samba Espanola • MENDEZ: Scherzo in D Minor • MENDEZ: Tango-Habanera • MENDEZ: To My Mother (My Mexican Irish Flower) • MENDEZ: Valse Suriano • MONTI: Czardas • PUCCINI: Musetta's Waltz, from La Boheme • PADILLA: Princesita (Little Princess) • VERDI: Caro Nome, from Rigoletto • RAMIREZ: Malaguena Salerosa • SARASATE: Zapateado; Zigeunerweisen • TRADITIONAL: Bambuco (Latin folk song

This is a fine collection, no doubt, but it would benefit greatly from an online table of contents. I was looking specifically for "La Virgen de la Macarena" and it's simply not in here. That's partially my fault for buying something before I knew everything about it, but...

confusion could have been avoided. Still, a good collection in its own right. Why would Mendez's most famous work not be included? This must be some publishing oddity. I'll probably still use the book at some point, but right now, I'm a little disappointed. 3 stars, but 70%. Post a table of contents online somewhere, and my rating would improve.

This book offers many of Rafael Mendez's most popular numbers and is a fun way to work on technique.

This collection is all very hard music that will definitely take time to become good at, but it is all fun nevertheless. Rafael Mendez was an amazing Trumpet player, and it's really fun to be able to play his music, but be ready for it to be very very...

hard.