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Trumpet in chamber music - quartets
(in alphabetical order, durations in parenthesis)
AVE VERUM CORPUS for brass quartet (2-1-1) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, transcribed by Howard J. Buss. This sensitive rendition of one of Mozart’s most sublime works makes an outstanding feature number as well as a musical offering in church. (3’30”) Grade II-III.
Music available from Cimarron Music Press
CANZONA by Florentio Maschera (1540-1584) for brass
quartet (2-1-1 or 2-0-2) part 3 of the music can be played
by either a trombone or a French horn, transcribed
by Howard J. Buss. This late Renaissance
work is written in a stirring imitative style. (2’30”) Grade III.
Sound sample: Excerpt.mp3 Score sample: Excerpt.pdf
Music available from Cimarron Music Press
DRY BONES, the well-known African American spiritual (the foot bone's connected to the leg bone, the leg bone's connected to the...),
arranged for brass
quartet (2-1-1 or 2-0-2) by Howard
Buss. Part 3 of the music can be played
by either a trombone or a French horn (both parts are included). Multiple players may be used on each part. The introduction begins hymn-like, then breaks out in a jubilant jazzy section. This is followed by a more traditional rendering of the spiritual; however, as the music reaches its climax, the jazz "licks" from the introduction are brought back as counterpoint against the main melody of the spiritual. For a bit of humor, just as the work ends, there is a jazzy "tongue-in-cheek" plagal cadence.
Grade IV.
Score sample: Excerpt.pdf; Sound Sample:Excerpt.mp3
Music available from Cimarron Music Press
FUGA VII from the Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2, BWV 876, by Johann Sebastian Bach for brass
quartet, [two B-flat trumpets, French horn (an optional trombone part is included as a substitute for the horn on part 3), and trombone] transcribed
by Howard J. Buss. Rather than eliciting a strong emotional response from listeners, this elegant music is designed to showcase compositional craftmanship and stimulate the intellect.
(3’) Grade III.
Sound Sample: Excerpt.mp3; Score_Sample.pdf
Music available from Cimarron Music Press
RICERCARE ON C by Andrea Gabrieli (1510-1586)
transcribed by Howard J. Buss for brass
quartet (2-1-1 or 2-0-2) part 3 of the
music can be played by either a trombone or a French horn. This
late Renaissance work is written in a stirring imitative style and includes several metric modulations, typical of much of the dance music of the time. (2’30”) Grade III.
Sound sample: Excerpt.mp3
- Score sample: Excerpt.pdf
Music available from Cimarron Music Press
Trumpet Music Index:
Click on an instrumentation link, works are listed in alphabetical order within each category.
Solo trumpet, unaccompanied
Trumpet with one other instrument, or voice, or electronic recording (includes trumpet & piano)
Trumpet ensembles
Trumpet solo with percussion ensemble
Trumpet in chamber music - trios
Trumpet in chamber music - quartets (includes standard brass quartets)
Trumpet in chamber music - quintets and larger (includes standard brass quintets)
Trumpet and orchestra
Howard J. Buss, Composer
Trumpet Music, graded catalog of sheet music. Product description: Trumpet solos, duos, ensembles, chamber music and recordings.