2/22/2024 0 Comments Haydn trumpet concerto in e flatValveless trumpets…Īlso called “natural trumpet”, these old trumpets could only play the natural harmonic series, and that made them useful only for playing high notes It’s easier to play very high notes, but it’s wickedly difficult to play in the low range. Eb trumpet is much smaller and therefore much brighter. C trumpet is just a bit smaller and sounds pretty similar but a bit brighter. Today most orchestras use C and Bb trumpets, and Bb trumpet is almost universally played in wind ensembles. It was the forerunner of the modern valve trumpet. Who was Anton Weidinger?Īnton Weidinger developed a keyed trumpet which could play chromatically throughout its entire range. He wrote it for his long-time friend Anton Weidinger. 2 horns, 2 (presumably natural) trumpets.At the end of the movement some of the phrases are insanely difficult, but he makes the whole thing sound like child’s play. Allegro (rondo), Eb major: Nothing could sound easier. Andante (A-B-A), Ab major: This is one of the most famous melodies every written, and Andre is smooth as silk. I learned to play this on my baritone (euphonium) when I was around 15, just by listening to a record. Old Papa Haydn just got better and better. Allegro (sonata), Eb major: It’s in sonata form, and every note sounds like it just happened. Note that when he composed this he was almost 65 years old, and he lived to be 77. He was an absolute master, and this concerto may be the most famous one Haydn ever wrote. It is fiendishly difficult to play, but when he plays you don’t know it. There has never been a better player of this smaller trumpet, called either Eb trumpet or clarino trumpet. Haydn: Trumpet Concerto in Eb major, age 64 Maurice Andre…
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