Baroque Trumpet Suite For Brass Quintet

Based on Girolamo Fantini’s Modo per Imparare a sonare di trombaArranged by Jason Dovel

Instrumentation:

Natural (or Modern) Trumpet 1 in C, Modern Trumpet 2 in C (Doubling on percussion), Horn in F (Doubling on percussion), Trombone,Tuba

This piece was written to allow the Baroque natural trumpet to perform in the modern brass quintet. The Trumpet 1 part can be played on a valveless natural trumpet. It may also be performed on the modern valved trumpet. The four supporting parts have been written to be played on modern instrments.

This piece contains parts for performance at A = 415 and A = 440.

To perform this on a Baroque natural trumpet at A =440, all players should use the A =440, or C Major parts. To perform this on modern instruments at A =440, all players should use the A =440, or C Major parts.

To perform this on a Baroque natural trumpet at A =415, players who are using modern instruments will need to use the A = 415, or B Major parts.