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Repertoire Guidelines for Trumpet

Students should be working on, or able to play music at the level indicated by these selections. The student does not necessarily have to play these specific pieces. The lists below are just a guideline. Students should perform two (2) contrasting pieces that indicative their current level of study. One piece should be classical in nature, as the list suggests, and the other can be of the students own choosing. The list below is to be used as a guide rather than a limitation to your choices. Students should perform either two (2) short pieces, or movements, or one longer piece.

Trumpet Repertoire

Level 1
First Book of Trumpet Solos - John Wallace and John Miller
1. Prelude - Fryderyk Chopin
2.Chanson Russe - P. I. Tchaikovsky
3. Cold Comfort, Schwacher Trost - John Wallace
4. Cancion Nina Y Vina - Anon. Spanish
7. Ronde, Round Dance - Tylman Susato
8. Early Morning in Rome - Claudio Monteverdi
9. Vom Himmel Hoch, Da Komm'ich Her - J. S. Bach
10. Minuet - Jeremiah Clarke
12. Kein Haus, Keine Heimat - Johannes Brahms
14. Cancan - Jacques Offenbach
16. O Jesulein Suss, O Sweet Child Jesus - J. S. Bach
Easy Trumpet Solos - Fred Mills and Ron Romm
Simple Gifts - Shaker Song, arr. Bill Boyd
When Johnny Comes Marching Home, Trad. American - Boyd
Yankee Doodle Boy - George Cohan, ass. Boyd
La Cucaracha - Trad. Mexican, arr, Boyd
I am the Monarch of the Sea, from HMS Pinafore - Gilbert and Sullivan
Fairest Isle, from King Arthur - Henry Purcell
Aria, Caldi sospiri - Raffaello Rontani
Sheep May Safely Graze - J. S. Bach
Easy Solos for Beginning Trumpet, Level 1 by William Bay
German Song
Renaissance Dance - W. Bay
Irish Mist - W. Bay
Classic Pieces for the Advancing Trumpet - Sigmund Hering
1. Saltarello - Trans. Hering - Pierre Attaingnant
2. Gaillarde - Pierre Attaingnant
Level 2
First Book of Trumpet Solos - John Wallace and John Miller
5. Le Coucou - Anton S. Arensky
6. Stoke's Stomp - John Wallace
11. Intrada - Anon Czech
13. Enterrement De La Poupee - P. I. Tchaikovsky
R. Bernard Fitzgerald Trumpet Collection for Trumpet and Piano
Aria - Antonio F. Tenaglia
Aria - G. F. Handel
Italian Suite, I. Allegro - Alessandro Scarlatti
Italian Suite, II. Allegretto - Antonio Caldara
Easy Trumpet Solos - Fred Mills and Ron Romm
The Star Spangled Banner - Trad. English Melody, arr Boyd
Passepied - George Frederic Handel
Rubank Book of Trumpet Solos, Easy Level - Hal Leonard
Albatross - Vander Cook
Allerseelen - Richard Strauss, Trans. Harlod Walters
The Dancer - R. M. Endresen
Legend - V. Shelukov, Ed. By Wm. Gower
Oriole - Vander Cook
Easy Solos for Beginning Trumpet, Level 1 by William Bay
Whirl Around Me
Blow Away the Morning Dew - Sea Chanty
Czech Marching Song
Far Above Cayuga's Waters
There Are Many Flags in Many Lands
Civil War Song (Tenting Tonight)
Scarborough Fair - English Song
Az Der Rebbe Tanzt - Israeli Song
Classic Pieces for the Advancing Trumpet - Sigmund Hering
3. Pavane - William Byrd
4. Bourree - Nicolas A. Begue
Level 3
First Book of Trumpet Solos - John Wallace and John Miller
15. Two Scottish Folk Songs - Traditional
17. Fanfare of Jindrichuv Hradec - Anon. Czech
18. Melodie Antique Francaise - P. I. Tchaikovsky
19. The Prince of Denmark's March - Jeremiah Clarke
20. Alabama Dream: Rag-time Cake Walk - George Barnard
21. Arban's Romp - Jean-Baptiste Arban
22. the Palace Garden - Claudio Monteverdi
24. Indian Rondo - Johann Nepomuk Hummel
25. Three Moravian Folk Dances - arr. Leos Janacek
Second Book of Trumpet Solos - John Wallace and John Miller
1. Der Schmied, the Blacksmith - Johannes Brahms
2. Giles Farnaby's Dream - Giles Farnaby
3. Het Sneeker Klokspel - Anon. Dutch
8. Prelude - Fryderyk Chopin
R. Bernard Fitzgerald Trumpet Collection for Trumpet and Piano
Adagio and Allegro Marziale - George Frideric Handel
Allegro, Gia mi Sembra, from the opera Lotario - G. F. Handel
Allegro - Johann P. Krieger
Bourree - G. F. Handel
Italian Suite, III. Andante - S. De Luca
Italian Suite, IV. Danza - Francesco Durante
Easy Trumpet Solos - Fred Mills and Ron Romm
To a Wild rose - Edward MacDowell
The Minstrel Boy - Welsh melody “Moreen” arr. Bill Boyd
Rubank Book of Trumpet Solos, Easy Level - Hal Leonard
Falcon - Vander Cook
Kinglet - Vander Cook
Meadowlark - Vander Cook
Scherzo - V. Shelukov, Ed. Wm. Gower
Starling - Vander Cook
The Victor - R. M. Endresen
Waltz Chromatic - R. M. Endresen
Warbler - Vandrer Cook
Rubank Book of Trumpet Solos, Intermediate Level - Hal Leonard
Bonita, Valse Brillante - Vander Cook
The Cavalier - V. Shelukov, Ed. By Wm. Gower
Easy Solos for Beginning Trumpet, Level 1 by William Bay
Greenland Fishery - Sea Song
Haul Away, Joe - Sea Chanty
Rogue's Delight - W. Bay
Marching to Glory - W. Bay
Sourwood Mountain - Song of the West
High Barbaree - Sea Song
12th Street Blues - W. Bay
Elementary Trumpet Solos, Everybody's Favorite Series, Edited by Jay Arnold
Carry Me Back to Old Virginny - James Bland
Little Annie Rooney - Michael Nolan
Du, Du Leigst Mir Im Herzen - German Folk Song
Loch Lomond - Scotch Song
The Oaken Bucket - Samuel Woodworth
Rock of Ages - Hastings
Abide With Me - W. H. Monk
Sweet and Low - Barnby
Yankee Doodle - American
The Skaters Waltz - E. Waldteufel
Classic Pieces for the Advancing Trumpet - Sigmund Hering
6. La Bourbonnaise - Francois Couperin
39. The Little Sandman Lullaby - Johannes Brahms
Alley Cat, Trumpet solo with Piano - Frank Bjorn, arr. David Polansky
Level 4
Second Book of Trumpet Solos - John Wallace and John Miller
4. Vois-Tu La Neige Qui Brille?, Do You See the Glissening Snow? - Jean-Baptiste Arban
5. Maple Leaf Rag - Scott Joplin
6. Voluntary - Sanders Dupuis
7. The Hunting Party - Johann Nepomuk-Hummel
9. Halling - Edvard Grieg
10. Prelude - Alexander N. Skryabin
15. The Moose is Loose - John Wallace
R. Bernard Fitzgerald Trumpet Collection for Trumpet and Piano
Sonata VII - Arcangelo Corelli
English Suite, I. Rule Britannia – Trans. Fitzgerald
II. Aria - My Lovely Celia
III. Pastoral - Greensleeves
IV. Andante – Polly Oliver
V. Finale – Begone Dull Care – The Jolly Miller
Rubank Book of Trumpet Solos, Intermediate Level - Hal Leonard
Carnival of Venice, Air Varie - Henry W. Davis
Debonnaire - Vander Cook
Ballade - V. Shelukov, Ed. By Wm. Gower
Fanfare March - V. Shelukov, Ed. By Wm. Gower
Premier Solo de Concours - Rene Maniet, Ed. H. Voxman
Punchinello - Vander Cook
The Technician - R. M. Endresen
Elementary Trumpet Solos, Everybody's Favorite Series, Edited by Jay Arnold
Scenes from Childhood 1. From Foriegn Lands 2. Soldier's March 3. First Grief
4. The Wild Horseman 5. The Merry Peasant - Robert Schumann
Andante Cantabile, from the Quartet Op. 11 - P. I. Tschaikowsky
La Golondrina - N. Serradell
Silver Threads Among the Gold - H. P. Danks
Ah! I have Sighed to Rest Me, from “Il Trovatore” - Verdi
Come Back to Sorrento - De Curtis
Rose of Tralee - Glover
Consolation - Mendelssohn
Apache Dance - Offenbach
Norwegian Dance - Grieg
Largo from the New World Symphony - Anton Dvorak
Waltz - J. Brahms Op. 39, No. 15
Palm Branches, Les Rameaux - J. Faure
Long, Long Ago - Thomas Haynes Bayly
Wearing of the Green - Irish Song
Cradle Song - M. Hauser, Op. 11, No. 2
Funiculi Funicula - Luigi Denza
A Frangesa - Costa
Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair - Steven Foster
Beautiful Dreamer - Steven Foster
Merry Widow Waltz - Lehar
Scarf Dance - C. Chaminade
Hark! The Herald Angel Sings - Mendelssohn
Tango - Albeniz
Gold and Silver, Waltz - Lehar
In the Gloaming - Harrison
Santa Lucia - Neapolitan Song
Ay Ay Ay - Creole Song
Maryland, My Maryland
Villa from the Merry Widow - Franz Lehar
Liebestraum, Dream of Love - Franz Liszt
Scenes that are Brightest - Wallace
Amaryllis - H. Ghys
Waltz in A Minor - Edvard Grieg, Op. 12, No. 2
Moment Musical - Franz Schubert Op. 94
Solvejg's Song - Edvard Grieg
Flower Song (Blumenlied) - Gustav Lange
Heavenly Aida from the Opera “Aida” - Guioseppe Verdi
Andantino - E. Lemare
Goodnight Ladies
Fifth Nocturne - Leybach
Home Sweet Home - Henry Bishop
Massa's In De Cold, Cold Ground - Steven Foster
My Old Kentucky Home - Steven C. Foster
Old Black Joe - Steven C. Foster
La Marseillaise - De Lisle
Aloha Oe - Queen Liliuokalani
Columbia the Gem of the Ocean - Shaw
The Man on the Flying Trapeze
Il Bacio - L. Arditi
Tales from the Vienna Woods - J. Strauss
Old French Song - P. I. Tschaikowsky, Op. 39, No. 14
Whispering Hope - Alice Hawthorne
The Herbert L. Clarke Collection - Carl Fischer
An Autumn Day - Herbert L. Clarke
Hebe Lullaby - Clarke
A Memory Sweet 'Midst Battle's Roar, A Melody - Clarke
Norine, Waltz - Clarke
Polly, Song and dance - Clarke
Supremacy of Right, Grand March - Clarke
Venus Valse - Clarke
Concert and Contest Collection for Trumpet and Piano, Voxman
Sarabanda and Gavotta - A. Corelli
Dedication, (Zueignung) - Richard Strauss, Op. 10, No. 1
Premier Solo de Concours - Rene Maniet
Calm as the Night - Carl Bohm
Andante and Allegro - Robert Clerisse
Romance in E flat - Leroy Ostransky
Air Gai - G. P. Berlioz
Classic Pieces for the Advancing Trumpet - Sigmund Hering
5. Gavotte - Jean Baptiste Lully
7. Trumpet Piece - Henry Purcell
8. Air - Henry Purcell
11. Loure - Georg P. Telemann
12. Bouree - Georg P. Telemann
13. Musette - J. S. Bach
14. Polonaise - J. S. Bach
19. Gavotte - Christoph Graupner
20. Sarabande - Johann Jakobe Neufville
21. Rondino - Jean P. Rameau
25. Arietta - Franz J. Haydn
26. Allegretto - Franz J. Haydn
27. Andantine - Wolfgang A. Mozart
28. Polonaise - Wolfgang A. Mozart
29. Larghetto - Ludwig van Beethoven
30. Scotch Dance - Ludwig van Beethoven
32. Allemande - Carl Maria von Weber
33. Landler - Franz Schubert
34. Theme, from Sonata for Piano Op. 42 - Franz Schubert
35. Children's Piece, Op. 72, No. 4 - Felix Mendelssohn
36. Children's Piace, Op. 72, No. 1
37. Curious Story - Robert Schumann
The Rafael Mendez Collection, Trumpet and Piano, Carl Fisher
Tango-Habanera, No. 3 from Gems - Rafael Mandez
Blue Waves, No. 5 from Gems - Rafael Mandez
Lullaby, No. 7 from Gems - Rafael Mandez
Zandunga, Mexican Folk Song, No. 8 from Gems - Rafael Mendez
Habanera - George Bizet, arr. Roland Brom
Largo from the Opera “Xerxes, Trans. L Klemcke - George F. Handel
Mozart Sonatina, arr. By Jay Ernst (Grade 3) Kendor Music
Allegro (Allegro de Concours) Ed. Timothy Morrison - Auguste DeBoeck
Level 5
Second Book of Trumpet Solos - John Wallace and John Miller
11. Chanson Napolitaine - P. I. Tchaikovsky
12. Prelude - Fryderyk Chopin
13. Marche - Anon.
14. The Noble Savage - Johann N. Hummel
16. Prelude - Alexander N. Skryabin
17. Ballad of the Southern Eskimo - John Wallace
18. Idylle - Edward Elgar
R. Bernard Fitzgerald Trumpet Collection for Trumpet and Piano
Allegro - Joseph Fiocco
Purcell Suite – Intrada from Suite No.5 - Henry Purcell
March, from Suite No. 5
Rondo, from Abdelazer
Adagio and Allegro from Sonata in E - George Frideric Handel
Largo and Allegro from 6th Flute Sonata - George Frideric Handel
“Let the Bright Seraphim” from the oratorio Samson - George Frideric Handel
“Sound an Alarm” from the oratorio Judas Maccabaeus - George Frideric Handel
Rubank Book of Trumpet Solos, Intermediate Level - Hal Leonard
Andante from Concerto in E flat - F. J. Haydn, Ed. By H. Voxman
The Executant - R. M. Endresen
Elementary Trumpet Solos, Everybody's Favorite Series, Edited by Jay Arnold
Slavonic Dance - Dvorak
On Wings of Song - Mendelssohn
La Cucaracha - Popular Mexican Song
Dorothy, An Old English Song - Seymour Smith
La Cinquantaine - Gabriel-Marie
Waltz from “Faust” - Gounod
Evening Star, Tannhauser - Wagner
A Media Luz - E. Donato
Comin' Through the Rye - Robert Burns
Grand March from Aida - G. Verdi
Chanson Triste - P. I. Tschaikowsky, Op. 40, No. 2
Serenade - G. Pierne
Waves of the Danube - Ivanovici
Country Gardens - English folk Dance
The Herbert L. Clarke Collection - Carl Fischer
Apollo Polka - Herbert L. Clarke
Lake of Bays, Concert Polka - Clarke
The Maid of the Mist - Clarke
May Day, Country Dance - Clarke
The Musketeer, Polka - Clarke
My Lady Dreams, Romanza
Nereid - Clarke
Side Partners, Cornet - Clarke
Stars in a Velvety Sky, Polka Brillante - Clarke
Trixie Valse - Clarke
Twilight Dreams - Clarke
Victory, Original Fantasie and Air Varie - Clarke
Concert and Contest Collection for Trumpet and Piano, Voxman
Orientale - J Ed. Barat
Elegie - Alexandre J. Duquesne
Serenade - Oskar Bohme, Op. 22, No.1
My Regards - Edward Llewellyn
L'Allegro, (The Merry Man) - Paul Koepke
Morceau de Concours - G. Alary, Op. 57
Concertino - Leroy Ostransky
Classic Pieces for the Advancing Trumpet - Sigmund Hering
9. Minuet - Jeremiah Clarke
10. Trumpet Tune - Jeremiah Clarke
15. Minuet - Gottfried Heinrich Stolzel
16. Minuet Trio, (to accompany Stolzel's Minuet) - J. S. Bach
17. Rigaudon - George F. Handel
18. Air - George F. Handel
22. Bouree - August Gottlieb Muffat
23. Fanfare Minuet - William Duncombe
40. Valse Op. 39, No. 15 - Johannes Brahms
24. Andante Cantabile - Christoph Willibald Gluck
31. Theme, from Sonata for Piano Op. 70 - Carl M. von Weber
The Rafael Mendez Collection, Trumpet and Piano, Carl Fisher
Musetta's Waltz - Giacomo Puccini
Intermezzo - Rafael Mendez
Dance Boheme from the Opera “Carmen” - George Bizet, arr. Mendez
Mexican Hat Dance (Jarabe Tapatio) - Arr. Mendez
Hejre Kati - Jeno Hubay, arr. Mendez
Czardas - Rafael Mendez
Valse Suriano - Rafael Mendez
Bambuco - Latin Folk Song, Arr. Mendez
Chiapanecas - Mexican Folk Song, Arr. Mendez
Princesita - Jose Padilla, Arr. Mendez
Scherzo in D minor - Rafael Mendez
Hungarian Chant - Rafael Mandez
To My Mother, No. 1 from Gems - Rafael Mandez
Romanza, No. 2 from Gems - Rafael Mandez
The Knight Trumpeter, No. 6 from Gems - Rafael Mandez
The Elf Trumpeter, No. 4 from Gems - Rafael Mandez
Ave Maria, Meditation on Prelude No. 1 of J. S. Bach - Charles Gounod, Arr Mendez
Aria: Vesti la Giubba from the Opers “Pagliacci” - Ruggero Leoncavallo, Arr. Mendez
Petite Piece Concertante - Guillaume Balay
Andante et Allegretto - Guillaume Balay
Carmen, Danse Boheme, adapted by Rafael Mendez - George Bizet
Trumpet Voluntary, Attributed to Henry Purcell - Jeremiah Clark
Sonata VIII - Trans. Bernard Fitzgerald - Arcangelo Corelli
Dances from the Ballet “Gayne”, (Roger Voisin) - Aram Khachaturian
Concerto in E flat Major for Trumpet and Piano - Joseph Haydn
Concerto in F minor, (Roger Voisin) - George Frideric Handel
Meditation for Trumpet and Piano - Richard Halligan
Rondo Capriccio - Bernard Fitzgerald
Sonata for Trumpet and Piano, Op. 51 - Flor Peeters
Level 6 - Very Advanced
The Herbert L. Clarke Collection - Carl Fischer
Birth of Dawn - Herbert L. Clarke
Carnival of Venice - Clarke
The Bride of the Waves - Clarke
The Debutante - Clarke
From the Shores of the Mighty Pacific - Clarke
The Harp That Once thro' Tara's Halls, Cornet Solo with Variations - Clarke
Funiculi, Funicula!, Fantasia - Clarke
Lillian, Polka Caprice - Clarke
Sounds from the Hudson, Valse Brillante - Clarke
The Southern Cross - Clarke
The Rafael Mendez Collection, Trumpet and Piano, Carl Fisher
Zigeunerweisen - Pablo De Sarasate, ass Mendez
Bell Song from the Opera “Lakme - Leo Delibes, arr. Mendez
Czardas - Vittorio Monti arr. Mendez
Caro Nome from the Opera “Rigoletto” - Giuseppe Verdi, arr. Mendez
Jota - Rafael Mendez
Habanera from the Opera “Carmen” - Georges Bizet, Arr. Mendez
Jota No. 2 - Rafael Mendez
Hungarian Dance No. 5 - Johannes Brahms, Arr. Mendez
Samba Espanola - Rafael Mendez
The Little russian Donkey - Rafael Mandez
Fandango (Jota No. 3) - Rafael Mendez
Malaguena Salerosa - Elpidio Ramirez, Arr. Mendez
Zapateado - Pablo De Sarasate, Arr. Mendez
Patzcuaro (Interlude) - Rafael Mendez
Guajira (Zapateado Cubano) - Folk Song, Arr. Mendez
Trumpet Concerto - Johann Nepomuk Hummel
Sonata No. 1 for Trumpet and Piano - Eric Ewazen
Sonatina for Trumpet and Piano - Donald Erb
Sonate for Trumpet and Piano - Paul Hindemith
Sonata for Trumpet and Piano - Kent Kennan
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