Neruda Trumpet Concerto

An essential for every aspiring Trumpeter. The editor has gone back to the original manuscript parts to provide the only accurate widely available printed version which clearly lays out in simple notation the eccentrically notated appogiaturas which is an often misunderstood feature of this most attractive of Trumpet concertos.

Für Trompete und Klavier / for Trumpet and Piano (ed. David R. Hickman)-A favourite in the Trumpeter's classical repertoire Neruda's Trumpet Concerto in E flat for Trumpet and Strings is available here for Trumpet with Piano accompaniment as edited by David R. Hickman.

This edition is more user-friendly than the others currently available. The accompanying CD provides piano accompaniments as well as samples from recordings of the Neruda Haydn and Hummell concerti with kind permission of Hyperion Records and Crispian Steele-Perkins.J.G.B. Neruda (1711-1780) was typical of 18th century musicians travelling and studying in various parts of Eastern Europe and finally settling in Dresden (1750-1780) in the Electoral (chapel) orchestra where he was salaried as a violinist and occasional composer. This concerto was originally composed for a Corno da Caccia (hunting horn) presumed to be something of a hybrid between the natural hornand natural trumpet but has been borrowed by modern trumpet players and is now firmly fixed in the Classical trumpet repertoire.This edition is intended to be more user-friendly than the others currently available: there is a much easier (and dare I say more stylistic) piano accompaniment - any doubling of the solo part has been removed voicing simplified and my premise has been to imagine what it might have been before it was orchestrated rather than trying to cram in every last piece of orchestral detail. Suggested cuts have been indicated which give a short introduction to each movement perfect for auditions recitals or exams. However the bar numbers still tally with the longer original versions which are included should they be required.The dynamics and articulation which I have added incorporate the weight of opinion in current editions and recordings offering more guidance than 'scholarly' editions without being over-prescriptive. There is an appendix with suggested interpretation of trills. Listening to as many different recordings as possible is the best way to assimilate good trills. The accompanying CD provides piano accompaniments and observes the suggested cuts. See page 23 for full track listing. There is free software available online (eg. speedshifter on the ABRSM

Composer : Neruda, Jan Krtitel Jiri Instrumentation : Trp,Klav Editor : Hickman, David R.