Six Sonatas for Trumpet in C, 2 Tenor Trombones & Bass Trombone

Five sonatas for brass instruments and Piano.For Trumpet in Bb (optional doubling on Flugelhorn) or Trumpet in C.This work was commissioned by Professor James Watson for the brass faculty of the Royal Academy of Music. It was composed between August and September 2008. It is the fifth in a series of six works for brass composed between 2006 and 2009: sonatas for Bass Tuba and Piano (2006) Bass Trombone and Piano (2006) Tenor Trombone and Piano (2007) Horn in F and Piano (2008) and Sinfonia Concertante for Bass Tuba Bass Trombone Tenor Trombone Horn Trumpet Brass and Percussion (2009). The first performance of the Sonata was given on 21 October 2009 at theRoyal Academy of Music by James Woods Davison (to whom the work is dedicated) and Timothy End.

This work was written in the winter months of 2006 for Peter Smith to whom it is dedicated. It is in three short movements which are thematically related. The work received its first performance in June 2006 by Peter Smith and Jennifer Miles. The performance led to a commission from Professor James Watson on behalf of the Brass Faculty of the Royal Academy of Music for a further four sonatas for brass and piano (for Bass Trombone Tenor Trombone Horn and Trumpet/Flugelhorn) and a concluding Sinfonia Concertante for five solo brass brass ensemble and percussion; which form a series.