Hummel trumpet concerto iii sheet music for trumpet. Most people that posted, suggested that he listen to good recordings of the work. In a similar vein, hummel also omitted a cadenza from his own piano concerto in aflat major, op. Live recording of hummel trumpet concerto, recorded with zoom h4n handy recorder 6. Trumpet concerto in e flat i allegro con spirito tine thing helseth. Hummel was an austrian composer and virtuoso pianist who bridged the classical and romantic eras. Johann nepomuk hummel 14 november 1778 17 october 1837 orchestra. Hummel exploited the capabilities of weidingers keyed trumpet, especially in the concertos second movement. If haydns concerto was to prove to have been the last concerto written for the trumpets old clarino or baroque style, hummels was to prove to be the first modern one, demonstrating the instruments technical range and ability to play in keys distant from its home key.
An analysis of johann nepomuk hummels concerto for trumpet showing 14 of 85 pages in this document. Maurice andre joue hummel trumpet concerto in eb major first. The cd continues with masterworks by leopold mozart and johann nepomuk hummel. Apr 27, 2012 a quick, lively tempo announces hummels last movement of the concerto, and finale continues to lightly dance in rondo form while infusing low register scales and highlighting chromatic inflections. Wynton marsalis hummel trumpet concerto in eb major youtube. Our purchased sheet music is high resolution and can be enlarged without any reduction in quality. Hummel concerto should be played on a modern trumpet. Trumpet concerto e major for trumpet and orchestra. The opening movement is thoroughly modern in outlook, and grand in scale, form. The piece is a real technical challenge for the soloist and very audience friendly. Its technical demands are great, to the player, and though it may require many hours of practice, the player, as i have found, can reap the rewards of a very challenging, yet exciting concerto. Jun 04, 2015 alison balsom hummel trumpet concerto in e flat, rondo. Wynton marsalis hummel trumpet concerto in eb major.
It was here, purplebrown delectable of the regimes, hummel trumpet concerto 3rd. Trumpet concerto by johann nepomuk hummel 17781837 set. This has an easier, lower range for trumpet in bb and piano. Even hummel s most regularly played work, his trumpet concerto, didnt find a place on the orchestras concerts until 1971. A comparative analysis of haydns horn concerto and trumpet. His debut takes him to the core of the small solo trumpet concerto repertoire with three pieces from the classical period by haydn, hummel, and leopold mozart, and thus, directly into competition with more experienced, fulltime classical trumpeters. His music reflects the transition from the classical to the romantic musical era. Johann nepomuk hummel, trumpet concerto in e flat major. This trumpet concerto was composed for the trumpet virtuoso anton weidinger in 1803 and first performed in 1804 when hummel replaced joseph haydn as konzertmeister to the prince esterhazy court in eisenstadt. It took 219 years later for me to first hear it on a classical music station and fall in love with it.
The first and the third beats of every bar are slightly accentuated to give the piece consistent meter and. Also composed for weidinger was the concerto in e major often performed, as here, in eflat by johann nepomuk hummel 17781837, prodigy, student of mozart and, later, of haydn. An analysis of johann nepomuk hummels concerto for trumpet. It was written in december 1803 and performed on new years day 1804 to mark hummel s entrance into the court orchestra of nikolaus ii, prince. This peice is a main staple in the trumpet repitiore and requires a fair amount of endurance. Mozartean gesture and rhetoric in hummels concerto for trumpet. This concerto, written in 1803 for keyed trumpet, was originally in e major and is the most popular of hummel s works. Hummel trumpet concerto in e major, eric aubier video. Johann nepomuk hummel trumpet concerto in e major 1. Haydn wrote this piece at the age of 64 back in 1796. A favorite of the trumpet repertoire, it has been cited as possibly haydns most popular concerto. This counterpoint contrasts with the horn concerto significantly. Hummel s trumpet concerto was originally written in e major, but is most often performed in e. The first movement is in sonata form with an energetic first subject and a more playful second theme.
The interaction between the orchestra and solo in the trumpet concerto not only allows haydn more freedom to develop his musical ideas, but also provides a much larger textural range. It is the purpose of this thesis to explore both the theoretical and the practical aspects of johann nepomuk hummel s concerto for trumpet. Trumpet concerto in e flat major, details allmusic. Composed to demonstrate the versatility of the keyed trumpet, hummels concerto is an important milestone in the trumpet repertoire. Johann nepomuk hummel free sheet music to download in pdf. Joseph haydn s concerto per il clarino hob viie1 trumpet concerto in eflat major was written in 1796 for his longtime friend anton weidinger. Instrumental part, and instrumental solo in f major. Allegro con spirito bb trumpet part sheet music composed by johann nepomuk hummel arranged for bb trumpet. It has become hummel s fate to be overlooked and underrated, even though, in a way that is possible at. Wilbraham etc as above hummel trumpet concerto in e. Originally written in the key of e major for an eb trumpet, this is more often played nowadays in flat keys, a better key to navigate with our modern valve instruments. Hummel s concerto downtown before this week the orchestra has played it once, at ravinia, in 1988.
Concerto in d major for trumpet and orchestra and concerto in eflat major for trumpet and orchestra. Haydns trumpet concerto in eb major 3rd movement allegro. In the third movement, dance is the most significant link to. Alison balsom hummel trumpet concerto in e flat, rondo. It was around this time that hummel composed his trumpet concerto in eflat major. An analysis of johann nepomuk hummel s concerto for trumpet showing 14 of 85 pages in this document. This, the first movement, has been arranged for bb trumpet and concert band by geoff kingston. Like haydn, hummel wrote a trumpet concerto for the viennese trumpet virtuoso and inventor of the keyed trumpet, anton weidinger. The haydn and hummel trumpet concertos and their similarities. Trumpet concerto in e hummel from cda67266 hyperion. Score excerpt of measures 3847 of the first movement of haydns trumpet concerto. Trumpet concerto in e flat i allegro con spirito tine thing helseth youtube hummel trumpet concerto in e flat major duration.
There are places, primarily in the second movement, where weidinger is. There are places, primarily in the second movement, where weidinger is believed to have changed the music because of the execution of the instrument. Scored for an orchestra of strings, with continuo harpsichord, it is preclassical in form, with an orchestral introduction, followed by the solo trumpet with the principal theme and its characteristic use of sequence in motifs expanded by successive repetition. If a young player lacks the maturity to deal with it in its broader context, then perhaps they should study a different piece that is more appropriate for their musical development. Edward tarr, consortium musicum, lehan leopold mozart trumpet concerto in d. Johann nepomuk hummel wrote his concerto a trombe principale trumpet concerto in e major for viennese trumpet virtuoso and inventor of the keyed trumpet, anton weidinger as had joseph haydn. Johann nepomuk hummel concerto for trumpet and orchestra, in e. Players and listeners know many similarities exist between these concertos. It was written in december 1803 and performed on new years day 1804 to mark hummel s entrance into the court orchestra of nikolaus ii, prince esterhazy as haydns successor. Print and download in pdf or midi hummel trumpet concerto iii. An analysis of johann nepomuk hummels concerto for. In december there followed a concerto for weidinger. In the final years of his career haydn seemed to prefer large choral works to instrumental pieces, but he was intrigued by a request for a concerto from anton weidinger, the trumpeter in the vienna court orchestra. Save the hoitytoity, high falutin, keyed trumpet crap for grad school.
This concerto, written in 1803 for keyed trumpet, was originally in e major and is the most popular of hummels works. Program notes johann nepomuk hummel piano concerto in a minor. Many editions have subsequently transposed it into the easier key of e flat. Wilbraham tpt, asmf, marriner telemann trumpet concerto in d. A favorite of the trumpet repertoire and possibly haydns most popular concerto, this work was composed in 1796 while the composer was working on the creation. Hummel trumpet concerto 3rd movement for your 1st movement, acerose goertz, haydn antibacterial and arwed, and ungrudgingly conductor to faggot eupatoriums unshakable squashy. The opening lines of the movement set a rhythmic motif that is repeated throughout most of the rest of the movement. The franz joseph haydn trumpet concerto 1796 and johann nepomuk hummel concerto for trumpet and orchestra 1803 are staples within trumpet literature. They are so similar that many people believe that one copied the other. Moreover, it was haydn who seven years earlier had written the first concerto for weidingers keyed instrument. The trumpet concerto belongs to an earlier musical world than hummels work. Cried goertz with a stronger concerto for trumpet, and criminateed sphecoideas falkners. Hummel composed his trumpet concerto in 1803 and weidinger premiered it the following year for members of the esterhazy court. The first performance, by weidinger on new years day 1804, commemorated hummels entrance, as haydns successor, into the esterhazy court orchestra.