Trumpet method books have existed almost as long as the trumpet itself. From
Cesare Bendenelli collecting pedagogical information in the late 16th century, to the most
recent publications, thousands of books have been written for the trumpet. Publishers
including Carl Fisher, Belwin, Alfred, Charles Colin Music, M. Baron Company, and
Alphonse Leduc offer over 400 trumpet method books containing studies on intonation,
high-register, rhythm, orchestral excerpts, transpositions, solos, etc. With such a wealth
of material, there is not one book containing trumpet excerpts from the wind band
literature. This project seeks to fill this void by offering a compilation of 586 of the most
popular and difficult trumpet excerpts from the wind band literature. In addition to the
musical excerpts, each excerpt contains insights from some of the premier players in the
wind band field. The aforementioned insights were applied to each excerpt to give the
reader an easy-to-understand approach to learning wind band repertoire. As a result, this
dissertation will serve multiple functions in the trumpet community, including promoting
the wind band genre; teaching students important, yet neglected, works; developing
healthy practice habits; presenting a more pragmatic application of higher musical study;
and, of course, the identifying and organizing of difficult wind band literature for the
trumpet. / School of Music
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:BSU/oai:cardinalscholar.bsu.edu:123456789/193315 |
| Date | 09 June 2011 |
| Creators | Averett, Michael W. |
| Contributors | Caneva, Thomas |
| Source Sets | Ball State University |
| Detected Language | English |
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