Golden Horn, The (piano reduction)

The Golden Horn is a major work for trumpet, combining heroic bravura with stunning lyricism. It quickly becomes apparent that the composer's love for the trumpet shapes every phrase and gesture of this wonderfully idiomatic work.

Genre: Solo Trumpet with Piano | # of Players: 2
Level: Medium Difficult | Duration: 5:30

Instrumentation
Solo Trumpet
Piano

Program Notes
Commissioned by the University of Southern Mississippi

This work for solo trumpet and wind orchestra features the soloist in a manner reminiscent of that associated with the legendary "Doc" Severinsen to whom the piece is dedicated. It quickly becomes apparent that the composer's love for the trumpet shapes every phrase and gesture of this wonderfully idiomatic work. This is a major work for trumpet, combining heroic bravura with stunning lyricism.