CGUM

Chaynes
Jolivet
Pakhmatov
Plog....I think
lovelock


That's just off the top of my head.

Not to go off on a tangent on contemporary music. I say I hope everyone comes to their own conclusions. Personally I like Birtwistle's Endless Parade, and I believe some people hate it. To each their own.

CG

JackD

I agree - unfortunately for us most audiences tend to be attracted to music from the classical and romantic eras, and this happens to coincide exactly with a drought in solo trumpet works! Personally this one of the things that attracts me to orchestral playing - you get to play music by great composers who never wrote solo works for our instrument.

That's a good point about the virtousity bar having been raised so high: I doubt I'll ever be able to play some of the things written for Håkan Hardenberger, regardless of the musical value. That repertoire will be the exclusive realm of exceptional virtuosos, and so will not be performed as much.

I'm slightly suprised noone has mentioned the Arutiunian - in my opnion a very good example of a very good modern, listenable and playable concerto.

I also agree the Gregson is another good example.


However, I do not think we should shun those composers who ARE writing for our instrument. We might not love Maxwell-Davies' or Birtwistle's music, but who is to say the importance these composers will have in 50 years time?

Contemporaries of Beethoven thought his music was bizzarre and unmusical. Look how widely he is loved now.

wiseone2

I played first NY performances of works by Henri Lazarof, Daniel Asia, Ornette Coleman and a couple other really good works for solo trumpet and various ensembles. the Brooklyn Philharmonic used to do tons of new works. In all those years there was only one work that I could not bring off.
That work had graphic notation, I just did not have the time, or the desire to learn that technique of the composer.
I played the Addison Concerto, and I love the work.
I would love John Adams or Michael Torke to write a work for solo trumpet.
Their works always seem to have great moments for trumpet.
The best works are still to be written.
Wilmer