Wilmer makes a good point here, a lot of the best concerti were written by men who played the instrument they were writing for(with some obvious notable exceptions). Until recently, there were few virtuoso trumpeters who were also prolific composers. I know Arturo Sandoval has written a concerto for himself, we can only hope that today's great trumpeters such as Wynton, Sergi, Manny, Wilmer and Bud all take the time to put their personal touch to the trumpet concerto repertoire.
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Originally Posted by Manny Laureano At that time there wasn't much going on in England for us until Sir Edward came on the scene before and during the Victorian era but by that time we're into the 20th century. |
Don't like to criticise your monarchial history Manny, but Queen Victoria died in 1900 or 1901, so to say the Victorian period was in the twentieth century is a bit off!
That said, do you know if Elgar wrote any decent solo stuff for trumpet? I don't know of any, and if there was a concerto I'm sure I would have read about it by now (I've read a lot about the history of the Halle Orchestra recently, and Elgar has always been a favourite particularly when Barbirolli was in charge)