Despite having his own highly virtuosic orchestra, Haydn wrote his Trumpet Concerto for an old friend called Anton Weidinger, who was a member of the Imperial Court Orchestra in Vienna. Weidinger was ...

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Anton Weidinger’s experimental instrument never caught on so the concerto composed for it was forgotten until the 1930s Joseph Haydn wrote his trumpet concerto for his friend Anton Weidinger The other ...

A small step in the evolution of the trumpet. “Ear Trumpet 1”. Photo by Eknath Gomphotherium, used with permission. We’re back with a new episode! Whooo! How did the trumpet morph from a simple horn ...

Concerto for 2 Trumpets, Strings and Continuo in C, R.537: 1. Allegro Concerto for 2 Trumpets, Strings and Continuo in C, R.537: 2. Largo Concerto for 2 Trumpets, Strings and Continuo in C, R.537: 3.

Arrangements suitable for orchestral instruments, for beginners up to Grade 5. All parts have been designed to work together to enable mixed-ability groups to perform together. The Haydn Trumpet ...

We're back in Vienna. Recently Performance Today featured all nine symphonies by Beethoven conducted by Simon Rattle. Those recordings were made last year. We're checking back in on the Vienna ...