Four Christmas Easy Trumpet Duets

 At the time I write this post, is December and the weather is gloomy and rainy... so, because we might need more Christmas joy, here is a collection of Christmas carols arranged for two trumpets (or trumpet and flugelhorn, or cornet and clarinet... you get the idea).

Jingle Bells

We start with "Jingle Bells", one of the most commonly sung Christmas songs in the world, composed by James Lord Pierpont .

Jingle Bells-Trumpet Duo by Mihai Sorohan

Det lyser i stille grender

Next stop is in Norway; "Det lyser i stille grender" by Lars Søraas d.y., based on a Norwegian poem written by Jakob Sande in 1931.

Det lyser i stille grender-Trumpet Duo by Mihai Sorohan

O, ce veste minunată!

From the cold North we go to Romania, my native country, with the  popular traditional Romanian Christmas carol "O, ce veste minunată!" attributed to Dumitru Kiriac-Georgescu (1866–1928).

O ce veste minunata-Trumpet Duo by Mihai Sorohan

Stille Nacht

And from traditional music we switch to classical music. A carol I associate with German/Saxon culture, one of the biggest minority in Romania; "Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht" is a popular Christmas carol, composed in 1818 by Franz Xaver Gruber. It got in Romania probably during the time when Transylvania was part of the Austro-Hungarian empire.

It was translated in many languages, one of the most popular is the English translation "Silent Night". In Norway it is known as "Glade Jul" (Happy Christmas).

Stille Nacht-Trumpet Duo by Mihai Sorohan

Disclaimer: 

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Cheers and happy learning, 

Mihai

Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer - easy jazz duo

December 2024, Christmas approaching so, this easy jazz version with a backing track with one chorus impro in the middle might come in handy to some.  

You may download the music sheet as PDF, or in MuseScore format, so you can edit, transpose, transcribe and customize it to your own needs.

Click the image to download the format you want:

  

Here's the backing track. You can use it to practice, to play it on a concert or to make a YouTube video with you playing the trumpet.

Mihai Sorohan · Rudolf-Bb Backing Track

Disclaimer: 

All materials are properties of their owners, and are used here for informative and educational purposes. I don't accept any responsibility for any damage, loss, liability, injury or upset caused to or suffered by you as a result of misusing this material. 

Cheers and happy learning, 

Mihai

"Trumpet Unleashed" the Book!

 Hi everyone

Finally, out of the materials available here, and some others, I made a book.
Why? 
Because despite this website having all the categories and labels, it's not easy to navigate the materials if you have to learn from scratch. Which should be the first lesson? What should you do next?

So, here's the solution: TRUMPET UNLEASHED!
Takes you from the first step up to C2 and gives you the basics, some exercises and lots and lots of fun to play tunes.

For now it's in English, but soon it will be available in more languages.
Here you get the book as PDF file, and the mp3 album (zipped). All for free, all on Google Drive, so it gets scanned automatically for viruses.

The PDF is quite a big file, 52 pages, some with graphics and illustrations.

  

              PDF English                              PDF Norwegian

And here is the mp3 album, about 38 tracks; with example tracks and backing tracks.

MP3 zipped

Disclaimer: 

All materials are properties of their owners, and are used here for informative and educational purposes. I don't accept any responsibility for any damage, loss, liability, injury or upset caused to or suffered by you as a result of misusing this material. 

Cheers and happy learning, 

Mihai

Entrance of the Gladiators

There are famous melodies that we know and we don't know their titles. One example is "that circus one... the one with the clowns...". Well, that would be "Entrance of the Gladiators" or "Grande Marche Chromatique" by the Czech composer Julius Fučík.

Here's a video playalong:

 

You may download the music sheet as PDF, or in MuseScore format, so you can edit, transpose, transcribe and customize it to your own needs.

Click the image to download the format you want:

Here's the backing track. You can use it to practice, to play it on a concert or to make a YouTube video with you playing the trumpet.

Mihai Sorohan · Entrance Of The Gladiators - Backing Track

Disclaimer: 

All materials are properties of their owners, and are used here for informative and educational purposes. I don't accept any responsibility for any damage, loss, liability, injury or upset caused to or suffered by you as a result of misusing this material. 

Cheers and happy learning, 

Mihai

"Barcarolle" by Jacques Offenbach

"Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour" ("Beautiful Night, Oh Night of Love" in French, often referred to as the "Barcarolle") is a piece from The Tales of Hoffmann , Jacques Offenbach's final opera. A duet for soprano (here the trumpet part)  and mezzo-soprano (a trombone on the backing track) , it is considered the most famous barcarolle ever written and described in the Grove Book of Operas as "one of the world's most popular melodies.

You may download the music sheet as PDF, or in MuseScore format, so you can edit, transpose, transcribe and customize it to your own needs.

Click the image to download the format you want:

Here's the backing track. You can use it to practice, to play it on a concert or to make a YouTube video with you playing the trumpet.

Mihai Sorohan · Offenbach - Barcarolle - Backing Track

Disclaimer: 

All materials are properties of their owners, and are used here for informative and educational purposes. I don't accept any responsibility for any damage, loss, liability, injury or upset caused to or suffered by you as a result of misusing this material. 

Cheers and happy learning, 

Mihai

Trumpet Rick Roll

"Never Gonna Give You Up" is a song by English singer Rick Astley, composed by Stock Aitken Waterman and released on 27 July 1987, which gained popularity because rickrolling, an internet meme involving the unexpected appearance of the music video.

You may download the music sheet as PDF, or in MuseScore format, so you can edit, transpose, transcribe and customize it to your own needs.

Click the image to download the format you want:

 

Here's the backing track. You can use it to practice, to play it on a concert or to make a YouTube video with you playing the trumpet.

Mihai Sorohan · Never Gonna Give You Up - Short Backing Track

Disclaimer: All materials are properties of their owners, and are used here for informative and educational purposes. I don't accept any responsibility for any damage, loss, liability, injury or upset caused to or suffered by you as a result of misusing this material. 

Cheers and happy learning, 

Mihai

Spooky Scary Skeletons - Trumpet Version

We had before some horror/Halloween themed tutorials, but today we have a proper Halloween song; "Spooky Scary Skeletons".
"Spooky, Scary Skeletons" is a Halloween song by American musician Andrew Gold, first released on his 1996 album Halloween Howls: Fun & Scary Music.

You may download the music sheet as PDF, or in MuseScore format, so you can edit, transpose, transcribe and customize it to your own needs.

Click the image to download the format you want:

 

Here's the backing track. You can use it to practice, to play it on a concert or to make a YouTube video with you playing the trumpet.

Mihai Sorohan · Spooky Scary Skeletons - Backing Track

Disclaimer: All materials are properties of their owners, and are used here for informative and educational purposes. I don't accept any responsibility for any damage, loss, liability, injury or upset caused to or suffered by you as a result of misusing this material. 

 

Cheers and happy learning, 

Mihai