Author: Jonathan Freeman-Attwood The repertoire for trumpet and piano – and the conspicuous gaps therein – provides a strong incentive for rediscovering music particularly open to anachronistic re-casting. Exploring new possibilities for this duo has been the motivation behind a series of discs for Linn, La Trompette Retrouvée, Trumpet Masque, Romantic Trumpet Sonatas, A Bach [...]
Author: Matthew Knight The Equale series is the first Resonata Music series to feature CueParts. An ossia staff above the main stave in each trombone part contains a series of cues from the other trombones. Inspired by the instrumental parts for Benjamin Britten’s conductor-less Church Parables, these aim to aid music-making by directing the player’s listening to other [...]
Author: Matthew Knight At Beethoven’s funeral in 1827 two of his “Drei Equales” for four trombones were performed. The three Beethoven pieces are without doubt the most celebrated of the Equale genre, but short chordal pieces for trombone quartet were common in Austrian funereal music from the Eighteenth century onwards. And so the term Equale, which literally just [...]
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You can now listen to every piece in our catalogue directly through our website before you buy. Each product page includes an option to listen to a recording through Spotify, which you need to have installed on your computer or device (get it here). Original works are offered where there is no recording available of [...]
In recent years, it has become increasingly fashionable for trumpeters to perform songs originally written for voice and piano, often as a means of supplementing the paucity of repertoire for the instrument, particularly from the Romantic period. The Vocalise series aims to augment and enhance this burgeoning tradition. Vocalise études became common during the 19th century [...]
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We are pleased to announce that Resonata Music is now trading. Our initial catalogue contains several works for solo trumpet and trumpet & piano. Visit the Shop page to browse our products!