Trumpet Masterpieces | Unforgettable Once You Hear Them! A Curated Selection of Striking Pieces
When you think of the trumpet, many people probably imagine a clear, eye-opening sound like a fanfare.
It’s true that its cool, straight-carrying tone is one of its charms.
But in fact, depending on the piece, the trumpet can produce a wide range of colors—soft, wistful, even sultry—far beyond what the typical “horn” image suggests.
This time, we’ve picked out works from a broad array of genres that let you enjoy the trumpet’s appeal from multiple angles.
Why not immerse yourself in the charms of the trumpet you may not have known—while listening to some masterpieces?
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Trumpet Masterpieces | Unforgettable Once You Hear Them! A Curated Selection of Striking Pieces (61–70)
Feels So GoodChuck Mangione
An instrumental track released in 1978 by American flugelhorn player Chuck Mangione.
This smooth jazz number reached No.
1 on the charts in the United States and Canada and was nominated for a Grammy Award.
MisirlouDick Dale
A traditional tune originally born in the Eastern Mediterranean.
It became globally known through the 1962 version by American surf rock guitarist Dick Dale.
It was sampled in the Black Eyed Peas’ 2005 track “Pump It.”
TafelmusikGeorg Philipp Telemann
This is Tafelmusik composed by Georg Philipp Telemann.
Georg Philipp Telemann was a German composer, and this piece is a suite consisting of three collections of chamber music favored at court banquets.
Also known as an “encyclopedia of Baroque music,” it includes ensemble works in a variety of forms.
Hello, Dolly!Louis Armstrong
The title track from the Tony Award–winning 1964 musical.
It has been recorded by many artists, including Bing Crosby, Duke Ellington, and Ella Fitzgerald.
This version by Louis Armstrong was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2001.
Festive OvertureDmitri Shostakovich
This is Festive Overture by Dmitri Shostakovich.
Composed in 1954 as an orchestral work, it is also extremely popular in its wind ensemble arrangement and is frequently performed in concerts.
Beginning with a striking trumpet fanfare and featuring the trumpets prominently again in the finale, it is one of Shostakovich’s masterpieces.
ZanzibarEarth, Wind & Fire
A track included on Earth, Wind & Fire’s 1973 album Head to the Sky.
The trumpet solo is performed by Oscar Brashear.
It was sampled in Neffa’s 1996 track “La Ballotta.”
When the Saints Go Marching Inamerika min’yō
This is the American folk song “When the Saints Go Marching In.” Originally, it was played in the United States at African American funerals.
In New Orleans, Louisiana, the music from the funeral home to the cemetery is solemn to mourn the deceased, while the return from the cemetery is performed brightly with a swinging feel to celebrate the soul’s release and journey to heaven.