Axford - Music Box for Trumpet Quartet Excerpts range and technique

range and technique

"The F & D Double Valve Bass Trombone"

The work is in the traditional three movement concerto form

Live sound sample of "The Kelligrew's Soireé performed by Jim Tranquilla (tenor) and Gordon Cherry (bass)

These two areas are only part of my overall routine and warm-up

Axford - Music Box for Trumpet Quartet Excerpts range and techniqueMusic Box by composer Kyle Axford is a short, imaginative piece designed to encompass all the pitches in an octave, symbolizing the self contained nature of a music box. It opens with the "lid" being lifted, unfolds into a lyrical central melody evoking a ballerina's dance, and closes as the "lid" shuts and the music fades. Originally composed for solo piano, it has been arranged for trumpet ensemble to create an immersive antiphonal experience, with