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E ♭ cornet, also known as a soprano cornet; Tenor horn, known as an Alto Horn in the US; Tuba in E-flat (written at concert pitch when using the bass clef, only transposing when written in treble clef) Circular altohorn (Koenig horn) pitched in E ♭ Tenor cornet; Mellophone; Alto trombone; Vocal horn (cornet with an upward-facing bell)
1 Classical players. 2 Jazz and commercial players. 3 See also. 4 References. ... This article lists notable musicians who have played the trumpet, cornet or flugelhorn.
E-flat major was the second-flattest key Mozart used in his music. For him, E-flat major was associated with Freemasonry; "E-flat evoked stateliness and an almost religious character." [4] Edward Elgar wrote his Variation IX "Nimrod" from the Enigma Variations in E-flat major. Its strong, yet vulnerable character has led the piece to become a ...
VIIe/1) (Trumpet Concerto in E-flat major) in 1796 for the trumpet virtuoso Anton Weidinger. Joseph Haydn was 64 years of age. A favourite of the trumpet repertoire, it has been cited as "possibly Haydn's most popular concerto". [1] Although written in 1796, Weidinger first performed the concerto four years later on March 28, 1800. [2]
Although comparatively rare compared to concertos for other instruments, some major composers have contributed to the trumpet concerto repertoire, such as Joseph Haydn in his Trumpet Concerto in E-flat. Traditionally a three-movement work, the modern-day trumpet concerto has occasionally been structured in four or more movements.
Johann Wilhelm Hertel, Double Concerto in E-flat Major for trumpet and oboe; Jacques Hétu, Concerto for trumpet and small orchestra, Op. 43; Arthur Honegger, Symphony No. 2 for strings and trumpet; Alan Hovhaness, Prayer of St. Gregory, Op. 62b, for B-flat trumpet and strings (or organ) Johann Nepomuk Hummel, Trumpet Concerto in E major ...
Anton Weidinger (9 June 1766 in Vienna – 20 September 1852 in Vienna) was an Austrian trumpet virtuoso in the classical era, and a "k. k. Hof-Trompeter" (Imperial and Royal Court trumpeter). He was friends with Haydn , Mozart , Beethoven and Hummel .
The nominal range of the tenor horn (expressed in concert pitch) is from the A an octave and a minor third below middle C to the E ♭ an octave and a minor third above middle C (A 2 to E ♭ 5 in scientific pitch notation). Experienced players can reach at least a major third higher than this.