Trumpet Concerto (Michael Haydn)

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Trumpet Concerto in C major
by Michael Haydn
Incipit of Michael Haydn's Clarino Concerto.png
Incipit of Michael Haydn's Clarino Concerto
CatalogueMH 60, Perger 34
Genre Concerto
Composed1763
Movements2
Scoring2 flutes, strings, continuo, solo trumpet

Michael Haydn's Trumpet Concerto in C major (Clarino Concerto MH 60/Perger 34) was completed in 1763. It is known for its extremely high register.

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Background

Michael Haydn arrived in Salzburg just prior to composing the concerto. The manuscript is at Göttweig Abbey. [1] In the Perger-Verzeichnis, it is listed as Clarino Concerto. [2] Until the 20th century, the piece was commonly known as Sinfonia. Edward Tarr gave it the name Trumpet Concerto No. 2 in order to distinguish it from Haydn's Trumpet Concerto No. 1 in D major (MH 104). [3]

The music is derived from Haydn's Violin Concerto in G Major (MH 52). The solo trumpet line is a very close adaptation of the violin solo. [4]

Form

The work is in two movements:

The piece is often listed as Trumpet Concerto No. 2 in C major. Its more famous predecessor, Trumpet Concerto No. 1 in D major, MH 104, is culled from a divertimento. [5]

Legacy

Haydn's concerto "is one of the most difficult in the entire repertory." [6]

Besides the solo trumpet in C, the concerto is scored for 2 flutes, strings, and continuo. Part of the difficulty of the concerto is because of the very high notes for the trumpet, which is written even higher than the flutes (indeed, the solo trumpet part is much higher than would be advisable for the modern trumpet, while the flute parts are too low for modern flutes to be heard clearly against a full string section). Both movements provide room for a cadenza; Edward H. Tarr's edition for Musica Rara writes out cadenzas in the trumpet part but not in the conductor's score. Tarr's cadenza for the second movement even goes up to a G above high C but provides ossia for the next lower G.

Discography

Reissued in Trumpeter Emeritus. Chamber Orchestra of Copenhagen, John Moriarty. Crystal Records, 1996.
Reissued in Michael Haydn Collection, Volume 2. Salzburger Hofmusik, Wolfgang Brunner. Brilliant Classics, 2019.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Rasmussen, Mary. Trumpeter Emeritus. Liner Notes. Crystal Records, 1996.
  2. ↑ Perger, Lothar Herbert. Michael Haydn, Instrumental Werke I, Denkmäler der Tonkunst in Österreich. Vienna: Artaria, 1907. XVIII.
  3. ↑ Haydn, Michael. Trumpet Concerto No. 2. Edited by Edward Tarr. Breitkopf & Härtel, Musica Rara 1386. 1971.
  4. ↑ Walterskirchen, Gerhard . "The Complete Symphonies of Michael Haydn". Liner Notes. CPO. 33.
  5. ↑ Borg-Wheeler, Philip. Michael Haydn Collection. (28 CDs) Liner Notes. Brilliant Classics, 2019.
  6. ↑ Edward H. Tarr, booklet for Naxos 8.554375, The Art of the Baroque Trumpet, Vol. 4


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