Transcribed for brass quintet & 2 solo trumpets in the key of Bb by Gordon Cherry, retired Principal Trombonist of the Vancouver Symphony. The entire three movement Concerto features 2 dazzling soprano trumpet parts as soloists. Feature your two star trumpeters as soloists in this exciting work. Parts are as follows: two solo Bb Trumpets, Two Bb Trumpets, Horn in F, Trombone/Euphonium, Tuba & full score. This transcription is very tastefully done with detailed editing of phrasing and dynamics. This work is 10 minutes in length and requires advanced players on the solo parts and players between high intermediate and advanced on the accompaniment parts. Vivaldi's composition is magnificent and will be a favorite on your program.
Many of his compositions were written for the female music ensemble of the Ospedale della Pietà, an orphanage for poor and illegitimate children where Vivaldi worked between 1703 and 1740. Vivaldi also had some success with stagings of his operas in Venice, Mantua and Vienna. After meeting the Emperor Charles VI, Vivaldi moved to Vienna hoping for preferment. The Emperor died soon after Vivaldi's arrival, and the composer died a pauper, without a steady source of income.
Though Vivaldi's music was well received during his lifetime, it later declined in popularity until its vigorous revival in the first half of the 20th century. Today, Vivaldi ranks among the most popular and widely recorded Baroque composers.
In 2000 Mr. Cherry began Cherry Classics Music which now has over 350 works in its catalog including the well known "Complete Collection of Low Brass Orchestral Music".
Mr. Cherry lives in Vancouver and has been married to his lovely wife Joyce, a Pianist and music teacher. They are often heard in recital together.
