Trumpet Concerto in E-flat major

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The Trumpet Concerto in E-flat major is a landmark Classical-era concerto celebrated for its lyrical melodies and virtuosic writing, and is one of the most frequently performed trumpet works in the repertoire.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Classical-era composition ⓘ
concerto ⓘ
trumpet concerto ⓘ
associatedInstrument B-flat trumpet (modern performance practice) ⓘ
E-flat trumpet (modern performance practice) ⓘ
catalogNumber Hob. VIIe:1 ⓘ
composer Franz Joseph Haydn ⓘ
linked to: Joseph Haydn

Joseph Haydn ⓘ
compositionYear 1796 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Austria ⓘ
dedicatedTo Anton Weidinger ⓘ
firstPerformer Anton Weidinger ⓘ
genre Classical ⓘ
hasForm solo concerto ⓘ
hasMelodicCharacter cantabile trumpet lines ⓘ
hasMiddleMovementCharacter lyrical and expressive Andante ⓘ
hasRhythmicCharacter brilliant and energetic outer movements ⓘ
instrumentation solo trumpet and orchestra ⓘ
key E-flat major ⓘ
language instrumental ⓘ
movement I. Allegro ⓘ
II. Andante ⓘ
III. Finale: Allegro ⓘ
movementCount 3 ⓘ
notableFeature frequent use of high register trumpet writing ⓘ
lyrical melodies for solo trumpet ⓘ
use of chromatic passages made possible by the keyed trumpet ⓘ
virtuosic writing for trumpet ⓘ
orchestration orchestra with strings and winds ⓘ
originalTitle Trompetenkonzert Es-Dur ⓘ
originalTitleLanguage German ⓘ
period Classical era ⓘ
premiereLocation Vienna ⓘ
premiereYear 1800 ⓘ
significance cornerstone of the trumpet repertoire ⓘ
landmark work in the history of trumpet writing ⓘ
one of the most frequently performed trumpet concertos ⓘ
soloInstrument trumpet ⓘ
structure three-movement fast–slow–fast form ⓘ
style Classical concerto ⓘ
tonality major ⓘ
typicalPerformanceDuration about 15 minutes ⓘ
typicalUse audition repertoire for trumpet players ⓘ
competition repertoire for trumpet ⓘ
concert performance ⓘ
workTitleLanguage English ⓘ
writtenFor keyed trumpet ⓘ

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Joseph Haydn → notableWork → Trumpet Concerto in E-flat major ⓘ
Johann Nepomuk Hummel → notableWork → Trumpet Concerto in E major ⓘ
linked to: Trumpet Concerto in E-flat major
Trumpet Concerto in E-flat major → originalTitle → Trompetenkonzert Es-Dur ⓘ
linked to: Trumpet Concerto in E-flat major