Transcendental Etudes for Trumpet (Brandon Ridenour) PDF Download

The complete set of printed sheet music is included in this PDF download.

Written in 2020, these (10) etudes are for the advanced player, each exercising a different musical style and/or trumpet-related concept. Written in a similar vein as Debussy and his piano etudes, these are a “warning to trumpeters to not take up the musical profession unless they have remarkable lips/fingers.” It is the composer’s hope that trumpet players everywhere will feel their playing and musicality transcend to a higher level after practice and execution of these etudes. Two etude excerpts can be seen in the videos below.

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ETUDES INCLUDED

1. Etude No. 1 - Gracefully (2:23)

2. Etude No. 2 - French Tongue (2:24)

3. Etude No. 3 - Thirds and the Third Valve (2:40)

4. Etude No. 4 - Use the Fourth (2:31)

5. Etude No. 5 - Lyrical Leaps (2:55)

6. Etude No. 6 - Fast-Friendly-Fingers (1:43)

7. Etude No. 7 - Lucky Number Blues (1:46)

8. Etude No. 8 - Flexible Frazing (2:37)

9. Etude No. 9 - Boppin' around (1:05)

10 Etude No. 10 - The Russian One (2:21)