Cat No. JM102966
Price £5.95
Composer: Michael Bennett
Categories: SOLOS - B♭. Cornet/Trumpet with Piano, Michael Bennett Collection

Duration 6.06
Grade 

A  Mastrick Farewell for trumpet in Bb and piano is a piece about loss. Not only the loss of a sibling but also the loss of innocence.

After a short piano introduction the trumpet enters playing a lament with a simple drone accompaniment on the piano. A bridge passage leads to a recapitulation of the lament but this time accompanied by chords. The piano then repeats the lament in the high octave which sounds like a child’s musical toy. The trumpet returns with a dramatic new theme with accompanying  accented octaves on the piano and this style continues during the recapitulation of the original theme. The piece draws to a close with the muted trumpet playing a slower version of the lament with simple but effective arpeggios on the piano.