Cat No. JM75336
Price £4.95
Composer: Michael Bennett
Categories: SOLOS - B♭. Cornet/Trumpet with Piano, Michael Bennett Collection

Duration 2.54
Difficulty - moderately difficult. 
Note range two octaves - C to top C.

The Lullaby & Vivace for Ben was composed to commemorate the birth of my grandson, Ben Andrew Michael Baxter, on the 28th May 2017. The piece starts with a gentle unaccompanied lullaby played on the trumpet. When the lullaby is repeated the piano enters with a delicate accompaniment in the high register giving the impression of a child’s music box. The Vivace in 7/8 is based on the notes of the lullaby. There follows a muted section with the trumpet playing soft staccato octave leaps before a recapitulation of the Vivace theme leads to a short coda which brings the piece to a close.