Concerto for trumpet in D and winds

Giuseppe Tartini’s Concerto for Trumpet in D arranged for woodwinds and French horns transforms the brilliant, baroque character of the original into a warm and refined chamber sound. While Tartini’s writing emphasizes virtuosic brilliance and the bright timbre of the natural trumpet, this arrangement shifts the focus toward color and balance. The melodic lines, shared among oboes, clarinets, bassoons, and horns, bring out the lyrical grace that underlies Tartini’s style. The result is a work that blends baroque elegance with a richer, more rounded sonority — less about sheer brilliance, more about dialogue and texture. It maintains the concerto’s noble spirit while giving it a new, pastoral tone suited to the expressive range of a modern wind ensemble.

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