Abblasen

Abblasen is a trumpet fanfare attributed to Gottfried Reiche. In Haussmann’s famous portrait of Reiche, he is seen holding a scrap of paper with two lines of melody written on it. Abblassen is a reconstruction of what appears to be on the manuscript in Haussmann’s painting.

Includes 4 copies of the score to play from, no individual parts.

Instrumentation:

• Piccolo Trumpet 1 in B♭
• Trumpet 2 in E♭
• Trumpet 3 & 4 in B♭

This arrangement is part of our Boulder Brass Signature Series.