TRUMPET, CORNET in B♭, CORNET in E♭

DIPLOMA REPERTOIRE LIST

January 2021 edition (updated May 2021)

• One or more instruments (eg trumpet, cornet, flugelhorn as appropriate) may be played in
the exam, although flugelhorn may not be used for the whole programme. If more than one
instrument is played, candidates should state on their entry form the name of the instrument
they wish to be printed on their certificate. Candidates should attempt to observe as closely as
possible the composer’s intentions regarding instrumentation.
• Candidates can choose trumpets pitched in any key, but should attempt to observe as closely as
possible the composer’s intentions.
• Candidates should compile and perform a programme displaying a range of moods, styles
and tempi.
• Programmes must consist of a minimum of two works.
• All works should be performed complete, except where single movements are specified.

• The music performed can:

– be drawn entirely from the appropriate repertoire list below
– combine pieces from the appropriate repertoire list with own-choice pieces*
– contain only own-choice pieces*
* Any programme which includes own-choice repertoire must be pre-approved.
• Own-choice pieces must demonstrate a level of technical and musical demand comparable to the
pieces listed in the relevant repertoire list.
• Timings are as follows:
Diploma Performance Exam
level duration duration
ATCL 32-38 minutes 40 minutes
LTCL 37-43 minutes 45 minutes
FTCL 42-48 minutes 50 minutes

• Candidates must provide a written programme and copies of all pieces to be performed.
• Face-to-face exams: the appointment form, written programme, copies of the pieces and
approval letter (if applicable) should be given to the examiner at the start of the exam.
• Digital exams: the submission information form, written programme, scans of the pieces and
approval letter (if applicable) should be uploaded with the video.
• For full details, including the process for submitting own-choice repertoire, please see the
current syllabus at trinitycollege.com/performance-diplomas (face-to-face exams) or
trinitycollege.com/digital-music-diplomas (digital exams).

ATCL
1. Arban Fantasie brillante any reliable edition
2. Arban Variations on a Theme from Bellini's Norma FLEX Editions
3. Arutunian Concerto Scherzo Bim
4. Bellini Concerto in E♭ Studio
5. Bloch Proclamation Broude
6. Böhme Concerto in F minor, op. 18 Simrock
7. Bond Concerto in D Warwick
8. Bourgeois Sonata Brass Wind
9. Bowen Rhapsody Vanderbeek & Imrie
10. Bozza Caprice no. 1, op. 47 Leduc
11. Bozza Caprice no. 2 Leduc
12. Bozza Concertino Leduc
13. Bozza Rhapsodie Leduc
14. Butterworth Flamboyance Vanderbeek
15. Camphouse Lied Crown
16. Chance Credo Boosey
Sounds of the Hudson
17. Clarke Alfred
(from The Best of Herbert L Clarke)
18. Defossez Recitativo e allegro Andel
19. Del Staigers Carnival of Venice Boosey
20. Dodgson Trumpet Concerto Denis Wick
21. Fiala Divertimento in D Faber
22. Françaix Prelude, sarabande et gigue Eschig
23. Goedicke Concerto Hickman
24. Golland Ballade Studio
25. Hanmer Arioso and Caprice R Smith
26. Hartmann La belle Americaine Boosey
27. Haydn Concerto any reliable edition
28. Hidas Fantasy EMB
29. Himes Concertino for Flugelhorn Studio
30. Jolivet Air de bravoure IMC
31. Kail Variations for Trumpet in F McNaughtan
32. Kennan Sonata Alfred
33. Koetsier Sonatina EMR
34. Langford Rhapsody for Cornet Chandos
35. Leidzen A Happy Day Vanderbeek
36. W Lloyd Webber Suite in F (all 4 movts) Stainer
37. Martinů Sonatine Leduc
38. McDowall The Night Trumpeter Brass Wind
39. McKenzie Too Hot to Handle Con Moto
40. Mealor Ballad (E♭ cornet) Con Moto
41. Morrison Kathryn Louise Music for Brass
42. Morrison Mark of a Champion Music for Brass
43. Moss The Nightingale Wright & Round
Mozart,
44. Queen of the Night’s Aria (E♭ cornet) Kirklees
arr. Golland
45. Neruda Concerto any reliable edition
46. Newsome Concorde Studio
47. Nyman Flugelhorn and Piano Chester
48. Pakhmutova Concerto Hal Leonard
49. Peeters Sonata Peters
50. Ridout Concertino for Flugelhorn Emerson
51. Riisager Concertino Hansen
52. Rimmer Pegasus (E♭ cornet) Wright & Round
53. Roddie Caesium Bomb Warwick
54. Rossini Una voce poco fa Wright & Round
55. Sachse Concertino in E♭ (B♭ trumpet or E♭ cornet) The Brass Press
56. Saint-Saëns Fantaisie in E♭ Leduc
Saint-Saëns,
57. Softly Awakes my Heart Studio
arr. Sparke
58. Schickele Three Uncharacteristic Pieces Elkan-Vogel
59. Schmitt Andantino Leduc
60. Sparke Capriccio R Smith
61. Sparke Concerto Studio
62. Thompson At the Beach Fischer
63. Torelli Concerto in D Schott
64. Viviani Sonata prima in C EMR
65. Viviani Sonata seconda in C EMR
66. Vizzuti Sonata no. 2 Bella
67. Weber Variations in F Faber
68. Wood Caprice Warwick

LTCL
1. Albinoni Concerto in F Billaudot
2. Arban Carnival of Venice Boosey
3. Arnold Trumpet Concerto, op. 25 Faber
4. Arutunian Concerto Sikorski
5. Boughton Trumpet Concerto Brass Wind
6. Bozza Rustiques Leduc
7. Butterworth Concerto Comus
Southern Cross and Bride of the Waves
8. Clarke Alfred
(from The Best of Herbert L Clarke)
9. Constant Trois mouvements Leduc
10. East Sonatina Ricordi
11. Eaves Rhapsody for Soprano Cornet G & M Brand
12. Enesco Légende Enoch
13. Golland Concerto for Flugelhorn Kirklees
14. Grantham After Midnight Music for Brass
15. Gregson Concerto Novello
16. Gregson Prelude and Capriccio R Smith
17. Hertel Concerto no. 3 McNaughton
18. Hindemith Sonata Schott
19. Holm Concertino Hansen
20. Honegger Intrada Salabert
21. Horovitz Concerto Novello
22. Horton Mockingbird Hill Rosehill
23. Howarth Capriccio Rosehill
24. Hummel Concerto (in E♭ or E) any reliable edition
25. Jolivet Concerto no. 2 Heugel
26. Langford Concertino Universal
27. McGuire Prelude 22 Warwick
28. Newsome La belle Marguerita Music for Brass
29. Newton Serenade for Soprano Cornet Prima Vista
30. Omer Imagined Corners, Concerto for Trumpet musictopicture.com
31. Presser Second Suite for Trumpet (all 3 movts) Fischer
32. Roberts Kentucky Derby Warwick
33. Salzedo Concerto Warwick
34. Sparke Mace Studio
35. Stevens Sonata, 2nd movt: Adagio tenero Peters
36. Stölzel Concerto in D Billaudot
37. Takemitsu Paths Schott
38. Tartini Concerto in D Billaudot
39. Telemann Concerto in D, TWV 51:D7 Musica Rara
40. Tomasi Triptyque Leduc
41. Tomlinson Concerto for Cornet Tomlinson
42. Vizzuti Cascades Bella
43. Wilby Concert Galop Rosehill
44. Wright Cornet Concerto Studio

FTCL
1. Addison Concerto Stainer
2. Berio Sequenza X Universal
3. Bitsch Four Variations on a Theme of Scarlatti Leduc
4. Carmichael Lyric Concerto Wright & Round
5. Charlier Solo de concours Schott
6. Chaynes Concerto Leduc
7. Françaix Sonatine Eschig
8. Godel Aria Fiorentino EMR
9. M Haydn Concerto Billaudot
10. Henze Sonatina Schott
11. Hertel Concerto no. 1 McNaughton
12. Howarth Concerto Boosey archive
13. Hultmark Alcántara Brass Wind
14. Patterson Concerto Weinberger
15. Persichetti Parable no. 14 Elkan-Vogel
16. Plog Postcards Bim
17. Smith The Glorious Fountain Salvationist
18. Tomasi Concerto Leduc
19. Tomasi Semaine Sainte à Cuzco Leduc
20. Williams Concerto Hal Leonard