Page42 #8, Maestoso

Selected Duets for Trumpet, Page 42 Number 8, Maestoso, performed by David Summer. Maestoso, the defacto title of this duet, again means "march-like". Other synonyms include majestic, stately and dignified. This duet is also in 3/8 and includes some dotted 16th - 32nd note figures that are usually played with a slight detachment between the two notes. The range in the 32nd note runs may prove an insurmountable challenge for an inexperienced student. If that’s the case, the teacher may want to assign the trumpet two part, instead of the usual trumpet one part, for practice. The trumpet two part is actually a bit more rhythmically interesting in the second half of the duet than the trumpet one part is. The metronome setting for this performance is eigth note = 80.