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Henri Tomasi - Trumpet Concerto
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Tine Thing Helseth's Top 10 Trumpet Pieces
2. Henri Tomasi - Trumpet Concerto
The style is a bit like Debussy-meets-film-noir. The second movement is just beautiful, he uses different mutes to get different colours out of the instrument, and then in the middle there's this quasi-cadenza lying on top, like you're lying on top of a mountain.
