Suddenly Roger Voisin asked me why I didn't write a trumpet solo for him to play with the orchestra that would be different from traditional trumpet solos which are all loud, martial or triumphant.

A towering figure in jazz and popular music, Armstrong’s gravelly ... to transcend language barriers with sheer emotion. His trumpet solos weep and soar, bringing a new depth to the classic ...

Haydn wrote a vast number of solo piano pieces, songs, choral works, operas and concertos. One of Haydn's most popular works today is a concerto for trumpet, which he wrote in 1796 for a his good ...