The Complete Etudes for Trumpet by Carl Kohlmann, edited by Douglas Lindsay

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The Complete Etudes for Trumpet by Carl Kohlmann, edited by Douglas Lindsay

The present compilation of studies for trumpet and/ or cornet in Bb is not necessarily to be viewed as a significant addition to the already voluminous catalogue of etudes written in the early 20th century. Although many of the studies have a musical attractiveness to them that rival many of the well-known studies of the likes of Paudert or Sachse, the etudes of Carl Kohlmann might be better viewed as a glimpse into the nature of German brass playing as heard in the late nineteenth and early twentieth
centuries.

Carl (Karl) Kohlmann was born in Grossmunro, a small village west of Leipzig, Germany (then Prussia) in 1861. Kohlmann immigrated to the United States in 1884 and found a comfortable home in Cincinnati, Ohio, with its large German population. Kohlmann was a member of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
trombone section from 1895 to 1937, the year of his death. The etudes are written in a style that is reminiscent of German folk music. They are of simple form and harmonic structure and many recall German landlers, lieder and alpen horn calls.

The bulk of these etudes were dedicated to Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra musician Ferdinand (Ferd, Ferdie, Fred) Weiss. Weiss was born in Cincinnati in 1875 and died in 1944. He started his tenure in the orchestra in 1895 on double bass, then moved to violin and ultimately trumpet. This edition was compiled from original manuscripts provided to the editor from the historical collection of Vincent DiMartino.

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