Trumpet Trombone duets

[cb56]

Well I have to do something while I'm recovering from getting teeth pulled so might as well do some research.

I have a friend that plays trumpet that used to teach high school band who is recovering from dental surgery. I myself took several years off from playing and trying to come back. That was going ok till I had to get a couple teeth pulled about 10 days ago.

At one point we both played at a semi pro level for jazz commercial. Actually he played in the Army jazz band and did a short stint with the Les Brown band back in the 70s

I recently bought an e book called 30 melodious duets for trumpet and trombone. It should be fun for us to play together but it's written at about an 8th grade or freshman HS Level.
Actually that's about where I an in my comeback attempt.

I'm wondering if someone could recommend a book that would be a step up from that for when we blow through this one. Maybe high school level. Btw I'm 68 and he's 75.
Any suggestions are appreciated.
Thanks

[BGuttman]

If your tenor clef is good you could do any trumpet duet book (maybe even the Arban duets in the Trumpet version).

(Notice that we trombone players have to be the ones to adapt.)

[cb56]

Unfortunately no.
I can read C treble clef ok but mainly bass clef

[cmcslide]

I think the Amsden duet book is the same music whether you have the trumpet or trombone version, so you should be able to each play from the book for your horn and it would work.

[officermayo]

I think the Amsden duet book is the same music whether you have the trumpet or trombone version, so you should be able to each play from the book for your horn and it would work.

When I was a kid, my father and I played out of the Amsden's book. I use it today with two friends who play trumpet.

[officermayo]

Any suggestions are appreciated.
Thanks

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[cb56]

Any suggestions are appreciated.
Thanks

Thanks for sending that.
Any chance you have the bass clef version?

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[cb56]

Thank you officermayo

[harrisonreed]

Not a book, but ...

[bitbckt]

David Vining’s sight reading duets are intended to be played with any two books, so if you grab the trumpet and trombone editions you could play together.

[comebackplayer]

Not every trombone/bass clef version of Arbans include the duets, but if you look online you can find some older editions that do. It may take some matching up, but the first 10 or so are very playable for intermediate players. If the trumpet player can transpose, you can also have them play the top and you can play the bass line on hymns.

[Rrova]

If your tenor clef is good you could do any trumpet duet book (maybe even the Arban duets in the Trumpet version).

(Notice that we trombone players have to be the ones to adapt.)

Bruce, how would that work? Trombone plays as in normal tenor clef as long as its with a B-flat trumpet?

[CalgaryTbone]

If your tenor clef is good you could do any trumpet duet book (maybe even the Arban duets in the Trumpet version).

(Notice that we trombone players have to be the ones to adapt.)

Bruce, how would that work? Trombone plays as in normal tenor clef as long as its with a B-flat trumpet?

The lines/spaces where the notes appear in Tenor clef are the same as where they appear in B flat Treble clef. You need to adjust the key signature into concert pitch and also adjust the accidentals on B's and E's to compensate for the B flat transposition (the key of "C" for a B flat trumpet has a concert pitch B flat and a E flat in it since their "C" scale is actually a concert "B flat" scale).

Jim Scott

[Rrova]

Thanks, Jim! Now that I think of it, that is similar to how I learned tenor clef. I could always read treble clef on trombone so when I started learning tenor clef I would just think of it as treble clef but a note down. Of course, like you mentioned, B and E were problematic doing it that way!