Check out my growing list of new trumpet arrangements.

It's been some time since I last posted and there's been a lot going on at my end: primarily, the recording of multiple arrangements for trumpet and their associated backing tracks so other musicians can play along.

The aim of these arrangements is to extend the repertoire for trumpet at a rate of one every week or so (and play my favourite music!). These arrangements are divided between public domain classics and popular/jazz cover songs, the latter remain copyright to their original rights-holders.

When it comes to public domain arrangements, it's up to the arranger whether or not to make those copyright to themselves or choose a creative commons licence. I've chosen to make mine freely available under a creative commons licence. That means that like my original scores, the creative commons scores are available to download direct from my site both as PDFs and as MuseScore files.

Of the limited number of public domain scores I have so far recorded, Bach's Air on the G String is the favourite, at least you YouTube, enjoying over 400 views.

6 Creative Commons Classics
Score Availability Available (CC 4.0): Play-Along Arioso by Bach Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach; Arranged by Rose-Marie Williams CCBY 4.0
Gentle Intermediate Orchestra : Trumpet, Cor Anglais, Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass Appears on Creative Commons Classics Playlist
Score Availability Available (CC 4.0): Arioso by Bach Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach; Arranged by Rose-Marie Williams CCBY 4.0 This arrangement has not been released to Spotify
Gentle Intermediate Brass Band : Trumpet, Tenor Horn, Trombone, Tuba Appears on Creative Commons Classics Playlist
Score Availability Available CC-BY4.0 Free: Play-Along Air on the G String by Bach Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach; Arranged by Rose-Marie Williams CC4.0
Gentle Intermediate Orchestra : Trumpet, Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass Appears on Creative Commons Classics Playlist
Score Availability Available CC-BYSA4.0 Free: Play-Along Andante from Trumpet Concerto in Eb by Haydn Composed by Franz Joseph Haydn; Arranged by Rose-Marie Williams (CC4.0SA)
Gentle Challenging Orchestra : Flute, Trumpet, Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass Appears in Creative Commons Classics playlist.
Score Availability Available CC-BY4.0 Free: Play-Along Summertime by Gershwin Composed by By Ira Gershwin, Dubose Heyward, Dorothy Heyward, George Gershwin; Arranged by Rose-Marie Williams (CC4.0)
Invigorating Challenging Jazz Band : Trumpet, Piano, Electric Guitar, Bass Guitar Appears in Creative Covers and the Creative Commons Classics Playlists
Score Availability Available CC-BY4.0 Free: Clair de Lune by Debussy Composed by Claude Debussy; Arranged by Rose-Marie Williams (CC4.0) This Arrangement Not Released to Spotify
Gentle Challenging Jazz Band : Flute, Clarinet, Trumpet, Saxophone, Trombone, Tuba, Drums Appears in Creative Commons Classics playlist.

When it comes to dealing with cover song arrangements, the rules of copyright require that arrangements made by others (including myself) remain copyright to the original rights-holders. This situation promted me to begin publishing these cover arrangements through ArrangeMe which publishes to SheetMusicDirect and SheetMusicPlus. By law this is the only way I can legally share these scores (as they pay a licence to the rights-holders), and there are minimum fees set by the system.

While this is a new focus for me, there is already a range of styles from classics like Herb Alpert's legendary 'Rise' to the more recent 'When' by Susann Sundfor and one of my old favourites, 'Foolish Games' by Jewel, which is my most flexible arrangement yet, able to be used with both string and brass.

10 Creative Covers
Score Availability Available (C) for a Fee from: SheetMusicPlus SheetMusicPlus Play-Along Il Silenzio Composed by Nini Rosso; Arranged by Rose-Marie Williams Copyright &Copy 2025 EMI Music Publishing
Gentle Intermediate Orchestral : Trumpet, Flute, Clarinet, Cor Anglais, Violin, Viola, Cello Featured on the Creative Covers Playlist.
Score Availability Available (C) for a Fee from: SheetMusicPlus Play-Along Siciliana from Trumpet Concerto in Ab by Telemann Composed by Georg Philipp Telemann; Arranged by Timofei Dokshitser © Editions Marc Reift
Gentle Intermediate Duet : Trumpet, Piano Appears on Creative Covers Playlist.
Score Availability Available (C) for a Fee from: SheetMusicDirect SheetMusicPlus Play-Along Foolish Games Composed by Jewel Kilcher; Arranged by Rose-Marie Williams Copyright © 1995 Wiggly Tooth Music All Rights Administered by Downtown DLJ Songs All Rights Reserved Used by Permission
Sad Intermediate Orchestra : Trumpet, Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Piano, French Horn, Trombone, Tuba, Violin, Viola, Cello, Voice Featured on the Creative Covers Playlist.
Score Availability Available (C) for a Fee from: SheetMusicDirect SheetMusicPlus Play-Along Unchained Melody Composed by Alex North & Hy Zaret; Arranged by Rose-Marie Williams © 1955 (Renewed) FRANK MUSIC CORP. All Rights Reserved
Gentle Intermediate Jazz Band : Trumpet, Flute, Piano, Violin, Viola, Cello, Voice Featured on the Creative Covers Playlist.
Score Availability Available (C) for a Fee from: SheetMusicDirect SheetMusicPlus Play-Along When Composed by Susanne Sundfor & Lars Horntveth; Arranged by Rose-Marie Williams © 2023 SONY/ATV MUSIC PUBL SCAND KB / WATERFALL MUSIC AS
Sad Intermediate Duet : Trumpet, Piano, Voice Appears in Creative Covers Playlist.
Score Availability Available (C) for a Fee from: SheetMusicDirect SheetMusicPlus Play-Along The Way We Were Composed by Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman & Marvin Hamlisch; Arranged by Rose-Marie Williams © 1973 Colgems-EMI Music Inc. Copyright Renewed
Gentle Intermediate Trio : Trumpet, Flute, Piano, Voice Appears in Creative Covers Playlist.
Score Availability Available (C) for a Fee from: SheetMusicDirect SheetMusicPlus Play-Along Rise Composed by Randy Badazz & Andy Armer; Arranged by Rose-Marie Williams © 1979 ALMO MUSIC CORP. and BADAZZ MUSIC COMPANY All Rights Controlled and Administered by ALMO MUSIC CORP. All Rights Reserved Used by Permission
Invigorating Intermediate Jazz Band : Trumpet, Electric Guitar, Bass Guitar, Piano, Drums Appears in Creative Covers Playlist.
Score Availability Available CC-BY4.0 Free: Play-Along Summertime by Gershwin Composed by By Ira Gershwin, Dubose Heyward, Dorothy Heyward, George Gershwin; Arranged by Rose-Marie Williams (CC4.0)
Invigorating Challenging Jazz Band : Trumpet, Piano, Electric Guitar, Bass Guitar Appears in Creative Covers and the Creative Commons Classics Playlists
Score Availability Available (C) for a Fee from: SheetMusicDirect SheetMusicPlus Play-Along En Aranjuez Con Tu Amor Composed by Joaquin Rodrigo; Arranged by Rose-Marie Williams © 1988 by Joaquin Rodrigo All Rights Reserved Used by Permission
Gentle Intermediate Orchestra : Flute, Trumpet, Voice, Recorder, Cor Anglais, Piano, Strings The Adagio from Concierto de Aranjuez, as made famous in the movie, Brassed Off. Appears in Creative Covers Playlist.
Score Availability Available (C) for a Fee from: SheetMusicDirect SheetMusicPlus Play-Along Nature Boy Composed by Eden Ahbez; Arranged by Rose-Marie Williams Copyright © 1948 by Eden Ahbez Copyright Renewed 1975 by Golden World International Copyright Secured All Rights Reserved
Gentle Intermediate Duet : Trumpet, Piano, Voice Appears in Creative Covers playlist

I have included the Siciliana from Telemann's Trumpet Concerto in Ab as a cover for convenience though technically there are no other recordings of this concerto that I could find. In fact AI claims: "Based on the search results, there is no widely recognized Trompetenkonzert (Trumpet Concerto) in As-Dur (A-flat major) by Georg Philipp Telemann."

The score has no TWV number. According to Wikipedia this is likely because: "Telemann was highly prolific, writing over 3,000 compositions, and about half of his total output was lost. Many manuscripts, particularly those not in major archives, have not yet been assigned a number." Puts my efforts into perspective, lol.

The sole supplier for this score appears to be SheetMusicPlus (from which I purchased mine). It supplies the score under the name 'Konzert As-Dur' as a special order item.

I got permission from the friendly publisher to record the concerto: "No need of licence… we give you permission to release it on streaming platforms. The only thing we would ask is that you send us the recording as MP3 and a YouTube link if you have it, so that we can add it on our website."

I have made my production of the piano accompaniment for the Siciliana available as a backing track for others to play with, (as well as the recording with trumpet) which brings me to my next innovation, providing videos with backing tracks. I am providing backing tracks for all new arrangements and also links to the scores as published at SheetMusicDirect/SheetMusicPlus or where it is public domain, from my site.

16 Trumpet Play-Alongs
Score Availability Available (CC 4.0) from: Play-Along Arioso by Bach Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach; Arranged by Rose-Marie Williams CCBY 4.0
Gentle Intermediate Orchestra : Trumpet, Cor Anglais, Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass Appears on Creative Commons Classics Playlist
Score Availability Available (C) for a Fee from from: SheetMusicPlus SheetMusicPlus Play-Along Il Silenzio Composed by Nini Rosso; Arranged by Rose-Marie Williams Copyright &Copy 2025 EMI Music Publishing
Gentle Intermediate Orchestral : Trumpet, Flute, Clarinet, Cor Anglais, Violin, Viola, Cello Featured on the Creative Covers Playlist.
Score Availability Available (C) for a Fee from from: SheetMusicPlus Play-Along Siciliana from Trumpet Concerto in Ab by Telemann Composed by Georg Philipp Telemann; Arranged by Timofei Dokshitser © Editions Marc Reift
Gentle Intermediate Duet : Trumpet, Piano https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2NXf1GjIew&list=PL35RtST5jBCIkhwWUBaDyv2I-ndYm9G7K&index=1 Appears on Creative Covers Playlist.
Score Availability Available (C) for a Fee from from: SheetMusicDirect SheetMusicPlus Play-Along Foolish Games Composed by Jewel Kilcher; Arranged by Rose-Marie Williams Copyright © 1995 Wiggly Tooth Music All Rights Administered by Downtown DLJ Songs All Rights Reserved Used by Permission
Sad Intermediate Orchestra : Trumpet, Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Piano, French Horn, Trombone, Tuba, Violin, Viola, Cello, Voice https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIp-qzErBJU&list=PL35RtST5jBCIkhwWUBaDyv2I-ndYm9G7K&index=2 Featured on the Creative Covers Playlist.
Score Availability Available (C) Free from: Play-Along A Giraffe Followed Me Home Composed by Rose-Marie Williams; Arranged by Rose-Marie Williams © Rose-Marie Williams
Cheerful Challenging Duet : Trumpet, Clarinet, Trombone https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSynbrXlj3M&list=PL35RtST5jBCIkhwWUBaDyv2I-ndYm9G7K&index=3 Trumpet & Clarinet parts interchangeable Appears on the Childrens Music Playlist. Trombone part played by Michele Fortunato. Score now includes additional parts in concert Bb.
Score Availability Available CC-BY4.0 Free from: Play-Along Air on the G String by Bach Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach; Arranged by Rose-Marie Williams CC4.0
Gentle Intermediate Orchestra : Trumpet, Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPiDWVVvIUg&list=PL35RtST5jBCIkhwWUBaDyv2I-ndYm9G7K&index=4 Appears on Creative Commons Classics Playlist
Score Availability Available (C) for a Fee from from: SheetMusicDirect SheetMusicPlus Play-Along Unchained Melody Composed by Alex North & Hy Zaret; Arranged by Rose-Marie Williams © 1955 (Renewed) FRANK MUSIC CORP. All Rights Reserved
Gentle Intermediate Jazz Band : Trumpet, Flute, Piano, Violin, Viola, Cello, Voice https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3O5MfFsIBU&list=PL35RtST5jBCIkhwWUBaDyv2I-ndYm9G7K&index=5 Featured on the Creative Covers Playlist.
Score Availability Available CC-BYSA4.0 Free from: Play-Along Andante from Trumpet Concerto in Eb by Haydn Composed by Franz Joseph Haydn; Arranged by Rose-Marie Williams (CC4.0SA)
Gentle Challenging Orchestra : Flute, Trumpet, Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4bHjBJPsso&list=PL35RtST5jBCIkhwWUBaDyv2I-ndYm9G7K&index=6 Appears in Creative Commons Classics playlist.
Score Availability Available (C) for a Fee from from: SheetMusicDirect SheetMusicPlus Play-Along When Composed by Susanne Sundfor & Lars Horntveth; Arranged by Rose-Marie Williams © 2023 SONY/ATV MUSIC PUBL SCAND KB / WATERFALL MUSIC AS
Sad Intermediate Duet : Trumpet, Piano, Voice https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEUO9n_J4-Y&list=PL35RtST5jBCIkhwWUBaDyv2I-ndYm9G7K&index=7 Appears in Creative Covers Playlist.
Score Availability Available (C) for a Fee from from: SheetMusicDirect SheetMusicPlus Play-Along The Way We Were Composed by Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman & Marvin Hamlisch; Arranged by Rose-Marie Williams © 1973 Colgems-EMI Music Inc. Copyright Renewed
Gentle Intermediate Trio : Trumpet, Flute, Piano, Voice https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFV3l98wqN4&list=PL35RtST5jBCIkhwWUBaDyv2I-ndYm9G7K&index=11 Appears in Creative Covers Playlist.
Score Availability Available (C) for a Fee from from: SheetMusicDirect SheetMusicPlus Play-Along Rise Composed by Randy Badazz & Andy Armer; Arranged by Rose-Marie Williams © 1979 ALMO MUSIC CORP. and BADAZZ MUSIC COMPANY All Rights Controlled and Administered by ALMO MUSIC CORP. All Rights Reserved Used by Permission
Invigorating Intermediate Jazz Band : Trumpet, Electric Guitar, Bass Guitar, Piano, Drums https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsAlLsSgy_M&list=PL35RtST5jBCIkhwWUBaDyv2I-ndYm9G7K&index=12 Appears in Creative Covers Playlist.
Score Availability Available CC-BY4.0 Free from: Play-Along Summertime by Gershwin Composed by By Ira Gershwin, Dubose Heyward, Dorothy Heyward, George Gershwin; Arranged by Rose-Marie Williams (CC4.0)
Invigorating Challenging Jazz Band : Trumpet, Piano, Electric Guitar, Bass Guitar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rjk8O1DC_wU&list=PL35RtST5jBCIkhwWUBaDyv2I-ndYm9G7K&index=8 Appears in Creative Covers and the Creative Commons Classics Playlists
Score Availability Available (C) for a Fee from from: SheetMusicDirect SheetMusicPlus Play-Along En Aranjuez Con Tu Amor Composed by Joaquin Rodrigo; Arranged by Rose-Marie Williams © 1988 by Joaquin Rodrigo All Rights Reserved Used by Permission
Gentle Intermediate Orchestra : Flute, Trumpet, Voice, Recorder, Cor Anglais, Piano, Strings https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trY8wfttKDg&list=PL35RtST5jBCIkhwWUBaDyv2I-ndYm9G7K&index=14 The Adagio from Concierto de Aranjuez, as made famous in the movie, Brassed Off. Appears in Creative Covers Playlist.
Score Availability Available (C) for a Fee from from: SheetMusicDirect SheetMusicPlus Play-Along Nature Boy Composed by Eden Ahbez; Arranged by Rose-Marie Williams Copyright © 1948 by Eden Ahbez Copyright Renewed 1975 by Golden World International Copyright Secured All Rights Reserved
Gentle Intermediate Duet : Trumpet, Piano, Voice https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6FefIJ-fTg&list=PL35RtST5jBCIkhwWUBaDyv2I-ndYm9G7K&index=13 Appears in Creative Covers playlist
Score Availability Available (C) Free from: New Horizon Composed by Rose-Marie Williams; Arranged by Rose-Marie Williams © Rose-Marie Williams
Gentle Intermediate Solo : Trumpet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ig7t3-saLNc&list=PL35RtST5jBCIkhwWUBaDyv2I-ndYm9G7K&index=10 Score for trumpet only. Optional ending for differing difficulty levels.
Score Availability Available (C) Free from: Reverie Composed by Rose-Marie Williams; Arranged by Rose-Marie Williams © Rose-Marie Williams
Gentle Intermediate Trio : Trumpet, Piano, Drums https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzbtrQPrXXc&list=PL35RtST5jBCIkhwWUBaDyv2I-ndYm9G7K&index=9

Just a note about the intermediate arrangements I am publishing. While they are (I believe) technically intermediate that is not to say that they are not demanding. The long phrases of the many slow ballads, with no breaks to rest the embouchure, and the sustained notes require a lot of breath. This can be taxing.

In other news, after the first batch of recordings I found myself a microphone which I'm finding much easier to work with. The Shure PGA98H clip microphone is proving to be far superior to the ribbon mic. The clip on means that I can move freely when I play and the mic is always in the same place in relation to my bell.

It also provides a better sound and I am a lot happier with the results. Where the ribbon mic does seem necessary is in recording flute. I can turn the gain right up on my audio interface [which joins the mics to my laptop] so I can play freely and don't have to be standing over the mic. This seems superior to trying to attach a mic to my flute. The Shure PGA98H is not suitable for this task and when tested playing into it (attached to my stand) it recorded more of the breath sounds you don't want.

I also added a filter to the results by instrument to help users sort through the many results.

In other news, I found out about this composition competition run by Australia's McCaffery family and am working toward an entry for it when I find a spare moment. All in all, I am keeping myself very busy!