These three études, titled Hearth, Skyscape, and I Mourn, are written with trumpet in mind but they are fun to play on any treble-clef instrument (for some instruments, you can make a few range adjustments).

The études are called jazz-inflected because although all the notes are written down, they invite the player to freely apply jazz expressions to the written notes. You can practice whatever jazz inflections you'd like to work on: tone bending, dropoffs, vibrato, slides. You can choose where to use mutes and hand effects. It's up to you!

This music is dedicated to Natalo Paella (1927-2001). Nat's expressive performances of these pieces made them really come alive and gave me ideas for how to play them on horn.

Duration 6'