Ernst Sachse - Concertino in E♭ for Solo Cornet and Brass Ensemble
Ernst Sachse - Concertino in E♭ for Solo Cornet and Brass Ensemble
Ernst Sachse's Concertino in E♭ is a sparkling showpiece for solo cornet, offering the soloist ample opportunity to display both lyrical sensitivity and brilliant technique. Originally conceived in the tradition of the nineteenth-century concertino — compact, elegant, and immediately engaging — this work has long been a favorite vehicle for cornet soloists seeking repertoire that balances musical substance with crowd-pleasing flair. Andrew Loeffler's arrangement for brass ensemble frames the soloist in a rich, resonant texture that honors the spirit of the original while making the work fully accessible to today's brass performers.
This edition includes a full conductor score and individual parts for all ensemble voices, as well as a solo cornet part with cues. The PDF download is print-ready and formatted for standard paper sizes.
Instrumentation: Solo Cornet and Brass Ensemble
What's included:
- Full conductor score (PDF)
- Individual parts for all ensemble voices (PDF)
- Solo cornet part with cues (PDF)
About the Composer
Ernst Sachse (1813–1870) was born into a musical family in Thuringia; his father, Ernst Friedrich Ludwig Sachse (1788–1847), served for many years as a town musician in Altenburg and Eisenberg, eventually directing the municipal music there. Ernst received his musical training from his father, and at the age of twenty-one left his hometown to join the Grand Ducal Court Orchestra in Weimar. He remained with that ensemble as principal trumpet for nearly three decades, serving under a succession of distinguished conductors that included Johann Nepomuk Hummel, Hippolyte Chelard, Franz Liszt, and Eduard Lassen. By the mid-nineteenth century he was regarded as one of the finest trumpet players in Germany.
Sachse's artistry attracted the attention of the leading musicians of his day. Hector Berlioz praised him in his memoirs for his "extraordinary power," and in 1844 Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy invited him to give several solo concerts in London, where he was received with widespread acclaim. He participated in the premieres of several Wagner operas, most notably the world premiere of Lohengrin in 1850, conducted by Franz Liszt. Ernst Sachse died in Weimar in 1870.
About the Arranger
Equally at home performing jazz and classical, Drew released a solo project in 2000, Festive Music for Trumpet and Organ, for which he wrote all the arrangements and handled recording, mixing, and mastering. He performs throughout South Carolina and surrounding states as a free-lance player, section player, and soloist with many different groups, including the Columbia Jazz Orchestra, the Jimmy Farr Big Band, the O'Kaysions, Second Nature, Swing Set, and the Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra. Drew also fronts his own jazz band, DLG, and brass quintet, Carolina Brass Ensemble, when time permits. Additional artists with whom Drew has shared the stage include Phil Smith, Wycliff Gordon, Ron Westray, Bryson Borgstedt, Allen Vizzutti, Bert Ligon, and Fred Wesley.
Drew served as principal trumpet player with the Lake Murray Symphony Orchestra and the Lake Murray Chamber Orchestra, where he also appeared as soloist and arranger. As a band leader, he assumed the position of musical director of the Capital City Big Band following Roger Pemberton's departure, leading the CCBB in community service projects and professional venues throughout South Carolina, where he serves as one of three composer/arrangers in the organization.
Drew is an active private trumpet teacher, composer, arranger, and clinician in South Carolina and Georgia. His teachers include Scott Schesta, Dave Detwiler, Dennis Edelbrock, Kim Dunnick, and Herb Mueller. He completed a Master's Degree at the University of South Carolina, where he studied with Dr. Keith Amstutz and Bert Ligon. Before relocating to Anchorage, Alaska, Drew served as Director of Music at Cardinal Newman School, where he taught instrumental music, vocal choirs, guitar, theory, jazz history, and music appreciation, and founded the elementary instrumental music program at St. Joseph Elementary School. He has also served as an adjunct professor at the University of South Carolina, Claflin University, and Benedict College.