His friendship with Franz Joseph Haydn, and Haydn’s interest in music innovation, lead to the composition of the Trumpet Concerto. After Weidinger performed the piece, composer J. N. Hummel became interested in the instrument as well, which lead to the creation of the his own Trumpet Concerto. Both men composed such pieces because they were intrigued with the keyed trumpet, and wanted to see what new ideas and colors they could produce. The keyed trumpet ultimately failed due to the shift in role that the trumpet was going through. Composers were shifting from the military and religious soloist approach to a more tutti sound that required the trumpets to play a supporting role of making the cadences more effective. Thanks to the shift, the creative minds of the duo (Haydn and Hummel), and Weidinger’s concept, the trumpet started taking its modern form when it got valves and was inspiring composer to write
His friendship with Franz Joseph Haydn, and Haydn’s interest in music innovation, lead to the composition of the Trumpet Concerto. After Weidinger performed the piece, composer J. N. Hummel became interested in the instrument as well, which lead to the creation of the his own Trumpet Concerto. Both men composed such pieces because they were intrigued with the keyed trumpet, and wanted to see what new ideas and colors they could produce. The keyed trumpet ultimately failed due to the shift in role that the trumpet was going through. Composers were shifting from the military and religious soloist approach to a more tutti sound that required the trumpets to play a supporting role of making the cadences more effective. Thanks to the shift, the creative minds of the duo (Haydn and Hummel), and Weidinger’s concept, the trumpet started taking its modern form when it got valves and was inspiring composer to write