David Sampson (*1951)
Born in 1951 in Charlottesville, Virginia, in the United States, David Sampson has rapidly established himself as one of the outstanding composers of his generation.
He holds degrees from the Curtis Institute of Music, Hunter College, Manhattan School of Music and the Ecoles d'Art Américaines, where his teachers included Karel Husa, Henri Dutilleux and John Corigliano for composition, and Gerard Schwarz, Gilbert Johnson, Robert Nagel and Raymond Mase for trumpet.
His choral, orchestral, solo and chamber ensemble works are performed and recorded regularly around the world by celebrated soloists, ensembles and orchestras, and during his career he has received numerous professional awards.
Among his most important compositions it is worth noting various works for ensemble commissioned by the Chicago Chamber Musicians, the "Serenade" for flugelhorn and strings (Colonial Symphony), "Hommage JFK" (National Symphony Orchestra) and "Triptych" for trumpet and orchestra (ITG -International Trumpet Guild), premiered by Raymond Mase at the Aspen Music Festival and then with the American Composers Orchestra at the Carnegie Hall, New York.
His works are widely published and appear on recordings with Channel Recordings and Summit Records.
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David Sampson
Anecdotal Antidotes
for trumpet, tuba, violin and viola
- Level: intermediate / advanced
- Duration: 12'
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 2021
David Sampson
Canzona
for 4 trumpets
- Level: intermediate
- Duration: 3'30
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 1989
David Sampson
Distant Voices
for brass quintet
- Level: intermediate / advanced
- Duration: 16'
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 1990
David Sampson
Duncan Trio
for trumpet, horn and trombone
- Level: intermediate / advanced
- Duration: 10'
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 2002
David Sampson
Fanfare for Canterbury Cathedral
for 10 trumpets
- Level: intermediate
- Duration: 1'30
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 1979
David Sampson
Fanfare for Canterbury Cathedral
for brass quintet and organ
- Level: intermediate
- Duration: 1'30
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 1979
David Sampson
Flight
for 3 trumpets
- Level: intermediate
- Duration: 1'10
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 1982
David Sampson
Hommage JFK
for 14 brass instruments and percussion
- Level: intermediate / advanced
- Duration: 2'40
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 1995
David Sampson
In Time
for bass trombone, piano and percussion
- Level: intermediate / advanced
- Duration: 8'
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 1989
David Sampson
Litany of Breath
for trumpet solo
- Level: intermediate / advanced
- Duration: 3'
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 1980
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David Sampson
Morning Music
for brass quintet
- Level: intermediate / advanced
- Duration: 12'
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 1986
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David Sampson
Morning Pages
21 Etudes for trumpet for trumpet
- Level: intermediate / advanced
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 2005/2007
David Sampson
Mysteries Remain
for trumpet and organ
- Level: advanced
- Duration: 17'
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 1979
David Sampson
Notes from Faraway Places
3 Suites for solo trumpet and 3 Duets for trumpet solo
- Level: intermediate
- Duration: 34'20
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 1992/1999
David Sampson
Passage
for trumpet and viola
- Level: intermediate / advanced
- Duration: 10'30
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 1979
David Sampson
Reflections on a Dance
for 14 brass instruments, timpani and percussion
- Level: advanced
- Duration: 14'
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 1988
David Sampson
Serenade
for flugelhorn and string orchestra
- Level: advanced
- Duration: 10'
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 1997
David Sampson
Sonata Forty
for horn and piano
- Level: intermediate / advanced
- Duration: 14'
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 1991
David Sampson
Strata
for brass quintet
- Level: intermediate
- Duration: 16'
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 1999
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David Sampson
Tenebrae
for trumpet and organ
- Level: intermediate / advanced
- Duration: 5'
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 2000