Conceivable cadenza development in Haydn’s Trumpet Concerto, first movement

Abstract

How do you write a first movement cadenza in the style of Joseph Haydn? Since this is the mandatory concerto for next to all trumpet auditions there are, I wanted to write my own cadenza rather than playing someone else's. This thesis will show you how I approached this question. Through historical background research and analysis, I developed my own cadenza in a strict Classical style with a touch of humour, in true Haydn style. The result was performed at my bachelor’s exam concert. Since this is a combined bachelor and master thesis; I made a conclusion after the development process, which also ends my bachelor thesis. This conclusion resulted in a positive and proud feeling. After the performance of my bachelor’s exam concert, I have analysed and compared my own cadenza with the cadenzas of two of the most outstanding trumpet soloists worldwide; Ole Edvard Antonsen and Håkan Hardenberger and five other important cadenzas in the history of Haydn Trumpet Concerto. After analysing and comparing seven cadenzas with my own and interviewing Ole Edvard Antonsen and Håkan Hardenberger, I got some new ideas and thoughts of which I for sure will use in my next cadenzas.