It's a fine bravura work that doesn't immediately reveal its flashy intentions. The piece exists in versions with concert band and simply with piano it has been recorded by artists as diverse as Gerard Schwarz, Wynton Marsalis, and Harry James. Clarke wrote one popular treatment, but before his came a set of variations by Jean- Baptiste Arban, the cornet professor at the Paris Conservatory and the author of a highly influential cornet and trumpet method book. Inevitably, the melody found its way to the bandstand as a virtuoso workout for cornet or trumpet.
Many different composers wrote versions for violin, clarinet, even guitar. Longer article on O.J.'s Trumpet Page This article about a. His variations on The Carnival of Venice remains one of the great showpieces for cornet.
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