Bach Inventions

Fifteen Two-Part Inventions by J. S. Bach,

Adapted for Two Transposing Trumpets 

by Robert L. Haley

with a special Introduction

by William Vacchiano


Wiliam Vacchiano once told me, “I don’t really ask that much of my students – I just want them to be able to play any song in any key”. Behind that innocent statement lies a mountain of practicing. Vacchiano taught MUSIC first, and how you applied that to the trumpet was second. One of the quickest ways to get to the core of a well-schooled musician is through the mastery of transposition. 


This publication from 1972 represents a high point in the transposing material available for advanced (and courageous) trumpeters.  Challenge yourself and your students to hone your 

transposing chops and get the reward of wonderful music in the process.