Solo trumpet and piano  
​live recordings, play-along and scores to follow

Sheet music: Look at scores on Youtube while listening, this is a great way to follow a score and listen at the same time. Buy and download scores and parts here as PDF-files and mp3. And if this is not enough you can also play along directly from Youtube, without hearing the solo instrument. Why not practice without a music stand and sheet music. Play along directly from Youtube, all you need is your instrument.      
                               Cheque this out:      Music-score-video       Play-along-video
Espana is a mysterious piece of music, sounds of Spain, sometimes in the distance. Both dark and beautiful, rich in sounds and harmonies. Very melodic in spite of the shades of sometimes darker qualities, a painting musical landscape and reflections, also in a voice of silence.
 (duration: c.4.45 min)                                                     Level: Advanced
Thanks to:
Solo trumpet: Henning Anundsen
Piano: Ljubov Katerli
Sound Recording: Håvard Matland: 
Sound Mix: Torstein Lunde
Music: Johan Modahl. Leiva
The Fairytale Waltz was originally composed in 2008 as a solo piece for trumpet and piano, to my daughter Sophia. The Fairytale Waltz is a playful piece, with many surprises on the way. You can here elements of Jazz and classical music in a distance, but with a visual touch, with filmatic flow and atmosphere. The piece is both airy and drifty, sometimes more majestic and has also a slow beautiful section in it.
In 2011 it was orchestrated for full orchestra as well, exploring some of the wonderful colors of the orchestra.      (duration: c.5 min)           Level: Intermediate to advanced
Thanks to:
Solo trumpet: Henning Anundsen
Piano: Ljubov Katerli
Sound Recording: Håvard Matland: 
Sound Mix: Torstein Lunde
Music: Johan Modahl. Leiva
Nebula is a slow piece with poetic melodic lines and harmonies, in a rubato style. The sound is distant, mysterious and moving, like the meaning of the name Nebula, to do with the endless universe. Nebula is a cloud of dust and gas in space, usually illuminated by one or more stars. Nebulae represent the raw material the stars are made of. Maybe in musical resemblance.
(duration: c.3.45 min)                                                Level: Intermediate to advanced
Thanks to:
Solo trumpet: Henning Anundsen
Piano: Ljubov Katerli
Sound Recording: Håvard Matland: 
Sound Mix: Torstein Lunde
Music: Johan Modahl. Leiva
Wake Up is a small and nice piece I wrote for my daughter entering a solo competition some years ago. She won the competition, which was a proud moment for us all in the family. If you want to play a melodic ear-catching piece with nice harmonies I would definitely recommend this piece.                                                                        (duration: c.2.15 min)                                                 Level: Intermediate                                                                                                                         
Thanks to:
Solo trumpet: Henning Anundsen
Piano: Ljubov Katerli
Sound Recording: Håvard Matland: 
Sound Mix: Torstein Lunde
Music: Johan Modahl. Leiva

Solo trumpet and piano  
Midi (sibelius) and scores to follow

200 Years of Change is a instrumental majestic ballad for solo trumpet and piano. The piece has a clear classical reference, with a strong visual character. It was originally commissioned by Lindås municipality and School of Arts in 2014, and in conjunction with the bicentenary for the Norwegian Constitution 1814–2014. It was originally composed for brass band, choir, band and trumpet solo.  200 years of evolving Norwegian democracy clearly signify pride and humbleness, let’s hope it will remain, or that the nation will build within the same framework for the future.
(duration: c.4 min)                                                             Level: Intermediate                                            Music by Johan Modahl Leiva
​Where Memory Stays is a slow song originally for voice and was written in 1988. The words are of a rather sentimental nature and move in a landscape of dreams, hope, fear and fantasy. In 2010 I also rewrote and rearranged the piece for solo flute and orchestra, but now also for solo trumpet and piano.
(duration: c.3.45 min)                                                  Level: Advanced                                                   Music by Johan Modahl Leiva
You’re Leaving is now available for solo trumpet and piano, it is originally a song by Johan M. Leiva. It’s not too difficult to play on trumpet, but has a very nice harmonic piano part, with a nice melody in the trumpet.
(duration: c.3.15 min)                                                  Level: Intermediate                                             Music by Johan Modahl Leiva