Celebrated Complete Method of Trumpet, Valved Cornet and Saxhorn has helped to form many generations of Trumpet, Cornet and Saxhorn players. The compilation by French cornetist, conductor and composer, Jean-Baptiste Arban (1825-1889) successfully addresses requirements of modern technique and contemporary musical writing.

Arban studied at the Paris Conservatoire and led a prosperous career as a versatile and accomplished musician. Celebrated Complete Method of Trumpet, Valved Cornet and Saxhorn is divided into three parts, which incorporate a vast variety of musical elements. Part 2 includes fingering, scales, chromaticism, ornaments, intervals, triplets, semiquaver studies, chords, pedal notes and tonguing. Containing a large amount of instruction in French, English, German and Spanish, Arban's Celebrated Complete Method of Trumpet, Valved Cornet and Saxhorn is not to be missed by aspiring brass players.