This is the heart of the piece. Vasilenko was a ethnomusicologist who traveled to Central Asia. The second movement uses modes inspired by Kyrgyz folk music. The trumpet uses a mute (usually a straight mute) to create a nasal, exotic tone. The PDF here will show long, legato lines that require massive breath control.
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