abstract: Joseph Turrin’s compositions for trumpet are frequently performed, and have become a large part of the trumpet repertoire. His trumpet works are played at events such as International Trumpet Guild conferences, have been featured with many well-known orchestras and bands, and are standard recital works. Many of Turrin’s trumpet works have been performed and recorded by well-established musicians, which include Philip Smith, Joseph Alessi, David Hickman, Robert Sullivan, Brian Shaw, Thomas Hooten, Terry Everson, Wynton Marsalis, and Alison Balsom. This study examines in detail each of Joseph Turrin’s twenty-four published works for trumpet. Turrin’s pieces include Elegy, Caprice, Concerto for Trumpet, Intrada, Two Portraits, Someone to Watch Over Me, Chronicles, Two Gershwin Portraits, Fandango, and Three Episodes, and include pieces written for Philip Smith, Joseph Alessi, Wynton Marsalis, Harold Lieberman, Lew Soloff, Brian Shaw, Robert Sullivan, and Thomas Hooten. A complete history of each composition and arrangement, and information relating to their premieres are presented. Technical elements from the music are discussed, such as range, articulation, melodic contour, endurance, and difficult fingerings. Biographical information such as youth, education, and career about Turrin are incorporated, along with a discussion of his compositional characteristics and influences. In addition, a list of each work with an assigned difficulty grade, as well as a current discography, is included. / Dissertation/Thesis / Doctoral Dissertation Music 2019

This dissertation is intended as a supportive document for the five-part suite for ten-piece jazz ensemble entitled Real Talk. It is divided into six chapters, four of which are analytical and cover the following topics: Form, Melody, Harmony, and Other Compositional Techniques. Subcategories are used within these chapters to draw attention to specific compositional components relevant to the construction of the piece; illustrative tables and examples have been provided to assist in describing these components. The ultimate purpose of this document is to describe in detail my technical approach to the composition. / text

Esta tesis doctoral tiene como objetivo principal el estudio de las veintidós obras sinfónicas del compositor Manuel Berná, (Albatera, Alicante-España 22/ agosto/ 1915). Se subraya la importancia de su estilo propio, encuadrado en la armonía tonal alterada, que huye de la duplicación de la octava, prefiriendo sextas y séptimas alteradas. Asimila el impresionismo, con gran dominio del color de la orquesta; el puntillismo, donde tienen valor las notas individualmente, fragmentando mucho las melodías; y el simbolismo, buscando la representación de la esencia del objeto o la psicología del personaje. Esto unido a una mentalidad contemporánea, elevando la música popular a la categoría de sinfónica. Predomina el tono sobre el modo: dentro de la politonalidad e incluso de una pantonalidad, aportando la idea estética de la influencia del semitono.Atento a las nuevas corrientes, vivo ejemplo de tenacidad, sabiendo evolucionar y aportar su estética a futuras generaciones, como compositor clásico. - / The aim of this thesis is to study the twenty-two symphonic works of the composer Manuel Berná, (born Albatera, Alicante, Spain, 22/08/1915).It emphasises the importance of his style within the framework of altered tonal harmony, which avoids doubling the octave, rather using altered sixths and sevenths. It assimilates Impressionism with its command of the orchestral colours; Pointillism, in which every note has equal importance, producing fragmentation in the melodies; and Symbolism, with its search for the representation of the essence of the objects or the psychology of the characters. These techniques and his contemporary mentality raise Popular Music to the category of Symphonic Music. Key takes precedence over mode within polytonality and even pantonality, contributing the aesthetic idea of influence of the semitone. As a classical composer, he was up to date with new trends, a living example of tenacity, evolving and contributing his aesthetics to new generations.