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
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:asu.edu/item:53834 |
| Date | January 2019 |
| Contributors | Albrecht, Christopher (Author), Hickman, David (Advisor), Swoboda, Deanna (Committee member), Stover, Christopher (Committee member), Arizona State University (Publisher) |
| Source Sets | Arizona State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Doctoral Dissertation |
| Format | 118 pages |
| Rights | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ |
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