Golden Pier, The

Josh Trentadue

Josh Trentadue

This work is the second movement of Trentadue's "The Michigan Triptych."

General Info

Year: 2019
Duration: c. 6:00
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: M.O.T.I.F.
Cost: Score and Parts (digital) - $75.00 | Score Only (digital) - $45.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon (optional)
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III-IV
Horn in F I-II
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion, including:

• Bass Drum
• Chimes
• Crash Cymbals
• Glockenspiel
• Marimba
• Ocean Drum (optional but preferred)
• Suspended Cymbal
• Tam-Tam
• Triangle
• Vibraphone

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

When I was growing up, my family and I would sometimes travel to the Grand Haven Lighthouse and Pier in my home state of Michigan. One of the earliest memories I have of that place is how far it was to walk to the lighthouse, how warm the sandy beaches were, and how cold the waters of Lake Michigan were on that bright summer day. There was another time that I visited this place around sunset. The lighthouse and pier practically emitted a radiant golden glow across the entire beach, a perfect and quasi-spiritual image of what Michigan's natural beauty has to offer that greatly profounded me.

This piece represents the idea of that place with its lush musical language. But it also represents the warmest qualities that family and home can provide. Thus the work is mainly reflective in a sense, bridged together by a ballad which twists and turns harmonically. Often times warm and peaceful, other times darker and uncertain, The Golden Pier is a work which embraces all of these qualities throughout its entire journey. In the end, however, I believe that the inherent beauty of the Grand Haven Lighthouse and Pier will always remain a bright memory and a natural wonder for those who visit it.

The Golden Pier joins my earlier band pieces The Straits of Mackinac and The Great River Rapid Chase to complete a triptych of music inspired by my Michigan roots in some shape or form. I would like to dedicate this piece to my wife, friends, family, and colleagues who have supported me and my work over the past few years. Thank you for believing in my music.

- Program Note by composer

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Media

• Audio: Reference recording, MIDI realization.

Performances

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Works for Winds by This Composer

Adaptable Music

• Comets Ablaze! (adaptable ensemble) (2020/2022)
• Dancing Fire (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2016/2020)
• Ember Skies (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2020/2022)
• The Floodgates of the Sky (adaptable ensemble) (2016/2021)
• The Golden Pier (adaptable ensemble) (2019/2020)
• The Great River Rapid Chase (adaptable ensemble) (2018/2020)
• Havana (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2018/2020)
• Kaleidoscopic Dances (adaptable ensemble) (2020/2021)
• Lightning Round (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2022)
• Meditation and Hymn to Nature (Flex instrumentation) (2021)
• O rose of May (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2018/2020)
• Raindrops in an endless sea of stars (adaptable ensemble) (2020)
• Seven Islands (adaptable ensemble) (2020/2022)
• Splendid Ridges (adaptable ensemble) (2020/2022)
• The Straits of Mackinac (adaptable ensemble) (2017/2020)
• To Right Our Wrongs (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2021)

All Wind Works

• Anthem for Doomed Youth (2018)
• Celestial Voyage (2015)
• Comets Ablaze! See: The Grand Ledge Triptych
• Concerto for Double Bass and Chamber Ensemble (2018)
• Crystal Oscillation (2022)
• Dancing Fire (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2016/2020)
• Ecstatic Samba (as arranger) (2017/2022)
• Electric City (as arranger) (2019/2022)
• Ember Skies (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2020/2022)
• enter data sequence (as arranger) (2022)
• The Floodgates of the Sky (tr. Collins) (2016/2020)
• The Floodgates of the Sky (adaptable ensemble) (2016/2021)
• The Golden Pier. See: The Michigan Triptych
• The Great River Rapid Chase. See: The Michigan Triptych
• Havana (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2018/2020)
• Hilltop Run (2022)
• Kaleidoscopic Dances (2020)
• Kaleidoscopic Dances (adaptable ensemble) (2020/2021)
• Lightning Round (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2022)
• The Grand Ledge Triptych
  • Splendid Ridges (2020)
  • Splendid Ridges (adaptable ensemble) (2020/2022)
  • Seven Islands (2020)
  • Seven Islands (adaptable ensemble) (2020/2022)
  • Comets Ablaze! (2020)
  • Comets Ablaze! (adaptable ensemble) (2020/2022)
• The Michigan Triptych
  • The Great River Rapid Chase (2018)
  • The Great River Rapid Chase (adaptable ensemble) (2018/2020)
  • The Golden Pier (2019)
  • The Golden Pier (adaptable ensemble) (2019/2020)
  • The Straits of Mackinac (2017)
  • The Straits of Mackinac (adaptable ensemble) (2017/2020)
• Midnight Skyline (2019). See also: Of Day and Night
• O rose of May (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2018/2020)
• Nature's Light (2019)
• Raindrops in an endless sea of stars (adaptable ensemble) (2020)
• Seven Islands. See: The Grand Ledge Triptych
• Splendid Ridges. See: The Grand Ledge Triptych
• The Straits of Mackinac. See: The Michigan Triptych
• Summertime Echoes (2019)
• Tango Oscuro (as arranger) (2020/2022)
• The Undiscovered Country (2018)
• A Wild Christmas Nightcap (2020)

Resources

• Josh Trentadue website