Quadrille

Joseph Turrin

Subtitle: For Trombone Trio and Band

General Info

Year: 2002
Duration: c. 9:25
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: C. Alan / McLaren Productions
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $130.00 | Score Only (print) - $40.00

Instrumentation

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

Bass Drum
Bells
Chimes
Crash Cymbals
Snare Drum
Suspended Cymbal
Xylophone

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Joseph Turrin wrote this work featuring a trombone trio for the West Point Bicentennial. A quadrille is basically an 18th century dance form of French origin. Composer Turrin remarks,

The aspect of this form that caught my attention was that the time or meter alternates between 3/8, 6/8 and 2/4. I took this basic premise and developed these elements to my liking. The work is in three sections with a coda. The trombones work mostly as a unit and engage the band in a kind of dialogue throughout. In a sense there is a musical dance here between the trombone trio and the band.”

- Program Note from Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music

Commissioned by the U.S. Military Band at West Point, LTC Deitrick, conductor, in honor of the 200th anniversary of the United States Military Academy, Quadrille is a major piece of music boasting colorful textures, spectacular musical lines, and a delightful dialogue between the band and the solo trombone trio.

- Program Notes from publisher

Media

Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project

United States Military Academy Band (West Point, N.Y.) (Richard Winkels, conductor) - 23 June 2018

Works for Winds by This Composer

and yet your touch upon them will not pass (2021)
Arabesque (1990/2004)
Celebration (2010)
Ceremonial Prelude for Brass Choir (2010)
Chronicles (2000)
Concert Processional (2011)
Concertino for 11 Instruments and Wind Ensemble (2011)
Dedication for Band (2009)
Equinox (2010)
Fandango: For Solo Trumpet, Trombone and Wind Symphony (1999)
Fanfare and Prelude (2008/2010)
Hemispheres (2002)
High Flight (2008)
Hope Alive (2000)
Illuminations (2004)
Invocation (1992)
Jazzalogue No 1 (1997/2002)
Labyrinth (2011)
Lullaby for Noah (2008)
Masquerade (2012)
Monologues (2010)
Nessum Dorma (as arranger) (1926/2010)
Quadrille (2002)
Regiment of Heroes March (2016)
Ritual. See: Soundings for Band (1997)
Sandia Crest (2013)
Scarecrow Overture (2009)
Serenade Romantic (1982)
The Sounding of the Call (2014)
Soundings for Band (1997)
- Ritual (2011)
Triptych for Trumpet and Trombone (2023)
Two Sketches for Band (1998)
Zarabanda (1998)

Resources

Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music. "Joseph Turrin." Accessed 27 July 2018
Joseph Turrin website Accessed 12 September 2021