Chronicles

Joseph Turrin

Subtitle: For Solo Trumpet and Wind Symphony

General Info

Year: 2000
Duration: c. 16:50
Difficulty: VI (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Cost: Score and Parts - $185.00 | Score Only - $15.00

Movements

1. Prologue - 6:13
2. Lamentation - 5:47
3. Epilogue - 4:57

Instrumentation

Full Score
Solo B-flat Trumpet
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
B-flat Contrabass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Cornet I-II-III
B-flat Trumpet I-II
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including:

Bass Drum
Snare Drum
Crash Cymbals
Bells
Suspended Cymbal
Xylophone

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

I composed Chronicles during the summer of 1998. It is the second large trumpet work I have written for Philip Smith, the first being the Concerto for Trumpet commissioned by the New York Philharmonic in 1988. This work in many ways could also be considered a concerto, if not in a strict sense of form, at least in its expansiveness. The first movement (Prologue) has several thematic ideas that interweave throughout. There is a mixture of pointillism versus lyricism here along with a driving pulse create by running scale passages shared between soloist and ensemble. I also use a fanfare-like motif (as in the opening solo trumpet cadenza) which serves as a unifying force that reappears throughout. There is a quick coda, ending with a seven-bar chorale in which the solo trumpet recaps material from the opening cadenza.

The second movement (Lamentation) begins with a chorale and consists of several contrasting sections: Section A, the opening chorale with the soloist entering in the latter half of the section. Following is Section B (a restless agitato). This section builds to a short climax which leads us to Section C (a plaintive melody in the clarinets followed by a building of tension in the brass). Section D follows (a lyrical trumpet melody with a steady ostinato accompaniment). There is a short trumpet cadenza followed by the return of the opening chorale. The movement slowly fades into silence.

The last movement (Epilogue) is a rondo in 3/4 time. There are several sections, all of which lead to a trumpet cadenza. Following the cadenza is a fast coda bringing back material from the first movement. The solo trumpet states one last high staccato fanfare as the piece whirls to it conclusion.

- Program Note by composer

Media

Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown
Audio CD: University of New Mexico Wind Symphony (Eric Rombach-Kendall, conductor; Philip Smith, trumpet) - 2000

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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James Madison University Symphonic Band (Monte Grise, conductor; Taylor Barnett, trumpet) - 2012
University of Louisville (Ky.) Wind Ensemble (Frederick Speck, conductor; Susan Rider) – 26 February 2005 (CBDNA 2005 National Conference, New York, N.Y.)
University of New Mexico (Albuquerque) Wind Ensemble (Eric Rombach-Kendall, conductor; Philip Smith, trumpet) – 26 February 1999 (CBDNA 1999 National Conference, Austin, Tx.) *Premiere Performance*

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

Joseph Turrin website Accessed 12 September 2021
Turrin, J. (2000). Chronicles: For Trumpet and Wind Symphony [score]. J. Turrin Music: [Clifton, N.J.]