Joyous Trilogy, A
Quinn Mason (transcribed by composer)
General Info
Year: 2019 / 2022
Duration: c. 15:55
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Orchestra
Publisher: Masonian Music, through NYC Music Services
Cost: Score and Parts – Rental | Score Only (print or digital) - $91.99
Movements (played without pause)
1. Running - c. 7:10
2. Reflection - c. 4:00
3. Renewal - c. 4:15
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
Harp
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including:
- Bass Drum
- Crotales
- Glockenspiel
- Suspended Cymbal
- Tam-Tam
- Triangle
- Vibraphone
- Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
For A Joyous Trilogy, the composer writes that he “wanted to create a composition that was the very embodiment of happiness and cheerfulness, an accessible work that would put any listener in a good mood. The first movement, Running, is so called because of its always-moving and seemingly never-waning energy that keeps going and going. The second, Reflection, is a gentle and introspective meditation featuring a solo trombone. The third, Renewal, picks the energy back up, but a little more spirited and zestful this time, and keeps it going to the very end, complete with dynamic and vibrant interplay between all the orchestral sections.
Quinn Mason has dedicated this work to “Will White, a friend and mentor for many years now, and one of the most joyous people I know!”
- Program Note by Jeff Eldridge (principal bassoon, Harmonia Orchestra)
This transcription was created especially for and dedicated to Prof. Jerry Junkin and the University of Texas Wind Ensemble.
- Program Note from score
Media
None discovered thus far.
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- University of Texas (Austin) Wind Ensemble (Jerry Junkin, conductor) – 9 October 2022 *Premiere Wind Ensemble Performance*
Works for Winds by this Composer
- Across a Golden Sky (2019). See also: Of Day and Night
- At Evening (2022)
- August Morn (2016-2017)
- Changes/Transitions (2020)
- Dallas Arts District Fanfare (2016)
- Faster (2016/2017)
- Journeys III
- A Joyous Trilogy (2019/2022)
- Scéne de Notre Dame (2022)
- The Sky Searching Within Itself (2022)
- Soul to Soul (2017/2019)
- Symphony No. 4 (2020)
Resources
- Mason, Q. (2021). A Joyous Trilogy [score]. Masonian Music: [McKinney, Tx.].
- Perusal score
- Quinn Mason website Accessed 8 October 2022