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Publication Date
4-21-2006
Year of Release
2006
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Rebekka Kaupat
accompanied by:
Michelle Hontz, piano
The Maple Leaf Brass
The Maple Leaf Brass
Rebekka Kaupat, Joshua Richardson, trumpet
Justin Near, horn
Partick Billups, Matthew Murphy, trombone
This recital is presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in performance. Ms. Kaupat is a student in the trumpet studio of Mr. Martin Saunders.
Program Notes
Alexandra Pakhmutova is a Russian-born composer. She was a student at the
Moscow State Conservatory and focused her compositional talents on instrumental music. The first Edition of the Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra was written as her second major work in 1955. In 1978, she wrote a second version of the concerto and in 1979 it was recorded by the famous trumpeter Timofei Dokschitzer. The Concerto is a one movement work that follows an extended sonata process. The slow introduction starts the piece in a minor key and leads to the quick exposition in major. The development explores different tonalities and adds another theme to the concerto. The piano starts the recapitulation with the return of the first theme. The coda brings back the theme from the slow introduction, but it is transposed and at double speed.
Georg Philipp Telemann was born in March 1681 in Madgeburg, Germany. He is considered one of the most influential composers of his time and an important bridge between the Baroque and the early Classical periods. Telemann wrote primarily sacred music due to the positions he held in various churches in Germany. The Sonate de Concert was composed for trumpet and string orchestra. The majestic yet light theme is introduced immediately in the first movement. The trumpet part contains some technical passages, but mainly plays the lyrical melody. In the middle section of the piece the beginning theme is transposed and then returns to the original key in the end.
Eric Ewazen is a well-known American composer who received degrees from the Eastman School of Music and the Juilliard School of Music. He has written many pieces for solo wind instruments and wind ensembles, particularly for brass. The Sonata for Trumpet and Piano was commissioned by the International Trumpet Guild and premiered by Chris Gekker at the 1995 ITG Conference. The first movement begins softly and slowly, but quickly changes its character in the more energetic Allegro section. The lyrical lines in the trumpet are mixed with rumbling arpeggiated figures in the piano part. The second movement uses a folk-like melody. The theme alternates between the trumpet and the piano at the beginning of the movement. The final movement is very energetic and agitated, which presents the listener with a contrast from the previous movements. The furious character is a great conclusion to the piece.
Leroy Anderson, another famous American composer, is known worldwide for his light and upbeat compositions. His ensemble works can be found in the repertoire of many notable ensembles. A Trumpeter's Lullaby is one his most performed pieces. Anderson wrote it in 1949 at the request of Roger Voisin, the principal trumpet of the Boston Pops Orchestra at that time. It was Voisin's wish that Anderson would write a solo that was not like a "usual" loud and triumphant trumpet solo. The accompaniment is very sweet and sounds much like an actual lullaby. The trumpet plays on the softer side for most of the piece. The quiet melody is based on the "bugle notes'' of the trumpet and contains much repetition.
Note
Jomie Jazz Forum
Disciplines
Arts and Humanities | Fine Arts | Music | Music Performance
Recommended Citation
Kaupat, Rebekka, "Marshall University Music Department Presents a Junior Recital, Rebekka Kaupat, trumpet" (2006). All Performances. 887.
https://mds.marshall.edu/music_perf/887
