Two by Two
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Two fanfares for two trumpets written for Carl Albach of Orchestra of St Luke’s.
Fanfare No. 1 features antiphonal writing between the two trumpets and says “hello!” to Carl through making a musical representation of his name in pitch. C-A-R-L becomes the notes C-A-D (for Re)-A (for La). It’s one of the fanfare’s main motives and a nice way of saying “hello!” to Carl.
Fanfare No. 2 is predominately a single melodic line hocketed (divided, or bounced) between the two instruments. It is a short, fast, funky, virtuosic piece designed to show off the trumpet’s agility.
The fanfares can be performed together, or separately as “bookends” of a concert. They work best if the performers arrange themselves on different sides of the stage or even throughout the hall to highlight the interplay between the two parts.
Description
I was working for the Orchestra of St. Luke’s during its Caramoor summer festival and it was customary for a few of the orchestra’s brass players to play a fanfare signaling the end of intermission. I wrote the first of these two fanfares for Carl Albach of the orchestra. Sadly, I didn’t get to hear the premiere there as I had I left St. Luke’s for another job. Fanfare No. 1 features antiphonal writing – call and response between the two trumpets – and uses the old trick of making a musical representation of someone’s name in pitch. C-A-R-L becomes the notes C-A-D (for Re)-A (for La). It’s one of the fanfare’s main motives and a nice way of saying “hello!” to Carl. I later added Fanfare No. 2 creating “bookends.” Each half of a summer concert program could begin with its own fanfare. This fanfare is predominately a single melodic line hocketed (divided, or bounced) between the two instruments. It is a short, fast, funky, virtuosic piece designed to show off the trumpet’s agility. There is no hard and fast requirement that both fanfares need be programmed for the same concert, or performed in the order listed here. Feel free to pick and choose! Spatial and acoustic separation highlight the interplay between the two parts so both fanfares work best if the performers arrange themselves on different sides of the stage or even throughout the hall. For more info about this work click here.
Score is available as a downloadable PDF file.
