Two Images

Two Images was commissioned by Brian Shaw in 2005. The first Image was written for flugelhorn an instrument that I adore and love to write for. This movement is very soulful and intimate in nature. The focus is a beautiful flowing and warm sound. Movement 2 is for the trumpet and is in complete contrast to the first movement. Agility and excitement are the forces at work here. Its always a challenge for a composer to write for an unaccompanied wind or string instrument. I try to make the piece work as a complete whole not only melodically but also in its implied harmonic structure. In many ways it needs to have all the musical elements of an accompanied piece. Joseph Turrin, Nov. 2010, Clifton, USA