Chamber Music Piano,
Trumpet 1, Trumpet 2
SKU: PR.114418370
Composed by Stacy Garrop.
Full score. With Standard
notation. 12+4+4 pages.
Duration 5:30. Theodore
Presser Company
#114-41837. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.114418370).
ISBN
9781491111987. UPC:
680160641895.
Drama
tic and declaratory, THE
TRUMPETS AT JERICHO is a
5½-minute fantasy
inspired by the famous
biblical story, including
captions in the music as
the drama unfolds. The
Israelites cross the
Jordan River in pursuit
of the conquest of
Canaan, with Jericho as
the first city in their
path. They circled the
city’s walls once
a day for six days, led
by blaring trumpets. THE
TRUMPETS AT JERICHO
traces the
Israelites’
activities on the seventh
day, in which they circle
the walls seven times,
triumphantly bringing
down the walls amidst
trumpet blasts. The work
ends with the trumpets
paying tribute to
Jericho’s
dead.
When the Chicago
Chamber Musicians
commissioned me to write
a new work for trumpeters
Barbara Butler and
Charlie Geyer, Barbara
and Charlie told me about
several historical and
fictional stories that
involved trumpets. One
that vividly captured my
imagination was the
battle of Jericho. In
this biblical story, the
Israelites cross the
Jordan River in their
pursuit of the conquest
of Canaan; Jericho was
the first city in their
path. As instructed by
God, the Israelites
circled the city’s
walls once a day for six
days, led by blaring
trumpets. The Trumpets at
Jericho traces the
Israelites’
activities on the seventh
day, in which they circle
the walls seven times and
triumphantly bring down
the walls amidst trumpet
blasts. The piece ends
with the trumpets paying
tribute to
Jericho’s
dead.