A Trumpeter's Lullaby
A Trumpeter's Lullaby is a short
James F. Burke (Musician) as trumpet soloist.[2] The first stereo recording was made in October 1956 with Frederick Fennell conducting the Eastman-Rochester Pops Orchestra, recorded in one take without rehearsal.[3] The (uncredited) soloist was Sidney Mear
.
On the genesis of the piece, the composer states:
"(A Trumpeter's Lullaby)...had its beginning backstage at
arranger for the Boston Pops Orchestra for a number of years—and after one of the concerts I was sitting, talking with the conductor Arthur Fiedler and the first trumpet of the Boston Pops, Roger Voisin. Suddenly Roger Voisin asked me why I didn't write a trumpet solo for him to play with the orchestra that would be different from traditional trumpet solos which are all loud, martial or triumphant. After thinking it over, it occurred to me that I had never heard a lullaby for trumpet so I set out to write one — with a quiet melody based on bugle notes played by the trumpet and with the rest of the orchestra playing a lullaby background."[4]
Discography
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 You may hear Leroy Anderson's "A Trumpeter's Lullaby" performed by Harry Freistadt and the Leroy Anderson Pops Orchestra Here on archive.org |
A Trumpeter's Lullaby has been recorded by:
- Canadian Brass, "Noel", RCA Victor 09026-62683-2 (1994), (Adapted for solo tuba)
- Harry Freistadt, "Leroy Anderson Conducts", Decca 9-151 (1950)
- Al Hirt, "Jazzin' at the Pops", Pro Arte 687;
- Rafael Méndez
- Doc Severinsen, "Trumpet Spectacular", Telarc Digital CD-80223 (1990)
- Susan Slaughter
- Roger Voisin, soloist, Boston Pops Orchestra, RCA Red Seal 49-3049-B
References
- ^ Leroy Anderson: A Bio-Bibliography; Burgess Speed, Eleanor Anderson, Steve Metcalf. chapter 2 - "Works and Performances", Praeger, Westport CT USA; 2004, p 29.
- ^ Leroy Anderson: A Bio-Bibliography; Burgess Speed, Eleanor Anderson, Steve Metcalf. chapter 3 - "Discography" - "Recordings by the Composer", Praeger, Westport CT USA; 2004, p 84.
- ^ Leroy Anderson: A Bio-Bibliography; Burgess Speed, Eleanor Anderson, Steve Metcalf. chapter 3 - "Discography" - "All-Anderson Recordings", Praeger, Westport CT USA; 2004, p 100.
- ^ "PBS - Compositions - Trumpeter's Lullaby". PBS - The Music of Leroy Anderson. Retrieved 2006-04-12.
