Performance of "Nightsongs" for Fluegelhorn and Trumpet with Accompaniment, by Richard Peaslee
Faculty Sponsor(s)
Joan Paddock
Subject Area
Music
Description
Nightsongs by Richard Peaslee (1930-2016) was composed in 1973 during the midst of his theatre career. The piece was commissioned by Harold Lieberman at Carnegie Hall. Peaslee’s composition study and specialization in big band music transferred into his involvement in a variety of range of genres, such as film, dance, and jazz, which reflected on Nightsongs with jazz and extended techniques. This piece contains contrasting moods that exploit each instrument’s characteristics. A rich sound, a low register, and syncopated rhythm are amplified by the fluegelhorn. In comparison, a brighter, more regal sound, and ascending/descending triplets, are amplified by the trumpet. Throughout the piece, the unstable and unfinished feel sustains with a sense of peace, surreal state, and conflict.
Performers:
Fluegelhorn/Trumpet: Sungmin Park
Piano Accompaniment: Dr. Julie Cross
Recommended Citation
Park, Sungmin Daniel, "Performance of "Nightsongs" for Fluegelhorn and Trumpet with Accompaniment, by Richard Peaslee" (2021). Linfield University Student Symposium: A Celebration of Scholarship and Creative Achievement. Event. Submission 33.
https://digitalcommons.linfield.edu/symposium/2021/all/33
Performance of "Nightsongs" for Fluegelhorn and Trumpet with Accompaniment, by Richard Peaslee
Nightsongs by Richard Peaslee (1930-2016) was composed in 1973 during the midst of his theatre career. The piece was commissioned by Harold Lieberman at Carnegie Hall. Peaslee’s composition study and specialization in big band music transferred into his involvement in a variety of range of genres, such as film, dance, and jazz, which reflected on Nightsongs with jazz and extended techniques. This piece contains contrasting moods that exploit each instrument’s characteristics. A rich sound, a low register, and syncopated rhythm are amplified by the fluegelhorn. In comparison, a brighter, more regal sound, and ascending/descending triplets, are amplified by the trumpet. Throughout the piece, the unstable and unfinished feel sustains with a sense of peace, surreal state, and conflict.
Performers:
Fluegelhorn/Trumpet: Sungmin Park
Piano Accompaniment: Dr. Julie Cross
