Taking the Plung-r (2008) by Nicolas Scherzinger Duration: 4 minutes for trumpet ensemble (six players) RECENT PERFORMANCES: Have you recently performed this piece? LISTEN Above live performance is by the Kinhaven Trumpet Ensemble,
Micah Killion, director. click here to go back to LIST OF WORKS page MUSIC (SCORE and PARTS) - download a PDF copy Click here (Full Score) to download a copy of the published score. CLick the links below to download each part (6 parts in total): Click here (Trumpet 1 Part) to download a copy of the Trumpet 1 Part in PDF format. Click here (Trumpet 2 Part) to download a copy of the Trumpet 2 Part in PDF format. Click here (Trumpet 3 Part) to download a copy of the Trumpet 3 Part in PDF format. Click here (Trumpet 4 Part) to download a copy of the Trumpet 4 Part in PDF format. Click here (Trumpet 5 Part) to download a copy of the Trumpet 5 Part in PDF format. Click here (Trumpet 6 Part) to download a copy of the Trumpet 6 Part in PDF format. All PDF copies are made available for free, through the support of volunteer donations. The composer is very grateful for the goodwill and generosity that is expressed by any donation. Click on the PayPal link below to make a donation with a major Credit Card. Suggested donation $10-15
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the title of the piece you would like to order. NOTE: whether you download a copy of the score,
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let me know about it via email, or even send me a program. click here to go back to LIST OF WORKS page PROGRAM NOTE Taking the Plunge-r was composed in 2008 specifically for the Syracuse University Trumpet ensemble, who asked for a new work to be premiered at the 2008 International Trumpet Guild Conference, Banff, Canada. The piece calls for 6 trumpets and uses many different mutes throughout (straight, harmon and plunger). It is a short, punchy, four-minute fanfare, very rhythmic and energetic from beginning to end. One of the primary musical devices used in the piece is the idea of contrast. Often, musical ideas are juxtaposed against one another by using different colors, such as muted versus unmuted trumpet (at the very beginning of the piece), or harmon-mute versus straight-mute. The piece may be performed with a bit of theatre added, by asking the performers to move to different positions, which is meant to bring out the antiphonal effect of the juxtaposed sounds. The title is a bit of a play on words and is fairly evident. “Taking the plunge” can mean, “to thrust or throw forcefully into a substance or place.” The “-r” adds the obvious trumpet mute reference to the title, and could thus mean, “to thrust or throw forcefully the plunger mute,” as the performers often do near the end of the piece, with the plunger needing to be applied very quickly. Taking the Plunge-r is dedicated to the Syracuse University Trumpet Ensemble with admiration and gratitude.
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