Midnight Skyline - Josh Trentadue
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All trills in this piece are half-step trills.<br />
PERFORMANCE NOTES<br />
All wind effects (including jet whistles and blowing air through the instrument) must be<br />
as present within the ensemble as possible, no matter what their given dynamic is.<br />
All flute pizzicati/slaptongues should aim more for tone over its percussive qualities.<br />
All trombone glissandi (including passages marked "quasi-gliss.") should be generally smeary<br />
and nasty without sacrificing tone. They should last the full intended duration given, or<br />
as close to it as possible.<br />
Smaller noteheads indicate ossia passages. The ossia passage for Trumpet 1, Trumpet 3, and<br />
Trombone 1 from measures 292-310 is highly encouraged - these instruments must be<br />
consistently secure in their tone, establish a stronger and more powerful sound, and<br />
generally avoid shrillness as much as possible.<br />
Forte and fortissimo dynamics throughout this piece should be considered in terms of energy,<br />
not volume. In general, these passages should be powerful in nature. Avoid harshness as much<br />
as possible (with the exception of measures 140-167), but allow the music to be especially<br />
aggressive and percussive where needed.<br />
TRIPTYCH INFORMATION<br />
<strong>Midnight</strong> <strong>Skyline</strong> serves as the final piece of the triptych Of Day and Night (2019). We highly encourage<br />
you to consider programming all three works for your concert in order to realize the full intent of<br />
this piece. The recommended performance order for Of Day and Night is as follows:<br />
Kevin Day - Shimmering Sunshine [Grade 4]<br />
Quinn Mason - Across a Golden Sky [Grade 3]<br />
<strong>Josh</strong> <strong>Trentadue</strong> - <strong>Midnight</strong> <strong>Skyline</strong> [Grade 5]<br />
The full triptych, including this work, is published exclusively through Murphy Music Press, LLC.<br />
To obtain a full instrumentation list for this triptych, please contact me at trentadue.motif@gmail.com<br />
CONSORTIUM INFORMATION<br />
<strong>Midnight</strong> <strong>Skyline</strong> was commissioned as part of the 2019 M.O.T.I.F. Triptych Consortium with<br />
composers Kevin Day and Quinn Mason. The following are the members of this consortium, with<br />
whom I share my deepest thanks and appreciation for their generous support of all three pieces:<br />
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point: Michael S. Butler<br />
Rochester, New York: Armand Hall<br />
Celia Cruz Bronx High School of Music: Penelope Smetters-Jacono<br />
Hollidaysburg Area Senior High School: Scott Sheehan<br />
Boswell High School, Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD: Kevin Fallon<br />
Seattle Pacific University Wind Ensemble: Danny Helseth<br />
St. Olaf College - St. Olaf Band & Norseman Band: Timothy Mahr<br />
Minnesota Junior Winds: Charles Weise<br />
North Cobb High School Wind Symphony: Sheldon Frazier<br />
San Jose State University, School of Music and Dance: David Vickerman<br />
Grand Ledge High School Bands: John Szczerowski<br />
Texas Woman's University Bands: Carter Biggers<br />
The Hartt School of Music, University of Hartford: Glen Adsit<br />
My sincerest thanks and appreciation to both Kevin and Quinn as well for their generous<br />
support of this project; for their brilliant creativity; and for their wonderful friendship.
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