Beta Drift

BETA DRIFT

for trumpet and fixed media

by Ben Morris

ALIAS PRESS

Commissioned by Derek Ganong

Beta Drift

By Ben Morris

for Bb trumpet and fixed media

Duration: ca. 6’00”

Program Notes:

“Beta Drift” refers to the northwesterly direction of hurricanes; each hurricane has a projected path but may drift east or west from this predicted direction. A six-year collaboration aimed at combining contemporary classical techniques with jazz improvisation, Beta Drift similarly drifts from a typical path; it is the child of funky electronica, complex formal structure, lush harmony, and contemporary virtuosity. In addition to fast-paced, energetic, interactive music, the piece features a washy, ambient middle section with plenty of room for free improvisation for the trumpeter This composition was originally written for trumpet and brass ensemble for Derek Ganong and the Fredericksburg Brass Institute in Summer 2017 and was revised and arranged for fixed media and trumpet in 2018.

Performance Notes:

• Improvisational language for solo trumpet and saxophone can be in any medium, not just jazz. Harmonic changes are only rough guidelines.

• Dotted slurs refer to “doodle tonguing”

• Click track and score time stamps included for recording and performance

• C trumpet part available Please request the composer at bmorriscomposer@gmail.com

1sttime:3:01

2ndtime:3:09 3rdtime:3:14

cyclerepeats,gets shortereachtime

1sttime:3:17 2ndtime:3:20 3rdtime:3:21 4thtime:3:23 3:26

ADIEL’S STORY (Campo) trumpet, piano – 18’

BURLESQUE (Lias) trumpet, horn, trombone – 3’

EBULLIENCE (Lias)