Variations On “ Truro ”

Grade Level 4

Year: 2021

Composer: Joseph Turrin

Program Notes:

These short variations are a lively upbeat rendition on the tune “Truro.” The tune “Truro” first appeared in Psalmodia Evangelica, a two-volume collection of psalm and hymn tunes published in 1789. The tune is named for the city in Cornwall, England, with its striking Anglican cathedral. This arrangement is based on these words: 

Lift up your heads, ye mighty gates, 

Behold, the King of glory waits, 

The King of kings is drawing near, 

The Savior of the world is here. 

While the composer had these words in mind when making the arrangement, this hymn tune is also commonly used with several other texts, including “Christ Is Alive!”

American Instrumental Ensemble Series (AIES/ABES)

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