- Fisher Tull
Fisher Aubrey Tull, Jr. (
September 23 ,1934 [ [http://files.usgwarchives.org/tx/mclennan/vitals/births/1934/mcleb34c.txt McLennan County, Texas, birth records] ] –August 23 ,1994 ), known professionally as Fisher A. Tull, was an American composer, arranger, educator, administrator, and trumpeter.Tull was born in
Waco, Texas , where he attended public schools. He eventually earned three degrees from theUniversity of North Texas : a B.M. in music education (1956), a M.M. in music theory (1957), and a Ph.D. in music composition (1965). He studied trumpet with John Haynie and composition with Samuel Adler. While an undergraduate, he played trumpet in and arranged for various jazz and dance bands.In 1957 Tull became a faculty member at
Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas, serving as Chairman of the Department of Music since 1965.Tull entered into serious composition beginning in the early 1960s. His works are generally tonal but harmonically adventurous and rhythmically vigorous, and show a strong influence of Medieval and
Renaissance music . His catalog of compositions include over 80 published works for orchestra, band, chorus, and chamber ensemble, although he is known particularly for his works for concert band, brass, and percussion ensemble. Most of his works are published byBoosey & Hawkes (with which he was on contract since 1974) and Southern Music Company, with other works available from Western International Music, Ludwig Publishing Company, TRN, and theInternational Trombone Association Manuscript Press.Tull died in
Huntsville, Texas . On July 13, 1996 the Fisher A. Tull Memorial Gazebo was dedicated in downtown Huntsville. [http://www.main.com/~plummer/reunion/reunion.htm]elected works
*"Prelude and Double Fugue"
*"Studies in Motion"
*"Cryptic Essay"
*"The Final Covenant"
*"Jargon After William Billings"
*"Liturgical Symphony"
*"Sketches on a Tudor Psalm"
*"Sonata for Trumpet and Piano"
*"Segments"
*"Concerto Grosso"
*"The Binding"
*"Sonatine" for percussion ensemble (1971)References
*Byrd, Richard William (1992). "A Stylistic Analysis of the Solo and Chamber Music of Fisher A. Tull." Ph.D. dissertation. Lexington, Kentucky: University of Kentucky.
Discography
*Sam Houston State University Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble, Ralph L. Mills, Conductor (1981). "The Compositions of Fisher A. Tull", v. 2. LP. Golden Crest Records.
External links
* [http://www.gulfwindmusic.com/ftull.html Fisher Tull biography]
* [http://www.gulfwindmusic.com/tullworks.html Fisher Tull list of compositions]
* [http://www.gulfwindmusic.com/tullondisc.html Fisher Tull discography]
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