Trio Sonata, Op. 3, No 2: Third Movement

Trio Sonata, Op. 3, No 2: Third Movement was premiered on February 21st, 2006 by Dave Purdham, Brandon Stange, and myself.

I first came to know Arcangelo Corelli’s Trio Sonatas in my college music history class, through the Norton texts. That first semester of music history was tough for me – I was forced to analyze music in a way I wasn’t used to and didn’t like. Luckily, when we got to Corelli, Norton had this beautifully simple excerpt for us to study. I fell in love, and quickly arranged it for a brass trio (trumpet, trombone, tuba) with a couple friends. It was premiered at the honors recital at Doane College with Dave Purdham on trumpet and Brandon Stange on trombone on February 21st, 2006.