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WITHIN SACRED WALLS

FOR SIX B-FLAT TRUMPETS
BY ERIK MORALES
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Within Sacred Walls
For Six Bb Trumpets • Erik Morales (ASCAP)
Special Supplement to the June 2011 ITG Journal®
“Commissioned by Gary and Kristin Mortenson to commemorate the 35th Anniversary of the International Trumpet Guild”
Copyright © 2011 International Trumpet Guild
About the Cover: The image used for the cover of the  ITG Music Supplement
is of Notre Dame Cathedral on the banks of the Seine in Paris, France. The photo
was taken in November of  by Gary Mortenson during a trip there to cover The
Sixth Concours de trompette Maurice André for the International Trumpet Guild.
Notre Dame is a particularly appropriate choice for this cover as it is the exact lo-
cation where Léonin and his successor Pérotin (active in the late th and early th
centuries) composed the earliest polyphonic music preserved in Western civilization
for use in religious services at the cathedral. These Notre Dame composers grounded
their music on pre-existing melodies, a practice that became known as cantus firmus,
from the huge body of Gregorian Chant that had been composed anonymously over
many centuries prior to their arrival at the cathedral. One can easily imagine that
Within Sacred Walls would resonate beautifully within Notre Dame today, more than
 years after the first polyphonic sounds reverberated throughout this sacred struc-
ture. -GM
About the Composer: In  Erik Morales was asked to compose a work for five trumpets. It needed to be a work that would
stand alongside the current repertoire of trumpet ensemble pieces. This was no easy task considering that works by Verne Reynolds
and Ronald LoPresti have been long-time standards in this genre. In late  Cityscapes was completed. The composition is a
three-movement juggernaut that, at one point, uses the trumpet as a percussive/mel-
odic instrument—something new that we haven’t seen or heard before. The piece
was well received and has since garnered many performances worldwide. In the years
that followed, Erik Morales has continued to compose works for the genre. And
there is no doubt that his love for the trumpet shines through in his music.
Many may recognize Erik Morales for his works for concert band. In , fresh
out of college, Morales decided to pursue educational music as a career. The diﬃculty
was to try to establish his name amongst a stable of highly notable and popular com-
posers. Initially, he ran his own in-house publishing company. However, this would
prove to be too much for one person to handle. Even with the help of his family, the
time needed to make the business successful took too much time away from com-
posing. In  Morales would close his business and sign an exclusive contract with
the FJH Music Company to compose band and string orchestra music—a job that
he continues today. He also has since published works with Alfred Publications and
Boosey & Hawkes. Certainly the key to success in this business is to be as diverse as
possible. After Cityscapes was composed, Morales decided to self-publish his trumpet
music. This provided a way to control every aspect of production from business to
artistic decisions.
It’s important to note that Morales’s aﬃnity for composition and the trumpet were
encouraged early on. He began playing trumpet at the age of ten and continued
throughout school. He had to endure a bad embouchure because of a severe overbite
that was later corrected with braces in high school. Morales discovered a knack for
composition after arranging some selections for his high school marching band. Later, he received scholarships for both compo-
sition and his trumpet playing abilities. Morales continues to compose and play professionally just outside of New Orleans,
Louisiana. He also spends a considerable amount of time traveling the country conducting honor bands and clinics. The 
ITG Music Supplement, Within Sacred Walls, was commissioned to commemorate the thirty-fifth anniversary of the International
Trumpet Guild. This piece was specifically designed to be a moderately graded work to maximize its use among our members.
The title is descriptive of the somewhat religious tone conveyed by the work. The composer explores contemplative themes rem-
iniscent of Gregorian chant, yet the sound is clearly contemporary. We can hope the works for trumpet ensemble that Erik has
brought forth in recent years will spark a resurgence of fresh, new trumpet compositions for the trumpet ensemble medium by
other emerging composers as well.
Copyright © 2011 International Trumpet Guild • All rights reserved

“Commissioned by Gary and Kristin Mortenson to commemorate the 35th Anniversary of the International Trumpet Guild”
Within Sacred Walls

Erik Morales (ASCAP)

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“Commissioned by Gary and Kristin Mortenson to commemorate
the 35th Anniversary of the International Trumpet Guild”
Bb Trumpet 1
Within Sacred Walls Erik Morales (ASCAP)
Like an ancient chant

Bb Trumpet 2

Bb Trumpet 3

Bb Trumpet 4

Bb Trumpet 5

Bb Trumpet 6

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Within Sacred Walls

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Like an ancient chant

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Like an ancient chant

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Like an ancient chant

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