Fisher Tull
American composer
(1934 – 1994)
— Compact discs in current release —
| -Key- Composition Title • Album Title / Label & No. / Rec. Date / Performers, Ensemble |
| Accolade for band (1978) • Tull: Piano Concerto & Works for Wind Ensemble / Klavier Records KCD 11207 / 2015 / J. Stamp – cond, Keystone Wind Ensemble |
| The Binding for brass choir and percussion (1981) • Millar Brass Ensemble / Crystal Records CD 433 / 1988 / B. Briney – cond, Millar Brass Ensemble |
| Canonical Trilogy for four trumpets (1961) • Facets: John Holt, Trumpet / Crystal Records CD 762 / 2004 / J. Holt – tpt |
| Capriccio for small orchestra (1967) • Fisher Tull / Albany Records Troy 223 / 1997 / C. Johnson – cond, Nürnberger Symphoniker |
| Centennial Vista for band • Music for Concert Band, Vol. 2 / Southern Music Company SMCD 1664 / ?? / ?? |
| Colloquy for saxophone and percussion (1983) • Music of Fisher Tull A Celebration / Mark Records MCD-1621 / 1994 / D. Theode – sax, B. Jones – perc. |
| Concertino for oboe and piano (1970) • Bird Songs / Klavier Records KCD 11071 / 1995 / E. Corporon – cond, C. Veazey – ob, North Texas University Chamber Players • Music of Fisher Tull A Celebration / Mark Records MCD-1621 / 1994 / S. Hill – ob, C. Smith – cond, Sam Houston State University Symphony Orchestra • WASBE 1999 / Mark Records MCD-3136 / 1999 / Indiana State University Faculty Winds |
| Concerto da camera for saxophone and brass quintet (1987) • Mixed Company / Equilibrium EQ 30 / 2001 / M. Jacobson – sax, Baylor University Brass Quintet • Norem Brass and Friends / Centaur Records CRC 2618 / 2003 / C. Griffin – sax, Norem Brass • Related Characters / Centaur Records CRC 2345 / 1998 / B. Perconti – sax, Iowa Brass Quintet |
| Concerto for piano and winds (1987) • Tull: Piano Concerto & Works for Wind Ensemble / Klavier Records KCD 11207 / 2015 / J. Stamp – cond, J. Ertl – pno, Keystone Wind Ensemble |
| Concerto Grosso for brass quintet and wind ensemble (1980) • Convergence / Klavier Records K 11110 / 2000 / E. Corporon – cond, Newcastle Brass Quintet, North Texas University Wind Ensemble |
| Concerto No. 1 for trumpet and orchestra (1964) • Fisher Tull / Albany Records Troy 223 / 1997 / C. Johnson – cond, W. Strieder – tpt, Nürnberger Symphoniker |
| Concerto No. 2 for trumpet and band (1974) • Syracuse University: Music for Trumpet and Wind Ensemble / Mark Records 3412-MCD / ?? / J. Laverty – cond, V. Dimartino – tpt, Syracuse University Wind Ensemble |
| Coup de Brass for brass quintet (1965) • Premiere Recordings of Works for Professional and Student Brass Quintets / Mark Records MES 591 / ?? / Tennessee Tech University Brass Quintet |
| Cryptic Essay for band (1975) • Tull: Piano Concerto & Works for Wind Ensemble / Klavier Records KCD 11207 / 2015 / J. Stamp – cond, Keystone Wind Ensemble |
| Eight Profiles for trumpet solo (1978) • One: American music for unaccompanied trumpet / Summit Records DCD-401 / 2004 / K. Cobb – tpt • 20th Century Settings for Trumpet (2 movements only) / Crystal Records CD 663 / ?? / A. Plog – tpt • UNconventional Trumpet / Crystal Records CD763 / 2004 / J. Holt – tpt |
| Erato for flute and piano (1968) • Friends Play Fisher Tull / Albany Records Troy 449 / 1999 / A. Fairbanks – fl, C. Tull – pno |
| Fantasia on a Sonata of D. Scarlatti for flute (or bass flute) and harpsichord (or piano) (1974) • Runes: American Music for Flute and Harpsichord / Troppe Note Cambria 1432 / 1998 / R. Soule – fl, J. Metz – hpsi |
| Fantasy on L’homme armé for oboe and piano (1966) • Friends Play Fisher Tull / Albany Records Troy 449 / 1999 / S. Hill – ob, C. Tull – pno |
| The Final Covenant for band (1978) • The Paynter Years / Brewster 4-4106-2 / 1996 / J. Paynter – cond, Northshore Concert Band |
| The Final Covenant for orchestra (1994) • Music of Fisher Tull A Celebration / Mark Records MCD-1621 / 1994 / C. Smith – cond, Sam Houston State University Symphony Orchestra |
| Introit for band (1983) • Cross Winds / Mark Records MCD-2886 / ?? / W. Stowmen – cond, Messiah College |
| Jargon [after William Billings] for band (1976) • Tull: Piano Concerto & Works for Wind Ensemble / Klavier Records KCD 11207 / 2015 / J. Stamp – cond, Keystone Wind Ensemble |
| Liturgical Symphony for brass choir and percussion (1960) • Philharmonic Brass / Crystal Records CD121 / 2003 *Previously released on LP (see below) / L. Remsen – cond, Los Angeles Brass Society • Ride / Klavier Records K 11141 / 2004 / J. Stamp – cond, IUP Wind Ensemble |
| March from “The Love for Three Oranges” arrangement after Prokofiev, for brass choir and percussion (1962) • Brass Surround / Delos Records 3171 / 1995 / Millar Brass Ensemble |
| Missa Brevis for SATB chorus and percussion (1984) • Music of Fisher Tull A Celebration / Mark Records MCD-1621 / 1994 / K. Hatteberg – cond, E. Marks – sop, S. Wilson – ten, G Buell & D. Rice – perc, Sam Houston State University Choirs |
| Nonet for winds, percussion, and piano (1981) • Friends Play Fisher Tull / Albany Records Troy 449 / 1999 / T. Tull – cond, C. Tull – pno, Chamber Ensemble |
| Overture for a Legacy for orchestra (1981) • Fisher Tull / Albany Records Troy 223 / 1997 / C. Johnson – cond, Nürnberger Symphoniker |
| A Passing Fantasy for band (1992) • Music for Concert Band, Vol. 2 / Southern Music Company SMCD 1664 / ?? / ?? • Music of Fisher Tull A Celebration / Mark Records MCD-1621 / 1994 / G. Sousa – cond, Sam Houston State University Wind Ensemble • Prisms / Mark Records MCD-2408 / ?? / M. Patterson – cond, University of Houston Wind Ensemble |
| Prelude and Double Fugue for band (??) • Tull: Piano Concerto & Works for Wind Ensemble / Klavier Records KCD 11207 / 2015 / J. Stamp – cond, Keystone Wind Ensemble |
| Reflections on Paris for band • A French Connection / Klavier Records KCD 11205 / ?? / T. Verrier – cond, Vanderbilt Wind Symphony |
| Rhapsody for trumpet and band (1980) • John Boyd Conducts American / Elf Records 30991005 / ?? / J. Boyd – cond, V. DiMartino – tpt, Kent State University Wind Ensemble |
| Saga of the Clouds for band • Music for Concert Band, Vol. 3 / Southern Music Company SMCD 1665 / ?? / ?? |
| Sarabande and Gigue for saxophone and piano (1974) • Classic Pastiche / Open Loop 009 / ???? / D. Underwood – sax, S. Alexander – pno Friends Play Fisher Tull / Albany Records Troy 449 / 1999 / D. Thoede – sax, C. Tull – pno |
| Sketches on a Tudor Psalm for band (1972) • The Begian Years Vol. XIV / Mark Records MCD-3086 / ?? / H. Begian – cond, University of Illinois Symphonic Band • Divertimento / Citadel Records CTD 88108 / 1995 / J. Stamp – cond, Keystone Wind Ensemble • John Boyd Conducts American / Elf Records 30991005 / ?? / J. Boyd – cond, Kent State University Wind Ensemble • Tributes / Klavier Records KCD 11070 / 1995 / E. Corporon – cond, University of North Texas Wind Ensemble • Tull: Piano Concerto & Works for Wind Ensemble / Klavier Records KCD 11207 / 2015 / J. Stamp – cond, Keystone Wind Ensemble |
| Sonata for trumpet and piano (1986) • Friends Play Fisher Tull / Albany Records Troy 449 / 1999 / A. Plog – tpt, C. Tull – pno • The International Trumpet Guild presents Terry Everson, trumpet / ITG 001 / 1990 / T. Everson – tpt, S. Nowicki – pno |
| Sonata for viola and piano (1962) • Friends Play Fisher Tull / Albany Records Troy 449 / 1999 / L. Wheeler – vla, C. Tull – pno |
| Symphonic Treatise for orchestra (1986) • Fisher Tull / Albany Records Troy 223 / 1997 / C. Johnson – cond, Nürnberger Symphoniker |
| Terpsichore for band (??) • Tull: Piano Concerto & Works for Wind Ensemble / Klavier Records KCD 11207 / 2015 / J. Stamp – cond, Keystone Wind Ensemble |
| Three Bagatelles for trumpet and piano (1975) • Music for Trumpet and Piano / Centaur Records CRC 2554 / 2002 / S. Thornburg – tpt, S. Roederer – pno • Portrait of a Trumpet / Richard Byrd CD / 2004 / R. Byrd – tpt, G. Partain – pno • UNconventional Trumpet / Crystal Records CD763 / 2004 / J. Holt – tpt, N. Bolshakova – pno |
| Threnody for solo saxophone (1984) • Caprice / Open Loop 016 / 1995 / J. Rossi – sax • Related Characters / Centaur Records CRC 2345 / 1998 / B. Perconti – sax |
| Trio Sonata for violin, clarinet and piano (1991) • Friends Play Fisher Tull / Albany Records Troy 449 / 1999 / J. Gardner – vln, R. Luster – clar, C. Tull – pno • Music of Fisher Tull A Celebration / Mark Records MCD-1621 / 1994 / B. Rask – vln, M. Cavin – clar, C. Tull – pno |
| Tubular Octad for four euphoniums and four tubas (1967) • Carnegie VI / Mark Records ?? / 2003 / R. W. Morris – cond, Tennessee Tech Tuba Ensemble |
| Two Pieces from “Lieutenant Kije” (1. Wedding of Kije, 2. Troika) arrangement after Prokofiev, for brass choir and percussion (1963) • From Russia With Love / Surrey Brass CDs SUBRS002 / 2002 / Surrey Brass |
| Variations on an Advent Hymn for brass and percussion (1962) • Celebrations / Citadel Records CTD 88111 / 1994 – 95 / J. Stamp – cond, Keystone Wind Ensemble • Philharmonic Brass / Crystal Records CD121 / 2003 *Previously released on LP (see below) / L. Remsen – cond, Los Angeles Philharmonic Brass Ensemble |
| Vignette for trumpet and piano (1954) • Facets 2: John Holt, Trumpet / Crystal Records CD764 / 2004 / J. Holt – tpt, N. Bolshakova – pno |
— Albums (vinyl) no longer in print —
| Concerto No. 2 for trumpet and orchestra (1974) • ?? / ?? / D. Severinsen – tpt, F. Fennell – cond, London Symphony Orchestra |
| Coup de Brass for brass quintet (1965) • ?? / ?? / Tidewater Brass Quintet |
| Cryptic Essay for band (1975) • The Compositions of Fisher Tull Vol. II / Golden Crest digital ATH-5074 (LP) / 1980 / R. Mills – cond, Sam Houston State University Wind Ensemble |
| Exhibition for brass quintet (1961) • A Brass Potpourri / WIM Records (LP) / 1974? / Fine Arts Brass Quintet • Brother John and the Village Orchestra / Bowmar (Juvenile instr.) (LP) / 1971 / Story by I. Schubert and L. Wood, additional music by E. B. Jurey, narrated by H. Smith |
| The Final Covenant for band (1978) • The Compositions of Fisher Tull Vol. II / Golden Crest digital ATH-5074 (LP) / 1980 / R. Mills – cond, Sam Houston State University Wind Ensemble |
| Jargon [after William Billings] for band (1976) • The Compositions of Fisher Tull Vol. II / Golden Crest digital ATH-5074 (LP) / 1980 / R. Mills – cond, Sam Houston State University Wind Ensemble |
| Liturgical Symphony for brass choir and percussion (1960) • Los Angeles Brass Society / Avant Records AV 1001 (LP) / 1969? / *Re-released on CD (see above) / L. Remsen – cond, Los Angeles Brass Society |
| March for Tripod for band (1973) • The Compositions of Fisher Tull / Golden Crest ATH-5050 (LP) / 1977 / R. Mills – cond, Sam Houston State University Wind Ensemble |
| Prelude and Double Fugue for band (1978) • The Compositions of Fisher Tull Vol. II / Golden Crest digital ATH-5074 (LP) / 1980 / R. Mills – cond, Sam Houston State University Wind Ensemble |
| Rhapsody for trumpet and band (1980) • ?? / ?? / A. Vizzutti – tpt, ?? – cond, University of Kansas Wind Ensemble |
| Reflections on Paris for band (1973) • The Compositions of Fisher Tull / Golden Crest ATH-5050 (LP) / 1977 / R. Mills – cond, Sam Houston State University Wind Ensemble |
| Sarabande and Gigue for saxophone and piano (1974) • ?? / Golden Crest REDG-7101 / 1982 / D. Underwood – sax, R. Chiles – pno |
| Sketches on a Tudor Psalm for band (1972) • The Compositions of Fisher Tull / Golden Crest ATH-5050 (LP) / 1977 / R. Mills – cond, Sam Houston State University Wind Ensemble |
| Studies in Motion for band (1975) • The Compositions of Fisher Tull Vol. II / Golden Crest digital ATH-5074 (LP) / 1980 / R. Mills – cond, Sam Houston State University Wind Ensemble |
| Terpsichore for band (1969) • The Compositions of Fisher Tull / Golden Crest ATH-5050 (LP) / 1977 / R. Mills – cond, Sam Houston State University Wind Ensemble |
| Three Bagatelles for trumpet and piano (1975) • ?? / ?? / A. Plog – tpt, S. Davis – pno |
| Toccata for band (1969) • The Compositions of Fisher Tull / Golden Crest ATH-5050 (LP) / 1977 / R. Mills – cond, Sam Houston State University Wind Ensemble • Sam Houston State University Symphonic Band / Silver Crest #? (LP) / 1971 / R. Mills – cond, Sam Houston State University Symphonic Band |
| Variations on an Advent Hymn for brass and percussion (1962) • Philharmonic Brass / Avant Records AV 1005 (LP) / 1969? / Rereleased Crystal Records S115 (LP) / 1984 *Re-released on CD (see above) / L. Remsen – cond, Los Angeles Philharmonic Brass Ensemble |
— Other Media —
| Interview with the composer (bonus track) • Tull: Piano Concerto & Works for Wind Ensemble / Klavier Records KCD 11207 / 2015 / Fisher Tull & Andrew Yates |
— Assorted YouTube Videos —
| Some quality formal and informal performances; some of works not found elsewhere. Fisher Tull Compositions – compiled by Steve Matchett |
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Facebook Group
| With discussion and recordings; includes rare photos and recordings from Fisher “Mickey” Tull’s jazz days as trumpeter and arranger for the North Texas State College (now the University of North Texas [UNT]) lab bands. Bob Morgan, jazz contributor The Legacy of Fisher Tull – created and curated by Pat Patterson |
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