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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Daniel J. Travanti to Dick Vitale
Joseph Turrin Biography (1947-)
Born January 4, 1947, in Clifton, NJ; son of Aristide Turrin and Margaret Domonkos. Addresses: Office: 303 Harding Ave., Clifton, NJ 07011.; Agent:William Kollock, Conductors International, 95 Cedar Rd., Ringwood, NJ 07456.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- composer, music director, actor
- Birth Details
- January 4, 1947
- Clifton, New Jersey, United States
Famous Works
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Credits; Television Work
- Music director for Verna--USO Girl (also see below), WNET-TV.
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Credits; Television Appearances
- Appeared in Verna--USO Girl (also see below), WNET-TV.
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Recordings
- Composer for the recordings Prologue, Caprice, and Escapade, all for Merlin Records; Caprice (for trumpet and piano), for CrystalRecords; The Steadfast TinSoldier, Little Elephant's Birthday, The Seasons, The Run Away Circus, and The Presidents, for Kid Stuff Records;March and Choral, Caprice, and Elegy, for Brassworks Records;Structures and March and Choral, for Augustana Records; and Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra. The film scores for Weeds, Tough Guys Don't Dance, and Nightmare on Elm Street III were released byVarese Saraband.
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Credits; Film Scores
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Little Darlings, Paramount, 1978.
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Sadie Thompson, Kino International, 1985.
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Nightmare on Elm Street III, New Line Cinema, 1986.
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Weeds, DEG, 1987.
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Tough Guys Don't Dance, Cannon Films, 1987.
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A New Life, Paramount, 1988.
- Also provided the score for The Guest, 1968.
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Credits; Composer For Television
- Composer for television program Verna--USO Girl, WNET-TV.
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Credits; Other
- Composer of Symphony in Two Movements, 1970; Elegy for Trumpetand String Orchestra, 1974; Bagatelle for Orchestra, 1978; the orchestral work The Steadfast Tin Soldier, 1981; Festival March (for wind ensemble), 1983; Serenade for Band, 1984; the ensemble piece Prologue (for narrator and brass band), 1985; the ensemble piece Caprice (for solo coronet and brass band), 1985; Concerto for Violin andOrchestra, 1985; Concertino for Tuba and Band, 1985; Suite forOrchestra, 1986; the ensemble piece Escapade (for solo piccolo trumpet and brass band), 1986; the ensemble piece Nocturne and Dance, 1987; the ensemble piece Trilogy (for brass band), 1988; the orchestral work A New Life Overture, 1988; Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra, 1988; and Concerto for Flute and Orchestra, 1992. Composer of thevocal works His Lachrimae (for voice and piano), 1965; The Grey Squirrel (for soprano, alto, tenor, and bass), 1965; Mother Goose Suite (for solo soprano, soprano, alto, tenor, and bass, and piano), 1966; Songs of Protest (song cycle for soprano and piano), 1969; Away Delights (for voice and piano), 1970; A Slant of Light (for voice and piano), 1970; Genesis (for soprano, alto, tenor, and bass), 1971; The Seasons (for soprano, narrator, wind quintet, and piano), 1978; The Twelve Haiku Songs (song cycle for soprano and piano), 1979; Two RussianLove Songs (for soprano, alto, tenor, bass, clarinet, and cello), 1979; Three American Folk Songs (for soprano, alto, tenor, and bass), 1980; Credo (for men's chorus), 1983; Psalm 98 (for soprano, alto, tenor, and bass), 1984; Psalm 121 (for soprano, alto, tenor, and bass), 1984; and Invocation (for chorus and band), 1993. Composer of chamber music, including Theme and Variations (for string quartet), 1966; Two Pieces for Clarinet and Cello, 1967; Aria (for piccolo trumpet and chamber group), 1971; Trio Breve (for flute, clarinet, and bassoon), 1975; Festival Fanfare (for eight trumpets), 1976; Walden Trio (for flute, cello, and piano), 1978; Suite (for woodwind quartet), 1979; Little Elephant's Birthday (for narrator, wind quartet, and piano), 1979; Structures (for large brass choir), 1981; Brass Quintet, 1982; Wedding Prelude (for organ, harp, trumpet, French horn, and flute), 1983; and Sadie Thompson Suite (for eighteen instruments), 1986. Composer of the operas Feathertop (libretto by Bernard Stambler), 1976; and Frankie (story and libretto by George Abbott), 1988; the ballet Rain, 1988; and the stage works Love Games, 1980, and TheBarricade, 1986.
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