Dale Trumbore Distributed by Graphite Publishing

Dale Trumbore is a Los Angeles-based composer and writer whose music has been praised by The New York Times for its “soaring melodies and beguiling harmonies.” Her music has been widely performed in the U.S. and internationally by ensembles including the Los Angeles Children’s Chorus, Los Angeles Master Chorale, Pacific Chorale, Pasadena Symphony, The Singers – Minnesota Choral Artists, and VocalEssence. She has served as Composer in Residence for Choral Chameleon and Nova Vocal Ensemble. Choral Arts Initiative’s debut album of her choral works, How to Go On, debuted at #6 on Billboard’s Traditional Classical Chart. Trumbore has written extensively about working through creative blocks and establishing a career in music in essays for 21CM, Cantate Magazine, the Center for New Music, NewMusicBox, and in her book Staying Composed: Overcoming Anxiety and Self-Doubt Within a Creative Life. Learn more at daletrumbore.com.


Music Published by Dale Trumbore

A Different Kind of Flight

Dale Trumbore mixed choir, Difficulty : 5, a cappella, 10+ min.

A Hush You Could See

Dale Trumbore high voice, Difficulty : 5, 1-2 instruments, 10+ min.

After the Storm Passes

Dale Trumbore mixed choir, Difficulty : 5, a cappella, 3-5 min.

And So

Dale Trumbore mixed choir, Difficulty : 5, a cappella, 5-10 min.

As it is in Heaven

Dale Trumbore mixed choir, Difficulty : 3, organ, 5-10 min.

Ave Generosa

Dale Trumbore treble choir, Difficulty : 3, 1-2 instruments, piano, 3-5 min.

Between Water and Air (SATB)

Dale Trumbore mixed choir, Difficulty : 4, piano, 3-5 min.

Between Water and Air (SSA)

Dale Trumbore treble choir, Difficulty : 4, piano, 3-5 min.

Blessing (Trumbore)

Dale Trumbore mixed choir, Difficulty : 4, a cappella, 5-10 min.

Breathe in Hope (SATB)

Dale Trumbore mixed choir, Difficulty : 5, piano, 5-10 min.

Breathe in Hope (SSAA)

Dale Trumbore treble choir, Difficulty : 5, piano, 5-10 min.

Breathe in Hope (TTBB)

Dale Trumbore tb choir, Difficulty : 5, piano, 5-10 min.

Butterfly Lullaby (SA)

Dale Trumbore treble choir, Difficulty : 3, 1-2 instruments, 3-5 min.

Butterfly Lullaby (SATB)

Dale Trumbore mixed choir, Difficulty : 3, 1-2 instruments, 3-5 min.

Charting the World (SATB Chorus + Piano Score)

Dale Trumbore mixed choir, Difficulty : 4, chamber ens., 10+ min.

Charting the World (SATB Full Score and Parts)

Dale Trumbore mixed choir, Difficulty : 4, chamber ens., 10+ min.

Charting the World (SSA Chorus + Piano Score)

Dale Trumbore treble choir, Difficulty : 4, chamber ens., 10+ min.

Charting the World (SSA Full Score and Parts)

Dale Trumbore treble choir, Difficulty : 4, chamber ens., 10+ min.

Closer to Home (SATB)

Dale Trumbore mixed choir, Difficulty : 4, a cappella, 3-5 min.

Closer to Home (SSAA)

Dale Trumbore treble choir, Difficulty : 4, a cappella, 3-5 min.

Closer to Home (TTBB)

Dale Trumbore tb choir, Difficulty : 4, a cappella, 3-5 min.

Completing the Circle (SATB)

Dale Trumbore mixed choir, Difficulty : 4, a cappella, 3-5 min.

Completing the Circle (SSAA)

Dale Trumbore treble choir, Difficulty : 4, a cappella, 3-5 min.

Completing the Circle (TTBB)

Dale Trumbore tb choir, Difficulty : 4, a cappella, 3-5 min.

Echo's Histories

Dale Trumbore tb choir, Difficulty : 4, a cappella, 3-5 min.

Echo's Stories

Dale Trumbore treble choir, Difficulty : 4, a cappella, 3-5 min.

Faster (SATB)

Dale Trumbore mixed choir, Difficulty : 4, a cappella, 3-5 min.

Faster (SSAA)

Dale Trumbore treble choir, Difficulty : 4, a cappella, 3-5 min.

Faster (TTBB)

Dale Trumbore tb choir, Difficulty : 4, a cappella, 3-5 min.

Footnotes to a History of Music

Dale Trumbore mixed choir, Difficulty : 5, a cappella, 5-10 min.

Footnotes to a History of the Moon

Dale Trumbore low voice, Difficulty : 4, 1-2 instruments, 5-10 min.

Footnotes to a History of the Moon (baritone)

Dale Trumbore low voice, Difficulty : 4, 1-2 instruments, 5-10 min.

For the Daughter I May Never Have (SSAA)

Dale Trumbore treble choir, Difficulty : 4, piano, 3-5 min.

For the Daughter I May Never Have (TTBB)

Dale Trumbore tb choir, Difficulty : 4, piano, 3-5 min.

Glorious, Glorious (SATB)

Dale Trumbore mixed choir, Difficulty : 3, a cappella, less than 3 min.

Glorious, Glorious (SSAA)

Dale Trumbore treble choir, Difficulty : 3, a cappella, less than 3 min.

Glorious, Glorious (TTBB)

Dale Trumbore tb choir, Difficulty : 3, a cappella, less than 3 min.

Half the World (SA)

Dale Trumbore treble choir, Difficulty : 3, piano, 3-5 min.

Half the World (SATB)

Dale Trumbore mixed choir, Difficulty : 3, piano, 3-5 min.

Half the World (TB)

Dale Trumbore tb choir, Difficulty : 3, piano, 3-5 min.

Heart Butte, Montana

Dale Trumbore mixed choir, Difficulty : 5, a cappella, 5-10 min.

History's Stories

Dale Trumbore mixed choir, Difficulty : 4, a cappella, 3-5 min.

How (from How to Go On)

Dale Trumbore mixed choir, Difficulty : 5, a cappella, 3-5 min.

How to Go On

Dale Trumbore mixed choir, Difficulty : 5, a cappella, 10+ min.

How to Go On (Art Song Arrangement - baritone)

Dale Trumbore low voice, Difficulty : 4, piano, 10+ min.

How to Go On (Art Song Arrangement - mezzo-soprano)

Dale Trumbore medium voice, Difficulty : 4, piano, 10+ min.

How to Go On (Art Song Arrangement - soprano)

Dale Trumbore high voice, Difficulty : 4, piano, 10+ min.

How to Go On (Art Song Arrangement - tenor)

Dale Trumbore low voice, Difficulty : 4, piano, 10+ min.

However Difficult (from How to Go On)

Dale Trumbore mixed choir, Difficulty : 5, a cappella, less than 3 min.

If I Say Yes (Choral)

Dale Trumbore mixed choir, Difficulty : 4, piano, 10+ min.

If I Say Yes (Full Score and Parts)

Dale Trumbore mixed choir, Difficulty : 4, chamber ens., piano, 10+ min.

In the Middle (SATB)

Dale Trumbore mixed choir, Difficulty : 4, piano

In the Middle (SSAA)

Dale Trumbore treble choir, Difficulty : 4, piano, 5-10 min.

Knowing the End (from How to Go On)

Dale Trumbore mixed choir, Difficulty : 5, a cappella, less than 3 min.

Light of Late November

Dale Trumbore mixed choir, Difficulty : 4, a cappella, 3-5 min.

Like Something Newly Freed (SATB)

Dale Trumbore mixed choir, Difficulty : 3, a cappella, 3-5 min.

Like Something Newly Freed (SSAA)

Dale Trumbore treble choir, Difficulty : 3, a cappella, 5-10 min.

Love is a Sickness (SATB)

Dale Trumbore mixed choir, Difficulty : 3, a cappella, 3-5 min.

Love is a Sickness (SSA)

Dale Trumbore treble choir, Difficulty : 3, a cappella, 3-5 min.

Love is a Sickness (TTB)

Dale Trumbore tb choir, Difficulty : 3, a cappella, 3-5 min.

One Blue Sky

Dale Trumbore treble choir, Difficulty : 3, a cappella, less than 3 min.

Perhaps

Dale Trumbore mixed choir, Difficulty : 4, a cappella, 3-5 min.

Practical Love Songs (mezzo)

Dale Trumbore low voice, Difficulty : 4, piano, 5-10 min.

Practical Love Songs (soprano)

Dale Trumbore high voice, Difficulty : 4, piano, 5-10 min.

Relinquishment (from How to Go On)

Dale Trumbore mixed choir, Difficulty : 5, a cappella, 3-5 min.

Requiescat (from How to Go On)

Dale Trumbore mixed choir, Difficulty : 5, a cappella, 5-10 min.

Returning (SATB)

Dale Trumbore mixed choir, Difficulty : 3, a cappella, 5-10 min.

Returning (SSAA)

Dale Trumbore treble choir, Difficulty : 3, a cappella, 5-10 min.

Returning (TTBB)

Dale Trumbore tb choir, Difficulty : 3, a cappella, 5-10 min.

Ring Out, Ye Bells (SA)

Dale Trumbore treble choir, Difficulty : 3, piano, 3-5 min.

Ring Out, Ye Bells (SATB)

Dale Trumbore mixed choir, Difficulty : 3, piano, 3-5 min.

Ring Out, Ye Bells (TB)

Dale Trumbore tb choir, Difficulty : 3, piano, 3-5 min.

Ring Out, Ye Bells - SA Chorus & Full Orchestra

Dale Trumbore treble choir, Difficulty : 3, large ensemble, 3-5 min.

Ring Out, Ye Bells - SA chorus & string orchestra, harp & percussion

Dale Trumbore treble choir, Difficulty : 3, large ensemble, 3-5 min.

Ring Out, Ye Bells - SATB Chorus & Full Orchestra

Dale Trumbore mixed choir, Difficulty : 3, large ensemble, 3-5 min.

Ring Out, Ye Bells - SATB chorus & string orchestra, harp & percussion

Dale Trumbore mixed choir, Difficulty : 3, large ensemble, 3-5 min.

Ring Out, Ye Bells - TB Chorus & Full Orchestra

Dale Trumbore tb choir, Difficulty : 3, large ensemble, 3-5 min.

Ring Out, Ye Bells - TB chorus & string orchestra, harp & percussion

Dale Trumbore tb choir, Difficulty : 3, large ensemble, 3-5 min.

Sara Teasdale Songs

Dale Trumbore high voice, Difficulty : 4, piano, 5-10 min.

Sing to the Lord

Dale Trumbore mixed choir, Difficulty : 3, a cappella, 3-5 min.

Sometimes Peace Comes (from How to Go On)

Dale Trumbore mixed choir, Difficulty : 5, a cappella, 3-5 min.

Spiritus Mundi (SATB)

Dale Trumbore mixed choir, Difficulty : 4, a cappella, 5-10 min.

Spiritus Mundi (SSAA)

Dale Trumbore treble choir, Difficulty : 4, a cappella, 5-10 min.

Sunbeam Blues (soprano)

Dale Trumbore high voice, Difficulty : 4, piano, 3-5 min.

Sunbeam Blues (with clarinet)

Dale Trumbore high voice, Difficulty : 4, 1-2 instruments, piano, 3-5 min.

The Christmas Rose

Dale Trumbore mixed choir, Difficulty : 3, a cappella, 3-5 min.

The Gleam (soprano & chamber ensemble)

Dale Trumbore high voice, Difficulty : 5, chamber ens., piano, 10+ min.

The Gleam (soprano & piano)

Dale Trumbore high voice, Difficulty : 5, piano, 10+ min.

The Opposites Game (Choral)

Dale Trumbore mixed choir, Difficulty : 4, piano, 10+ min.

The Opposites Game (Full Score and Parts)

Dale Trumbore mixed choir, Difficulty : 4, chamber ens., 10+ min.

The Sallow Harp (SA Chorus + Piano)

Dale Trumbore treble choir, Difficulty : 3, piano, 5-10 min.

The Sallow Harp (SA Chorus Full Score)

Dale Trumbore treble choir, Difficulty : 3, 1-2 instruments, 5-10 min.

The Sallow Harp (SATB Chorus + Piano)

Dale Trumbore mixed choir, Difficulty : 3, piano, 5-10 min.

The Sallow Harp (SATB Chorus Full Score)

Dale Trumbore mixed choir, Difficulty : 3, 1-2 instruments, 5-10 min.

The Sallow Harp (TB Chorus + Piano)

Dale Trumbore tb choir, Difficulty : 3, piano, 5-10 min.

The Sallow Harp (TB Chorus Full Score)

Dale Trumbore tb choir, Difficulty : 3, 1-2 instruments, 5-10 min.

This Thirst in the Lungs

Dale Trumbore high voice, Difficulty : 5, piano, 5-10 min.

To See It (from How to Go On)

Dale Trumbore mixed choir, Difficulty : 5, a cappella, less than 3 min.

Vital Dance (SATB)

Dale Trumbore mixed choir, Difficulty : 5, piano, 5-10 min.

Vital Dance (SSAA)

Dale Trumbore treble choir, Difficulty : 5, piano, 5-10 min.

What Are We Becoming

Dale Trumbore mixed choir, Difficulty : 4, organ, 10+ min.

What Only Poetry Can Do (baritone)

Dale Trumbore low voice, Difficulty : 4, piano, 5-10 min.

What Only Poetry Can Do (mezzo-soprano)

Dale Trumbore low voice, Difficulty : 4, piano, 5-10 min.

What Only Poetry Can Do (soprano)

Dale Trumbore high voice, Difficulty : 4, piano, 5-10 min.

What Only Poetry Can Do (tenor)

Dale Trumbore high voice, Difficulty : 4, piano, 5-10 min.

When At Last (from How to Go On)

Dale Trumbore mixed choir, Difficulty : 5, a cappella, 3-5 min.

Where Go the Boats

Dale Trumbore mixed choir, Difficulty : 3, a cappella, 3-5 min.

You Find Yourself Here (SATB)

Dale Trumbore mixed choir, Difficulty : 4, a cappella, 3-5 min.

You Find Yourself Here (SSAA)

Dale Trumbore treble choir, Difficulty : 4, a cappella, 3-5 min.

You Find Yourself Here (TTBB)

Dale Trumbore tb choir, Difficulty : 4, a cappella, 3-5 min.

1: (Easy) No divisi in voice parts, accompaniment doubles or supports vocal parts, diatonic, symmetrical phrases, textures mostly homophonic, simple rhythms, stepwise voice leading (conjunct), moderate ranges, no extended techniques, and limited sustained singing.

2: (Medium Easy) Limited divisi, voices somewhat independent from accompaniment, some chromatics, phrases may be longer or more fragmented, mostly homophonic, moderate rhythmic complexity, some difficult intervals (disjunct motion), moderate ranges, extended techniques are simple, limited sustained singing.

3. (Medium) Limited divisi, unaccompanied, or with independent accompaniment (voice parts not doubled), many chromatics, phrases of varying lengths, more contrapuntal textures, moderately complex rhythms, some difficult intervals (disjunct motion), moderately difficult/challenging ranges, extended techniques are potentially challenging, and some sustained singing.

4. (Medium Difficult) Abundant divisi, unaccompanied, or accompanying instruments are fully independent from voice parts, many chromatics and/or key changes, long and/or broken phrases, potentially little homophony, complex rhythms, many difficult intervals (disjunct motion), difficult/challenging ranges, potentially difficult extended techniques, and a demand for sustained singing.

5. (Difficult) Adundant divis, unaccompanied, or accompanying instruments are fully independent from voice parts, many chromatics and/or key changes, long and/or broken phrases, potentially little homophony, complex rhythms, extreme ranges, use of challenging or unusual extended vocal techniques, abundant sustained singing.