Aaron Holloway-Nahum's De Ce Trombonesti? for Alto Trombone.commissioned by the London Sinfonietta as part of Writing the Future which is generously supported by The Boltini Trust Anthony Mackintosh and Michael & Patricia McLaren-Turner.Duration: c. 5 minutes

Trombone parts edited and recorded by Canadian Brass virtuoso Eugene Watts piano parts recorded by Patrick Hansen. Arrangements by Bill Boyd. Companion CD includes full performances and accompaniments. Contents: Court Dance - Cruel Love - The Drunken Sailor - Every Time I Feel the Spirit - Greensleeves - Hello! Ma Baby - Largo - Liebestraum - Lullaby - The Pleasures of Love - We Gather Together.

With ?The Techniques of Trombone Playing?, Mike Svoboda has written a book conceived as a valuable guide for composers and trombonists. It familiarises composers with contemporary trombone techniques and shows how to put them to creative use. Furthermore it helps trombonists to view and employ their versatile instrument as a multi-functional sound generator. Together with composer Michel Roth, Mike Svoboda explores what might today be called ?the unlimited expansion of new performance possibilities?: micro-intervals, multiphonics and the combination of the trombone sound with the human voice ? all accurately described and illustrated with many annotated music examples. ? Includes many tables and music examples on the basics and expanded techniques of trombone playing ? Practical information on mutes, repertoire, etc. ? With 92 sound files and 5 newly composed études which can be downloaded from the Bärenreiter website The authors Since September 2007 Mike Svoboda has been professor of trombone and contemporary chamber music at the Basel Academy of Music (Switzerland). Of formative importance to his artistic development was his nearly 11-year collaboration with Karlheinz Stockhausen in the 1980s and 1990s. His exchanges with Stockhausen and other composers, such as Peter Eötvös, Beat Furrer, Helmut Lachenmann, Wolfgang Rihm and Frank Zappa, allowed him to premiere more than 400 works over the last 30 years. Michel Roth is professor of composition and music theory at the Basel Academy of Music and a member of their research department. As a composer, he has been a regular guest at various international music festivals and more recently particularly in the area of music theatre. Numerous radio and CD productions document his compositional output for which he has also been awarded the composition prize by Music Viva, Munich. In addition Roth also researches and publishes on subjects concerned with music and art theory.

Beginner Series-Andrew D. Gordon has created 30: 12bar blues play-a-long backing tracks in various Blues styles keys and tempos such as: Funky Blues Boogie Blues Jazz Blues Minor Blues Country Blues Latin Blues Old Time Jazz Blues Jazz Swing Blues Classic Blues Rock Soulful Blues Slow Blues and many more. Each of the 30 play-a-long tracks has been recorded with 12 choruses of the 12 bar blues progression giving you the opportunity practice soloing techniques totaling over 3 hours of music. Each of the 30 Blues styles contains a solo improvisational melody line 12 measures in length designed for the beginner student in mind as a starting point to create your own improvisational solos. Each of the 30 Blues tracks have been recorded first with the solo playing along with the rhythm backing tracks of keyboards guitar bass and drums and immediately following is the play-a-long backing track that cycles through the 12 bar blues progression 12 times generally between 5-8 minutes in length giving you plenty of time to practice. Blues is the basis of many forms of music and these tracks have been specifically created to include styles such as: Jazz Funk Folk Country Latin Rock Gospel Pop Boogie giving you a well-rounded selection of musical styles based on the Blues. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Google Andrew D. Gordon has created 30: 12bar blues play-a-long backing tracks in various Blues styles keys and tempos such as: Funky Blues Boogie Blues Jazz Blues Minor Blues Country Blues Latin Blues Old Time Jazz Blues Jazz Swing Blues Classic Blues Rock Soulful Blues Slow Blues and many more. Each of the 30 play-a-long tracks has been recorded with 12 choruses of the 12 bar blues progression giving you the opportunity practice soloing techniques totaling over 3 hours of music. Each of the 30 Blues styles contains a solo improvisational melody line 12 measures in length designed for the beginner student in mind as a starting point to create your own improvisational solos. Each of the 30 Blues tracks have been recorded first with the solo playing along with the rhythm backing tracks of keyboards guitar bass and drums and immediately following is the play-a-long backing track that cycles through the 12 bar blues progression 12 times generally between 5-8 minutes in length giving you plenty of time to practice. Blues is the basis of many forms of music and these tracks have been specifically created to include styles such as: Jazz Funk Folk Country Latin Rock Gospel Pop Boogie giving you a well-rounded selection of musical styles based on the Blues. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Google

Provides everything you need for teaching the trombone. Its unique approach develops general musical skills througha programme of quality solo and ensemble music with additional CD.