Trombone and Piano - easy

SKU: BT.AMP-413-400

Arranged by Philip Sparke. Anglo Music Play-Along Series. Book with CD. Composed 2015. 40 pages. Anglo Music Press #AMP 413-400. Published by Anglo Music Press (BT.AMP-413-400).

ISBN 9789043148559. English-German-French-Dutch.

Part of the Anglo Music Play-Along Series, Philip Sparke’s 15 Easy Christmas Carols is aimed at the young instrumentalist who can play just over an octave. Specifically tailored to suit the individual instrument, this book introducesthe beginning player to the world’s most popular Christmas tunes by selecting simple yet attractive melodies that fit their limited range. This book will provide invaluable additional material to complement any teaching method and includes both pianoaccompaniment and a demo/play-along CD.

Philip Sparkes 15 Easy Christmas Carols sind Teil der Anglo Music Play-Along Reihe und richten sich an junge Instrumentalisten, die den Tonumfang von einer Oktave beherrschen. Auf jedes Instrument zugeschnitten, führen diese Ausgaben,für die einfache und zugleich ansprechende Melodien ausgewählt wurden die sich für diesen begrenzten Tonumfang eignen, den Anfänger an die weltweit beliebtesten Weihnachtslieder heran. Dieser Band bietet wertvolles Ergänzungsmaterial, das zu jederInstrumentalschule passt und sowohl eine Klavierbegleitung als auch eine Play-Along-CD enthält.

Faisant partie de l’Anglo Music Play-Along Series, les 15 Easy Christmas Carols(15 chants de Noël faciles) de Philip Sparke visent les jeunes instrumentistes qui arrivent jouer un peu plus d’une octave. Adapté pourconvenir chaque instrument spécifique, ce recueil introduit le joueur débutant aux chants de Noël les plus populaires en sélectionnant des mélodies simples les plus intéressantes qui correspondent leur registre limité. Ce recueil fournit dumatériel supplémentaire indispensable qui complète n’importe quelle méthode pédagogique et inclut un accompagnement pour piano ainsi qu’une version sur CD avec démos.

Trombone and Piano - Advanced

SKU: CY.CC3136

Composed by John W. Ware. Classical. Score and Parts. Cherry Classics #CC3136. Published by Cherry Classics (CY.CC3136).

ISBN 9790530111055. 8.5 x 11 in inches.

This fine work has sat dormant for many years and has now come to light thanks to the efforts of Charlie Vernon, Bass Trombonist of the Chicago Symphony, who performed this virtuoso work as a young performer. The concerto is in the standard three movement form: Fast, slow, fast. This publication is a reduction from the original orchestral version (to be released at some point in the future). Here is a description of the Concerto by the composer, John W. Ware. I started on the trombone concerto in my junior year studying composition at Indiana University. While working on it, I learned of an opportunity to make it sort of a thesis piece (though students didn't write a thesis in composition while an undergrad). The original version was for trombone with string orchestra, and it was performed by the IU String Orchestra, conducted by Dr. Arthur Corra, with Robert Priez, trombone, as part of my senior composition recital. I thought the performance was quite good (Priez played extraordinarily well), and the piece received a newspaper review in the Indiana Daily Student, in which the reviewer wrote that the work was almost too exciting. I thought at the time that he had given me and my music a fine compliment. I made a piano version of the accompaniment, shortening and tightening the first movement, for performances in 1966; I made a second revision in 1967 for a performance by E. J. Eaton, trombonist at the University of Tennessee at Martin, arriving at the form in which the work exists now. The first movement is in fairly normal sonata-allegro form, in the key of A minor. It alternates between assertive and more thoughtful moods. There is no introduction; the soloist enters immediately and dominates much of the movement. The main theme is--by some manipulation--a source for most of the other themes, and all of the themes are used in close proximity to each other, including contrapuntal combinations, especially near the end. Originally the movement included a lengthy fugato, now much shortened and including a stretto that builds and subsides before a cadenza leading to a coda based on both the principal and secondary themes. Key relations in this movement, as in the other two, are quite free and often chromatic, with frequent third-relations; but returns to the tonic at the end are emphatic. The writing is challenging for both soloist and accompanist; the piece is substantial, requiring technique and stamina. The second movement is in F minor and is also built on both contrast and close relationships between the main and secondary themes. The main theme is heard in the piano part before the soloist enters. The mood is more lyric than in the first movement, but with dramatic episodes also. In this movement are some definite derivations from themes in the first movement. The ending is a sort of lengthened shadow of the opening. The finale returns to A minor, with themes slightly related to polonaise rhythms, but with strong echoes of first-movement themes. Here, too, dramatic and lyric episodes alternate, with dotted rhythms frequently propelling the music forward. The introduction is a brief and simple preparation for the solo entry. Later in the movement, a very brief, slightly slower section is soon overtaken by the original tempo. Toward the end, there is a second cadenza, again leading to a swift and energetic coda. The work is about 20 minutes in length and is appropriate for advanced performers.

Alto Trombone & Piano or CD Play Back / Play Along - Grade 1

SKU: MA.EMR-44991

Melodies pour Debutants / Melodien fur Anfanger. Composed by Bertrand Moren. Alto Trombone & CD Playback (Play Along). Score and parts. Duration 18'03. Editions Marc Reift #EMR 44991. Published by Editions Marc Reift (MA.EMR-44991).

Scotland / Fleas Jumping / There Is A Green Hill Far Away / Cadet Rousselle / Dangerous Liaisons / Sadness / Toys' Procession / Home On The Range / The Blue Danube / Can-Can / Farther and Farther / Going Up / The King of Sliding / Swanee River...

By ABRSM. For trombone, piano. Published by ABRSM (Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music).

Trombone and piano - moderately advanced

SKU: CY.CC2853

Composed by Georges Bizet. Arranged by Ralph Sauer. French Romantic. Solo part and Piano accompaniment. Published by Cherry Classics (CY.CC2853).

The Intermezzo & Farandole are both from the 2nd L'Arlesienne Suite arranged by Guiraud in 1879, four years after Bizet's untimely death.
The Intermezzo is slow and powerful, whereas the Farandole, which incorporates the theme from the March of the Kings is fast and bouncy.
Mr. Sauer's arrangement is a joy to perform. The 6-minute suite of two movements is appropriate for moderately advanced performers.

(Trombone and Piano with Piano Accompaniment On CD). By George Frideric Handel (1685-1759). For Tenor Solo, Piano. Carl Fischer CD Solo Series Grade 3: Achievement Level. Book and Audio CD. Standard notation. 4 pages

Alto Trombone & Piano or CD Play Back / Play Along - Grade 6

SKU: MA.EMR-56846

Le Roi de l'Enfer / Der Konig der Holle. Composed by Bertrand Moren. Score and parts. Duration 6'24. Editions Marc Reift #EMR 56846. Published by Editions Marc Reift (MA.EMR-56846).

Possible instrumentations:

Alto Trombone & CD Play Back / Play Along
Alto Trombone & Piano (+ CD Play Back / Play Along optional).

By Johannes Brahms. Arranged by Barnaby Kerekes. For Trombone and Piano. Romantic Solo, Sacred. Level: intermediate. Full score and parts. Published by Cherry Classics.

Edited by Peter Goodwin and Leslie Pearson. For Trombone and Piano. Book; Brass - Trombone and Baritone Method or Collection; Method/Instruction. Faber Edition. Elementary; Intermediate. Published by Faber Music

Trombone and Piano - advanced

SKU: CY.CC2709

Composed by Zoltan Kodaly. Arranged by Ralph Sauer. Hungarian 20th Century. Solo part and Piano accompaniment. Published by Cherry Classics (CY.CC2709).

--Four Pieces from Opus 11 arranged for Trombone and Piano by Ralph Sauer are originally from a group of seven pieces for solo Piano written between 1917 and 1918, except for movement 3, Il pleure dans mon coeur comme il pleut sur la ville (It rains in my heart like it rains in the city) from 1910.

--The writing is very expressive and dark, possibly evoking the mood of Europe in the throes of great upheavals and the Great War.

--About 12 minutes in length, these four movements are appropriate for advanced performers.

Trombone & Piano - Moderately Advanced

SKU: CY.CC2356

Composed by Charles Ives. Arranged by Ralph Sauer. American 20th Century. Solo part and Piano. Published by Cherry Classics (CY.CC2356).

Charles Ives was one of the first American composers to gain international recognition, although most of his music was unperformed during his lifetime.

Ives wrote 114 songs including these four:
1. Memories, 2. The Side Show, 3. Dreams and 4. War Song No. 2.

The songs include quotes of American folk songs, with whistling, singing and more making for a lively experience for performers and listeners.

Mr. Sauer once again has edited a brilliant new transcription, bringing Ive's music to life for the Trombone world. For moderately advanced performers, all in bass clef.

Seasonal Favorites for Trombone or Cello. Composed by Ed Hogan. Christmas. Lillenas Publishing Company #9780834170803. Published by Lillenas Publishing Company (LO.9780834170803).

Trombone and Piano with Piano Accompaniment On CD. By Arthur Pryor. For Trombone Solo, Piano. This edition: Grades 4-5 Artisan Level. Carl Fischer CD Solo Series. Classical. Score and Audio CD. 8 pages. Published by Carl Fischer.
Level: Grade 4-5, Artisan Level.

French composer, Alfred Desenclos (1912-1971) described his music as romantic. His music is expressive and atmospheric, as heard in his Plainchant and Allegretto for Trombone and Piano. Desenclos studied at the Roubaix Conservatory and he won the 1942 Prix de Rome. His Plainchant and Allegretto was published in 1965, towards the end of the composer's life. A typical performance lasts around eight minutes, in which the Trombone solo line is enhanced by rhythm, and technique. As expected, the two movements are contrasting, suitable for the advanced trombonist. For all Trombone players seeking alternative and challenging repertoire, Desenclos' Plainchant and Allegretto makes for a riveting performance.