SKU: CY.CC2768
Ave Maria is a traditional Catholic prayer asking for intercession from the Virgin Mary. The prayer has often been set to music. Frank Gazda has beautifully arranged four musical settings of the prayer for Trombone Quartet or four-part Trombone Ensemble by: Jacob Arcadelt (Renaissance), Johann Joseph Fux (Baroque), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Classical) and Giuseppe Verdi (Romantic).Although originally composed as four-part choral settings, they work perfectly for the Trombone. Each piece stands on its own as a work of beauty, or the four can be performed as a whole. They are at a moderately advanced level of difficulty.
SKU: M2.MOS-42216
ISBN 9790203747161.
SKU: CY.CC3095
ISBN 9790530110720. 8.5 x 11 in inches.
Bruckner's Ave Maria (WAB 7) written in 1882 for solo alto voice and organ is lush and contains a plainchant section in the middle of the A-B-A form work. Jeff Reynolds' arrangement has added an optional Contrabass part to the bottom of this splendid 4-part work for Trombone ensemble and also added tuning marks to guide performers towards perfect just ensemble tuning. This 3 minute work is appropriate for moderately advanced performers (tenor clef in part 1 and top note is a high B-flat).
SKU: CY.CC2636
Dvorak's fairytale opera Rusalka is one of his greatest works and the 1st Act aria Song to the Moon is so well loved that it is often played in concert and arranged for instrumental performance.
Cory Mixdorf's five-minute arrangement retains the magic of this wonderful music with a Trombone quartet version for advanced performers.
SKU: CY.CC2597
Vilja is Franz Lehar's most famous aria and the Merry Widow where it is taken from is his most popular operetta. It's melody is intoxicatingly beautiful and leaves its listeners humming it long after the show is over. Lisa Albrecht of the Rochester Philharmonic has arranged a most lovely rendition of this great song for Trombone quartet.About five minutes in length, this work is appropriate for an advanced player on the lead part and intermediate performers in the rest.
SKU: CY.CC2920
Capriccio in B-flat, BWV 992 is an early keyboard work, first performed at age 19 when his brother Johann Jacob travelled to become an oboist in the army of Charles XII of Sweden. The 12-minute work for 4-part Trombone ensemble is appropriate for advanced performers. Dr. Marcellus has dedicated his arrangement to the memory of the late Steve Witser, his former student and colleague who was Principal Trombonist with the Los Angeles Philharmonic. The work is separated into six sections titled:1. Arioso: Adagio - His friends try to persuade him not to undertake the journey2. Andante - His friends tell him of the various misfortunes that may befall him abroad3. Adagiosissimo - The general lament of his friends4. Andante con moto - His friends come, since they see that it must be, and take leave of him5. Posthorn Aria6. Fugue in Imitation of the Posthorn.
