SKU: CY.CC2890

David Fetter's brilliant new work Situation Update - Suite for Tenor Trombone and Piano is written in three contrasting movements totalling almost 11 minutes in length:
1. Swift
2. Longing
3. Exit Music
Swift is marked Intense and is very rhythmic and angular. Longing is a beautiful lyrical movement marked Cantabile and Exit Music is marked Lively mixing chromatic, lyrical and syncopated segments, ending in a giant climax.
Both the solo and accompaniment parts are written for advanced performers.
The work's premier was performed in 2015 by retired Principal Trombonist of the Boston Symphony, Ronald Barron and accompanied at the Piano by Pianist Larry Wallach.
Here is what Mr. Ewazen has said about Situation Update:
I had the pleasure of hearing Ron Barron play David Fetter's exciting and virtuosic new work for Trombone and Piano, Situation Update”. David's music allows the Trombonist to sing and soar in 3 contrasting movements filled with vivid colors, beautiful and expressive harmonies, and a wonderful flowing rhythmic energy. The outer movements crackle with
energy, showcasing the amazing technique of soloist Ron Barron, as the melodic line shifts and changes with playful abandon, while the middle movement is heartfelt and lyrical, with beautiful melodic lines, supported by resonant, gorgeous harmonies. The work is a real tour de force and
rightly deserves to take its place as a significant addition to the Trombone repertoire..

SKU: CY.CC2534

Ralph Sauer has beautifully arranged four movements from Opus 40 for Trombone and Piano:

1. Chanson Triste
2. Valse
3. Reverie interrompue
4. Danse russe

These four movements totalling 14 minutes of music offer the artist a great deal of musical contrasts, ranging from lyrical, dramatic, dance-like, etc.

An excellent collection of the Russian master's music for the Trombone.

SKU: CY.CC3170

ISBN 9790530111406. 8.5 x 11 in inches.

The set of 24 Preludes for Piano, Op. 34 was composed in the winter of 1932-33. They represent all of the major and minor keys, inviting comparisons with similar collections by Bach and Chopin. Each movement has its own individual mood and there are sharp contrasts within each movement and between movements in style, rhythm and harmony. James Markey has brilliantly arranged eleven of these movements for Tenor Trombone and Piano for virtuoso level performers. The entire work is about 17 minutes in length. We are grateful to the Shostakovich estate and G. Schirmer for authorizing Mr. Markey's arrangement. Mr. Markey and pianist Virginia Perry can be heard performing this arrangement of the Preludes on his CD entitled Offroad released in 2003, which happens to be sold by Cherry Classics Music on this site and also available on iTunes and other music retailers.

SKU: HL.48185728

UPC: 888680832025. 9x12 inches.

“French pianist, arranger, composer and conductor, Jean-Michel Defaye (b. 1932) entered the Paris Conservatoire at the mere age of ten years old. His successful compositions and arrangements were mainly for brass, In the Style of Vivaldi, composed in 2002 for Trombone and Piano, being no exception. With a typical performance lasting about four minutes, Defaye's In the Style of Vivaldi reflects the compositional techniques of Antonio Vivaldi by use of contrapuntal textures, modulations to related keys, long and even quaver and semiquaver melodic passages, syncopation and contrasts in dynamics. Defaye's passion to explore a variety of preceding composers is clear with In the Style of Vivaldi being a part of a series which explores the music of many great composers. For all aspiring trombonists wishing to vary and expand their repertoire, In the Style of Vivaldi by Jean-Michel Defaye is essential.&rdquo.

SKU: HL.48185616

UPC: 888680843205. 9x12 inches.

“French pianist, arranger, composer and conductor, Jean-Michel Defaye (b. 1932) entered the Paris Conservatoire at the mere age of ten years old. His successful compositions and arrangements are mainly for brass, In the Style of Schumann, composed in 2000, being no exception. With a typical performance lasting about four and a half minutes, Defaye's In the Style of Schumann is so named due to the composer drawing on compositional techniques of the great Robert Schumann. Defaye's understanding of the Trombone is clear throughout the work, with use of exciting techniques and contrasts. Furthermore, Defaye's passion to explore a variety of preceding composers is clear with In the Style of Schumann being a part of a series which explores the music of many great composers. For all aspiring trombonists wishing to vary and expand their repertoire, In the Style of Schumann by Jean-Michel Defaye is essential.&rdquo.

SKU: CY.CC2726

The first movement, Prologue, consists of an Exposition (bars 1-42) with a main theme followed by four development sections and ending with a return to the main theme before a short coda. The second movement, Variants is a set of seven variations on the theme presented in the opening with descriptive terms pointing out the contrasts between the variations. The final movement is titled an Epilogue follows the general structure of ABCDCEBA which is a modified arch form with an abundant use of dance-like syncopated rhythms but a lyric and less active middle section D for contrast.

This work of about 17 minutes in length is suitable for advanced performers.