(253 of the finest praise and worship songs). Composed by Various. For voice, pi...(+)
(253 of the finest praise
and worship songs).
Composed by Various. For
voice, piano and guitar
(chords only). Sacred
Folio. Gospel and
Worship. Difficulty:
medium. Songbook (spiral
bound). Vocal melody,
piano accompaniment,
lyrics and chord names.
420 pages. Hal Leonard
#080689006395. Published
by Hal Leonard
Choral SATB choir SKU: CF.CM9700 Composed by Hungarian Folk. Arranged by ...(+)
Choral SATB choir
SKU:
CF.CM9700
Composed by
Hungarian Folk. Arranged
by Stacy Garrop. 20
pages. Duration 4:44.
Carl Fischer Music
#CM9700. Published by
Carl Fischer Music
(CF.CM9700).
ISBN
9781491160008. UPC:
680160918607. Key: A
minor. Hungarian.
Hungarian Folk.
In
2014, Chanticleer
commissioned me to make a
new arrangement of the
Hungarian-Romani folk
song Jarba, Mare Jarba
for their 2014 touring
program. Passed down
orally through the Romani
communities, this
beautiful folk song, with
text in a language called
Beas (beh-osh), speaks of
a deep longing to visit
one's homeland, a place
where the singer can
never return. Chanticleer
consists of twelve men
whose vocal ranges span
from low bass to high
soprano, equivalent to
the range of a mixed
choir of women and men. I
composed slow sections of
original material to
represent the singers'
longing to return home;
these are interspersed
with the folk song's
traditional fast
sections. The
incorporated shouts and
calls in the score are
typically found in the
performance of Central
European folk songs. I
hope you enjoy singing
this new version of
Jarba, Mare Jarba that
contains all of the vigor
and excitement of the
Chanticleer version.
PERFORMANCE NOTES All
spoken sounds (indicated
by x noteheads) should be
performed by individuals.
Feel free to elaborate
with more sounds of your
own in the tradition of
Eastern European folk
music. If the piece is
memorized, feel free to
experiment with clapping
on the off-beats of m. 93
to the end. TEXT
Transliteration Jarba,
mare jarba mas duce a
casa, da nu pot ca am
jurat, Jarba, mare jarba
mas duce a casa, da nu
pot ca am jurat. Mare
jarba, verde jarba nu me
pot duce a casa. Jarba,
mare jarba mas duce a
casa, da nu pot ca am
jurat. O mers mama de pe
sat, O lasat coliba
goala, Infrunzitu,
ingurzitu da plina de
saracie, da plina de
saracie. Mare jarba,
verde jarba nu me pot
duce a casa. Jarba, mare
jarba mas duce a casa, da
nu pot ca am jurat.
Translation Green grass,
tall grass, I would like
to go home, but I cannot,
because I have sworn not
to. Tall grass, green
grass - oh, that I cannot
go home! My mother has
left the village; she
left the hut empty,
Adorned with leaves but
full of poverty. Tall
grass, green grass - oh,
that I cannot go home!
Tall grass, green grass -
I would like to go home.
but I cannot, because I
have sworn not to. Stacy
Garrop's music is
centered on dramatic and
lyrical storytelling. The
sharing of stories is a
defining element of our
humanity; we strive to
share with others the
experiences and concepts
that we find compelling.
She shares stories by
taking audiences on sonic
journeys - some simple
and beautiful, while
others are complicated
and dark - depending on
the needs and dramatic
shape of the story.
Garrop served as the
first Emerging Opera
Composer of Chicago Opera
Theater's Vanguard
Program. She also held a
3-year
composer-in-residence
position with the
Champaign-Urbana Symphony
Orchestra, funded by New
Music USA and the League
of American Orchestras.
She has received numerous
awards and grants
including an Arts and
Letters Award in Music
from the American Academy
of Arts and Letters,
Fromm Music Foundation
Grant, Barlow Prize, and
three Barlow Endowment
commissions, along with
prizes from competitions
sponsored by the Detroit
Symphony Orchestra, Civic
Orchestra of Chicago,
Omaha Symphony, New
England Philharmonic,
Boston Choral Ensemble,
Utah Arts Festival, and
Pittsburgh New Music
Ensemble. She is a
Cedille Records artist;
her works are
commercially available on
more than ten additional
labels. Her catalog
covers a wide range, with
works for orchestra,
opera, oratorio, wind
ensemble, choir, art
song, various sized
chamber ensembles, and
works for solo
instruments. Notable
commissions include My
Dearest Ruth for soprano
and piano with text by
Martin Ginsburg, the
husband of the late
Supreme Court Justice
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, The
Transformation of Jane
Doe for Chicago Opera
Theater, The Battle for
the Ballot for the
Cabrillo Festival
Orchestra, Goddess
Triptych for the St.
Louis Symphony Orchestra,
Glorious Mahalia for the
Kronos Quartet, Give Me
Hunger for Chanticleer,
Rites for the Afterlife
for the Akropolis and
Calefax Reed Quintets,
and Terra Nostra: an
oratorio about our
planet, commissioned by
the San Francisco Choral
Society and Piedmont East
Bay Children's Chorus.
Garrop previously served
as composer-in-residence
with the Albany Symphony
and Skaneateles Festival,
and as well as on faculty
of the Fresh Inc Festival
(2012-2017). She taught
composition and
orchestration full-time
at Roosevelt University
2000-2016) before leaving
to launch her freelance
career. She earned
degrees in music
composition at the
University of
Michigan-Ann Arbor
(B.M.), University of
Chicago (M.A.), and
Indiana
University-Bloomington
(D.M.). In 2014,
Chanticleer commissioned
me to make a new
arrangement of the
Hungarian-Romani folk
song Jarba, Mare Jarba
for their 2014 touring
program. Passed down
orally through the Romani
communities, this
beautiful folk song, with
text in a language called
Beas (beh-osh), speaks of
a deep longing to visit
one’s homeland, a
place where the singer
can never return.
Chanticleer consists of
twelve men whose vocal
ranges span from low bass
to high soprano,
equivalent to the range
of a mixed choir of women
and men. I composed slow
sections of original
material to represent the
singers’ longing
to return home; these are
interspersed with the
folk song’s
traditional fast
sections. The
incorporated shouts and
calls in the score are
typically found in the
performance of Central
European folk songs. I
hope you enjoy singing
this new version of
Jarba, Mare Jarba that
contains all of the vigor
and excitement of the
Chanticleer
version.PERFORMANCE
NOTESAll spoken sounds
(indicated by x
noteheads) should be
performed by individuals.
Feel free to elaborate
with more sounds of your
own in the tradition of
Eastern European folk
music.If the piece is
memorized, feel free to
experiment with clapping
on the off-beats of m. 93
to the
end.TEXTTransliterationJa
rba, mare jarba mas duce
a casa, da nu pot ca am
jurat, Jarba, mare jarba
mas duce a casa, da nu
pot ca am jurat. Mare
jarba, verde jarba nu me
pot duce a casa.Jarba,
mare jarba mas duce a
casa, da nu pot ca am
jurat.O mers mama de pe
sat, O lasat coliba
goala,Infrunzitu,
ingurzitu da plina de
saracie, da plina de
saracie. Mare jarba,
verde jarba nu me pot
duce a casa.Jarba, mare
jarba mas duce a casa, da
nu pot ca am
jurat.TranslationGreen
grass, tall grass, I
would like to go home,
but I cannot, because I
have sworn not to.Tall
grass, green grass
– oh, that I
cannot go home!My mother
has left the village; she
left the hut empty,
Adorned with leaves but
full of poverty.Tall
grass, green grass
– oh, that I
cannot go home! Tall
grass, green grass
– I would like to
go home.but I cannot,
because I have sworn not
to.Stacy Garrop’s
music is centered on
dramatic and lyrical
storytelling. The sharing
of stories is a defining
element of our humanity;
we strive to share with
others the experiences
and concepts that we find
compelling. She shares
stories by taking
audiences on sonic
journeys – some
simple and beautiful,
while others are
complicated and dark
– depending on the
needs and dramatic shape
of the story.Garrop
served as the first
Emerging Opera Composer
of Chicago Opera
Theater’s Vanguard
Program. She also held a
3-year
composer-in-residence
position with the
Champaign-Urbana Symphony
Orchestra, funded by New
Music USA and the League
of American Orchestras.
She has received
numerous awards and
grants including an
Arts and Letters Award in
Music from the American
Academy of Arts and
Letters, Fromm Music
Foundation Grant, Barlow
Prize, and three Barlow
Endowment commissions,
along with prizes from
competitions sponsored by
the Detroit Symphony
Orchestra, Civic
Orchestra of Chicago,
Omaha Symphony, New
England Philharmonic,
Boston Choral Ensemble,
Utah Arts Festival, and
Pittsburgh New Music
Ensemble. She is a
Cedille Records artist;
her works are
commercially available on
more than ten additional
labels.Her catalog covers
a wide range, with works
for orchestra, opera,
oratorio, wind ensemble,
choir, art song, various
sized chamber ensembles,
and works for solo
instruments. Notable
commissions include My
Dearest Ruth for
soprano and piano with
text by Martin Ginsburg,
the husband of the late
Supreme Court Justice
Ruth Bader
Ginsburg, The
Transformation of Jane
Doe for Chicago Opera
Theater, The Battle for
the Ballot for the
Cabrillo Festival
Orchestra, Goddess
Triptych for the St.
Louis Symphony Orchestra,
Glorious Mahalia for
the Kronos Quartet, Give
Me Hunger for
Chanticleer, Rites for
the Afterlife for the
Akropolis and Calefax
Reed Quintets,
and Terra
Nostra:Â an oratorio
about our planet,
commissioned by the San
Francisco Choral Society
and Piedmont East Bay
Children’s
Chorus.Garrop previously
served as
composer-in-residence
with the Albany Symphony
and Skaneateles Festival,
and as well as on faculty
of the Fresh Inc Festival
(2012-2017). She taught
composition and
orchestration full-time
at Roosevelt University
2000-2016) before leaving
to launch her freelance
career. She earned
degrees in music
composition at the
University of
Michigan-Ann Arbor
(B.M.), University of
Chicago (M.A.), and
Indiana
University-Bloomington
(D.M.).ÂÂ.
Ligne De Mélodie, Paroles et Accords [Fake Book] - Intermédiaire Hal Leonard
For voice and C instrument. Format: fakebook. With vocal melody, lyrics, chord n...(+)
For voice and C
instrument. Format:
fakebook. With vocal
melody, lyrics, chord
names and guitar chord
chart. Gospel and
worship. Series: Hal
Leonard Fake Books. 295
pages. 9x12 inches.
Published by Hal Leonard.
Theme Park Fun! Fanfare [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Facile Gobelin Music Publications
Fanfare Band - Grade 2 SKU: BT.GOB-001141-020 Composed by Wilco Moerman. ...(+)
Fanfare Band - Grade 2
SKU:
BT.GOB-001141-020
Composed by Wilco
Moerman. Set (Score &
Parts). 48 pages. Gobelin
Music Publications #GOB
001141-020. Published by
Gobelin Music
Publications
(BT.GOB-001141-020).
In Theme Park
Fun! your orchestra pays
a visit to an amusement
park. During your visit,
you will experience some
spectacular rides and
attractions this theme
park offers. The
uniqueness of Theme Park
Fun! is the interplay
between music and(moving)
images. Animations and
illustrations support the
visual composition
(downloadable after
ordering a set, on
www.gobelinmusic.com).
Part 1: The
Entrance & Parade [with
animation] The
opening of the park is a
fact. A day fullof fun
and pleasure awaits! You
and the other visitors
will be confronted with
all the rides,
attractions and
adventures the theme park
has to offer. Which ride
shall we do first?! There
is so much to do and
experience on this day in
the park! Aparade of
colorful floats and park
figures is passing
by. Let the fun
begin!
Part 2:
The Haunted House [with
animation] The
only ride in the park
that is not related to
fun, is the Haunted
House. Here visitors will
be challengedto visit a
house full of ghosts,
creepy figures and other
ominous things. The clock
strikes twelve, there is
no turning back. Ghosts
are whispering, yelling,
screaming... Fortunately
it is almost one oclock,
so we can leave this
creepy
placequickly.
P
art 3: The Swinging
Galleon [with
illustrations] Wha
t a huge pirate ship!
Each time you swing back
and forth, you will feel
that weird feeling in
your stomach. When you
are thrown completely
into the top you will
have afantastic view over
the park, but you can not
enjoy it for long. Before
you know the ship swings
back the other
way.
Part 4:
The Fairy Tale Ride [with
illustrations] Aft
er all those exciting and
spectacular rides and
attractions,it is time
for a peaceful tour in
The Fairy Tale Ride.
Surrounded by a fairytale
setting, you will
discover fable figures,
talking animals and
colorful designs. Such a
beauty and tranquility.
Having had this
experience, we are ready
again for thebig rides in
the park!
Part
5: The Bumper Cars [with
illustrations] Now
its time to crawl behind
the wheel of the Bumper
Cars! Shall we all chase
the conductor?! Before
you know you are hit by
another visitor or you
will bumpagainst someone
else. In this tough ride
you can prove yourself as
a real driver, or perhaps
as a really bad
one.
Part 6:
The Roller Coaster [with
illustrations] The
largest, fastest and
scariest ride in the park
... we shoulddefinitely
do the Roller Coaster!
All together in the
train, the
over-the-shoulder
restraints are
lowering... be ready to
ride. The train leaves
the station and is
heading for the big lift
hill. It will be very
scary when the train
reaches the topand the
train will be plunged
down the first drop!
Loops, corkscrews and
other spectacular coaster
elements will follow...
Before you know it, the
ride of your life is
over. Shall we ride it
again?!
Part 7:
Leaving the Park
[withanimation] Un
fortunately everything
comes to an end. This day
in the theme park is
over, but we have a lot
new experiences to talk
about! The memories of
all the funny and
spectacular rides will
come up when we walk
through the park to
theexit. Just one look
over the shoulder, the
amusement park figures
are waving at us.
Hopefully we will come
back again
soon!
In
'Theme Park Fun!' bezoek
je met de hele
muziekvereniging een
pretpark. Tijdens het
bezoek word je op
muzikale wijze
geconfronteerd met een
aantal spectaculaire
attracties die het
pretpark rijk is. Het
unieke van 'Theme Park
Fun!'is het samenspel
tussen muziek en beeld.
De animatiefilmpjes en
illustraties zijn, na
aankoop van de set, te
downloaden op
www.gobelinmusic.com.
Deel 1: 'The
Entrance & Parade' [met
animatiefilm] De
opening vanhet pretpark
is een feit. De dag vol
plezier kan beginnen en
de bezoekers worden hier
geconfronteerd met alle
attracties en avonturen
die ze in het pretpark
staan te wachten. In
welke attractie zullen we
als eerst stappen?! Eris
zoveel te doen en te
beleven deze dag in het
pretpark! Een parade met
parkfiguren en kleurrijke
praalwagens komt voorbij,
de pret kan
beginnen!
Deel
2: 'The Haunted House'
[met
animatiefilm] De
enige attractiein het
pretpark die geen 'pret'
uitstraalt, is het
spookhuis. Hier worden de
bezoekers uitgedaagd om
zich te begeven in een
huis vol spoken, geesten
en andere onheilspellende
dingen. De klok slaat 12
keer, er is geen weg meer
terug.Gefluister...,
geschreeuw... Gelukkig
slaat de klok bijna 1 uur
en kunnen we deze ongure
plek snel
verlaten.
Deel
3: 'The Swinging Galleon'
[met
illustraties] Wat
een groot piratenschip!
Elke keer wanneer je
heenen weer schommelt,
voel je dat rare gevoel
in je buik. Wanneer je
helemaal in de top
geslingerd bent heb je
een fantastisch uitzicht
over het pretpark, maar
je kunt er niet lang van
genieten. Voor je het
weet zwaait het schip
weerde andere kant
op.
Deel 4:
'The Fairy Tale Ride'
[met
illustraties] Na
al die spannende en
spectaculaire attracties
is het tijd voor een
rustig ritje in 'The
Fairy Tale Ride'. Omgeven
door een
sprookjesachtige.
Theme Park Fun! Fanfare [Conducteur] - Facile Gobelin Music Publications
Fanfare Band - Grade 2 SKU: BT.GOB-001141-120 Composed by Wilco Moerman. ...(+)
Fanfare Band - Grade 2
SKU:
BT.GOB-001141-120
Composed by Wilco
Moerman. Score Only.
Gobelin Music
Publications #GOB
001141-120. Published by
Gobelin Music
Publications
(BT.GOB-001141-120).
In Theme Park
Fun! your orchestra pays
a visit to an amusement
park. During your visit,
you will experience some
spectacular rides and
attractions this theme
park offers. The
uniqueness of Theme Park
Fun! is the interplay
between music and(moving)
images. Animations and
illustrations support the
visual composition
(downloadable after
ordering a set, on
www.gobelinmusic.com).
Part 1: The
Entrance & Parade [with
animation] The
opening of the park is a
fact. A day fullof fun
and pleasure awaits! You
and the other visitors
will be confronted with
all the rides,
attractions and
adventures the theme park
has to offer. Which ride
shall we do first?! There
is so much to do and
experience on this day in
the park! Aparade of
colorful floats and park
figures is passing
by. Let the fun
begin!
Part 2:
The Haunted House [with
animation] The
only ride in the park
that is not related to
fun, is the Haunted
House. Here visitors will
be challengedto visit a
house full of ghosts,
creepy figures and other
ominous things. The clock
strikes twelve, there is
no turning back. Ghosts
are whispering, yelling,
screaming... Fortunately
it is almost one oclock,
so we can leave this
creepy
placequickly.
P
art 3: The Swinging
Galleon [with
illustrations] Wha
t a huge pirate ship!
Each time you swing back
and forth, you will feel
that weird feeling in
your stomach. When you
are thrown completely
into the top you will
have afantastic view over
the park, but you can not
enjoy it for long. Before
you know the ship swings
back the other
way.
Part 4:
The Fairy Tale Ride [with
illustrations] Aft
er all those exciting and
spectacular rides and
attractions,it is time
for a peaceful tour in
The Fairy Tale Ride.
Surrounded by a fairytale
setting, you will
discover fable figures,
talking animals and
colorful designs. Such a
beauty and tranquility.
Having had this
experience, we are ready
again for thebig rides in
the park!
Part
5: The Bumper Cars [with
illustrations] Now
its time to crawl behind
the wheel of the Bumper
Cars! Shall we all chase
the conductor?! Before
you know you are hit by
another visitor or you
will bumpagainst someone
else. In this tough ride
you can prove yourself as
a real driver, or perhaps
as a really bad
one.
Part 6:
The Roller Coaster [with
illustrations] The
largest, fastest and
scariest ride in the park
... we shoulddefinitely
do the Roller Coaster!
All together in the
train, the
over-the-shoulder
restraints are
lowering... be ready to
ride. The train leaves
the station and is
heading for the big lift
hill. It will be very
scary when the train
reaches the topand the
train will be plunged
down the first drop!
Loops, corkscrews and
other spectacular coaster
elements will follow...
Before you know it, the
ride of your life is
over. Shall we ride it
again?!
Part 7:
Leaving the Park
[withanimation] Un
fortunately everything
comes to an end. This day
in the theme park is
over, but we have a lot
new experiences to talk
about! The memories of
all the funny and
spectacular rides will
come up when we walk
through the park to
theexit. Just one look
over the shoulder, the
amusement park figures
are waving at us.
Hopefully we will come
back again
soon!
In
'Theme Park Fun!' bezoek
je met de hele
muziekvereniging een
pretpark. Tijdens het
bezoek word je op
muzikale wijze
geconfronteerd met een
aantal spectaculaire
attracties die het
pretpark rijk is. Het
unieke van 'Theme Park
Fun!'is het samenspel
tussen muziek en beeld.
De animatiefilmpjes en
illustraties zijn, na
aankoop van de set, te
downloaden op
www.gobelinmusic.com.
Deel 1: 'The
Entrance & Parade' [met
animatiefilm] De
opening vanhet pretpark
is een feit. De dag vol
plezier kan beginnen en
de bezoekers worden hier
geconfronteerd met alle
attracties en avonturen
die ze in het pretpark
staan te wachten. In
welke attractie zullen we
als eerst stappen?! Eris
zoveel te doen en te
beleven deze dag in het
pretpark! Een parade met
parkfiguren en kleurrijke
praalwagens komt voorbij,
de pret kan
beginnen!
Deel
2: 'The Haunted House'
[met
animatiefilm] De
enige attractiein het
pretpark die geen 'pret'
uitstraalt, is het
spookhuis. Hier worden de
bezoekers uitgedaagd om
zich te begeven in een
huis vol spoken, geesten
en andere onheilspellende
dingen. De klok slaat 12
keer, er is geen weg meer
terug.Gefluister...,
geschreeuw... Gelukkig
slaat de klok bijna 1 uur
en kunnen we deze ongure
plek snel
verlaten.
Deel
3: 'The Swinging Galleon'
[met
illustraties] Wat
een groot piratenschip!
Elke keer wanneer je
heenen weer schommelt,
voel je dat rare gevoel
in je buik. Wanneer je
helemaal in de top
geslingerd bent heb je
een fantastisch uitzicht
over het pretpark, maar
je kunt er niet lang van
genieten. Voor je het
weet zwaait het schip
weerde andere kant
op.
Deel 4:
'The Fairy Tale Ride'
[met
illustraties] Na
al die spannende en
spectaculaire attracties
is het tijd voor een
rustig ritje in 'The
Fairy Tale Ride'. Omgeven
door een
sprookjesachtige.
Reproducible Score SKU: HP.9171 Musicals for Youth. General Worship. Chor...(+)
Reproducible Score
SKU: HP.9171
Musicals for Youth.
General Worship. Choral
score. Hope Publishing
Company #9171. Published
by Hope Publishing
Company (HP.9171).
UPC: 763628191719.
Allen Pote.
A
Musical for Young Voices
- The Story of the Tower
of Babel Leading to
Pentecost In Genesis 11
and Acts 2 we read about
two events where
languages helped fulfill
God's purpose. When the
people of Babel built the
tower, they were led by
the human spirit and
ended up in confusion,
scattered over the earth,
speaking different
languages. At Pentecost,
people from many nations,
speaking different
languages, were led by
the Holy Spirit; and even
in their diversity, they
were united. This
35-minute musical for
young voices (Unison
w/opt. Two-Part) links
together these Old
Testament and New
Testament stories with
songs, humor and heart.
The message is, if we
follow the Great
Commandments - ?loving
God and loving our
neighbors, no matter how
different from us they
are or what language they
speak - we will surely be
filled with the Holy
Spirit. A score with
piano accompaniment and a
singers edition without
the piano part are both
included for the one
price. You may make as
many copies as you
require for use by your
choir. Separate audio
MP3s and instrumental
parts are available, and
there is a video of the
debut performance on the
Hope YouTube channel.
Jumbo Easy Guitar Songbook Guitare notes et tablatures Guitare classique [Partition] - Facile Hal Leonard
Performed by Various. Easy Guitar (Simplified arrangements for guitar). With not...(+)
Performed by Various.
Easy Guitar (Simplified
arrangements for guitar).
With notes and tablature.
Size 9x12 inches. 400
pages. Published by Hal
Leonard.
Chamber Music trombone SKU: CF.WF231 20 Original Etudes in a Variety o...(+)
Chamber Music trombone
SKU: CF.WF231
20 Original Etudes in
a Variety of Styles.
Composed by Tom Brantley.
Collection - Performance.
With Standard notation.
48 pages. Carl Fischer
Music #WF231. Published
by Carl Fischer Music
(CF.WF231).
ISBN
9781491153314. UPC:
680160910816.
Styli
stic Etudes for Trombone
was written for
intermediateto advanced
level trombonists,
seeking to meet
thedemands of the modern
marketplace for
performers. AsI often
tell my students,
it’s simply not
enough to mastera single
style and fake the rest.
To make a living as
aperformer, trombonists
are expected to play
many, manydifferent
styles authentically.
Classical performers
studyhard and devote
themselves to mastering
the stylisticnuances of
various eras, various
composers, variousforms;
jazz musicians seek to
accurately reflect the
stylesof everything from
bar-room burlesque to
Coltrane; hornbands in
the funk, rock, ska and
hip-hop idioms
mustreflect attention to
the details of their
influences even asthey
create new paths through
popular music.This etude
collection is an attempt
to help studentsand their
teachers work on the
details associated
withmastering each of
these various styles.In
order to perform with the
correct feel,
articulationand sound,
trombonists must first
get these concepts
intheir head through
diligent listening and
then disciplinedpractice
playing in every single
style. The same
wayorchestral players
study the symphonic
literature andexcerpts,
or the way a professional
jazz musician mightwork
on chord changes in
excruciating detail, a
wellroundedtrombone
player must master styles
by listeningto and
playing with great
recordings. Most of the
etudesin this book are
based on styles from
specific
orchestralliterature,
jazz standards and other
styles such as
NewOrleans’ funk
music (Meters) or the
music of JamesBrown and
Tower of Power.One final
note: some of these are
hard. On purpose.
Theseare not warm-ups
that you can play through
mindlesslyto get your
face going. These are
“study
pieces†in the
oldfashionedsense. They
are designed to challenge
you asa player, to make
you a little
uncomfortable. Some
aretougher than others,
of course, but none of
them are easy.If you can
play through each of
these well, with
greatmusicianship and
impeccable technique, you
will be anincredibly
versatile instrumentalist
and be able to
secureperformance
opportunities that are
outside the comfortzone
of many
trombonists.Thanks for
buying this book. I hope
you enjoy workingthrough
these, whether
you’re a teacher,
student,performer, or
weekend warrior. I
learned a lot by
puttingthese together and
I hope you find them
useful and
helpful. Stylistic
Etudes for Trombone was
written for intermediate
to advanced level
trombonists, seeking to
meet the demands of the
modern marketplace for
performers. As I often
tell my students,
it’s simply not
enough to master a single
style and fake the rest.
To make a living as a
performer, trombonists
are expected to play
many, many different
styles authentically.
Classical performers
study hard and devote
themselves to mastering
the stylistic nuances of
various eras, various
composers, various forms;
jazz musicians seek to
accurately reflect the
styles of everything from
bar-room burlesque to
Coltrane; horn bands in
the funk, rock, ska and
hip-hop idioms must
reflect attention to the
details of their
influences even as they
create new paths through
popular music.This etude
collection is an attempt
to help students and
their teachers work on
the details associated
with mastering each of
these various styles.In
order to perform with the
correct feel,
articulation and sound,
trombonists must first
get these concepts in
their head through
diligent listening and
then disciplined practice
playing in every single
style. The same way
orchestral players study
the symphonic literature
and excerpts, or the way
a professional jazz
musician might work on
chord changes in
excruciating detail, a
well-rounded trombone
player must master styles
by listening to and
playing with great
recordings. Most of the
etudes in this book are
based on styles from
specific orchestral
literature, jazz
standards and other
styles such as New
Orleans’ funk
music (Meters) or the
music of James Brown and
Tower of Power.How these
etudes were conceived,
composed and transcribed:
The style or concept of
the etude was thought out
in my head and ear. I
then improvised in that
style and concept on my
trombone, recording my
efforts until I was
satisfied with the etude.
All along, my goal was to
play the range of the
instrument while
emphasizing certain
articulations, rhythms,
range and, fundamentally,
the intended style of the
etude. The resulting
etude was then
transcribed by a terrific
graduate student named
Zach Bornheimer, who also
works with many other
classical and jazz
composers as a
copyist/arranger.Tips for
working on the etudes:
Seek out professional
recordings that match the
style of each etude to
get a good idea of what
the etude should sound
like musically. My
recording of each of
these etudes is available
for download and can be
purchased online for a
modest fee. Search for
“Brantley
Etudes†at either
iTunes or CDBaby.
Practice each etude very
slowly and in segments as
needed, using a
metronome. Record
yourself and listen for
good technique,
musicianship and
authenticity of style
with your sound, feel and
articulations. Compare
your own efforts to the
sounds you’ve
heard on recordings.
Would you fit in that
ensemble or band? If
range is an issue, take
certain notes or passages
down or up an octave.
Work on your fundamentals
every day, including the
techniques and skills
needed for these etudes.
Be patient! Small
improvements every day
result in big success
over time. Always play
with a wide dynamic
range. Always play with
line and direction.
Always play with
impeccable time as well
as rhythm. Use a
metronome to help with
this. Always play in
tune. You can work on
this with a tuner as well
as with drones. Play
these for teachers,
friends, peers and
colleagues not only for
their feedback but also
for the experience of
informal performance. An
audience changes
everything. Make music,
listen to music, record
yourself, play in public
and have fun!One final
note: some of these are
hard. On purpose. These
are not warm-ups that you
can play through
mindlessly to get your
face going. These are
“study
pieces†in the
old-fashioned sense. They
are designed to challenge
you as a player, to make
you a little
uncomfortable. Some are
tougher than others, of
course, but none of them
are easy. If you can play
through each of these
well, with great
musicianship and
impeccable technique, you
will be an incredibly
versatile instrumentalist
and be able to secure
performance opportunities
that are outside the
comfort zone of many
trombonists.Thanks for
buying this book. I hope
you enjoy working through
these, whether
you’re a teacher,
student, performer, or
weekend warrior. I
learned a lot by putting
these together and I hope
you find them useful and
helpful.Best
wishes,—Tom
Brantley.
By Various. Arranged by Lloyd Larson. For Vocal Solo. This edition: Complete. Vo...(+)
By Various. Arranged by
Lloyd Larson. For Vocal
Solo. This edition:
Complete. Vocal
Collection. General,
Sacred. Collection. 245
pages. Published by Hope
Publishing Company