Orchestra; Trombone
(Study Score)
SKU:
HL.49046316
A
Drama for Trombone and
Orchestra Study
Score. Composed by
John Casken. This
edition: Saddle
stitching. Sheet music.
Study Score. Classical.
Softcover. Composed
2017-2018. 94 pages.
Duration 1440 seconds.
Schott Music #ED14044.
Published by Schott Music
(HL.49046316).
ISBN
9781540072108. UPC:
842819110149.
8.25x11.75x0.301
inches.
Madonna of
Silence is far from the
quiet piece implied by
the title. Indeed, it
reflects the inner
turbulence of
Michelangelo's
extraordinary drawing
Madonna del Silenzio on
which the work is based.
Michelangelos drawing has
informed every aspect of
my new work, which I have
decided not to call
trombone concerto, but a
drama for trombone and
orchestra. The trombone
takes on many roles: at
the start it represents
the quiet, inner voice of
the Madonna as she gazes
in contemplation at the
child, later singing a
hymn and, towards the end
of the work,
lamentations. Both
soloist and orchestra are
equally engaged in the
unfolding drama of a
scene brimming with
unease and premonitions.
John Casken.
