Chamber Music Trombone, Piano SKU: PR.114414450 Man vs. Machine. C...(+)
Chamber Music Trombone,
Piano
SKU:
PR.114414450
Man
vs. Machine. Composed
by Adolphus Hailstork.
Sws. Folk. Set of Score
and Parts. With Standard
notation. Composed 2009.
24+8 pages. Duration 12
minutes. Theodore Presser
Company #114-41445.
Published by Theodore
Presser Company
(PR.114414450).
ISBN
9781598064087. UPC:
680160597635. 9x12
inches.
Inspired by
the tale of a legendary
folk hero, Adolphus
Hailstork’s
tour-de-force for
trombone and piano is a
riveting portrayal of the
steely strength and
stamina of John Henry, a
former slave who helped
build the American
railroads and ultimately
outperformed a steam
engine. This composition
uses quotes from the
spiritual Every Time I
Feel the Spirit and the
folk song The Ballad of
John Henry. For advanced
players. Duration:
13’_______________
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__Text on the scanned
back cover:JOHN HENRY'S
BIG(MAN vs. MACHINE)FOR
TROMBONE AND
PIANOInspired by the tale
of the legendary hero,
Adolphus
Hailstork’s
tour-de-force for
trombone and piano is a
riveting portrayal of the
steely strength and
stamina of John Henry, a
former slave who helped
build the American
railroads and ultimately
outperformed a steam
engine. PROGRAM NOTES
by the ComposerJohn Henry
was born a slave in the
1840’s or
1850’s. It is
important to remember
that no one knows for
sure if John Henry
existed or is a tall tale
created by writers. That
is one of the things that
makes the legend so
intriguing.According to
the legend, he grew to
stand 6 feet tall, 200
pounds – a giant
in that day.Though the
story of John Henry
sounds like the
quintessential tall tale,
it is certainly based, at
least in part, on
historical circumstance.
There are disputes as to
where the legend
originates. Some place
John Henry in West
Virginia, while recent
research suggests
Alabama. Still, all share
a similar back-story.In
order to construct the
railroads, companies
hired thousands of men to
smooth out terrain and
cut through obstacles
that stood in the way of
the proposed tracks. One
such chore that figures
heavily into some of the
earliest John Henry
ballads is the blasting
of the Big Bend Tunnel,
more than a mile straight
through a mountain in
West
Virginia.Steel-drivinâ
™ men like John Henry
used large hammers and
stakes to pound holes
into the rock, which were
were then filled with
explosives that would
blast a cavity deeper and
deeper into the mountain.
In the folk ballads, the
central event took place
under such conditions.
Eager to reduce costs and
speed up progress, some
tunnel engineers were
using steam drills to
power their way into the
rock. According to the
great American tall
tales, on hearing of the
machine, John Henry
challenged the steam
drill to a contest. He
won, but died of
exhaustion, his life cut
short by his own
superhuman effort.This
composition uses quotes
from the spiritual Every
Time I Feel the Spirit
and the folk song The
Ballad of John Henry.JOHN
HENRY’S BIG was
composed for trombonist
David Jackson.
Trombone Solo with Piano accompaniment - Advanced SKU: CY.CC3150 Composed...(+)
Trombone Solo with Piano
accompaniment - Advanced
SKU: CY.CC3150
Composed by Elizabeth
Raum. Classical. Score
and Parts. Cherry
Classics #CC3150.
Published by Cherry
Classics (CY.CC3150).
ISBN 9790530111185.
8.5 x 11 in
inches.
Here is a
brief description of this
very fine new work The
Secret of Ben Sogen for
Trombone and Piano by the
composer, Elizabeth Raum:
I've always been
fascinated by the Nordic
heroes that appear in
comic books and video
games like Thor or Odin.
Years ago, I wrote a
concerto for tuba called
The Legend of Heimdall
inspired by Scandinavian
folklore, and for this
new work for trombone, I
found myself drawn to the
Danish mythical
character, Ben Sogen. My
concept was to conjure up
a video game champion who
goes through various
adventures to achieve his
final quest. However, the
Secret of Ben Sogen is
that he doesn't exist. I
made him up. My original
title was Bone Quest, a
pun on the word,
trombone, combined with
Quest but that didn't
evoke the image I wanted
so I decided to create a
character from the Danish
translation of Bone
Quest. Thus Ben Sogen.
The Hero Trombonist has a
theme stated in the
beginning, and this motif
continues through a
variety of backgrounds
(or adventures) before
the final major key of
his goal being achieved.
The work is about 7
minutes in length and
appropriate for advanced
performers.
Trombone and Piano - Advanced SKU: CY.CC3136 Composed by John W. Ware. Cl...(+)
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.
Trombone and Piano - advanced SKU: CY.CC2938 Composed by Giovanni Battist...(+)
Trombone and Piano -
advanced
SKU:
CY.CC2938
Composed by
Giovanni Battista
Pergolesi. Arranged by
Ralph Sauer. Italian
Baroque. Solo part and
Piano accompaniment. 24
pages. Cherry Classics
#2938. Published by
Cherry Classics
(CY.CC2938).
ISBN
9790530057575.
Orig
inally written for Cello,
Ralph Sauer's brilliant
arrangement of the
Pergolesi Sinfonia
(Sonata) for Trombone and
Piano (or Harpsichord)
has become a standard
work in the solo
repertoire. This new
edition which replaces
the previous one comes
with some notable
changes. Below is Mr.
Sauer's
description. This new
edition of the Pergolesi
Sinfonia in F is an
update of the original
version which was first
published 40 years ago
(!) and is now
permanently out of print.
Movements one, two, and
three are essentially the
same. I have corrected a
few errors in the
keyboard part and also
revised some of the
notationâ€â€
notably, grace notes are
now placed correctly.
(The original publisher
insisted that they should
be placed after barlines,
causing confusion as to
whether they were to be
played on the beat or
before the beat.) In
the last movement, there
are now two places where
the keyboard takes over
the solo line. In
addition to providing
much needed rest for the
trombonist, it gives a
change of color and a
chance for the keyboard
player to be the soloist
for a few
measures. The
original version of the
last movement is also
included as an appendix
for those who would
rather perform the
original. Ralph
Sauer
Los
Angeles, 2017
By Leos Janacek (1854-1928). Arranged by Ralph Sauer. For Trombone and Piano. 20...(+)
By Leos Janacek
(1854-1928). Arranged by
Ralph Sauer. For Trombone
and Piano. 20th Century
Czech. Intermediate. Solo
part and piano score.
Published by Cherry
Classics
Trombone and Piano - advanced SKU: CY.CC2543 Composed by Enrique Granados...(+)
Trombone and Piano -
advanced
SKU:
CY.CC2543
Composed by
Enrique Granados.
Arranged by Ralph Sauer.
Spanish National. Solo
part and piano score.
Published by Cherry
Classics (CY.CC2543).
Granados was a
Spanish composer whose
music had the unique
style of his homeland
burned into his soul. He
was also a very talented
painter in the style of
Goya.
The Two Dances,
1. Oriental and 2.
Fandango are taken from
the 12 danzas espanolas,
volume I from 1890, for
Piano.
Mr. Sauer has
brilliantly taken the
solo Piano part and
divided it between solo
Trombone and
Piano.
Trombonists will
enjoy working on this
style of Spanish
Nationalist music of
which there is none in
the solo
repertoire.
The Two
Dances (in tenor clef)
are about 6 1/2 minutes
in length and can be
performed by advanced
musicians.
The mp3
sample is an excerpt of
the Bass Trombone version
taken from a live
performance at the 2012
Academy of the West
Festival performed by
David Hagee and Luis
Ortiz, Pianist.
By Frank Bridge (1879-1941). Arranged by Ralph Sauer. For trombone and piano. 20...(+)
By Frank Bridge
(1879-1941). Arranged by
Ralph Sauer. For trombone
and piano. 20th British.
Advanced. Solo and piano
accompaniment. Published
by Cherry Classics