Trombone Quintet -
advanced
SKU:
CY.CC2828
Composed by
Julius Fucik. Arranged by
Wes Ballenger. March.
Score and parts.
Published by Cherry
Classics (CY.CC2828).
Entrance of the
Gladiators is a military
march composed in 1897
and soon after was also
subtitled Thunder and
Blazes. It has become a
legendary screamer march
for circuses to introduce
the clowns.
The
march is in three
sections with some very
lyrical moments followed
by the chromatic break
section featuring the low
brass. The final trio
section is also lyrical
and chromatic at the same
time. When played as a
screamer the tempo is
often taken to
extremes.
Wes
Ballenger has done an
amazing job of arranging
this famous march for a
virtuosic Trombone
quintet.