8-part Trombone Ensemble
- advanced
SKU:
CY.CC2947
Composed by
Johann Sebastian Bach.
Arranged by Ralph Sauer.
Baroque. Score and parts.
50 pages. Cherry Classics
#2947. Published by
Cherry Classics
(CY.CC2947).
ISBN
9790530057667.
Bach
's Toccata and Fugue in D
minor BWV 565 is possibly
the most famous work in
the organ repertoire. It
was written as early as
1704 while the composer
was in his teens, which
could explain some of its
unusual features. It
first appeared in
publication in 1833 by
way of Felix
Mendelssohn.
The
first appearance of this
work as a transcription
and recording for brass
came in 1979 by Frederick
Mills and the Canadian
Brass, becoming an iconic
work in the ensemble's
repertoire.
Ralph
Sauer has had a great
deal of success with his
transcriptions of Bach's
works. This work of about
9 minutes in length for
8-part Trombone Ensemble
of advanced performers is
brilliantly thought out
and can be the
cornerstone of a concert
program.