Trombone octet - advanced

SKU: CY.CC2851

Composed by Ottorino Respighi. Arranged by Randall Malmstrom. 20th Century. Score and parts. Published by Cherry Classics (CY.CC2851).

Respighi completed the 4-movement set of Biblical episodes titled Church Windows in 1925. He actually composed the music first and then added the titles, dispelling any theory of specific religious fervor on his part, but rather creating a general mood with the music.

St. Michael the Archangel, the “battle-sc ene” 2nd movement is about 6 minutes in length.

Mr. Malmstrom has once again shown his talent for arranging large works for Trombone octet. It is appropriate for advanced performers.

Trombone Ensemble 8-part - moderately advanced

SKU: CY.CC2762

Composed by Gustav Holst. Arranged by Ronald Barron. 20th Century British. Score and parts. Published by Cherry Classics (CY.CC2762).

The Evening-Watch was written in 1925, when Holst lived in Thaxted, England
having had to temporarily leave his teaching duties because of overwork and illness. This setting of Henry Vaughan's ‘Dialogue between the Body and the Soul' was too
austere for listeners of its day and it remained out of print for thirty years, until 1965. Its mood of calm strength and passionate resignation sounds as if it belongs to the 1960's.


This beautiful arrangement for 8-part trombone choir by Ronald Baron seems altogether appropriate given the instrument's vocal character, its frequent use for music at funerals and Holst's other musical passion; his short career as a trombonist.

The 4 minute piece is appropriate for moderately advanced performers.

8-part Trombone Ensemble - Advanced

SKU: CY.CC3172

Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Arranged by Ralph Sauer. Classical. Score and Parts. Cherry Classics #CC3172. Published by Cherry Classics (CY.CC3172).

ISBN 9790530111420. 8.5 x 11 in inches.

Motet Lobet den Herrn, BWV 230, for four part chorus has no known date of composition and was first published in 1821. It has a different character from the previous motets in that it was not written for a funeral and has no chorale melody, but rather a joyous Hallelujah. Mr. Sauer has done a magnificent job transcribing all six of Bach's choral motets BWV 225-230 for 8-part Trombone Ensemble. This is a major undertaking. All are very worthy additions to the Trombone Ensemble repertoire. This work for 8-part Trombone ensemble is is inspired from text drawn from Psalm 117 and is about 6 1/2 minutes in length. This music is appropriate for advanced performers. The top two voices have parts supplied in both alto and tenor clef.

By Richard Strauss (1864-1949). Arranged by Jeremy Kempton. For 6 Trombone Ensemble with optional Timpani and Organ. Romantic. Advanced. Score and parts. Published by Cherry Classics

Trombone Ensemble 10-part & Timpani - advanced

SKU: CY.CC2704

Composed by Ottorino Respighi. Arranged by Randall Malmstrom. Italian 20th Century. Score and parts. Published by Cherry Classics (CY.CC2704).

--Ottorino Respighi's Pines of Rome is one of the most colorful orchestral canvases.

--The final movement of the 4-movement tone poem, Pines of the Appian Way, depicts an ancient Roman army in all their glory marching down the famed tree-lined road.

--Randall Malmstrom has brilliantly scored this masterpiece for 10-part Trombone ensemble and Timpani.

--For advanced performers.

8-part Trombone Ensemble - Advanced

SKU: CY.CC3165

Composed by Gustav Holst. Arranged by Randall Malmstrom. Classical. Score and Parts. Cherry Classics #CC3165. Published by Cherry Classics (CY.CC3165).

ISBN 9790530111352. 8.5 x 11 in inches.

Randy Malmstrom continues with another great arrangement from Holst's Planets Suite with the movement of Uranus The Magician for 8-part Trombone Ensemble. This music is appropriate for advanced performers and is about 4 minutes in length.

Trombone Quintet - Advanced

SKU: CY.CC3135

Composed by Henry Wolking. Classical. Score and Parts. Cherry Classics #CC3135. Published by Cherry Classics (CY.CC3135).

ISBN 9790530111048. 8.5 x 11 in inches.

Henry Wolking's The Best Dam Trombone Quintet Ever may just be! It is a fun, feel-good piece to perform and to listen to. The undulating rhythms and close harmonies produce a pleasing mood with a hint of a jazz feel. The music gives you a big hug. Here is a description of the work by the composer: In the summer of 2017 my wife and I moved to the Nevada Dam town of Boulder City. The town began as a construction camp in early 1930s for the workers of the Boulder Dam (later renamed the Hoover Dam). The dam is one of the worlds great construction projects of the 20th century and has over a million yearly visitors. My house is less than ten minutes away from the dam, and because the dam in one way or another affects everyone living in this unique Nevada town, my newest trombone quintet (composed in January 2018) is the best, well you get the picture. It is a high energy single movement work inspired by the Hoover Dam and Lake Mead. Ranges are fairly moderate with a high C# in the first trombone at the end. This is a fun romp for five dam fine trombonists. The 4 1/2 minute work is appropriate for advanced performers.

Composed by Nikolay Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908). Arranged by Neal Bennett / iTromboni. Russian Romantic. Score and parts. Published by Cherry Classics (CY.CC5001).

8-part trombone ensemble - advanced

SKU: CY.CC2884

Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Arranged by Randall Malmstrom. Classical Opera. Coil bound score and parts. Published by Cherry Classics (CY.CC2884).

Mozart's Die Zauberflöte (Magic Flute) Opera was premiered in 1791, just two months before his untimely death. The Overture was composed after completion of the Opera and includes three Trombones, adding a rich timbre to the orchestral sound.
Randall Malmstrom has once again done a brilliant job arranging this great music for an 8-part Trombone ensemble (octet) of advanced performers.

(For Seven Trombones). By Peter Schickele. For Tenor. Classical. Score and part(s). Standard notation. 7 pages. Published by Theodore Presser Company score and part(s) classical

8-part Trombone Ensemble - Advanced

SKU: CY.CC3158

Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Arranged by Ralph Sauer. Classical. Score and Parts. Cherry Classics #CC3158. Published by Cherry Classics (CY.CC3158).

ISBN 9790530111277. 8.5 x 11 in inches.

Bach's Motet Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf (The Spirit gives aid to our weakness) BWV 226 was composed in 1729. The Motet was written for the funeral of the blessed rector Ernesti, Professor of poetry at Leipzig University. It is written for eight voices of two four-part choirs. Mr. Sauer has done a magnificent job transcribing all six of Bach's choral motets BWV 225-230 for 8-part Trombone Ensemble. This is a major undertaking. All are very worthy additions to the Trombone Ensemble repertoire. This work for double 4-part choir of three movements is about 7 1/2 minutes in length and appropriate for advanced performers. The top voices in each choir have parts supplied in both alto and tenor clef.

8-part Trombone ensemble - Advanced

SKU: CY.CC3156

Composed by Bach. J. S. Arranged by Ralph Sauer. Classical. Score and Parts. Cherry Classics #CC3156. Published by Cherry Classics (CY.CC3156).

ISBN 9790530111239. 8.5 x 11 in inches.

Bach's Motet Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied (Sing unto the Lord a new song) BWV 225 was first performed in 1727 and the text is based on Psalms 149 and 150. It is written for eight voices of two four-part choirs. Mr. Sauer has done a magnificent job transcribing all six of Bach's choral motets BWV 225-230 for 8-part Trombone Ensemble. This is a major undertaking. All are very worthy additions to the Trombone Ensemble repertoire. This work of three movements is about 13 minutes in length and appropriate for advanced performers. Mr Sauer suggests, Since a complete performance of this Motet is about thirteen minutes in length, any of the three movements may be performed separately. The top voices in each choir have parts supplied in both alto and tenor clef.

8-part Trombone Ensemble - Advanced

SKU: CY.CC3111

Composed by Hector Berlioz. Arranged by Malmstrom Randall. Classical. Score and Parts. Cherry Classics #CC3111. Published by Cherry Classics (CY.CC3111).

ISBN 9790530110881. 8.5 x 11 in inches.

Symphonie Fantastique was written in 1830 as one of the first program symphonies in musical history. The March of the Scaffold is the fourth of five movements, telling the story of a drugged-induced dream where an artist who has murdered his lover is condemned to death and marched to the scaffold where he witnesses his head being chopped off by a guillotine. This arrangement for 8-part Trombone Ensemble of about 7 minutes in length by Randall Malmstrom is an arrangement of the full movement and is appropriate for advanced performers.

8-part Trombone Ensemble - Advanced

SKU: CY.CC3169

Composed by Mike D'Ambrosio. Classical. Score and Parts. Cherry Classics #CC3169. Published by Cherry Classics (CY.CC3169).

ISBN 9790530111390. 8.5 x 11 in inches.

Tip of the Spear written in 2019 by Mike D'Ambrosio is for 8-part Trombone ensemble and written for Li Kuang and the Murray State University Trombone Choir. The music presents many musical challenges for the performers. It is appropriate for advanced performers and is about 6 minutes in length.

For Trombone Choir. Composed by Eric Ewazen. Arranged by Chris Sharpe. Southern Music. Southern Music Company #SU788. Published by Southern Music Company (HL.142908).

Trombone Octet - advanced

SKU: CY.CC2712

Composed by Igor Stravinsky. Arranged by Randall Malmstrom. Russian 20th Century. Score and parts. Published by Cherry Classics (CY.CC2712).

The Paris premiere of the Firebird ballet in June 1910 propelled Stravinsky onto the international stage and forever changed the world of music. An orchestral suite of the highlights of the ballet is the most performed of all of his works and the final two movements, Berceuse and Finale have been arranged by Randall Malmstrom for 8-part Trombone ensemble comprised of advanced performers. This arrangement performed at your concert will bring your audience to its feet.

Composed by Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924). Arranged by Jim Tranquilla. Italian Romantic 20th Century. Score and parts. Published by Cherry Classics (CY.CC5002).

12-part Trombone Choir - Advanced

SKU: CY.CC3171

Composed by Gustav Mahler. Arranged by Ohad Wand. Classical. Score and Parts. Cherry Classics #CC3171. Published by Cherry Classics (CY.CC3171).

ISBN 9790530111413. 8.5 x 11 in inches.

Mahler composed his 3rd Symphony in the summers of 1893 and 1894 in Steinbach on the Attersee near Salzburg. He spent most of his days those two summers composing in a tiny hut built to his specifications where he could compose in the meadow on the shore of the lake - undisturbed. Movement 5, What The Morning Bell Tells Me includes the voices of women's chorus, children and alto soloist and is a relatively short 4-minute bright rowdy episode, full of laughing voices, bells and angels. Ohad Wand arranged this great music for 12-part Trombone Choir while studying at the Eastman School and it was subsequently beautifully recorded by the Eastman Trombone Choir, directed by Dr. John Marcellus.

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.

For Trombone Choir. Composed by Stephen Lias (1966-). National Park Series. Premiered by the SFA Trombone Choir at the 2010 International Trombone Association Convention in Austin, TX. Score and part(s). With Standard notation. Composed 2010. 24 pages. Duration 4 minutes. Alias Press #494-03099. Published by Alias Press

Trombone Octet - advanced

SKU: CY.CC2723

Composed by Igor Stravinsky. Arranged by Randall Malmstrom. Russian 20th Century. Score and parts. Published by Cherry Classics (CY.CC2723).

Igor Stravinsky's Round of the Princesses (Ronde des princesses) appears as scene ten in the 1910 ballet score. In the composer's popular Suite this beautiful lyrical movement appears just before the explosive Katchai dance.

This arrangement of about 6 minutes in length by Randall Malmstrom wonderfully exploits the smooth lyrical playing of the performers.

Bass trombone solo with 6-part trombone choir - advanced

SKU: CY.CC2580

Composed by Ryan Diefendorfer. Arranged by Ryan Diefendorfer. Contemporary. Score and parts. Published by Cherry Classics (CY.CC2580).

Stephansdom is a new composition, descriptive of the iconic St. Stephan's Cathedral in central Vienna. Ryan Diefendorfer wrote this work for the Indiana University Trombone Ensemble for Bass Trombone solo and Trombone Choir (6-part) to be performed by Carl Lenthe at the 2012 Eastern Music Festival. Ryan's work was awarded the winner of the 2012 Eastern Trombone Workshop National Composition Competition.

St. Stephen's Cathedral, also known as Stephansdom, is one of Vienna's most remarkable city icons. Dating back to 1137, Stephandsom towers above the rest of Vienna's skyline and has been a constant presence in the lives of the Viennese for nearly one thousand years. Among the buildings that the Viennese find closest to their hearts, Stephansdom is certainly one of them

I. Groundbreaking
The first movement depicts the troubles that St. Stephen's Cathedral had in getting its groundbreaking as a church. The opening of the piece marks the celebration of the Viennese when St. Stephen's was first constructed in 1137, during the Romanesque era. However, the church faced many issues—from being destroyed by the Babenberg Empire to being decimated by a fire—before the church began its construction in the Gothic style in 1307. The first movement depicts these struggles before resolving to an open chord.


II. Steffl
Steffl, the nickname for Stephansdom's soaring north tower, is one of the characteristics of the cathedral that the Viennese find so endearing. This movement is very upbeat and is meant to portray the excitement shared by the Viennese for this beautiful addition to Stephansdom, which was completed in 1433. Stephansdom's north tower is the tallest structure in Vienna, and distinctly stands out within Vienna's skyline.


II I. 1945
As World War II was coming to a close in 1945, Stephansdom's roof caught fire from a neighboring building, destroying large portions of the church. One climax occurs at m.30, which depicts Stephansdom's great bell, the Pummerin, crashing down to the ground. This movement depicts the chaotic nature of the raging fire of 1945.


IV. Anton Pilgrim
Anton Pilgrim was the last, and perhaps most beloved, architect who worked on St. Stephen's Cathedral in the Gothic style. One of his most famous projects was the St. Stephen's organ loft, which is depicted by an opening organ-like canon. The final movement to the piece ends in a chorale-like fashion, demonstrating the Viennese's love for Anton Pilgrim, as well as Stephansdom, one of Vienna's most iconic sights.

This work of 12 minutes in length is appropriate for advanced performers.

8-part trombone ensemble - advanced

SKU: CY.CC2603

Composed by Traditional. Arranged by James Markey. African-American Spiritual. Score and parts. Published by Cherry Classics (CY.CC2603).

Joshua F'it de Battle of Jericho is a well-known African-American spiritual, most likely composed by slaves in the early 19th century. Early versions used the word f'it for fought. The words harken to the biblical story of the Battle of Jericho, where Joshua led the Israelites to victory against Canaanite armies.

Put into perspective, Joshua's battle is really against slavery and the desire for freedom, like the themes of so many other spirituals from that era.

This rousing arrangement in swing-style for 8-part Trombone ensemble by James Markey is about two minutes in length, featuring the 1st and 8th parts and is for advanced performers.

The mp3 sound clip is taken from Mr. Markey's solo Bass Trombone album, on base, and includes star performers including Joseph Alessi, David Finlayson and Lisa Albrecht.

Trombone Ensemble

SKU: SS.50001520

Composed by Eddie Bass. Score and Parts. Published by Seesaw Music Corp (SS.50001520).

Partite is a continuous--that is, connected--set of variations on the chorale melody Herzliebster Jesu, was hast do verbrochen translated in some modern hymnals Ah Holy Jesus, how has Thou offended?. The basic form of the work is rather traditional--a theme played by bass trombone preceded by an introduction and followed by a series of variations. A more fundamental aspect, however, is the shape created by a succession of moods: the introduction is questioning, or perhaps questing; the statement of the theme is quiet but troubled; the three variations following become gradually more mocking and sarcastic, but are overcome by the serene and accepting final section, which incorporates one of J.S. Bach's most moving harmonizations of the chorale. Partite was commissioned by the University of Georgia Trombone Choir, Dr. Phillip Jameson, Director. It is dedicated to the memory of Mark A. Lea. Copyright 1987.

8-part Trombone Ensemble - Advanced

SKU: CY.CC3107

Composed by Edward Elgar. Arranged by Randall Malmstrom. Classical. Score and Parts. Cherry Classics #CC3107. Published by Cherry Classics (CY.CC3107).

ISBN 9790530110843. 8.5 x 11 in inches.

Nimrod, the ninth variation from Elgar's masterpiece Op. 36, Enigma Variations (1898-99) is one of the most recognized works in the classical repertoire. There are so many adjectives to describe this piece of genius: stately, majestic, serious, solemn, moving, noble, languid, stoic, enduring and sublime. There are few works in the repertoire that bring forth such strong emotions as this work, which is often performed for funerals and for Memorial Day / Remembrance Day services. Mr. Malmstrom's beautifully lush arrangement is scored for 2 alto trombones (optional), 3 tenor trombones, 2 bass trombones and 1 contrabass trombone (optional). This arrangement of 3-4 minutes in length is appropriate for advanced performers.

8-part Trombone Ensemble - Advanced

SKU: CY.CC3143

Composed by David Wilborn. Classical. Score and Parts. Cherry Classics #CC3143. Published by Cherry Classics (CY.CC3143).

ISBN 9790530111116. 8.5 x 11 in inches.

Here is a description of this beautiful work by the composer: Reflection and Celebration for 8-part Trombone Ensemble is a musical homage to a man who was revered for his mentorship, musical intellect and delightful humor. The work opens with a somber melodic solo, capturing the noble spirit of this great mentor. Several repetitive 5-note ascending motives follow which is a symbolic reference to students learning and accomplishing under Conklin's mentorship. The bold fanfare style (in measure 32) is presented to capture the presence and tall stature of Conklin. Finally, Conklin's down-to-earth personality and his infectious humor is referenced (in measure 83). Even the fanfare theme returns in a faster tempo, thus highlighting the frivolity, lightheartedness, and wisdom of this adored music teacher. The music is about 6 1/2 minutes in length and is appropriate for moderately advanced performers.

Composed by Joe Hisaishi. Studio Ghibli Songs. Studio Ghibli, Japanese Animation. Book. Yamaha Music Media #GTW01101014. Published by Yamaha Music Media

Trombone Octet - advanced

SKU: CY.CC2708

Composed by Gustav Mahler. Arranged by Randall Malmstrom. German 20th Century. Score and parts. Published by Cherry Classics (CY.CC2708).

The Chorale from the Finale of Symphony No. 2 (Resurrection) by Gustav Mahler is taken from the fifth movement, lasting over an hour. The Chorale is actually a quote from the Dies Irae, which Mahler called the march of the dead. Also added in is the Resurrection theme which is almost a fanfare. This excerpt from the Symphony features the low brass which makes this arrangement by Randall Malmstrom so meaningful.

For advanced performers, this work will add another dimension to your concert.