Bass Trombone and Piano - intermediate SKU: CY.CC2642 Composed by Shane L...(+)
Bass Trombone and Piano -
intermediate
SKU:
CY.CC2642
Composed by
Shane Lamb. Contemporary.
Solo part and Piano
accompaniment. Published
by Cherry Classics
(CY.CC2642).
Pledge was
commissioned for an all
American composers
concert in April 2010
during the Butler School
of Music's Second Annual
Research Week. The piece
was inspired by the
composer's own feelings
regarding America as well
as the reputation the
country has acquired
throughout the world.
This piece questions
where the nation will go
from here, and what the
future may hold for its
citizens. To compose the
Bass Trombone melody for
the A section of the
piece he set the text of
the Pledge of Allegiance
to music, resulting in a
singing, syllabic
style.
The work
(all in bass clef) is
about 4 minutes in length
and can be performed by
intermediate (taking the
lower octave option bars)
to moderately advanced
performers. The range of
the Bass Trombone part
goes from a pedal G to an
optional high B-flat
above the staff.
Solo Bass Trombone and Piano accompaniment - Advanced SKU: CY.CC3088 Comp...(+)
Solo Bass Trombone and
Piano accompaniment -
Advanced
SKU:
CY.CC3088
Composed by
Alan Pierce. Classical.
Score and Parts. Cherry
Classics #CC3088.
Published by Cherry
Classics (CY.CC3088).
ISBN 9790530110652.
8.5 x 11 in
inches.
The writing
of Romanza and Scherzo
was inspired by Charles
Vernon, the legendary
Bass Trombonist of the
Chicago Symphony, who
asked Mr. Pierce to write
something for me with
lots of melodies. The
work is in three
sections: a brief
introduction followed by
the very expressive
Romanza and the final
Scherzo, which is light
and bouncy. The music is
full of LOTS OF MELODIES,
has a very large range
and features a
challenging cadenza.
About 10 minutes in
length, this music is
appropriate for advanced
performers. This work is
dedicated to George
Curran, Bass Trombonist
of the New York
Philharmonic who performs
it on his new CD, Vital
Signs, available on
iTunes, CD Baby and from
other distributors. Below
is a brief sample of this
beautiful work performed
by Mr. Curran.