Bass Trombone and Piano - Advanced SKU: CY.CC3058 Composed by Shane Lamb....(+)
Bass Trombone and Piano -
Advanced
SKU:
CY.CC3058
Composed by
Shane Lamb. Classical.
Score and Parts. Cherry
Classics #CC3058.
Published by Cherry
Classics (CY.CC3058).
ISBN 9790530110331.
8.5 x 11 in
inches.
Bagatelle
was commissioned in 2016
by bass trombonist
Jonathan Warburton as a
companion piece to Pledge
(2010). The piece is in A
minor, and opens with a
determined march-like
theme shared by both
instruments. The
following section uses an
ascending Dorian mode
scale as its primary
motif, before merging
this theme with the
opening march melody. The
bass trombone and piano
share equally important
roles in the work. The
piece is titled
Bagatelle, as it is a
short and unpretentious
work. Shane Lamb's new
work Bagatelle for Bass
Trombone and Piano
challenges both
performers with different
colors and expressive
moods. About 4 minutes in
length, this work is very
appropriate for advanced
intermediate performers.
The range is modest and
there is a muted section
as well as a rubato
cadenza-like section for
the soloist.
Bass trombone and piano - advanced SKU: CY.CC2835 Composed by John Frith....(+)
Bass trombone and piano -
advanced
SKU:
CY.CC2835
Composed by
John Frith. Contemporary.
Solo part and Piano
accompaniment. Published
by Cherry Classics
(CY.CC2835).
Composer John
Frith has written a new
solo virtuosic work for
Bass Trombone with Piano
accompaniment of about 3
minutes in length. Read
below to see what his
thoughts are about his
composition for Jonathan
Warburton. I have
written a number of
pieces (over many years)
for Jonathan Warburton
who also commissioned
‘Sons of
Thunder' in 2015. Jon's
gift for musical
‘acrobatics
' gave me the idea of
creating a short,
high-energy work that
would give vent to his
exceptional range and
flexibility. The central
section is muted and
relatively calm but it is
not long before the music
builds and the opening
material returns. A solo
cadenza creates a welcome
calm interlude before the
storm gathers once again
as the piece builds to a
momentous fortissimo
before grinding to a
thunderous
halt! ‘
Sons of Thunder' is the
nickname given by Jesus
to the apostles James and
John, possibly reflecting
their lively
characters…
…I'm
guessing that theirs were
not too unlike Jonathan's
ebullient
personality!.