Chamber Music Trombone, Piano SKU: PR.114414450 Man vs. Machine. C...(+)
Chamber Music Trombone,
Piano
SKU:
PR.114414450
Man
vs. Machine. Composed
by Adolphus Hailstork.
Sws. Folk. Set of Score
and Parts. With Standard
notation. Composed 2009.
24+8 pages. Duration 12
minutes. Theodore Presser
Company #114-41445.
Published by Theodore
Presser Company
(PR.114414450).
ISBN
9781598064087. UPC:
680160597635. 9x12
inches.
Inspired by
the tale of a legendary
folk hero, Adolphus
Hailstork’s
tour-de-force for
trombone and piano is a
riveting portrayal of the
steely strength and
stamina of John Henry, a
former slave who helped
build the American
railroads and ultimately
outperformed a steam
engine. This composition
uses quotes from the
spiritual Every Time I
Feel the Spirit and the
folk song The Ballad of
John Henry. For advanced
players. Duration:
13’_______________
_________________________
__Text on the scanned
back cover:JOHN HENRY'S
BIG(MAN vs. MACHINE)FOR
TROMBONE AND
PIANOInspired by the tale
of the legendary hero,
Adolphus
Hailstork’s
tour-de-force for
trombone and piano is a
riveting portrayal of the
steely strength and
stamina of John Henry, a
former slave who helped
build the American
railroads and ultimately
outperformed a steam
engine. PROGRAM NOTES
by the ComposerJohn Henry
was born a slave in the
1840’s or
1850’s. It is
important to remember
that no one knows for
sure if John Henry
existed or is a tall tale
created by writers. That
is one of the things that
makes the legend so
intriguing.According to
the legend, he grew to
stand 6 feet tall, 200
pounds – a giant
in that day.Though the
story of John Henry
sounds like the
quintessential tall tale,
it is certainly based, at
least in part, on
historical circumstance.
There are disputes as to
where the legend
originates. Some place
John Henry in West
Virginia, while recent
research suggests
Alabama. Still, all share
a similar back-story.In
order to construct the
railroads, companies
hired thousands of men to
smooth out terrain and
cut through obstacles
that stood in the way of
the proposed tracks. One
such chore that figures
heavily into some of the
earliest John Henry
ballads is the blasting
of the Big Bend Tunnel,
more than a mile straight
through a mountain in
West
Virginia.Steel-drivinââ‚
¬â„¢ men like John Henry
used large hammers and
stakes to pound holes
into the rock, which were
were then filled with
explosives that would
blast a cavity deeper and
deeper into the mountain.
In the folk ballads, the
central event took place
under such conditions.
Eager to reduce costs and
speed up progress, some
tunnel engineers were
using steam drills to
power their way into the
rock. According to the
great American tall
tales, on hearing of the
machine, John Henry
challenged the steam
drill to a contest. He
won, but died of
exhaustion, his life cut
short by his own
superhuman effort.This
composition uses quotes
from the spiritual Every
Time I Feel the Spirit
and the folk song The
Ballad of John Henry.JOHN
HENRY’S BIG was
composed for trombonist
David Jackson.
Trombone/Baritone and Piano - easy SKU: BT.DHP-1115161-400 Ausgewäh...(+)
Trombone/Baritone and
Piano - easy
SKU:
BT.DHP-1115161-400
Ausgewählte Werke
für den Junior- und
D1-Bereich. Composed
by Dizzy Stratford, Fons
Van Gorp, Fred Weber,
George Frideric Handel,
Gustav Holst, Jaap
Kastelein, Jean-Baptiste
Lully, Ludwig van
Beethoven, Paul Tanner,
Philip Sparke, R.M.
Endresen, Roland Kernen,
Sigmund Hering, Stuart
Johnson, and Wolfgang
Amadeus Mozart. Arranged
by Stefan de Schepper.
Book with CD. Composed
2011. 32 pages. De Haske
Publications #DHP
1115161-400. Published by
De Haske Publications
(BT.DHP-1115161-400).
ISBN 9789043142168.
9x12 inches.
German.
Starke
Töne ist eine
Sammlung, die in
Zusammenarbeit mit der
Bläserjugend des
Bundes Deutscher
Blasmusikverbände
(BDB) entstanden ist. Die
Sammlung enthält eine
Auswahl der beliebtesten
Titel aus den
Literaturlisten zum
Jungmusiker-Leistungsabze
ichen Bronze (D1) bzw.
Junior. Die Vorteile
liegen dabei klar auf der
Hand: Die
Instrumentalisten sparen
mit diesem Buch nicht nur
wertvolle
Vorbereitungszeit,
sondern auch bares Geld,
denn wer früher
mehrere Hefte anschaffen
musste, hat mit Starke
Töne bereits das
Beste in einem Band
versammelt. Somit
befriedigt diese Ausgabe
eine lang bestehende
Nachfrage. In jeder
Ausgabe ist jedes
Stück mit
einerKlavierbegleitung
notiert; ursprüngliche
Solostücke wurden
eigens mit einer neu
komponierten Begleitung
versehen. Der Klavierpart
ist in der Regel einfach
bis mittelschwer, sodass
die Begleitung auch von
fortgeschrittenen
Klavierschülern
übernommen werden
kann.Ein groÃ?er Vorteil
für die Vorbereitung
auf die praktischen
Leistungsprüfungen ist
die jedem Heft
beiliegende CD, welche
die auf einem echten
Konzertflügel
aufgenommenen
Klavierbegleitungen
enthält. Neben
Einspielungen im
Originaltempo sind die
meisten Stücke zum
leichteren Einstudieren
auch in einer weiteren
Version im langsameren
Tempo zu hören.Mit
Starke Töne ist
in Zusammenarbeit mit dem
BDB eine wertvolle
Sammlung für alle
Blasinstrumente und
Klavier sowie für
Schlagzeug entstanden,
die selbstverständlich
auch unabhängig von
den Leistungsabzeichen
das Unterrichts- und
Vortragsrepertoire für
jede dieser Besetzungen
bereichert.
Solo Pieces Vol. 5 Trombone et Piano [Partition + CD] - Intermédiaire Editions Marc Reift (Swiss import)
By John G. Mortimer. For trombone and piano. Swiss import. Play Along. Level: 3 ...(+)
By John G. Mortimer. For
trombone and piano. Swiss
import. Play Along.
Level: 3 -4. Sheet music
and accompaniment CD.
Published by Editions
Marc Reift. (EMR 142)
Trios Vol. 3 Trombone et Piano [Partition + CD] Editions Marc Reift (Swiss import)
By John G. Mortimer. For 3 trombones and piano (keyboard). Swiss import. Play Al...(+)
By John G. Mortimer. For
3 trombones and piano
(keyboard). Swiss import.
Play Along. Level: 3.
Sheet music and
accompaniment CD.
Published by Editions
Marc Reift. (EMR 4084)
Trombone and Piano - Advanced SKU: CY.CC3136 Composed by John W. Ware. Cl...(+)
Trombone and Piano -
Advanced
SKU:
CY.CC3136
Composed by
John W. Ware. Classical.
Score and Parts. Cherry
Classics #CC3136.
Published by Cherry
Classics (CY.CC3136).
ISBN 9790530111055.
8.5 x 11 in
inches.
This fine
work has sat dormant for
many years and has now
come to light thanks to
the efforts of Charlie
Vernon, Bass Trombonist
of the Chicago Symphony,
who performed this
virtuoso work as a young
performer. The concerto
is in the standard three
movement form: Fast,
slow, fast. This
publication is a
reduction from the
original orchestral
version (to be released
at some point in the
future). Here is a
description of the
Concerto by the composer,
John W. Ware. I started
on the trombone concerto
in my junior year
studying composition at
Indiana University. While
working on it, I learned
of an opportunity to make
it sort of a thesis piece
(though students didn't
write a thesis in
composition while an
undergrad). The original
version was for trombone
with string orchestra,
and it was performed by
the IU String Orchestra,
conducted by Dr. Arthur
Corra, with Robert Priez,
trombone, as part of my
senior composition
recital. I thought the
performance was quite
good (Priez played
extraordinarily well),
and the piece received a
newspaper review in the
Indiana Daily Student, in
which the reviewer wrote
that the work was almost
too exciting. I thought
at the time that he had
given me and my music a
fine compliment. I made a
piano version of the
accompaniment, shortening
and tightening the first
movement, for
performances in 1966; I
made a second revision in
1967 for a performance by
E. J. Eaton, trombonist
at the University of
Tennessee at Martin,
arriving at the form in
which the work exists
now. The first movement
is in fairly normal
sonata-allegro form, in
the key of A minor. It
alternates between
assertive and more
thoughtful moods. There
is no introduction; the
soloist enters
immediately and dominates
much of the movement. The
main theme is--by some
manipulation--a source
for most of the other
themes, and all of the
themes are used in close
proximity to each other,
including contrapuntal
combinations, especially
near the end. Originally
the movement included a
lengthy fugato, now much
shortened and including a
stretto that builds and
subsides before a cadenza
leading to a coda based
on both the principal and
secondary themes. Key
relations in this
movement, as in the other
two, are quite free and
often chromatic, with
frequent third-relations;
but returns to the tonic
at the end are emphatic.
The writing is
challenging for both
soloist and accompanist;
the piece is substantial,
requiring technique and
stamina. The second
movement is in F minor
and is also built on both
contrast and close
relationships between the
main and secondary
themes. The main theme is
heard in the piano part
before the soloist
enters. The mood is more
lyric than in the first
movement, but with
dramatic episodes also.
In this movement are some
definite derivations from
themes in the first
movement. The ending is a
sort of lengthened shadow
of the opening. The
finale returns to A
minor, with themes
slightly related to
polonaise rhythms, but
with strong echoes of
first-movement themes.
Here, too, dramatic and
lyric episodes alternate,
with dotted rhythms
frequently propelling the
music forward. The
introduction is a brief
and simple preparation
for the solo entry. Later
in the movement, a very
brief, slightly slower
section is soon overtaken
by the original tempo.
Toward the end, there is
a second cadenza, again
leading to a swift and
energetic coda. The work
is about 20 minutes in
length and is appropriate
for advanced
performers.
Alto Trombone & Piano (Organ) + CD Play Back / Play Along - Grade 3, Grade 4 ...(+)
Alto Trombone & Piano
(Organ) + CD Play Back /
Play Along - Grade 3,
Grade 4
SKU:
MA.EMR-33866
Romance / Ragtime
Dance / Marche Militaire
/ Pavane / The Trout /
Winter / Apres un reve /
Badinerie / Anitra's
Dance / Drunken Sailor
Fantasy. Composed by
John G. Mortimer. Alto
Trombone & CD Playback
(Play Along). 10 Titles.
Score and parts. Duration
19'58. Editions Marc
Reift #EMR 33866.
Published by Editions
Marc Reift
(MA.EMR-33866).
Possible
instrumentations: Alto Trombone & CD Play
Back / Play Along Alto
Trombone & Organ (+ Play
Back / Play Along CD
optional) Alto
Trombone & Piano (+ Play
Back / Play Along CD
optional).