Trombone and Piano - intermediate SKU: BT.AMP-387-400 Trombone and Pia...(+)
Trombone and Piano -
intermediate
SKU:
BT.AMP-387-400
Trombone and
Piano. Arranged by
Philip Sparke. Anglo
Music Play-Along Series.
Classical. Book with CD.
Composed 2014. 16 pages.
Anglo Music Press #AMP
387-400. Published by
Anglo Music Press
(BT.AMP-387-400).
ISBN
9789043135856. 9x12
inches.
English-German-French-Dut
ch.
Part of the
ANGLO MUSIC PLAY-ALONG
Series, Philip Sparkes 15
INTERMEDIATE CLASSICAL
SOLOS is aimed at the
young instrumentalist who
can play about an octave
and a half and follows on
from Sparkes 15 EASY
CLASSICAL SOLOS.
Specifically tailored to
suitthe individual
instrument, this book
introduces the developing
player to the world of
the classics by using
simple yet attractive
melodies that fit their
limited range.
The
carefully selected pieces
include music from the
17th to the 19th century
and cover a wide variety
of styles, from Handel to
Tchaikovsky and from
Clementi to
Brahms.
The book
will provide invaluable
additional material to
complement any teaching
method and includes both
piano accompaniment and a
demo/play-along
CD.
Philip
Sparkeâ??s 15
Intermediate Classical
Solos, onderdeel van
de Anglo Music
Play-Along Series, is
bedoeld voor de jonge
instrumentalist die
ongeveer anderhalf octaaf
kan spelen. Het boek is
een vervolg op
Sparkeâ??s 15
EasyClassical Solos
en het sluit qua
instrumentaal bereik en
gebruikte toonsoorten aan
bij het Expert Level van
Hal Leonards Essential
Elements ®, maar
het kan ook los daarvan
worden gebruikt.De
zorgvuldig geselecteerde
melodieën,
diespecifiek zijn
toegesneden op elk
instrument, beslaan een
breed scala van klassieke
stijlen: van Handel tot
Tsjaikovski en van
Clementi tot Brahms.Het
boek bevat waardevol
materiaal ter aanvulling
op elke lesmethode en
wordt geleverd
metpianobegeleiding en
een cd met demo- en
meespeeltracks.
15
INTERMEDIATE CLASSICAL
SOLOS ist als
Ergänzung zur
bewährten ANGLO MUSIC
PLAY-ALONG Reihe gedacht
und richtet sich an
Schüler, die
ungefähr einen
Tonumfang von eineinhalb
Oktaven beherrschen. Es
schlieÃ?t an Sparkes 15
EASY CLASSICAL SOLOS an
undentspricht dem Niveau
des Expert Levels der
ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS
Methode von Hal Leonard,
kann aber auch
unabhängig davon
verwendet werden.
Genau auf jedes
Instrument zugeschnitten,
ermöglichen die
sorgfältig
ausgewählten Melodien
noch mehr Spielerfahrung
mit klassischer Musik.
Die Stücke umfassen
verschiedene
Stilrichtungen und
Komponisten wie z.B.
Händel, Tschaikowsky,
Clementi undBrahms.
Jeder Band bietet
wertvolles
Ergänzungsmaterial,
das zu jeder
Instrumentalschule passt
und enthält sowohl
Klavier- als auch
CD-Begleitungen.
Part of the
Anglo Music Play-along
Series, Philip
Sparkeâ??s 15
Intermediate Classical
Solos is aimed at the
young instrumentalist who
can play about an octave
and a half and follows on
from Sparkeâ??s 15
Easy Classical
Solos.Specifically
tailored to suit the
individual instrument,
this book introduces the
developing player to the
world of the classics by
using simple yet
attractive melodies that
fit their limited range.
The carefully selected
pieces include music
fromthe 17th to the 19th
century and cover a wide
variety of styles, from
Handel to Tchaikovsky and
from Clementi to
Brahms.The book will
provide invaluable
additional material to
complement any teaching
method and includes both
piano accompaniment and
ademo/play-along CD.
Trombone and Piano - easy SKU: BT.AMP-304-400 Arranged by Philip Sparke. ...(+)
Trombone and Piano - easy
SKU:
BT.AMP-304-400
Arranged by Philip
Sparke. Anglo Music
Play-Along Series.
Classical. Book with CD.
Composed 2013. 16 pages.
Anglo Music Press #AMP
304-400. Published by
Anglo Music Press
(BT.AMP-304-400).
ISBN
9789043138116. 9x12
inches.
English-German-French-Dut
ch.
Part of the
Anglo Music Play-along
Series, Philip
Sparkeâ??s 15 Easy
Classical Solos is
aimed at the young
instrumentalist who can
play just over an octave.
Specifically tailored to
suit the individual
instrument, this book
introduces the beginning
player to the world of
the classics by using
simple yet attractive
melodies that fit their
limited range. The
carefully selected pieces
include music from the
16th to the 20th century
and cover a wide variety
of styles, from Bach to
Grieg and from Purcell to
Satie. This book will
provide invaluable
additional material to
complement any teaching
method and includes both
piano accompaniment and a
demo/play-along
CD.
Philip
Sparkeâ??s 15 Easy
Classical Solos,
onderdeel van de Anglo
Music Play-Along
Series, is bedoeld
voor de jonge
instrumentalist die iets
meer dan een octaaf kan
spelen. Het boek sluit
qua instrumentaal bereik
en gebruikte
toonsoortenaan bij het
Artist Level van Hal
Leonards Essential
Elements ®, maar
kan ook los daarvan
worden gebruikt.De
zorgvuldig geselecteerde
melodieën, die
specifiek zijn
toegesneden op elk
instrument, beslaan een
breed scala van klassieke
stijlen:van Bach tot
Grieg en van Purcell tot
Satie.Het boek bevat
waardevol materiaal ter
aanvulling op elke
lesmethode en wordt
geleverd met
pianobegeleiding en een
cd met demo- en
meespeeltracks.
15 Easy Classical
Solos ist als
Ergänzung zur
bewährten Anglo
Music Play-Along
Reihe gedacht und richtet
sich an Schüler, die
ungefähr einen
Tonumfang von einer
Oktave beherrschen. Das
Niveau entspricht dem des
Artist Levels der
Essential Elements
® Methode von Hal
Leonard, kann aber auch
unabhängig davon
verwendet werden. Genau
auf jedes Instrument
zugeschnitten,
ermöglicht die
wohlüberlegte
Stückeauswahl ein
erstes Kennenlernen von
Melodien aus
verschiedenen Epochen der
Klassik von Grieg über
Purcell bis Satie. Jeder
Band bietet wertvolles
Ergänzungsmaterial,
das zu jeder
Instrumentalschule passt
und enthält sowohl
Klavier- als auch
CD-Begleitungen.
Il concetto della
collana Anglo Music
Play-Along Series
è quello di integrare
al più presto nel
processo di apprendimento
dei giovani strumentisti
la possibilit di poter
suonare accompagnati al
piano o con lâ??ausilio
di unâ??incisione su CD.
Ilchiaro vantaggio di
questo metodo è che
gli allievi imparano da
subito lâ??aspetto
fondamentale del suonare
insieme, vale a dire
tenere il tempo in modo
costante. 15 Easy
Classical Solos
consente agli allievi che
hanno una conoscenza
limitatadelle note di
suonare brani di Bach,
Schubert, Purcell, Grieg
e altri, grazie alle
versioni facilitate. Il
livello di 15
Intermediate Classical
Solos permette invece
agli allievi che
padroneggiano
lâ??estensione superiore
a unâ??ottava
dicimentarsi nei
â??primi concertiâ?
con brani di Haendel,
Clementi, Rameau, Glueck,
Beethoven e altri. Il CD
propone una traccia con
lâ??incisione completa e
una con il solo
accompagnamento.
Trombone and Piano - advanced SKU: CY.CC2709 Composed by Zoltan Kodaly. A...(+)
Trombone and Piano -
advanced
SKU:
CY.CC2709
Composed by
Zoltan Kodaly. Arranged
by Ralph Sauer. Hungarian
20th Century. Solo part
and Piano accompaniment.
Published by Cherry
Classics (CY.CC2709).
--Four Pieces
from Opus 11 arranged for
Trombone and Piano by
Ralph Sauer are
originally from a group
of seven pieces for solo
Piano written between
1917 and 1918, except for
movement 3, Il pleure
dans mon coeur comme il
pleut sur la ville (It
rains in my heart like it
rains in the city) from
1910.
--The
writing is very
expressive and dark,
possibly evoking the mood
of Europe in the throes
of great upheavals and
the Great
War.
--About 12
minutes in length, these
four movements are
appropriate for advanced
performers.
Trombone and Piano accompaniment - advanced SKU: CY.CC2958 Composed by Cl...(+)
Trombone and Piano
accompaniment - advanced
SKU: CY.CC2958
Composed by Claude
Debussy. Arranged by
Ralph Sauer. French
Impressionist. Solo part
and Piano accompaniment.
10 pages. Cherry Classics
#2958. Published by
Cherry Classics
(CY.CC2958).
ISBN
9790530057773.
En
Bateau (Sailing) is the
first movement from
Debussy's four movement
Petite Suite written
around 1886 for four-hand
piano duet. Debussy was
inspired to write this
movement from the poem
Fetes galantes by Paul
Verlaine. The Suite has
been transcribed for
every imaginable
instrumentation and is
one of the composer's
most playable works from
a technical
standpoint. This
lovely 3-minute
arrangement in tenor clef
by Ralph Sauer is
appropriate for
moderately advanced
performers.
Tenor trombone & piano - Advanced SKU: CY.CC2256 Composed by Robert Schum...(+)
Tenor trombone & piano -
Advanced
SKU:
CY.CC2256
Composed by
Robert Schumann. Arranged
by Ralph Sauer. Romantic.
Solo and piano
accompaniment. Published
by Cherry Classics
(CY.CC2256).
Scenes From
Childhood (Kinderscenen),
Opus 15 is a set of 13
pieces of music that
Schumann wrote for Piano
in 1838. They are his
reminiscences of
childhood and have been
beautifully scored for
Tenor Trombone & Piano by
Ralph Sauer. The most
well known.
Trombone et Piano [Set de Parties séparées] - Intermédiaire Peters
Composed by Antonio Capuzzi, edited by Philip Catelinet. For tuba (or euphonium,...(+)
Composed by Antonio
Capuzzi, edited by Philip
Catelinet. For tuba (or
euphonium, trombone, Eb
bass, Bb bass) and piano.
Format: set of
performance parts
(euphonium, trombone,
bass Eb and Bb parts
included). With solo
parts and piano
reduction. Classical
period. 31 pages. 9x12
inches. Published by C.F.
Peters.
Chamber Music Trombone, Piano SKU: PR.114417790 For Trombone And Piano...(+)
Chamber Music Trombone,
Piano
SKU:
PR.114417790
For
Trombone And Piano.
Composed by Eric Ewazen.
Sws. Set of Score and
Parts. 12+2 pages.
Duration 7 minutes.
Theodore Presser Company
#114-41779. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.114417790).
ISBN
9781491108208. UPC:
680160636617. 9 x 12
inches.
A beautiful
cantabile song without
words, A SONG FROM THE
HEART has all of
Ewazen’s
expressive elegance, and
is a perfect recital
piece both forÂ
students and
professionals. Originally
composed for Trumpet and
Piano, this lyrical work
has been transcribed for
Trombone by the
composer.
Composed by George Frideric Handel (1685-1759). Arranged by Forbes. Trombone Sol...(+)
Composed by George
Frideric Handel
(1685-1759). Arranged by
Forbes. Trombone Solo.
For Trombone Solo with
Piano Accompaniment.
Level 3. Published by
Kendor Music Inc
Trombone Quartet Collection Trombone et Piano [Conducteur et Parties séparées] Editions Marc Reift (Swiss import)
Halleluja / Overture from Water Music / Hochzeitsmarsch / Rondeau. Arranged by J...(+)
Halleluja / Overture from
Water Music /
Hochzeitsmarsch /
Rondeau. Arranged by
Jean-Francois Michel. For
4 trombones and piano
(organ) ad libitum. Swiss
import. Level: 4. Score
and parts. Published by
Editions Marc Reift. (EMR
533B)
By Jean-Baptiste Loeillet (1680 - 1730). Arranged by David Marlatt. For Trombone...(+)
By Jean-Baptiste Loeillet
(1680 - 1730). Arranged
by David Marlatt. For
Trombone and Keyboard.
Brass - Trombone Solo.
Baroque. Level:
Easy-Medium. Duration
00:02:00. Published by
Eighth Note Publications.
(from Hansel and Gretel). By Engelbert Humperdinck (1854-1921). Arranged by Rich...(+)
(from Hansel and Gretel).
By Engelbert Humperdinck
(1854-1921). Arranged by
Richard Fote. Trombone
and piano. Grade 4. Score
and parts. Published by
Kendor Music Inc
Trombone, Piano SKU: HU.F0571510841 For Trombone and Piano. Arranged by Leslie ...(+)
Trombone, Piano
SKU: HU.F0571510841
For Trombone and Piano.
Arranged by Leslie
Pearson and Peter
Goodwin. Brass,
Repertoire, Collections.
Softcover Book. 64 pages.
Faber Music #F0571510841.
Published by Faber Music
(
Chamber Music & Piano Accompaniment 1 Trombone 1 Piano - Grade 5 SKU: FL.FX07...(+)
Chamber Music & Piano
Accompaniment 1 Trombone
1 Piano - Grade 5
SKU:
FL.FX073048
Composed
by Anton Gladkikh.
Original Composition.
Classical, Educational.
Score and Set of Parts.
Duration 20 minutes. FLEX
Editions #FX073048.
Published by FLEX
Editions (FL.FX073048).
I remember well
when I began to write
these pieces: I sat down
at the piano in the
conservatory, which was
almost completely empty
at the time... and I
improvised the first
chords of the first
piece. After that I wrote
the theme. The music rang
loudly in that large
auditorium and I could
hear how it echoed about
the empty corridors of
the conservatory... it
reminded me of the
overture from Charles
Gounod's Faust, as my
hands still played out
the melodies, stretching
the limits of the theme
which would become, in a
sense, the introduction
to the whole cycle. I
could feel that the story
was emerging: a story
born from within the
music. - Anton GLADKIKH ;
Hoffmanniada is a
collection of six short
pieces for trombone and
piano composed in a style
inspired by the great
Russian composers of the
twentieth century.
Sometimes melancholic and
romantic, sometimes
cheerful and virtuoso,
the writing subtlety of
Anton Gladkikh perfectly
exploits the qualities of
power and finesse of both
instruments. Fabrice
MILLISCHER
This
original piece is the
first opus of FLEX
Editions collection
directed by Fabrice
MILLISCHER. It is built
of 6 movements: 1 - Et
finalement ca tourne, 2 -
Autonomie de la volonte,
3 - Les lettres, 4 -
Lilite, 5 - Quand Dieu
crea le temps, 6 - Le jeu
des Demiurges ;
Instruments: 1 Trombone 1
Piano; Difficuly Level:
Grade 5.
Trombone and Piano - advanced SKU: CY.CC2543 Composed by Enrique Granados...(+)
Trombone and Piano -
advanced
SKU:
CY.CC2543
Composed by
Enrique Granados.
Arranged by Ralph Sauer.
Spanish National. Solo
part and piano score.
Published by Cherry
Classics (CY.CC2543).
Granados was a
Spanish composer whose
music had the unique
style of his homeland
burned into his soul. He
was also a very talented
painter in the style of
Goya.
The Two Dances,
1. Oriental and 2.
Fandango are taken from
the 12 danzas espanolas,
volume I from 1890, for
Piano.
Mr. Sauer has
brilliantly taken the
solo Piano part and
divided it between solo
Trombone and
Piano.
Trombonists will
enjoy working on this
style of Spanish
Nationalist music of
which there is none in
the solo
repertoire.
The Two
Dances (in tenor clef)
are about 6 1/2 minutes
in length and can be
performed by advanced
musicians.
The mp3
sample is an excerpt of
the Bass Trombone version
taken from a live
performance at the 2012
Academy of the West
Festival performed by
David Hagee and Luis
Ortiz, Pianist.
By Various. Arranged by David Marlatt. Various. For Trombone and Piano. Brass - ...(+)
By Various. Arranged by
David Marlatt. Various.
For Trombone and Piano.
Brass - Trombone and
Baritone Method or
Collection. Solo
Performer Series.
Renaissance. Level:
Medium-Difficult.
Published by Eighth Note
Publications.
By Leos Janacek (1854-1928). Arranged by Ralph Sauer. For Trombone and Piano. 20...(+)
By Leos Janacek
(1854-1928). Arranged by
Ralph Sauer. For Trombone
and Piano. 20th Century
Czech. Intermediate. Solo
part and piano score.
Published by Cherry
Classics
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.
Trombone and piano - advanced SKU: CY.CC2566 Composed by Bela Bartok. Arr...(+)
Trombone and piano -
advanced
SKU:
CY.CC2566
Composed by
Bela Bartok. Arranged by
Ralph Sauer. Hungarian
National 20th century.
Solo part and piano
accompaniment. Published
by Cherry Classics
(CY.CC2566).
Bartok's
Allegro Barbaro, composed
in 1911 is one of his
most famous solo piano
works, written in his
typical style using folk
elements based on
Hungarian Pentatonic and
Romanian chromatic
scales. The music has
even been used on a
composition by the
Progressive rock group
Emerson, Lake and Palmer
from their 1970 debut
album.
Ralph Sauer's
brilliant arrangement for
Trombone and Piano is
reminiscent of the famous
Trombone passage from the
Miraculous Mandarin
ballet suite.
This 3
minute work is suitable
for advanced
performers.
The
sound clip is performed
by Mr. Sauer with Mac
Booke on piano.
Trombone & Piano - Advanced SKU: CY.CC2404 Composed by Vincent d'Indy. Ar...(+)
Trombone & Piano -
Advanced
SKU:
CY.CC2404
Composed by
Vincent d'Indy. Arranged
by Ralph Sauer. French
Impressionist. Solo part
& Piano. Published by
Cherry Classics
(CY.CC2404).
Paul Marie
Theodore Vincent d'Indy
was born in Paris into an
aristocratic family of
royalist and Catholic
persuasion. He had piano
lessons from an early age
from his paternal
grandmother, who passed
him on to Antoine
Francois Marmontel and
Louis Diemer. His main
influence was Cesar
Franck.
These three
pieces were some of his
many works for
Piano.Opus 33 was
inspired by a trip to
Bayreuth, the musical
home of Wagner and the
Black Forest region.
Opus 33 no. 1 from 1889
is titled ? with no
explanation of itself.
Opus 33 no. 10 is titled
Lermoos, which is a
delightful skiing village
in Austria right on the
border with Germany.
Germany's largest
mountain is in perfect
view, possibly giving the
movement its spirit.
Opus 28 is a Serenade for
Violin and Piano
published in 1900. It is
lithe, subtle and
lyrical.
By Vincent d'Indy (1851-1931). Arranged by Ralph Sauer. For Tuba or Bass Trombon...(+)
By Vincent d'Indy
(1851-1931). Arranged by
Ralph Sauer. For Tuba or
Bass Trombone and PIano.
French Impressionist.
Advanced. Solo part and
Piano. Published by
Cherry Classics
These four
movements totalling 14
minutes of music offer
the artist a great deal
of musical contrasts,
ranging from lyrical,
dramatic, dance-like,
etc.
An excellent
collection of the Russian
master's music for the
Trombone.
Solo Pieces Vol. 4 Trombone et Piano [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Facile Editions Marc Reift (Swiss import)
Alto Trombone & Piano (Organ) + CD Play Back / Play Along - Grade 3 SKU: MA.E...(+)
Alto Trombone & Piano
(Organ) + CD Play Back /
Play Along - Grade 3
SKU: MA.EMR-33865
Jingle Bells / Deep
River / Clementine /
Minuet For Anna Magdanena
/ Rio By Night /
Liebestraum / Pie Jesu /
Chorus From Nabucco / Two
Dances From The Fairy
Queen / Celtic
Lament. Composed by
John G. Mortimer. Alto
Trombone & CD Playback
(Play Along). 10 Titles.
Score and parts. Duration
19'51. Editions Marc
Reift #EMR 33865.
Published by Editions
Marc Reift
(MA.EMR-33865).
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).
Edited by Peter Goodwin and Leslie Pearson. For Trombone and Piano. Book; Brass ...(+)
Edited by Peter Goodwin
and Leslie Pearson. For
Trombone and Piano. Book;
Brass - Trombone and
Baritone Method or
Collection;
Method/Instruction. Faber
Edition. Published by
Faber Music
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-drivinâ
™ 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.
Chamber Music Trombone, Piano SKU: PR.UE021701 16 attractive performan...(+)
Chamber Music Trombone,
Piano
SKU:
PR.UE021701
16
attractive performance
pieces from classical
through to jazz and world
music. Composed by
Rob Hudson. Contemporary.
Set of Score and Parts.
With Standard notation.
40 pages. Universal
Edition #UE021701.
Published by Universal
Edition (PR.UE021701).
ISBN 9783702472924.
UPC:
803452070047.
Hudso
n (30 Modern Studies for
Trombone Solo, UE021317)
presents 16 short,
original pieces, ranging
from easy to intermediate
levels, in a variety of
styles from classical and
lullaby to bossa nova and
funky blues. Each of the
pieces presents technical
and musical challenges
for the student, and each
is suitable for recital
performance. Students
will work on
articulation, breath
control, proper phrasing,
and dynamics, all wrapped
up in attractive
pieces.