Alto Trombone & Piano or CD Play Back / Play Along - Grade 1, Grade 2 SKU: MA...(+)
Alto Trombone & Piano or
CD Play Back / Play Along
- Grade 1, Grade 2
SKU: MA.EMR-54745
Melodies pour
Debutants / Melodien fur
Anfanger. Composed by
John G. Mortimer. Score
and parts. Duration
10'39. Editions Marc
Reift #EMR 54745.
Published by Editions
Marc Reift
(MA.EMR-54745).
Trombone & Piano or CD Play Back / Play Along - Grade 1, Grade 2 SKU: MA.EMR-...(+)
Trombone & Piano or CD
Play Back / Play Along -
Grade 1, Grade 2
SKU:
MA.EMR-54723
Melodies pour
Debutants / Melodien fur
Anfanger. Composed by
John G. Mortimer. Score
and parts. Duration
10'39. Editions Marc
Reift #EMR 54723.
Published by Editions
Marc Reift
(MA.EMR-54723).
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 Solo with Piano accompaniment - Advanced SKU: CY.CC3150 Composed...(+)
Trombone Solo with Piano
accompaniment - Advanced
SKU: CY.CC3150
Composed by Elizabeth
Raum. Classical. Score
and Parts. Cherry
Classics #CC3150.
Published by Cherry
Classics (CY.CC3150).
ISBN 9790530111185.
8.5 x 11 in
inches.
Here is a
brief description of this
very fine new work The
Secret of Ben Sogen for
Trombone and Piano by the
composer, Elizabeth Raum:
I've always been
fascinated by the Nordic
heroes that appear in
comic books and video
games like Thor or Odin.
Years ago, I wrote a
concerto for tuba called
The Legend of Heimdall
inspired by Scandinavian
folklore, and for this
new work for trombone, I
found myself drawn to the
Danish mythical
character, Ben Sogen. My
concept was to conjure up
a video game champion who
goes through various
adventures to achieve his
final quest. However, the
Secret of Ben Sogen is
that he doesn't exist. I
made him up. My original
title was Bone Quest, a
pun on the word,
trombone, combined with
Quest but that didn't
evoke the image I wanted
so I decided to create a
character from the Danish
translation of Bone
Quest. Thus Ben Sogen.
The Hero Trombonist has a
theme stated in the
beginning, and this motif
continues through a
variety of backgrounds
(or adventures) before
the final major key of
his goal being achieved.
The work is about 7
minutes in length and
appropriate for advanced
performers.
Trombone and Piano - advanced SKU: CY.CC2938 Composed by Giovanni Battist...(+)
Trombone and Piano -
advanced
SKU:
CY.CC2938
Composed by
Giovanni Battista
Pergolesi. Arranged by
Ralph Sauer. Italian
Baroque. Solo part and
Piano accompaniment. 24
pages. Cherry Classics
#2938. Published by
Cherry Classics
(CY.CC2938).
ISBN
9790530057575.
Orig
inally written for Cello,
Ralph Sauer's brilliant
arrangement of the
Pergolesi Sinfonia
(Sonata) for Trombone and
Piano (or Harpsichord)
has become a standard
work in the solo
repertoire. This new
edition which replaces
the previous one comes
with some notable
changes. Below is Mr.
Sauer's
description. This new
edition of the Pergolesi
Sinfonia in F is an
update of the original
version which was first
published 40 years ago
(!) and is now
permanently out of print.
Movements one, two, and
three are essentially the
same. I have corrected a
few errors in the
keyboard part and also
revised some of the
notationâ€â€
notably, grace notes are
now placed correctly.
(The original publisher
insisted that they should
be placed after barlines,
causing confusion as to
whether they were to be
played on the beat or
before the beat.) In
the last movement, there
are now two places where
the keyboard takes over
the solo line. In
addition to providing
much needed rest for the
trombonist, it gives a
change of color and a
chance for the keyboard
player to be the soloist
for a few
measures. The
original version of the
last movement is also
included as an appendix
for those who would
rather perform the
original. Ralph
Sauer
Los
Angeles, 2017
Trombone Essentials (11 Recital and Contest Solos for Tenor and Bass Trombone Tr...(+)
Trombone Essentials (11
Recital and Contest Solos
for Tenor and Bass
Trombone Trombone and
Piano). By Various.
Edited by Douglas Yeo.
Trombone. Rubank Solo
Collection. 44 pages. G.
Schirmer #ED4082.
Published by G. Schirmer
Trombone solo with Keyboard/Continuo - moderately advanced SKU: CY.CC2928 ...(+)
Trombone solo with
Keyboard/Continuo -
moderately advanced
SKU: CY.CC2928
Composed by Johann Ernst
Galliard. Arranged by
Mike Hall. German
Baroque. Booklets. 146
pages. Cherry Classics
#2928. Published by
Cherry Classics
(CY.CC2928).
ISBN
9790530057476.
The
Six Sonatas by Baroque
composer Galliard have
been a staple for
Trombonists for many
years now. This new
edition by Mike Hall has
been beautifully edited
with detailed performance
commentary. This
complete performance
edition of over 146 pages
adds a new dimension in
the study of these
beautiful works.
Tenor Trombone and Piano - advanced SKU: CY.CC2494 Composed by Alexander ...(+)
Tenor Trombone and Piano
- advanced
SKU:
CY.CC2494
Composed by
Alexander Scriabin.
Arranged by Ralph Sauer.
Romantic Russian. Solo
part and piano score.
Published by Cherry
Classics (CY.CC2494).
Alexander
Scriabin's music has been
described as mystical,
lyrical and
idiosyncratic. He was a
most innovative and
controversial early
modern Russian composer.
His works were ignored
for many years until
recently and are now seen
as sincere expression(s)
of genius.
The Three
Etudes for Trombone and
Piano are early works of
Scriabin, originally
written for solo Piano.
They show lyricism,
passion, moodiness,
chromatic harmonies and
great expression.
Mr.
Sauer has once again
brought three wonderful
new works for advanced
performers who wish to
explore this area,
largely unknown to the
Trombone world. Those who
do will be richly
rewarded with the depth
of musicanship found in
these works.