Trombone and piano -
Intermediate
SKU:
FT.FM423
Composed by
David Osbon. Trombone and
Piano. Score and part.
Forton Music #FM423.
Published by Forton Music
(FT.FM423).
ISBN
9790570483228.
I've
always been fascinated by
the depth of expression
in the song cycles of
Robert Schumann, and have
tried, in these two
pieces, to emulate that
using the trombone. Why
the trombone? Well, it
has a rich history of
being 'paired' with the
voice in choral music
but, if I'm really
honest, as a trumpet
player I've always been a
little bit envious of the
trombone's lyrical
elegance. The music, in
both of these works, has
a lot of 'dialogue'
between the trombone and
piano, I really did think
of them as communicating
- only without using
words.