French pianist arranger composer and conductor Jean-Michel Defaye (b. 1932) entered the Paris Conservatoire at the mere age of ten years old. His successful compositions and arrangements were mainly for brass In the Style of Bach composed in 1990 for Trombone and Piano being no exception. With a typical performance lasting about 3 and a half minutes Defaye's In the Style of Bach reflects the compositional techniques of J. S. Bach by use of contrapuntal textures modulations to related keys long even quaver and semiquaver melodic passages and contrasts in dynamics. For all aspiring trombonistswishing to vary and expand their repertoire In the Style of Bach by Jean-Michel Defaye is essential.
