Trombone Quartet
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Awaiting Julian (Part I)
Composer: Gluck, David
Instrumentation: Quartet Instruments: Bass Trombone, Trombone
Genre: ContemporaryFrom the composer:
Part II of I has a Bossa/Latin based rhythmical feel. It alternates between “brighter” and “darker” melodic motifs. At letter F, trombone 1 solos, however, parts can be exchanged allowing any member to solo. Starting at letter H, the piece quotes a portion of a famous recorded guitar solo from a late 1960s innovative west coast rock/pop band and treats it as a musical round. Awaiting Julian Part II works well following Part I but can certainly be played on its own. For performance ideas, please refer to the studio-recording version of the piece on the album “Obsessed With Treasure” which can be found on all on-line digital music platforms.
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Awaiting Julian (Part II)
Composer: Gluck, David
Instrumentation: Quartet Instruments: Bass Trombone, Trombone
Genre: ContemporaryFrom the composer:
Part II of I has a Bossa/Latin based rhythmical feel. It alternates between “brighter” and “darker” melodic motifs. At letter F, trombone 1 solos, however, parts can be exchanged allowing any member to solo. Starting at letter H, the piece quotes a portion of a famous recorded guitar solo from a late 1960s innovative west coast rock/pop band and treats it as a musical round. Awaiting Julian Part II works well following Part I but can certainly be played on its own. For performance ideas, please refer to the studio-recording version of the piece on the album “Obsessed With Treasure” which can be found on all on-line digital music platforms.
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Bailamos (We Dance)
Composer: Gluck, David
Instrumentation: Quartet Instruments: Bass Trombone, Trombone
Genre: ContemporaryFrom the composer:
A couple of years ago I binge-watched several classic spaghetti western films and fell in love with the music. I wanted to compose a piece that captured the spirit of those wonderful soundtracks. The main theme and motifs in Bailamos are meant to conjure up the rugged, unbridled, and grandiose images of the Wild West back in the day. The studio-recorded version of Bailamos is on the “Obsessed With Treasure” album and can be found online. It contains many sound effects and percussion that help in creating the Americana, “open-range” feeling of the piece.
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Can-Can
Composer: Offenbach, Jacques Arranger: Meador, James
Instrumentation: Quartet Instruments: Bass Trombone, Trombone
Genre: Entertainment, RomanticFrom the arranger:
The boisterous Can-Can is a highly energetic, physically demanding dance made popular in French cabarets in the mid to late 1800’s and continues to be popular today. Flashy, bawdy, and provocative, the dance can include such acrobatic movements as high kicks, splits, cartwheels, and even flying jumps. Many composers have written music for the can-can, but undoubtedly, the most famous example is the Infernal Galop from Jacques Offenbach’s Orpheus in the Underworld. Offenbach composed the opera bouffe, which is a form of French operetta, in 1858, and although it shocked some audiences early on, it quickly became extremely popular and spread outside Paris.
This version for trombone quartet was arranged for Bones Apart, the internationally acclaimed trombone quartet comprised of all females from the U.K. After hearing their inspirational second CD, Enigma, and writing a review of the recording for the ITA Journal, Meador was compelled to arrange a flashy, crowd-pleasing piece for the group to perform. In keeping with the flamboyant style of the piece, this arrangement goes high, low, soft, loud, fast, and faster. It challenges the extremes of register, technique, and flexibility, and is sure to evoke a standing ovation from the toughest of crowds. (And, there is no place to breathe. Enjoy!)
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Danny Boy
Composer: Traditional Arranger: Chiang, FuChou
Instrumentation: Quartet Instruments: Trombone
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Diasphere
Composer: Hennecken, John
Instrumentation: Quartet Instruments: Bass Trombone, Trombone
Genre: ContemporaryDiasphere is a musical world that features the revolving opposition of two ideas: pensive, deliberate chorales and aggressive, fiery allegros. The chorale sections evoke a ceremonial, sacred character that is enveloped in mystery, as the voices often seek out answers without finding them and land on harmonically unstable cadences. The prayerful meditations are interrupted by incisive fanfares and fragmented antiphony in which the players call out to each other as if from across great distances. When this journey reaches its climactic moment, the heavens and earth are connected by an expansive chord that traverses almost three octaves. Although this glimpse of transcendance gives way to a solemn, uncertain ending, I hope the work as a whole will inspire you to imagine the spirit that this music is in search of.The contrasting elements in Diasphere are brought to life by the power and beauty that only a trombone quartet can deliver. I am eternally grateful to Timothy Myers, Amanda Stewart, Jonathan Reycraft, and Gerry Pagano for showcasing this piece in concerts all over the United States, as well as to Tom Gibson and Mercer University for commissioning it.Learn MoreUpdate Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.From $21.95
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Escapades
Composer: Guardia Jr., Alejandro
Instrumentation: Quartet Instruments: Bass Trombone, Trombone
Genre: ContemporaryComposer Alejandro Guardia Jr. says, “Escapades was written as a companion piece to my tuba quartet Excursions. Very much like Excursions, Escapades uses energetic tempos and ostinati. Escapades dives into the smoother, more streamlined experience of city life.” The three movements take the musicians on a journey through stop and go rush hour traffic (I. The Daily Grind), an afternoon lull at work leading to falling asleep on the job (II. Daydreaming) and the realization that work is done for the day and it’s time to go home again (III. Quittin’ Time!).
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Ex-Tra Spicy T-Bone with Salsa Rhythm
Composer: Hartzell, Doug
Instrumentation: Quartet Instruments: Trombone
Genre: JazzDoug's Tune; Four at Play; Could I? Big Mamma; Theme a Rooney; Mine or Yours?; Expectations; Five for Frank; Bootin' Bones; Joyn Ride; Jeannie's Tune; Majorin' in Minor Learn MoreUpdate Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.As low as $40.00
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Hallelujah Chorus
Composer: Händel, Georg Friedrich Arranger: Meador, James
Instrumentation: Quartet Instruments: Bass Trombone, Trombone
Genre: BaroqueJames Meador has arranged Handel’s popular Hallelujah Chorus for trombone quartet. This shorter arrangement is perfect for your next program. Learn MoreFrom $17.00
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Lobster Telephone
Composer: Gluck, David
Instrumentation: Quartet Instruments: Bass Trombone, Trombone
Genre: ContemporaryFrom the composer:
Lobster Telephone is a short, quirky “novelty” piece that was inspired and titled after the 1936 surrealistic object by the famed artist Salvador Dali. My goal was to compose a piece that sonically matched the visual creativity and absurdity of the object.
The players are encouraged to experiment with using a wide variety of mutes throughout the piece. To get ideas regarding implementing other sound effects and accessory percussion, please refer to the studio recording of the piece on the “Obsessed With Treasure” album that can be found on all digital music platforms.
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Quartet No. 1
Composer: Meador, James
Instrumentation: Quartet Instruments: Bass Trombone, Trombone
Genre: ContemporaryQuartet No. 1 by James Meador was written in the summer of 2004 and premiered in August of that same year by the UL Lafayette Trombone Quartet at a benefit concert for the Acadiana Symphony Orchestra in Lafayette, Louisiana. The piece consists of two movements, each designed to highlight the choral characteristics of the trombone quartet (or trombone choir), but with a strong emphasis on dissonance.
Novus Sonorous opens with a rhythmic and dissonant introduction before leading into a three way struggle for the melody. A singing line eventually emerges and leads us into a powerful chordal motive, then backs down to another closely scored and dissonant chorale. The opening statement returns briefly and carries us back to the mighty chordal section before a mournful and ponderous conclusion.
Ludus Tonalis begins with an intense and again closely scored, very dissonant chorale figure, then immediately jumps into a playful mixed meter section bouncing around from 7/8 to 2/4 to 6/8. This section leads into a sort of rhythmic fanfare where the melody is derived from entrances of the chord tones, then dies down into somewhat of a dark portrayal of the main theme in a choral style. Once again we encounter the playful section before closing out the piece on a forceful and energetic drive to the end.
- James Meador
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Rotunda Quartet, Op. 242
Composer: Kibbe, Michael
Instrumentation: Quartet Instruments: Bass Trombone, Trombone
Genre: ContemporaryFrom the composer:
This three movement work is inspired by the brass music of Giovanni Gabrieli, the 16th Century Italian composer at St. Marks in Venice. There is often an independence of the four voices, with an emphasis on clean, strong lines. Harmonically the piece sometimes hovers ambiguously, as between the Major and the Minor modes, and with frequently shifting centers of tonality.
Rotunda was premiered in Eureka, California, by members of the Chamber Players of the Redwoods, May 15th, 2016.
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Serenade from "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik"
Composer: Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus Arranger: Meador, James
Instrumentation: Quartet Instruments: Bass Trombone, Trombone
Genre: Classical“After hearing several particularly inspiring performances at the International Trombone Festival, James Meador felt compelled to produce this arrangement for trombone quartet of Serenade, the first movement from Eine Kleine Nachtmusik by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Mozart composed Eine Kleine Nachtmusik in 1787 for string quartet with optional double bass, but the piece is often performed by full string orchestra.
Having been written for a small chamber ensemble, the piece lends itself well to the setting of trombone quartet, with the exception of the agility required on trombone to execute the piece in a style appropriate for the music of Mozart. It is for that very reason that Meador felt this would be an excellent addition to the trombone quartet repertoire, and upon hearing the musicianship and agile technique of the performers at the festival, he felt the piece would be a perfect fit for the trombone quartet.
This version features some difficult multiple tonguing passages, as well as some technically challenging ornamental figures that can be tricky for trombonists. The range is not particularly difficult, with the possible exception of the bass trombone player, who must tongue quickly in the lower and pedal registers. Style is of the utmost importance and should be as precise as possible.”
-James Meador
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