Composer: Buss, Howard J. Instrumentation: Trio Instruments: Piano, Trombone, Trumpet Genre: Contemporary
"Serendipity Suite" for trumpet (Eb, Bb, and Bb piccolo), trombone, and piano by Howard J. Buss was composed in the late summer of 2016 for trumpeter Brittany Hendricks and trombonist Bruce Faske. The work is in 3 movements:
I. Auspicious Moon (4’25”)
II. Slow Dance (4’00”)
III. Downtown Excursion (4’15”)
The total duration without pauses between movements is 12’40”.
The composition is designed so that the trumpeter uses an Eb trumpet in the first movement, a Bb trumpet in the second, and a Bb piccolo trumpet in the third. The composer also created an alternative trumpet part so that it can be performed exclusively on a Bb trumpet.
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Composer: Buss, Howard J. Instrumentation: Trio Instruments: French Horn, Piano, Trombone, Tuba Genre: Contemporary
with Piano: The composer states, “It was not my aim to create a specific hybrid style by synthesizing jazz and modern classical music; rather, my intent was to systematically strip away the fundamental elements of jazz to explore at what point the music ceases being jazz and becomes classical. The style of this work is the resultant this procedure. Because the subject of what constitutes jazz (there are so many kinds) is so complex, depending upon the background and views of the listener, the music will sound jazzy (in varying degrees) to most, and mostly classical to others. Learn More