Trombone and piano / organ

In writing this piece, I wanted to make room for — and highlight — the trombone’s multiple qualities. What emerges in the first movement is the instrument’s funny, almost ironic, character accentuated by the glissando parts. But the second theme,... Read more

The Trombone Sonata for trombone and Piano is a work of contrasting moods and styles. At times reflective and even mournful, at other times aggressive or energetic, it demands much of both trombone and piano. Commissioned by and written for Toby Oft. Read more

On Saturday, July 28, 1855, the trombone competition took place at the Conservatoire de Paris. That year, one morning was enough to listen to all the candidates for the reason that is explained by Paul Smith, in the Revue et Gazette musicale: “The... Read more

Paul Antonin Vidal was born in Toulouse in 1863 and died in Paris in 1931. After having studied at the Conservatory of his hometown, he continued at the Conservatoire de Musique de Paris and finished in 1879 with a first prize in harmony and in 1881... Read more

Little is known about Henri Hippolyte Potier (1816–1878). Composer, accompanist and vocal coach at the Opéra Comique (1836–1849) and at the Opéra de Paris (1850–1856). Lecturer at the Conservatory for the study of the role (1840–1855) then teacher... Read more

François Emmanuel Joseph Bazin was born in Marseille in 1816 and died in Paris in 1878. He entered the Conservatory of Music in Paris in 1836 and studied composition and harmony with Henri-Montan Berton (1767-1844) and Fromental Halévy (1799-1862).... Read more

Although the structural form of each of the three movements is not at all complex, the technical aspects regarding the trombone are explored in detail. The first movement explores the majestic quality of the instrument as conveyed by the idea of... Read more

Canticle is a vocalise for trombone and piano which was written in memory of Joseph Alessi’s mother Maria Leone. Marie was a professional singer who’s credits include performances at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. Read more

El Tanguero is a very instinctive tango specially composed by Corrado Maria Saglietti for Zoltan Kiss, the hungarian trombone player, who wished to complete his CD program Non Stop. The particular timbre of the trombone is ideally suited to the... Read more

Commissioned by the International Geneva Music Competition as the required piece for its 54th competition in 1998, the work consists of three parts that are played without breaks. A motif of fifths and fourths is featured in the introduction and... Read more

Composed over a period of 3 months in 3 different cities - NewYork, Boston and Jerusalem, HaGuGum is a piece of a capricious nature. «HaGuGum» is not a real word, but rather a phonetic description of the piece’s character. In its quiet, sentimental... Read more

This strong music is written in balkanian style, expressing anger and revolt. I wrote the first movement to exorcize personal issues with a dilettante politician who made my life and work nearly impossible. The second movement is an extatic dance,... Read more

The “Sonata Vox Gabrieli” became very quickly after its publication in 1973 a world bestseller. The beautiful, deeply expressive, intense, neo romantic work belongs to the recital repertoire of the trombonists, from students to world famous players... Read more

The three-movement sonata is intended to showcase the various outstanding characteristics of the trombone in a solo setting, most especially the power, lyricism and technical capabilities of the instrument. Read more

This slow, melodious work that depicts the beautiful melancholy of the autumn season. Read more

Each of the three movements is developed entirely from its respective incipit in order to maintain the original musical ideas of the 18th century composers. Therefore, the movements are monothematic but are rigorously developed in the traditional... Read more

Sonare is a work that explores some of the sonic possibilities for the combination of these two beautifully sounding instruments. But instead of just exploring the loud and sonorous possibilities of the trombone and organ, it also concerns itself... Read more

Interplay is a work of misleading simplicity, but very pleasant to play and listen to. Trombone and piano are surfing on an interactiv musical content starting in a hesitant manner, but becoming progressively thrilling like a race between cop and... Read more

Adventures in Brass is a series of 6 six brass solos written by Anthony Plog and commissioned by M. Dee Stewart, Director of CAP ventures (College Auditions Preparation) at the Jacobs School of Music, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA.... Read more

The present work published here for the first time bears the title: “Concertino für die Tenor Bass Posaune mit Begleitung des ganzen Orchesters”. The source for the publication was the autograph score of the work preserved in the Manschopfliches... Read more

This  concertante work of six minutes in duration, in three successive (attacca) movements, belongs to the intermediate audition trombone literature and requires serious preparation on musical, rhythmical and mental concentration issues from... Read more

Prelude, Romance, Bacchanale for trombone and piano is a work conceived as three distinct consecutive musical sequences of “upper medium” difficulty. These sequences challenge and stimulate the soloist's imagination, musical expression and knowledge... Read more

Jean-François Michel wrote this Petite Suite [Little Suite] with the intention of stimulating the musical imagination of the aspiring trombonist, with inspiring subtitles, where the music encourages some elementary ludic approaches to special... Read more

Richard Lane dedicated with pleasure smaller works to friends or students. All have his caracteristic musical signature, a synthesis between charm and an exceptional sens for melodic and harmonic forms. Few are the composers able to write simple and... Read more

This magnificent baroque sonata in Eb major has four movements: the first could be described as a Prelude, the second as a Minuet without trio. Then follows a short  Adagio in the relative minor key, leading to the Allegro comodo, which concludes... Read more

"Esquisse" is made up of 5 successive sketches. Each sketch outlines one theme and one different formal structure. The putting together of these five little scenes forms a unity. Read more

This piece represents a parody of a quite popular musical genre prized in Europe during the Belle Epoque (Edwardian Era), especially by Jean Baptiste Arban and his acolytes who charmed audiences with such musical fare at bandstands, Tea Salons or... Read more

The three movements of this concerto, written 1990-91 in Erevan (Armenia) during a dramatic and difficult period (catastrophic earthquake and turbulent political situation) bring out not only the emotions of the great Armenian composer, but also... Read more