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Contemporary Trombone Excerpts – Ayres, In the Alps
No. 42 (In the Alps), Richard Ayres Melodrama for soprano and chamber orchestra (2008) No. 42 (In The Alps) by Richard Ayres is an orchestral trombonist’s dream: part Strauss, part Rossini, part Mahler, mostly hilarious. Here’s how the composer Richard…
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Contemporary Trombone Excerpts – Haas, Remix
Trombonists (and “ensembly-minded” musicians in general) spend a lot of time thinking about excerpts, passages of music from repertoire. We naturally single out these snippets as places we need to dedicate extra practice time. An excerpt might be an exposed…
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Canzonas Americanas
I’m a little behind on this. Canzonas Americanas with music by Derek Bermel, was released last November, and since then it’s received decent reviews. The Guardian says Alarm Will Sound plays with “panache,“and Anne Midgette of the Washington Post placed the…