SKU: CY.CC2372
Tomas Luis de Victoria was the most famous composer of the 16th century in Spain, and one of the most important composers of the Counter-Reformation, along with Palestrina and Orlando di Lasso. Victoria was not only a composer, but also an accomplished organist and singer. However, he preferred the life of a composer to that of a performer. He is sometimes known as the Spanish Palestrina because he may have been taught by Palestrina.
SKU: CY.CC3120
ISBN 9790530110980. 8.5 x 11 in inches.
Sicut cervus (As the deer longs for the springs of water, so my soul longs for you, oh God), is a 4-voice polyphonically rich motet based on Psalm 41 by the great Renaissance master Palestrina. This work is sung most often during Holy Week. Paul Garza's lovely arrangement for Trombone quartet is for moderately advanced performers.
SKU: CY.CC3122
ISBN 9790530110928. 8.5 x 11 in inches.
Jeff Reynolds has arranged four exquisite sacred motets by Renaissance composer Heinrich Isaac titled: 1. Christ ist erstanden (Christ has risen) 2. Ecce Virgo concepiet (Behold, a virgin shall conceive) 3. Esto mihi in Deum protectorem (Be Thou unto me a God, a Protector) 4. Fili quid feristi nobis sic?(Son, why hast thou done so to us?) Arranged for Trombone quartet, they can be performed with a larger group also. They are polyphonic in style and appropriate for moderately advanced performers.
SKU: CY.CC2768
Ave Maria is a traditional Catholic prayer asking for intercession from the Virgin Mary. The prayer has often been set to music. Frank Gazda has beautifully arranged four musical settings of the prayer for Trombone Quartet or four-part Trombone Ensemble by: Jacob Arcadelt (Renaissance), Johann Joseph Fux (Baroque), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Classical) and Giuseppe Verdi (Romantic).Although originally composed as four-part choral settings, they work perfectly for the Trombone. Each piece stands on its own as a work of beauty, or the four can be performed as a whole. They are at a moderately advanced level of difficulty.
SKU: CY.CC3069
ISBN 9790530110461. 8.5 x 11 in inches.
These two lovely works are light and bouncy, perfectly arranged by Stan Pethel for moderately advanced Trombone Quartet.
SKU: CY.CC3060
ISBN 9790530110355. 8.5 x 11 in inches.
A ricercar is an instrumental work that was popular in the Renaissance and Baroque periods. Jeremy Kempton's stirring Ricercar for Sonorous Instruments harkens back to the Venetian splendor of the Gabrielis who epitomized the Glory of Venice at its height. This 3 minute work is in A-B-A form beginning with a fanfare-like Allegro that gives way to a contrasting lyrical section which seems to almost melt away. The piece then returns to the opening Allegro and a hall-ringing conclusion. This work is appropriate for advanced performers.
SKU: CY.CC2978
ISBN 9790530057971.
Jeff Reyolds has arranged a beautiful setting of the Saint-Saens Veni Creator Spiritus (Come Creator Spirit, a 9th Century Pentecost plainsong hymn) for 4-part Trombone Ensemble. The original work for TTBB men's chorus and optional Organ was written in 1858. Saint-Saens was a Roman Catholic Church organist in his early years and produced a volume of music that was easy to sing.Mr. Reynolds calls this music Church Polyphonic style that came out of the late Renaissance and endured for a couple centuries into the Romantic period.This work begins with a beautiful unison chant and moves into four polyphony sections concluding with a soft Amen.The music is of moderate difficulty with the first part in tenor clef.