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Italian Polka for Trombone & Piano # Trombone and Piano # INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED # Sergei Rachmaninoff # Diego Marani # Italian Polka for Trombone & P # Diego Marani # SheetMusicPlus
Piano,Trombone - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.669268 Composed by Sergei Rachmaninoff. Arranged by Diego Marani. 20th Century,Classical,Instructiona...(+)
Piano,Trombone - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.669268 Composed by Sergei Rachmaninoff. Arranged by Diego Marani. 20th Century,Classical,Instructional,Romantic Period,Standards. Score and part. 8 pages. Diego Marani #278273. Published by Diego Marani (A0.669268). Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff was a Russian composer, virtuoso pianist, and conductor. Rachmaninoff is widely considered one of the finest pianists of his day and, as a composer, one of the last great representatives of Romanticism in Russian classical music. Early influences of Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, and other Russian composers gave way to a thoroughly personal idiom notable for its song-like melodicism, expressiveness and rich orchestral colours. The Polka Italienne (Italian Polka) is originally a piano work for two pianos. This arrangement for trombone (or Euphonium) with piano accompaniment is suitable for classroom, repertoire, recital and for a funny encore. Concertino for Trombone & Piano, "Devil or Angel?"
Concertino for Trombone & Piano, "Devil or Angel?" # Trombone and Piano # ADVANCED # Ian McDougall # Concertino for Trombone & Pian # Gordon Cherry # SheetMusicPlus
Piano,Trombone - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.792589 Composed by Ian McDougall. 20th Century,Contemporary. Score and part. 24 pages. Gordon Cherry ...(+)
Piano,Trombone - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.792589 Composed by Ian McDougall. 20th Century,Contemporary. Score and part. 24 pages. Gordon Cherry #5010287. Published by Gordon Cherry (A0.792589). Ian McDougall has written a stellar new major work entitled Concertino for Trombone with Piano accompaniment, Devil or Angel?. The composition is in three movements: I Cherub vs Imp II Guardian III Old Nick This new work was commissioned by his former student, Gordon Wolfe, Principal Trombonist of the Toronto Symphony. The Concertino is one of the featured works on Wolfe's beautiful new recording, REFLECTIONS. Here is what the composer says about his own work: The 'tritone' has been referred to as a dissonance for centuries, and has been called 'the devil in music'. This interval can be quite difficult to sing in tune, and can often grate on the ears, yet it can also have a great dramatic effect. It is tuly a 'devilish' little beast, and it is what inspired me. The devil's antagonist is surely an angel. So, imagine one's guardian angel on one shoulder, and 'Old Nick' on the other, battling for your conscience, and you will essentially have what this three movement piece is all about. Concertino is for very advanced performers and is about 15 minutes in length. DvoÅ™ák: Largo from the New World Symphony for Trombone & Piano
DvoÅ™ák: Largo from the New World Symphony for Trombone & Piano # Trombone and Piano # EASY # AntonÃn Dvořák # James M # dynamic control # DvoÅ™ák: Largo from the Ne # jmsgu3 # SheetMusicPlus
Piano,Trombone - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.549436 Composed by AntonÃn Dvořák. Arranged by James M. Guthrie, ASCAP. Instructional,Roman...(+)
Piano,Trombone - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.549436 Composed by AntonÃn Dvořák. Arranged by James M. Guthrie, ASCAP. Instructional,Romantic Period,Sacred,Standards. Score and part. 12 pages. Jmsgu3 #3494231. Published by jmsgu3 (A0.549436). Score: 7 pages, solo part: 2 pages, piano part: 3 pages. Duration: 4:25 Not difficult, but requires sensitivity & dynamic control. Suitable for recitals, church meditations, or school programs. Dvořák Background AntonÃn Dvořák (1841 –1904) was, of course, a composer from Czechoslovakia. As a matter of fact, he was among the first Bohemian composers to attain universal recognition. It is important to realize that the late Romantic Nationalist period featured composers who used traditional and folk elements to portray the character of their nation. In particular, we see this in the music of Grieg (Norway), Finland (Sibelius), and Smetana (Bohemia).  Dvořák relied markedly on rhythms and other characteristics of Moravian and Bohemian folk music. Ascent to Fame Dvořák was truly a child musical prodigy on the violin. The premiere performances of his compositions notably occurred in 1872 and 1873. He submitted his First Symphony in particular to a German competition, but it failed to win. Consequently, in 1874 he presented two more symphonies to the Austrian State Prize for Composition. Johannes Brahms was the principal of the jury and was accordingly very impressed. They forthwith awarded the prize to Dvořák in 1874, 1876, and 1877. At this point, Brahms thereupon endorsed Dvořák to the publisher Simrock. Later, the publisher commissioned Dvořák to compose the Slavonic Dances, Op. 46. These became popular overnight and, as a result, Dvořák's worldwide status was launched. International Status Dvořák visited England upon invitation nine times. On each visit, he frequently conducted performances of his own compositions. He conducted concerts of his music, especially in Moscow and St. Petersburg. Eventually, the Prague Conservatory in fact appointed Dvořák as a professor. There, to be sure, he wrote his famous Dumky Trio. United States Consequently, the National Conservatory of Music of America appointed him as director in 1892. As a result, Dvořák composed his two most famous symphonic works: the Symphony No. 9 (From the New World), which spread his name universally, and his Concerto for Cello and Orchestra, one of the most famous of all cello works. Moreover, he wrote his most celebrated American String Quartet during this time. At the same time, because of his growing recognition in Europe and his homesickness for his own country, he left to return to Bohemia in 1895.  Mendelssohn: Song Without Words Op. 109 for Trombone & Piano
Mendelssohn: Song Without Words Op. 109 for Trombone & Piano # Trombone and Piano # INTERMEDIATE # Felix Mendelssohn # James M # Mendelssohn: Song Without Word # jmsgu3 # SheetMusicPlus
Piano,Trombone - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.549502 Composed by Felix Mendelssohn (1809 –1847). Arranged by James M. Guthrie, ASCAP. Instru...(+)
Piano,Trombone - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.549502 Composed by Felix Mendelssohn (1809 –1847). Arranged by James M. Guthrie, ASCAP. Instructional,Romantic Period,Sacred,Standards. Score and part. 20 pages. Jmsgu3 #3501861. Published by jmsgu3 (A0.549502). Score: 11 pages, solo part: 3 pages, piano part: 5 pages. Duration: 4:20. This is a popular recital piece that would work well also in church or school programs. Mendelssohn Background Felix Mendelssohn (1809 –1847) was, by all means, a German mastermind composer, musician, and orchestra conductor of the Romantic period. Consequently, Mendelssohn composed in the usual forms of the time - symphonies, concertos, oratorios, piano music, and chamber music. To summarize, his most famous works include his music for A Midsummer Night's Dream, the Italian Symphony, the Scottish Symphony, The Hebrides Overture, his later Concerto for Violin & Orchestra, and his Octet for Strings. His most well-known piano pieces, by and large, are the Songs Without Words. Artistic Standing  Musical tastes change from time to time. Moreover, just such a change occurred in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. This plus rampant antisemitism brought a corresponding amount of undue criticism. Fortunately, however, his artistic inventiveness has indeed been critically re-evaluated. As a result, Mendelssohn is once again among the most prevalent composers of the Romantic era. Early Family Life Mendelssohn was, in fact, born into a prominent Jewish family. His grandfather was, notably, the philosopher Moses Mendelssohn. Felix was, in fact, raised without religion. At the age of seven, he was suddenly baptized as a Reformed Christian. He was, moreover, a child musical prodigy. Nevertheless, his parents did not attempt to exploit his talent. Early Adulthood Mendelssohn was, in general, successful in Germany. He conducted, in particular, a revival of the music of Johann Sebastian Bach, specifically with his presentation of the St Matthew Passion in 1829. Felix was truly in demand throughout Europe as a composer, conductor, and soloist. For example, he visited Britain ten times. There, he premiered, namely, many of his significant works. His taste in music was. To be sure, inventive and well-crafted yet markedly conservative. This conservatism separated him by all means from more audacious musical colleagues like Liszt, Wagner, and Berlioz. Mendelssohn founded the Leipzig Conservatoire which, to clarify, became a defender of this conservative viewpoint. Mature Adulthood Schumann notably wrote that Mendelssohn was the Mozart of the nineteenth century, the most brilliant musician, the one who most clearly sees through the contradictions of the age and for the first time reconciles them. This observation points to a couple of features in particular that illustrate Mendelssohn's works and his artistic procedure. Musical Features In the first place, his musical style was fixed in his systematic mastery of the style of preceding masters. This being said, he certainly recognized and even developed early romanticism from the music of Beethoven and Weber. Secondly, it indicates that Mendelssohn sought to strengthen his inherited musical legacy rather than to exchange it with new forms and styles or replace it with exotic orchestration. Consequently, he diverged his contemporaries in the romantic period, such as Wagner, Berlioz, and Liszt. Mendelssohn revered Liszt's virtuosity at the keyboard but found his music rather insubstantial. Hungarian Dances for Trombone and Piano
Hungarian Dances for Trombone and Piano # Trombone and Piano # ADVANCED # Classical # Johannes Brahms
# Miller, James # Hungarian Dances for Trombone # Cherry
Classics Music # SheetMusicPlus
Piano Accompaniment, Trombone
- Advanced - Digital Download
Composed by Johannes Brahms
(1833-1897). Arranged by
Miller, James. Romantic
Period. Score,...(+)
Piano Accompaniment, Trombone
- Advanced - Digital Download
Composed by Johannes Brahms
(1833-1897). Arranged by
Miller, James. Romantic
Period. Score, Solo Part. 34
pages. Published by Cherry
Classics Music Brahms’ 21 Hungarian Dances were completed in 1869 and sent to his publisher without opus numbers. Only three of the works are original compositions. The music mostly of one to five minutes in length was Brahm’s biggest seller, originally for solo Piano, but once they were arranged for piano four hands, they exploded in popularity.
James Miller has beautifully arranged five of them (1, 5, 7,8 and 9) for Trombone with Piano accompaniment and are appropriate very advanced performers.
The sound clips are of Mr. Miller from his solo CD album, Coast to Coast, featured on CD Baby. "James Bond Theme" for Trombone and Piano-Video
"James Bond Theme" for Trombone and Piano-Video # Trombone and Piano # INTERMEDIATE # Film/TV # Fishel Pustilnik # N Enterprise # "James Bond Theme" for Trombon # F & N Enterprise # SheetMusicPlus
Piano Accompaniment, Trombone
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Arranged by Fishel Pustilnik.
Lead Sheet, Score, Sheet
Music Single. 6 pages.
Publish...(+)
Piano Accompaniment, Trombone
- Intermediate - Digital
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Arranged by Fishel Pustilnik.
Lead Sheet, Score, Sheet
Music Single. 6 pages.
Published by F & N Enterprise An excellent arrangement of the famous Song "James Bond Theme" (from Motion Picture "Dr. No")
for Trombone and Piano-Jazz/Pop Version. The video for Violin and Piano: https://youtu.be/As_pbaoUE-c
The composition is easy to read, fun to play, and sound professional when performed. Arranged by Fishel Pustilnik, a very well known as Composer/Publisher. His books "Jazz & Pop Piano Paradise" (Volumes 1-5) have become a commercial success and a hit with music teachers and students in Canada. (Thousands of books already sold in Canada). They are also starting to enter the US, Brazil, Norway, Russia, Holland, Israel, Belgium, Sweden, Finland, Greece, Latvia, and the UK markets. ”This is a wonderful new publication. These pieces offer much appeal for the young pianist and excellent choice for a supplementary book for students from Grade 3 to 8.” Lore Ruschiensky, Editor, (from the review in “The Canadian Music Teacher”) “Yesterday I spent at least two pleasure-filled hours playing through your imaginatively inventive compositions. Congratulations! I trust students will decide to program your well crafted and entertaining works on recitals and examinations." Review from Dr. Jack Behrens, B.Sc. (Julliard), Ph.D. (Harvard), Director of Academic Studies, The Glenn Gould School "I liked this book the best so far. Great work! You have a gift for melody and your arrangements are very playable. Congratulations on the 3rd Volume”. Mark Carlstein, Hal Leonard, Keyboard Publications. Tchaikovsky: Russian Dance from Nutcracker Suite for Trombone & Piano
Tchaikovsky: Russian Dance from Nutcracker Suite for Trombone & Piano # Trombone and Piano # INTERMEDIATE # Classical # Peter Ilyich
Tchaikovsky # James M # Tchaikovsky: Russian Dance fro # jmsgu3 # SheetMusicPlus
Trombone & Piano -
Intermediate - Digital
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Composed by Peter Ilyich
Tchaikovsky (1840-1893).
Arranged by James M. Guthrie,
ASCAP. Romanti...(+)
Trombone & Piano -
Intermediate - Digital
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Composed by Peter Ilyich
Tchaikovsky (1840-1893).
Arranged by James M. Guthrie,
ASCAP. Romantic Period,
Repertoire, Christmas, Fairy
Tales, Recital. Score, Set of
Parts. 15 pages. Published by
jmsgu3 Duration: ca. "58, score: 9 pages, solo part: 2 pages, piano part: 3 pages.This piece would be a perfect recital encore - short, energetic - leave your audience wanting more. Also, program this for your Christmas pageant. Tango Pour Claude for Trombone and Piano
Tango Pour Claude for Trombone and Piano # Trombone and Piano # INTERMEDIATE # Contemporary # Richard Galliano # Tango Pour Claude for Trombone # Diego
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Piano Accompaniment,
Trombone, Euphonium -
Intermediate - Digital
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By Richard Galliano. Arranged
by Diego Marani. Individual
Part, Score, Sol...(+)
Piano Accompaniment,
Trombone, Euphonium -
Intermediate - Digital
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By Richard Galliano. Arranged
by Diego Marani. Individual
Part, Score, Solo Part. 14
pages. Published by Diego
Marani Richard Galliano is a French accordionist of Italian heritage. After a long and intense period of study, at 14, in a search to expand his ideas on the accordion, he began listening to jazz and heard records by the trumpet player Clifford Brown. The second decisive meeting took place in 1980, with the Argentinean composer and bandoneonist Astor Piazzolla.
Astor strongly encouraged Richard to create the French “New Musette”, as he himself had previously invented the Argentinean “New Tango”.
Some later collaboration include Chet Baker, Eddy Louiss, Ron Carter, Wynton Marsalis, Charlie Haden,
Gary Burton, Michel Portal, Toots Thielemans and Kurt Elling.
This arrangement for C or Bb Trombone (or Euphonium) with piano of one of his most famous and performed pieces (with clear rhythmic references to the Piazzolla's "Libertango") is suitable for classroom, repertoire and recital. Tchaikovsky: Arabian Dance from Nutcracker Suite for Trombone & Piano
Tchaikovsky: Arabian Dance from Nutcracker Suite for Trombone & Piano # Trombone and Piano # INTERMEDIATE # Classical # Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky # James M # Tchaikovsky: Arabian Dance fro # jmsgu3 # SheetMusicPlus
Piano,Trombone - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.549763 Composed by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Arranged by James M. Guthrie, ASCAP. Children,Christmas,...(+)
Piano,Trombone - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.549763 Composed by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Arranged by James M. Guthrie, ASCAP. Children,Christmas,Romantic Period,Standards. Score and part. 17 pages. Jmsgu3 #3533943. Published by jmsgu3 (A0.549763). Duration: ca. 3:15 Score: 10 pages, solo part: 2 pages, piano part: 4 pages. Tchaikovsky paints a very mysterious mood in this favorite masterpiece from the Nutcracker Suite. It is also a traditional Christmas favorite. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Tchaikovsky is probably the most popular of the great composers in America. His music certainly appeals to musicians. Likewise, it appeals even to folks who don’t normally listen to serious music. This is probably because of his most noteworthy melodies. Above all, he writes with great emotion. This certainly makes a most noteworthy if not an unforgettable impact. Education First of all, He attended classes at the Russian Musical Society. Even more, He also attended the St. Petersburg Conservatory. There he studied music theory with Nikolai Zaremba. He also consequently studied composition with Anton Rubenstein. It seems like Rubenstein came under criticism from a group of Russian composers known as the Five. The Five The Five certainly rejected Western musical influences. They rather sought to use elements from Russian music. They furthermore wanted to use more exotic musical materials. Western Techniques More than other Russian composers, Tchaikovsky studied modern Western music. He certainly develops his music like the European masters. So, rather than repeating a motive, he moves to a new key. He then introduces a different theme in the new key. Hence, he maintained his independence from the Five. Even more, he became the first Russian composer of international stature. Influences Tchaikovsky was probably influenced in his ballet scoring by Léo Delibes. Richard Wagner influenced his symphonic writing. Tchaikovsky’s most famous works include the 1812 Overture, The Nutcracker Suite, and Swan Lake. Also famous are the Violin Concerto in D and the six symphonies. The greatest of the six symphonies may be No. 6, the Pathétique. Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a The Nutcracker Suite is a ballet that was performed for the first time in December 1892 in St. Petersburg. To begin with, the original ballet failed to attract a positive reception. However, the ballet suite became probably one of the most popular of all of Tchaikovsky’s works. The ballet suite became even more famous in the 1960s. It is now performed all over the world, particularly during the Christmas season. Fantasy for Trombone and Piano
Fantasy for Trombone and Piano # Trombone and Piano # ADVANCED # Contemporary # Elizabeth Raum
# Fantasy for Trombone and Piano # Cherry Classics Music # SheetMusicPlus
Piano Accompaniment, Trombone
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Composed by Elizabeth Raum
(1945-). 20th Century, Post-
Romantic, Modern. Score, Solo
Part. ...(+)
Piano Accompaniment, Trombone
- Advanced - Digital Download
Composed by Elizabeth Raum
(1945-). 20th Century, Post-
Romantic, Modern. Score, Solo
Part. 13 pages. Published by
Cherry Classics Music Fantasy for Trombone and Piano was written in 1981 as a Christmas present for Richard Raum while he and Elizabeth Raum were performing with the Regina Symphony. Ms. Raum is a highly respected Canadian composer with a catalog of outstanding compositions, many featuring brass instrument solos.
Fantasy for Trombone is dramatic, lyrical and very expressive, making it an ideal recital choice.
The work has gained immense popularity since its debut, having been performed and recorded by major artists worldwide. It is 6 1/2 minutes in length and appropriate for advanced performers.
Performers are Gordon Cherry, trombone and Joyce Cherry, piano from a live recital in 1986. "Hungarian Dance No. 5" for Trombone and Piano
"Hungarian Dance No. 5" for Trombone and Piano # Trombone and Piano # INTERMEDIATE # Classical # Johannes Brahms # Fishel Pustilnik # "Hungarian Dance No. 5" for Tr # F & N Enterprise # SheetMusicPlus
Piano,Trombone - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.633166 Composed by Johannes Brahms. Arranged by Fishel Pustilnik. Film/TV,Jazz,Pop,World. Score and p...(+)
Piano,Trombone - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.633166 Composed by Johannes Brahms. Arranged by Fishel Pustilnik. Film/TV,Jazz,Pop,World. Score and part. 9 pages. F & N Enterprise #3369765. Published by F & N Enterprise (A0.633166). An excellent arrangement of famous Song Hungarian Dance No. 5 for Trombone and Piano (Jazz/Pop Version). The composition is easy to read, fun to play and sound professional when performed. Arranged by Fishel Pustilnik, very well known as Composer/Publisher. His books Jazz & Pop Piano Paradise (Volumes 1-5) have become a commercial success and a hit with music teachers and students in Canada. (Thousands books already sold in Canada). They are also starting to enter the US, Brazil, Norway, Russia, Holland, Israel, Belgium, Sweden, Finland, Greece, Latvia and UK markets. This is a wonderful new publication. These pieces offer much appeal for the young pianist and excellent choice for a supplementary book for students from Grade 3 to 8. Lore Ruschiensky, Editor, (from review in The Canadian Music Teacher) Yesterday I spent at least two pleasure filled hours playing through your imaginatively inventive compositions. Congratulations! I trust students will decide to program your well crafted and entertaining works on recitals and examinations. Review from Dr. Jack Behrens, B.Sc. (Julliard), PH.D (Harvard), Director of Academic Studies, The Glenn Gould School I liked this book the best so far. Great work! You have a gift for melody and your arrangements are very playable. Congratulations on the 3rd Volume. Mark Carlstein, Hal Leonard, Keyboard Publications. London Town Fantasy for Trombone and Piano
London Town Fantasy for Trombone and Piano # Trombone and Piano # ADVANCED # Contemporary # Antonio J # London Town Fantasy for Trombo # Cherry Classics
Music # SheetMusicPlus
Piano Accompaniment, Trombone
- Advanced - Digital Download
Composed by Antonio J.
Garcia. 21st Century, Jazz,
Blues, Swing, Funk Jazz.
Score, Solo Par...(+)
Piano Accompaniment, Trombone
- Advanced - Digital Download
Composed by Antonio J.
Garcia. 21st Century, Jazz,
Blues, Swing, Funk Jazz.
Score, Solo Part. 14 pages.
Published by Cherry Classics
Music Virginia Commonwealth University Professor Antonio J. García has taken Haydn’s “London” Symphony as a point of departure for his London Town Fantasy for trombone and orchestra (or piano accompaniment), commissioned by the Charlottesville Symphony Society for the Charlottesville & University Symphony Orchestra (Virginia). CUSO Music Director Kate Tamarkin sought a piece that would “showcase the trombone in a jazz ballad style and somehow reference the Haydn ‘London’ Symphony” that would follow it on the program, knowing that the first half of the concert would also include the Brahms “Variations on a Theme of Joseph Haydn.” She and trombone soloist Nathan Dishman suggested the title “London Town Fantasy,” envisioning a potential intersection with elements of George Gershwin’s “A Foggy Day (In London Town),” which seemed apt given a scheduled trip of García’s to London during the compositional process.
Listeners familiar with Haydn's “London” Symphony No. 104" will notice references starting at the first measure. And the violin part at the outset of the Symphony’s fourth movement, Allegro Spiritoso, offered the core of what became the melody to this Fantasy. The melody of the “bridge” section of the tune is crafted from the first seven measures of the opening theme of Haydn’s first movement (Allegro).
The use of “A Foggy Day” had to be more subtle, as copyright law must be observed, limiting the use of its actual melody within this piece. But Gershwin’s harmony actually is the harmonic basis under the melody of the Fantasy; and his devotees will recognize that when the soloist improvises medium-swing jazz with the orchestra, the chord progression is indeed entirely that of “A Foggy Day.” (An optional written-out solo is provided.)
Note that the string section is not asked to play swing eighth-notes at any time. Their jazz-phrased passages are couched in even-eighth, syncopated double-timed-sixteenth, and triplet-eighth cross-rhythmed lines well-rooted in the jazz tradition. Winds and brass, however, have swing-eighth passages to perform (and some even-sixteenth lines).
The superb piano reduction makes the six-minute London Town Fantasy ideal for performances on student and professional recitals, and no improvisational skills are needed by the pianist. Available MIDI demonstration recordings of the duo and orchestral settings, with MIDI soloist or “minus one,” make rehearsals easy and even provide the aural basis for your own potential “virtual” performance.