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Here is what arranger David Mathie writes about the 5 Duos by Rossini.

Gioachino Rossini was an Italian composer, born in 1792 and died in 1868. He was known primarily for his thirty-nine operas, although he did compose some chamber pieces and a few orchestral works. His 5 Duos for 2 Horns in E♭ were probably written in 1806 when Rossini was fourteen and living in Bologna, although they weren’t published until 1861. While it may seem unusual for a fourteen-year-old to be composing, by then Rossini had already written his String Sonatas at the age of twelve, and those works are still performed today. An explanation for why Rossini would write a set of duets for horn may be that his father was a professional trumpet player, and taught his son Gioachino to play the horn at a very young age.

These five pieces were written for the natural (valveless) horns of the time, and like the horn writing of Mozart some very technical passages can be found in the lower part, especially in duets four and five. We can also hear the future opera composer’s arias in number three. The duos will work quite well on recitals and also for casual duet playing. Because trombonists can never have enough practice in clefs, I have transcribed the duets into three versions each using bass, tenor and alto clefs.

The 5 Duos in 3 Clefs by Rossini arranged by David Mathie are perfect studies for any aged performer to begin learning Tenor and Alto Clefs. The duet format allows the teacher to play alongside the student, which is always so valuable for learning. They are of moderate difficulty making them well-suited for the Clef Novice to begin adding these necessary tools to their technique.

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• The Rochut/Bordogni Etudes for Trombone or Euphonium have enjoyed immense popularity over the years.  

• If you play the Trombone, Euphonium, or any brass instrument for that matter, you have most likely have played and listened to countless hours of them as a student or teacher in the studio or practice room.  

• David Ritt composed his 60 Melodious Accompaniments to compliment Rochut's edition of Book 1 (original) as duets. 

• Performed as duets they will be an invaluable asset to teachers and students, helping them gain insight into performing these gorgeous melodies and learning a melodious style of performing on the Trombone or Euphonium as well as intonation, rhythm and style.

• Book 1 includes Etudes 1-60, the entire collection of the accompaniments to vocalises from Volume 1 of the Rochut etudes and are contained in a handsome spiral-bound book of over 80 pages using 9 x 12 full-sized Concert Style paper.  

• Beautifully engraved in bass clef, these accompaniments are perfectly suited for intermediate to moderately advanced performers.

• The original Rochut Etudes are NOT included in this collection, just these accompaniments.

• The sound clip provided is of etude No. 20 performed by David Ritt (taken from his audio CD of Nos. 1-20 which are minutely different in composition from this collection, but close enough to hear the beauty of the accompaniments).

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• The Rochut/Bordogni Melodious Etudes for Trombone have enjoyed immense popularity over the years.

• If you play the Trombone, or any brass instrument for that matter, you most likely have played and listened to countless hours of them as a student or teacher in the studio or practice room. 

• David Ritt has composed accompaniments to Etudes 1-60 of Book I Melodious Etudes by Rochut as duets for Alto Trombone and Tenor Trombone (the Alto part is up a perfect 4th from the original).

• Performed as duets (both parts on the same page) they will be an invaluable asset to teachers and students, helping them gain insight into performing these gorgeous melodies and learning a melodious style of performing as well as improving intonation, rhythm, style and getting to know the Alto Trombone.

• Book I complete for Alto and Tenor Trombone includes all Etudes 1-60 from the vocalises from Book I of the Rochut Melodious Etudes and are now available as a download only version of 189 pages.

• Beautifully engraved, these accompaniments are perfectly suited for advanced performers.

• This edition includes both the Alto and Tenor parts together on the same page for easy reading and is only available as a download.