SKU: A0.792810

Siegfried's Funeral Music from Act III of Götterdämmerung, the final opera of Richard Wagner's Ring Cycle was completed in 1848. It tells the story following Siegfried's murder at the hands of Hagen where his body is placed on his shield and carried off by his servants.

The music delves deeply into raw emotions, ranging from deep grief and rage to soaring majesty, featuring the Hero leitmotif.

This wonderful extract of about 6 1/2 minutes in length has been arranged for an 8-part Trombone Ensemble of advanced performers by Randall Malmstrom.

SKU: A0.811093

Wagner's Die Walküre, the second of the four Ring Cycle operas contains some of the richest music for the low brass section. In Ralph Sauer's fantastic arrangement of Excerpts from Act Two, we hear music from the following leitmotifs: Fate, Crisis, Death, the Ring and the Walküre. They are all ingeniously woven together by Wagner to create the magical canvas of the Ring Cycle.

This arrangement of about 5 1/2 minutes in length is for 8-part Trombone Ensemble with optional Timpani and is appropriate for advanced performers.

SKU: A0.811117

The Gathering of the Armies is a fanfare from the 3rd Act of Wagner's opera Lohengrin. King Heinrich appears and assembles his troops to go into battle next to the River Scheldt. The hair-raising and climactic music is a joy to perform and listen to.

This wonderful arrangement by Ralph Sauer for 8-part Trombone Ensemble and optional Timpani is about 5 minutes in length and appropriate for advanced performers.

The work is dedicated to David Vining and the Northern Arizona University Trombone Choir.

SKU: A0.792668

Wagner's Prelude to Act I from Lohengrin is magical, spiritual, sublime and intensely majestic as the music builds from a whisper to an ecstatic climax.

Randall Malmstrom has once again shown his fine skills with his arrangement for 8-part Trombone Ensemble. Appropriate for advanced performers.

SKU: A0.792519

Prelude to Act Three from Wagner's Die Meistersinger has been lovingly arranged for 8-part Trombone Ensemble by Ralph Sauer.

The Prelude to Act Three is a lyrical and meditative orchestral introduction using music from later in the opera. Mr. Sauer's arrangement of about 6.5 minutes in length features the rich deep sounds of cantabile trombones and is appropriate for moderately advanced performers.

SKU: A0.811189

Das Rheingold is the introductory work from Wagner's monumental Ring Cycle. In it, many of the most important leitmotifs from the Cycle are first heard. Randall Malmstrom's wonderful arrangement of Excerpts from Das Rheingold for 8-part Trombone Ensemble presents a number of the most famous of these leitmotifs heard in the original low brass parts from the opera, including the famous Finale.

This 5-minute arrangement is appropriate for advanced performers.

SKU: A0.811115

The Pilgriim's Chorus from Tannhäuser is about the penitenial journey of pilgrims as they travel to and from Rome to receive absolution. The noble aspirations of the pilgrims are embodied in this song, which sings the praises of God's mercy and the peace obtained by those who remit the debt of their sins. (TraditionInAction.org).

Mr. Sauer has beautifully set this great music for 8-part Trombone ensemble of advanced performers in this arrangement of about 3.5 minutes.