Trombone Solo - Level 5 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.799352

Composed by Drake Mabry. 20th Century,Contemporary. Individual part. 13 pages. Drake Mabry #2015075. Published by Drake Mabry (A0.799352).

9.28.85 was written in 1985 and the date refers to the date of completion, September 28, 1985. Excerpts of this piece are included in Benny Sluchin’s book on contemporary trombone excerpts. This work includes my invention of the idea of playing lip multiphonics. Here's the story. During the Spring of 1985, I participated in the l'atelier de recherche instrumental department for acoustic instrument exploration at IRCAM working with Pierre-Yves Artaud (flute), Daniel Kientzy (saxophone) and Benny Sluchin (trombone). Most of the research was based on looking at new ways to produce sound with acoustic instruments and the department was open to performers and composers. A few months after the IRCAM workshops Benny Sluchin and I decided to work on a piece for him. We worked together to explore various contemporary techniques which I might select for the piece. After a while I narrowed down my choices to a movement with air, one with lip multiphonics, and one using the spatial characteristics of the bell, singing, and sending sound out the back by an alternate F tube. Benny is great to work with as he’s a wonderful musician, anything is possible, he’s open to trying out new ideas and he’s a great human being. The perfect combination for a composer. First, about the lip multiphonics in the second movement. During one of our work sessions we looked at singing and playing multiphonics but I wanted something different. So I asked Benny what would happen if he placed his embouchure between two partials of the overtone series. The result was amazing!! A number of partials sounded at the same time and the textural colors were varied and beautiful. The only problem with this was the window for placing the embouchure was very narrow. Slightly too high or slightly too low would result in a terribly out of tune and uncentered partial. Reminded me of what a sick cow might sound like. This difficulty was less pronounced between partials of a fifth but became more difficult when the partials were closer together. Fourths were okay but major and minor third partials were extremely difficult and risky. We decided what the heck and I wrote the second movement knowing the risks. But when the embouchure is well placed it produces such a beautiful sound. Benny mentioned that the idea had a pedagogical side benefit. He said from being able to focus on placing the embouchure in such a limited ‘window’ it made placing the embouchure for normal note much easier. My invention has been used by other composers since including Xenakis in 1986 and an Icelandic composer a couple of years later. The alternate movement come about after Benny had played the piece for a couple of years. He’s able to get these multiphonics but realized that maybe there would not be many other players able to do so. To avoid the problem that this movement might scare players away from the piece we decided that it would be good to have an alternate movement which would use the same ideas but in a less stressful way for the performer. I thought this was a good idea and wrote, what for me, is a more meditative piece based on the same material. I also imagined that it could be played by itself if the player wished. There is a misprint in the score at the end of the first line where there appears a multiphonic based on placing the embouchure between an Eb and an A natural. The A should be an Ab. The first movement explores the subtleties of various vowel and consonant formations in the mouth while playing. Since the trombone is such a perfect amplifier these small details can be heard. For instance the difference between ‘ts’ and ‘tsh’ comes off well. I think of this movement as a vocal conversation or discourse which becomes highly animated at the end. The dynamics play an important role in providing additional colors. The player should really ‘speak’ without speaking for this movement to work. The third movement is my circus piece. I know it is complicated to.

Trombone Solo - Level 2 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1105623

By Various. By Various. Arranged by Robert A KEATCH. Children,Christmas,Instructional,Multicultural,Traditional,World. Individual part. 32 pages. PARKLAND PUBLISHING WESTERN AUSTRALIA #708841. Published by PARKLAND PUBLISHING WESTERN AUSTRALIA (A0.1105623).

If you're a beginner or looking to enhance your musical skills or looking to add Bass Clef, this book is just what you need.
It features well-known tunes including For He's A Jolly Good Fellow and Happy Birthday, and is packed with an impressive collection of easy-to-learn melodies and duets that make reading and playing the BASS clef a breeze.

The book is designed specifically for beginners, containing useful teaching points, guidance notes for both teachers and students, a note value chart, the Circle of Fifths for major keys, scales, easy technical exercises, and an alphabetical index of tunes.
It's perfect for teacher-student play-along and is available in 10 different versions for all Western musical instruments, allowing for unison or octave play.

ENDORSEMENTS.  Professional musician Keith Walker highly recommends this book, wishing he had it 50 years ago. It's popular among elementary school instrumentalists and teachers because of its simplicity and versatility, as it can be played on any instrument.

This book is a great source of inspiration and motivation for people of all ages and classrooms.

A must-have for beginner instrumentalists of all ages.

Trombone Solo - Level 2 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1108032

By Various. By Various. Arranged by Robert A KEATCH. 20th Century,Children,Christmas,Instructional,Multicultural,World. Individual part. 32 pages. PARKLAND PUBLISHING WESTERN AUSTRALIA #710649. Published by PARKLAND PUBLISHING WESTERN AUSTRALIA (A0.1108032).

This book is perfect for beginners, those transitioning to Alto Cleff and those seeking to improve their musical skills.
This series of books allows any instrument to play-along with any other instrument.

Boasting popular tunes like Happy Birthday and For He's A Jolly Good Fellow, it contains an impressive collection of easy-to-learn melodies and duets that make reading and playing the ALTO clef a breeze.

Created with ALTO TROMBONE PLAYERS in mind, each page of the book is packed with teaching points, guidance notes for both students and teachers, a chart of note values, the Circle of Fifths for major keys, scales, simple technical exercises, and an alphabetical index of tunes.  Perfect collection for teacher-student play-along.

Professional musician Keith Walker endorses this book, wishing he had access to it 50 years ago.
Its simplicity and versatility make it popular among elementary school instrumentalists, teachers, and Trombonists adding ALTO TROMBONE.     

This book is an excellent resource for individuals of all ages and classrooms, available in 10 different versions for all Western art musical instruments, allowing for unison or octave play on any instrument.

A must-have for beginners of any age.

Trombone Solo - Level 2 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1105177

By Various. By Various. Arranged by Robert A KEATCH. Children,Christmas,Folk,Instructional,Multicultural,World. Individual part. 32 pages. PARKLAND PUBLISHING WESTERN AUSTRALIA #708430. Published by PARKLAND PUBLISHING WESTERN AUSTRALIA (A0.1105177).

This book is perfect for beginners and those seeking to improve their musical skills and add Tenor Clef.
Boasting popular tunes like Happy Birthday and For He's A Jolly Good Fellow, it contains an impressive collection of easy-to-learn melodies and duets that make reading and playing the TENOR clef a breeze.

Created with TROMBONE players in mind, the book is packed with teaching points, guidance notes for both students and teachers, a chart of note values, the Circle of Fifths for major keys, scales, simple technical exercises, and an alphabetical index of tunes.  It's perfect for teacher-student play-along and is available in 10 different versions for all Western musical instruments, allowing for unison or octave play.

Professional musician Keith Walker endorses this book, wishing he had access to it 50 years ago. Its simplicity and versatility make it popular among elementary school instrumentalists and teachers, as it can be played on any instrument.

This book is an excellent resource for individuals of all ages.

A must-have for beginners of any age.

Trombone Solo - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.792345

Composed by Otto Langley. Arranged by Gordon Cherry and Ralph Sauer. Instructional,Standards. Individual part. 120 pages. Gordon Cherry #4806563. Published by Gordon Cherry (A0.792345).

The Otto Langey Tutors were the method books of the early 20th century. Langey, a cellist, was a German immigrant to America who wrote method books for most of the major instruments. Many young instrumentalists used these books for their first studies including Mr. Sauer who in the foreword of the book describes how the Langey Method was one of his mainstays during his early musical years.

I started using this method book at age 14 with my teacher Robert Harper (bass trombonist with the Philadelphia Orchestra from 1943 to 1981) and still refer to it today. The rudiments of music are clearly explained, and the scale and arpeggio exercises are excellent for avoiding the boredom that can sometimes set in with other methods.

The short etudes starting on page 42 were some of Mr. Harper’s favorites. With these interesting little pieces, I learned how to play exactly what is on the page. Mr. Harper would stop me multiple times (even within the same measure!) to point out the little things that I had ignored or didn’t play correctly. Without this ability to play what is written, it is impossible to build a musical interpretation later on.

In addition to Langey’s own etudes, a selection of etudes by other composers (Vaubaron, Belgke, Dieppo, Manna, Clodomir) plus some solo pieces, round out this wonderful old book. If I were limited to one etude book on the proverbial desert island, this would be it.

Ralph Sauer

This book of over 120 pages is suitable for performers from beginner right up to advanced.

We are pleased to add this valuable book to our Vintage Brass collection.