SKU: CY.CC2687
Strauss's most well-known opera, Der Rosenkavalier has a most convoluted plot. However, knowing all its ins and outs are not necessary with Ralph Sauer's gorgeous arrangement of the suite of Waltzes for Trombone with Piano accompaniment. Written at the very end of the Romantic era in the early 20th century, the melodies are beautiful, the harmonies lush and the rhythms intoxicating. For advanced performers this 12 minute work will be a great addition to any recital.
SKU: CY.CC3007
ISBN 9790530058275.
By the title, it is obvious that the two movements: Somber and Jovial are in contrasting styles. Somber is marked as a Lento with the subtitle Prelude. Jovial is marked moderately fast with the subtitle Rondo.Altogether, the work is about 8 minutes long and is appropriate for moderately advanced performers.Solo part is all in bass clef.
SKU: CY.CC2405
Lalo was born in Lille (Nord), in northernmost France. He attended that city's music conservatory in his youth. Then, beginning at age 16, Lalo studied at the Paris Conservatoire under Berlioz's old enemy Francois Antoine Habeneck. For several years, he worked as a string player and teacher in Paris. In 1848, he joined with friends to found the Armingaud Quartet, playing viola and second violin. Lalo's earliest surviving compositions are songs and chamber works. He dedicated most of his career to the composition of chamber music, which was in vogue, and to writing works for orchestra. These two works beautifully arranged by Mr. Sauder show the core of Lalo's chamber music; personal, subtle at times and filled with a French lyricism. For advanced performers.
SKU: CY.CC3134
ISBN 9790530111031. 8.5 x 11 in inches.
Fanfare and Processional for Trombone and Piano was written in 1978 for Trombonist Daniel Bochard. The work was first premiered that year in recital at the University of British Columbia's School of Music. The work has two very distinct themes: the 1st theme, Fanfare which consists of dramatic leaps of 4th's and octaves somewhat reminiscent of Hindemith. The 2nd theme: the stately Processional, is based on the first three notes of a diatonic scale. The scale presents itself in many different guises throughout the 5 1/2 minute work. For advanced performers.
SKU: CY.CC2903
Ralph Sauer has artfully arranged Three French Vocalises for Trombone and Piano by three well-known composers from the 20th Century:Darius Milhaud, Arthur Honegger and Joseph Canteloube.Each has a unique style and total about 5-6 minutes in length. Their modest ranges make them appropriate for moderately advanced performers.
SKU: CY.CC2343
Sir Arnold Bax composed in a style that blended Romantic, Impressionist and Celtic flavors together in a brilliant way. Mr. Sauer has taken these two works originally for Piano and brilliantly transcribed them for Trombone & Piano. The Country Tune begins with a beautiful melody which turns into a jaunty dance. The Burlesque is also dance-like, but mixes 3/4 and 4/4 time in a most inovative way. These works are light, airy & very pleasant to perform and listen to.
SKU: CY.CC2863
Liszt composed the Romance oubliee around 1844 for Piano. It was forgotten until he heard Violist Hermann Ritter at the first performance of Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen at Bayreuth. He fashioned for Ritter a transcription of the work for Viola and Piano as well as ones for the Piano, Violin and Violoncello.In this short work, the listener hears the agonies of a troubled soul, beginning with a rhapsodic passage, continuing with a cadenza-like section, then a section with arpeggiated figures, finally settling into a peaceful ending.This 4 minute work is appropriate for advanced performers. With Mr. Sauer's arrangement we now have this lovely version for Trombone and Piano.
SKU: CY.CC2911
SKU: CY.CC2521
* The Bestiary or The Procession of Orpheus was written by Poulenc in 1919. * Originally for voice and piano, with poems by Guillaume Apollinaire, the six short movements (about 5 minutes in length) are about the following animals: Dromedary, Goat, Grasshopper, Dolphin, Crayfish, Carp * This music is very suitable for young performers at the intermediate level and is a great way to introduce them to a major 20th century composer whose only other music for brass is the famous Trio for Trumpet, Horn and Trombone.
SKU: CY.CC2635
The Delius Three Preludes were originally composed for the Piano and are titled:Scherzando, Quick and Con Moto.Scherzando is a beautiful, lyrical and spritely work.Quick, as it's name implies is fast and lyrical, evoking water.Con Moto is lively and undulating in feeling.The three movements total about 4 minutes in length and can be played by advanced performers.
SKU: CY.CC3173
ISBN 9790530111444. 8.5 x 11 in inches.
Legende fur Posaune und Klavier by early 20th Century Danish composer Axel Jorgensen was forgotten for quite a while but has been rediscovered, edited and recorded by noted Danish Trombonist and educator Niels-Ole Bo Johansen. The work is in a late Romantic style, about 5 minutes in length and is appropriate for advanced intermediate level performers (range is up to a high B-flat and down to a pedal B-flat). The beautifully performed sample is by Mr. Johansen and pianist Karl Kaltoft from the CD, The French Connection.
SKU: CY.CC2348
Gabriel Pierne was a composer & conductor who studied with Franck and Massenet. His music is typically in the French style, having charm, clear technique and beauty of melodic line. The Three Pieces are titled:1. Serenade, Opus 7; 2. Piece in F minor; 3. March of the Tin Soldiers. This suite is suitable for advanced performers and will add a lovely charm to your recital or concert. Mr. Sauer has produced a lovely suite made up of exquisite gems from Monsieur Piernes pen.
SKU: CY.CC3003
ISBN 9790530058237.
Lieb eslied, Op. 22 No. 2, was originally composed by Böhme around 1907 for solo Cornet and Orchestra and then reduced for Piano accompaniment. The work has rich romantic melodies and harmonies and gives the performers lots of room for expression.William Stanley has arranged this work beautifully and it is now available for the first time in years for solo Trombone.The music is perfect for an intermediate to advanced performer and is about 4 minutes in length.
SKU: CY.CC2404
Paul Marie Theodore Vincent d'Indy was born in Paris into an aristocratic family of royalist and Catholic persuasion. He had piano lessons from an early age from his paternal grandmother, who passed him on to Antoine Francois Marmontel and Louis Diemer. His main influence was Cesar Franck.
SKU: CY.CC3168
ISBN 9790530111383. 8.5 x 11 in inches.
Sonatina for Trombone and Piano by composer Armand Russell is a continuation of a large body of fine works for the low brass family. The music is in three movements: Allegro, Lento e cantabile, Vivo and is about 7 minutes in length and is perfect for intermediate level performers. All in bass clef.
SKU: CY.CC2512
Jan Freidlin has written a delightful work in 8 movements for Trombone and Piano called A Little Theater Buffo. It is the story of a circus clown and his adventures with his friends. The titles of the movements are:
1. Ouverture2. Recitativo & Refrain3. Piano Interlude4. The Puppet Show5. Harlequin's Arietta6. Duetto Military7. Romance of Pierrot8. Final Kaleidoscope
This work is about 15 minutes in length, for advanced performers and will make a wonderful addition to a recital.
The sample digital sound file is an excerpt from movement 6. Duetto Military, a sarcastic march featuring a dialog between the Trombonist and the Pianist.
SKU: CY.CC2827
Young Glazunov had the special opportunity to meet Franz Liszt in 1884 while on a tour of Europe arranged by his publisher. Liszt was very impressed with the young Glazunov and arranged to have his 1st Symphony performed in Weimar. Upon hearing of Liszt's death in 1886, Glazunov wrote this Elegie in his memory with the subtitile Une Pensee a Francois Liszt.The music embodies emotions of nostalgia, sweet remembrance and grief. This 8-minute jewel, originally for Cello and Piano has been beautifully arranged for Trombone by Ralph Sauer. For advanced performers.
SKU: CY.CC2865
Vocalise-etude (en forme de Habanera) was originally written for voice and is one more example of a French composer's fascination with the music of Spain. Ravel in particular was fond of this Habanera style, having included it in several of his works. This music also may have been composed as a study for students at the Paris Conservatory.Ravel includes virtuosic runs and portamento effects which Mr. Sauer has effectively used in his fine arrangement for Tenor Trombone.The work of about 3 minutes in length is appropriate for advanced performers.
SKU: CY.CC2654
--This work is the third from a collection of five short pieces Beethoven wrote for Flotenuhr or mechanical clock, discovered a number of years after his death. --Their true origin was uncovered by Professor Albert Kopfermann, a German musician/librarian, who solved the mystery about their instrumentation.--This delightful Allegro movement has been transposed into the key of D from G and arranged for moderately advanced performers by Ralph Sauer.--Your audience will love this little gem as the clock slows down and stops before the final cadence. It will make a great encore piece.
SKU: CY.CC2587
The Quelques Dances (Some Dances) Opus 26, arranged by Ralph Sauer for Trombone and Piano were originally composed for Piano during the summer of 1896. The four movements are:DedicaceSarabandePavaneForlaneOpus 26 is dedicated to Madame Robert de Bonnieres. Many of Chausson's trademarks are present in this work: lyricism, sensuousness, stateliness and beautiful part-writing combined with constant harmonic progression.Thi s work of 15 minutes in length is appropriate for advanced performers.
The mp3 sound clip features Ralph Sauer (Trombone) and Miriam Hickman (Piano).
SKU: CY.CC2953
ISBN 9790530057728.
Ralp h Sauer has arranged two lovely and contrasting short works by Germaine Tailleferre for Trombone and Piano. Tailleferre was the only female member of the famous French Les Six.1. Berceuse, originally for Violin and Piano lilts and floats in a calm and lyrical stream of dreamy phrases. 2. Pastorale originally for solo Piano is a playful movement in mixed meter alternating between legato and articulated phrases.Togethe r they are total about 5 minutes in length and are appropriate for advanced performers.
SKU: CY.CC2813
Drei Stucke (Three Pieces) for Trombone and Piano by Alexander Zemlinsky is an early work composed in 1891, and originally scored for Cello and Piano. It has been beautifully arranged for Trombone and Piano by Eric High.The three movements are titled:I. HumoreskeII. LiedIII. TarantellAbout 8 minutes in length, it is appropriate for advanced performers.
SKU: CY.CC2890
David Fetter's brilliant new work Situation Update - Suite for Tenor Trombone and Piano is written in three contrasting movements totalling almost 11 minutes in length:1. Swift 2. Longing3. Exit MusicSwift is marked Intense and is very rhythmic and angular. Longing is a beautiful lyrical movement marked Cantabile and Exit Music is marked Lively mixing chromatic, lyrical and syncopated segments, ending in a giant climax.Both the solo and accompaniment parts are written for advanced performers.The work's premier was performed in 2015 by retired Principal Trombonist of the Boston Symphony, Ronald Barron and accompanied at the Piano by Pianist Larry Wallach.Here is what Mr. Ewazen has said about Situation Update:I had the pleasure of hearing Ron Barron play David Fetter's exciting and virtuosic new work for Trombone and Piano, Situation Updateâ€Â. David's music allows the Trombonist to sing and soar in 3 contrasting movements filled with vivid colors, beautiful and expressive harmonies, and a wonderful flowing rhythmic energy. The outer movements crackle withenergy, showcasing the amazing technique of soloist Ron Barron, as the melodic line shifts and changes with playful abandon, while the middle movement is heartfelt and lyrical, with beautiful melodic lines, supported by resonant, gorgeous harmonies. The work is a real tour de force andrightly deserves to take its place as a significant addition to the Trombone repertoire..
SKU: CY.CC2859
Armand Russell's Whimsical Pieces for Trombone & Piano are in six short movements with alliterative titles that are mostly self-explanatory:1. Problematic Prelude2. Developing Dance3. Introspective Interlude4. Diverting Departure5. Intrepid Intermezzo6. Robust RondoThe 13-minute work is appropriate for advanced performers.
SKU: CY.CC2805
Vocalise-etude ‚ alla gitana (in a Gypsy style) by Paul Dukas is a seductive and lyrical work of about 4 minutes in length written in 1909 for Voice and Piano. It has been beautifully arranged by Ralph Sauer for advanced performers.
SKU: CY.CC2919
Gliere's beautiful character pieces, Six Album Leaves from Op. 51 are from a larger collection of twelve originally written for Cello and Piano in 1911 while the composer was living in Berlin. The composer most likely was inspired by Schumann's versions which were unknown in Russia. The pieces are full of eastern sounding melodies and exploit the singing nature of the Trombone. Mr. Sauer has brilliantly arranged six of these for advanced performers.
SKU: CY.CC2518
The Petite Suite, published in 1885, is Borodin's major work for the Piano and originally comprised of seven movements. Mr. Sauer's arrangement incorporates three of them: Intermezzo, Reverie and Serenade. The Petite Suite was dedicated to the Belgian Countess Louise de Mercy-Argenteau, who was a supporter of Borodin and his music. After Borodin's death in 1887, Glazunov orchestrated the Suite.
The music has that Eastern flavor so indicative of Borodin's melodies, mysterious, lyrical and subtle. Advanced performers will enjoy this work which has been so beautifully arranged by Mr. Sauer.
SKU: CY.CC2578
The Cello Sonata No. 2 was published in 1887, more than 20 years after his first. The Sonata is dedicated to Robert Hausmann who had premiered the 1st Sonata and was a collaborator with Joseph Joachim in the premier of the Double Concerto.The work is in four movements:Alleg ro vivaceAdagioAll egro passionataAllegro molto (rondo)Sonata No. 2 is a major work of over 30 minutes in length, having been exquisitely arranged by Ralph Sauer for advanced performers,Cher ry Classics is the distributor for Balquhidder Music.
SKU: CY.CC2729
Romanian Folk Dances is a short six-movement suite originally composed for piano in 1915 and later arranged for violin and piano by Zoltan Szekely. The six movements are:1. Stick Dance2. Sash Dance3. Standing Still4. Horn Dance5. Romanian Polka6. Fast DanceThe movements are in the following modes (Dorian, Aeolian, Mixolydian and Lydian), which along with unique harmonies give them a very exotic sound.The Suite takes about 5 minutes to perform and is suitable for advanced performers.
SKU: CY.CC2397
Ralph Sauer has arranged a marvelous song by Wagner called the Arrival of the Black Swans or Ankunft be den schwarzen Schwanen for Trombone and Piano.
