Four Pieces, Op. 70 for Trombone and Piano

An approachable set of four pieces for the progressing trombonist by veteran Royal Opera House trombonist and Royal Academy of Music teacher Harold Nash. Each piece in the set explores a different human emotion covering pride sadness contentment and joy with much scope for expression. With parts for either treble clef or bass clef Trombone.

Harold Nash (1931-2013) was a British trombonist composer and educator. He grew up in Wales where his father conducted the Salvation Army band before studying at the Royal Academy of Music with Sidney Langston who he later replaced. After a brief period with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra under Sir Thomas Beecham he joined the Royal Opera at Covent Garden where he remained for over forty years.Four Solo Pieces is suitable for trombonists of Grade 3 standard. Each individual movement would make the perfect item for a first performance or recital. For solo Trombone with Piano accompaniment.

Three new collections of varied pieces for orchestra for players from beginner to grade 3 standard.This collection of three books each containing eight varied pieces has been compiled to capture the imagination of young players and to introduce them to a wide range of musical styles.Special effects appropriate to each instrument provide additional learning points and great entertainment both in rehearsal and performance. There are glissandos for strings and trombone flutter tonguing for flute and trumpets (for those able to) and a range of vocal sounds for all!The scoring allows these pieces to be played by variouscombinations of instruments. Ideally your orchestra should have some instruments from each section but if not (for example no brass) then the supplementary piano part (available separately) can be used to fill the gaps. It can also be used to provide extra support in rehearsals.As well as the normal percussion parts some of the pieces make use of a drum kit. For orchestras without a drum kit player a drum kit and bass backing track is available to download free of charge either as MP3 or WAV files.OrchestrationDescant recorder Treble recorder Flute 1 Flute 2 or Oboe Clarinet 1 Clarinet 2 Alto Sax Bassoon Horn in F Horn in Eb Trumpet 1 Trumpet 2 Trombone (Bass clef) Trombone (Treble clef) Timpani Drum Kit Percussion 1 Percuission 2 Percussion 3.Strings (Violin 1 Violin 2 Violin 3 Viola Cello Bass)Orchanics 1 contains:-Playing Tag (Richard Ling); Eastern March (Richard Ling); Autumn from Four Seasons (Vivaldi); Entertainer (Joplin); St.Anthony Chorale (Brahms/Haydn); Jazz Train (Richard Ling); Caribbean Carnival (Richard Ling); Hark the herald angels sing.

The two Suites For Small Orchestra were orchestrated in 1921 and 1925. The source material was from the two little-studied sets of Piano duets Stravinsky wrote as 'teaching pieces' for young musicians.The leanness of the instrumentation the infectious rhythmic drive and the always perfect instinct for dramatic timing each a hallmark of Stravinsky’s approaching Neo-Classical period are all present here. In hismusic Stravinsky has combined popular elements and grim unsentimental irony with a perfection of technical mastery.Suite No. 1 is orchestrated for 2 Flutes (2nd doubles as Piccolo) Oboe 2 Clarinets in A 2Bassoons Horn in F Trumpet in C Trombone Tuba Big Drum and Strings. Duration is approximately 6 minutes in four movements.Suite No. 2 is orchestrated for 2 Flutes (2nd doubles as Piccolo) Oboe 2 ClarinetsBb A 2 Bassoons Horn in F Trumpet in C Trombone Tuba Percussion instruments (Big Drum Tenor Drum Cymbals) Piano and Strings. Duration is approximately 7 minutes in four movements.Russian composer pianist andconductor Igor Stravinsky is widely considered one of the most important and influential composers of the 20th century and has an enduring reputation as a musical revolutionary who pushed the boundaries of musicaldesign.

Premiered by The New York Philharmonic conducted by Lorin Maazel at Avery Fisher Hall Lincoln Center New York City 10th June 2004. Orchestration 3 Flutes 3rd dbl. Piccolo2 Oboes1 English Horn in F3 Clarinets in Bb 3rd dbl. Bas Clarinet in Bb2 Bassoons1 Contra Bassoon4 Horns in F3 Trumpets in Bb3 Trombones1 Tuba1 (set of) Timpani2 Percussion (two players)1: Bass Drum (large) Chinese Cymbal Mark Tree2: TamTam (large) Vibraphone Antique Cymbal1 Harp1 Piano dbl. CelestaStringsAll non-octave transposing instruments are notated in their relevanttranspositions.Horns notated in bass clef sound a fourth above the notated pitch.All accidentals apply to each single note only except tied notes. Naturals for 'safety'. Programme Note This piece marks the conclusion of what could now be called 'The Nightshade Trilogy' three pieces which explore the contrasting worlds of Light and Darkness. As opposed to the earlier chamber work Nightshade which dealt with extremes of high and low pitches and the chamber orchestra composition Second Nightshade a two-fold piece contrasting darkness/anxiety and light/calm Final Nightshade for full symphony orchestra takes us on a journey in which the forces of dark and light struggle - and co-exist - in a predominantly polyphonic web with brooding undertones. The melodic point-of-departure is not surprisingly to be found in either of the two preceding pieces of the Trilogy but in an older piece Corpus Cum Figuris from 1985. Over the ensuing years I've dreamt on and off of 'doing something' with the opening measures of this older work perhaps even building a new composition on that very simple inward-looking time was ripe and there's a nice nostalgia angle to the idea: Corpus Cum Figuris was the first piece of mine to be