I come to this almost everyday when practicing this piece. You by far have the best interpretation. In movement 3, how did you go about learning all those slurs. The hardest part I have with this piece is slurring well. any pointers on how to go about learning it?
@ohgreatcj My suggestion is slow practice. Just keep working the legato slurs slowly...slower than you want to. Don't focus on the notes, but rather focus on what is happening BETWEEN the notes. Make that as clean as possible. Then repetition, repetition, repetition. The tempo will gradually get faster by itself. Good luck!
I am performing the first movement for Solo and Ensemble and I have a couple of questions for you as I am having trouble with the following notes... what is the best way to hit the eighth-note A (below the staff)? And the 3 Ds in a row (starting from below and going to the middle). I can play those notes well, but not in the sense of those 2 measures. Any suggestions?
I play on an old school horn -- a Bach Stradivarius 50B Bass.
@cocobear134 I guess the best way to hit the low A is to hear it in your head first, and just be really relaxed when it comes up. You may try dropping your jaw to help facilitate the register jump, but really just focus on the music and it should help to get the note out. For the 3 D's...practice them slowly!! Good luck!
Nice job! I've played this piece my self a lot of times, and i played it a little slowe and focused more at the legato. You're playing a lot of staccato, it´s diffrent. But i don't really know if i like it..
Published by Ensemble Publications. Catalog number ENS014. This is also available for bass trombone & strings (ENS014A) . Available at any good print music store. See enspub.com for complete list of available publications.
hey this performance was amazing!! im performing this for solo and ensemble contest this year. im a junior and i have played bass bone for 3 years now. I LOVE IT!! this will also be my school audition next winter so i can get into college and persue a career in music. thank you for the help, this is a PERFECT reference video!! ALL HAIL THE BASS!!!
The music department at my university, for the first time, held our own International trombone week! its a small department so it simply consisted of me on bass trombone, two tenor trombone players and our trombone prof who also played tenor. we held a one night recital consisting of quartet, trio, and duo pieces, along with solos by each of us. it was great because people were really exposed to the sound of the trombone which usually doesn't happen. This was the solo piece i played. great job!
I remember playing the first movement of this about 25 years ago for solo and ensemble. I was in tenth grade and had been playing bass trombone for about 6 or 7 months. It's a great piece! I really enjoyed hearing the whole piece and your interpretation! Excellent! *****
thats funny i also played this piece in 10th grade solo and ensemble about two years ago....it was really fun...i too like this interpretation...just watched through it with the piece in front of me....
Sure! I play a Greenhoe-Bach bass trombone with the traditional style Greenhoe valves, but with a dual-bore Edwards standard bass slide. I use the Doug Elliot system of mouthpieces, and for this recital I played a LB114,M,M8 setup. I usually use the LB114,N,N8 for orchestra concerts (depending on what we are playing).
@OSYBass Nice trombone! Its good you got Greenhoe valves because the Bach ones rattle like nobodies business. I used to have a bach strad tenor and if you were playing quiet then you could only hear the valves clanking away! Anyway transferred to bass and just bought a Yamaha Xeno bass. This piece got me into college to study Bass trombone excellent performance. You missed the silent beat in the first movement though. I always do that :P
There is!! International Trombone Week is a yearly event that occurs usually during the second week of April. The week usually consists of any type of trombone related performances...concerto performances with orchestras, recitals, trombone choir concerts, brass quintets, master classes, etc. Pieces are written and posted on the International Trombone website in celebration of the week, and in the last few years the event has become a worldwide phenomenon.
I come to this almost everyday when practicing this piece. You by far have the best interpretation. In movement 3, how did you go about learning all those slurs. The hardest part I have with this piece is slurring well. any pointers on how to go about learning it?
ohgreatcj 1 month ago
@ohgreatcj My suggestion is slow practice. Just keep working the legato slurs slowly...slower than you want to. Don't focus on the notes, but rather focus on what is happening BETWEEN the notes. Make that as clean as possible. Then repetition, repetition, repetition. The tempo will gradually get faster by itself. Good luck!
OSYBass 1 month ago
I am performing the first movement for Solo and Ensemble and I have a couple of questions for you as I am having trouble with the following notes... what is the best way to hit the eighth-note A (below the staff)? And the 3 Ds in a row (starting from below and going to the middle). I can play those notes well, but not in the sense of those 2 measures. Any suggestions?
I play on an old school horn -- a Bach Stradivarius 50B Bass.
cocobear134 1 month ago
@cocobear134 Oops. I meant Bach Stradivarius 50B2 Bass (single F attachment)
cocobear134 1 month ago
@cocobear134 I guess the best way to hit the low A is to hear it in your head first, and just be really relaxed when it comes up. You may try dropping your jaw to help facilitate the register jump, but really just focus on the music and it should help to get the note out. For the 3 D's...practice them slowly!! Good luck!
OSYBass 1 month ago
This is an amazing example of how to play this piece :D.
I have to play this piece for a regional auditions and find it quite hard to do.
I have been playing bass trombone for only about 10 months but I fell in love with it the second i blasted a pedal Bb.
MarcoBassTrombone 3 months ago
Nice job! I've played this piece my self a lot of times, and i played it a little slowe and focused more at the legato. You're playing a lot of staccato, it´s diffrent. But i don't really know if i like it..
TheTromboneowns 11 months ago
Published by Ensemble Publications. Catalog number ENS014. This is also available for bass trombone & strings (ENS014A) . Available at any good print music store. See enspub.com for complete list of available publications.
F4Learn 11 months ago
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Cheetoz2112 1 year ago
can you email the sheet music?
lightingblade5 1 year ago
well played, but i dislike that piece...
FiraOrange2 1 year ago
hey this performance was amazing!! im performing this for solo and ensemble contest this year. im a junior and i have played bass bone for 3 years now. I LOVE IT!! this will also be my school audition next winter so i can get into college and persue a career in music. thank you for the help, this is a PERFECT reference video!! ALL HAIL THE BASS!!!
bassboneforlife 2 years ago 10
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chrishaines1186 2 years ago
im learning this right now im going into 9th grade. its pretty fun
dusting12 2 years ago
I'm a trumpet player and stumbled across your video. Great job!!!
JohnObiWan 2 years ago
The music department at my university, for the first time, held our own International trombone week! its a small department so it simply consisted of me on bass trombone, two tenor trombone players and our trombone prof who also played tenor. we held a one night recital consisting of quartet, trio, and duo pieces, along with solos by each of us. it was great because people were really exposed to the sound of the trombone which usually doesn't happen. This was the solo piece i played. great job!
Thaynacus206 2 years ago
I remember playing the first movement of this about 25 years ago for solo and ensemble. I was in tenth grade and had been playing bass trombone for about 6 or 7 months. It's a great piece! I really enjoyed hearing the whole piece and your interpretation! Excellent! *****
55trombone 3 years ago 2
thats funny i also played this piece in 10th grade solo and ensemble about two years ago....it was really fun...i too like this interpretation...just watched through it with the piece in front of me....
rastafreddy 2 years ago
very nice job. may I ask the make and model of your trombone?
holtarus 3 years ago
Sure! I play a Greenhoe-Bach bass trombone with the traditional style Greenhoe valves, but with a dual-bore Edwards standard bass slide. I use the Doug Elliot system of mouthpieces, and for this recital I played a LB114,M,M8 setup. I usually use the LB114,N,N8 for orchestra concerts (depending on what we are playing).
OSYBass 3 years ago
Thanks, I am preparing this solo for my college auditions, I hope I can get it to sound this good!
holtarus 3 years ago
@OSYBass Nice trombone! Its good you got Greenhoe valves because the Bach ones rattle like nobodies business. I used to have a bach strad tenor and if you were playing quiet then you could only hear the valves clanking away! Anyway transferred to bass and just bought a Yamaha Xeno bass. This piece got me into college to study Bass trombone excellent performance. You missed the silent beat in the first movement though. I always do that :P
Excellent Performance Overall
calypsoben 1 year ago
there's an international trombone week??
mooorgaan 3 years ago
There is!! International Trombone Week is a yearly event that occurs usually during the second week of April. The week usually consists of any type of trombone related performances...concerto performances with orchestras, recitals, trombone choir concerts, brass quintets, master classes, etc. Pieces are written and posted on the International Trombone website in celebration of the week, and in the last few years the event has become a worldwide phenomenon.
OSYBass 3 years ago
This was the first solo I played on bass. Its a fun piece to play. Nice Job
CptCaveman195 3 years ago
Beautiful! This makes me want to switch from tenor to bass
JackieD92 3 years ago