Elegy for Mippy II - Solo for Trombone alone

Solo for trombone alone by Leonard Bernstein.
Leonard Bernstein composed this piece for his brother Burtie. Mippy II was a mongrel belonging to Burtie.

The solo was played on February 8, 2007 by howtley using a Yamaha Bass Trombone and a mouthpiece by Vincent Bach Corp. 2G.

The solo was recorded with a digital camera by Sony, DSC-W100 mounted on the bell section with a Gorillapod.

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Music

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• trombone
• solo
• classical
• music

[tenorbasstbone]

What's model is the trombone??

[howtley]

I don't know. I'm not very familiar with yamaha bass trombones. I was borrowing it from a friend...

[brassheavy]

I don;t hear the TAP!!

[howtley]

Me neither. And my neighbour's dishware is propably deeply grateful that no one could actually hear it. But everyone is free to accompany the video by tapping one foot, four to the bar.

[Coreagnis]

Where's the foot tapping?

[amrein]

be aware of intonation , and it is too fast for a sad blues which it is

[happysquirrel8]

you have very nice tone. especially in the upper registers which is tough on a 2G and big horn like that.

[adamjameyer]

One of my college teachers played this for Bernstein, who stated that he had intended for that passage to be swung. Lindberg dropped the ball when he recorded it straight, Alessi played it as the composer intented.

[tehshackelford]

Yeah man, really watch the pitch, and you're kinda just playing what's on the page; make this music your own.

[HoJay1]

funny onbord camera

[SlvrSonic2B]

Yeah man, everything sounds great, i think you may have took it slightly fast, and the middle sections should be swung, but other than that is was cool..

[dubya13207]

wow, horrible camera placement. i mean, especially in a song where you're supposed to tap your foot (can't hear it btw....wish i could)

it's not how i interpret it, but that's the beauty of interpretation right? everyone's got his own

[Im0an0asshole]

coz Alessi did a recording where he swung it, so now lots of players listen to that recording and mimic it.

[Hellfire918]

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