TROMBONE CONCERTO

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All this music is free - just click on Download. The music sounds best with headphones. This is written for a symphony orchestra with the usual line-up, except that the 2nd oboe plays cor anglais (English Horn) and the trombone section is best with 3 tenor trombones and 1 bass trombone, although it can also be played by 3 tenor trombones (or 2 tenor and one bass trombone) and tuba. It can be played with the usual 2 trumpets or 4 which will give it a bit more power. Instead of a percussion section, the different parts are all played by a drummer (preferably a jazz drummer) using a normal drum kit (see separate jazz drummer part). It also calls for a jazz trombonist to play the solos. I wrote this concerto especially for Mark Bassey.

Mark is a fantastic trombonist and good friend of mine and has played the trombone part on this concerto. Here is the first movement:

And the second movement:

And the third movement:

Here is the concerto without the solos. Remember, there are places along the way where the trombone would play - check out the score. If interested, any jazz trombonist could play along to the orchestral backing track and pause it where there are extended passages for them to solo. Please note that there are two drum parts. One is the one I used for the soundbite and can be played exactly by classical musicians. To make the music come alive more and become more spontaneous, download the separate jazz drummer part and use instead of the drum kit part. If played live, the dynamics on both drum parts will probably need to be adjusted. My apologies.

1st movement

With trombone but no solos