Eons TRUMPETS e CORNETS O FLUEGELHORNS Meer eens struments and mouthpieces Dee att Cee ese) Cee Cec Ce ee a ere MC sy Cee eee amy Cee eee Con eran irate ee ee ey SOs Tani a Dee aster Poe an cee aly eae eats Rees CCRC Sa ees Se ee Be eee Sere aes who is looking for the ul- co THE SCHILKE CO. ree Ce Term ma siy EPPA AL PLEASE SEND. Instrument Catal Mouthpiece Catalog Name Address City State, tip_—___ Feuer (quick and with fire), provide a delightful musical experience for the sensitive performer who has a competent accompanist. A high AS is necessary anda fine flexible lip is needed for the wide-ranging arpeg- los. This new addition is a valuable contribution to the horn repertoire. You may wish to listen to Reginald Kell’s recording of the clarinet ver: sion of this work or Gregor Piati- gorsky's cello disc. The Studio Solo Series also in- cludes an arrangement of Enrique Granados’ Orientale for horn and piano, grade IIT, which will test the soloist’s legato style as well as his accurate command of muted horn. R. Christian Dishinger has tran- scribed Camille Saint-Saens’ Allegro Trombone and Bariton Solo and Study Material William W. Richardson The year 1977 produced litera ture for trombone and baritone horn in sizable quantity and vary ing quality. Several new works differing grade levels will be wel- comed by music educators. Be forewarned, however, that a great h study and solo liter- ‘ginal value is heing imported, and at exorbitant prices. Advice for this year: buy Ameri- can. The musical and edu worth is generally well above that William W. Richardson is associa professor of music at the University Wisconsin-Madison where he teaches trombone and low brass and supervises the brass chamber music program. He hhas played trombone in the St. Louis Symphony and the United States Marine Band and is presently a member of the University of Wiseonsin-Madison Brass Quintet and the Madison Symphony ps tor the grade Lj ring oc bm scription of sf grade 1 trumpet Mere listed as gaa lsher. Either tel rst year studentag tare and they ‘ram are iq tently for proper tom interpretation This years selection offers many high ola ‘one low one. The mam music, the less musi be. But every comy exception of 18 Tea zart, and Bela Bartok, hap difficult to compose fory amateur. The fact thatigg our brass composers ag well is encouragemengs future. of the imports and it all much lower prices. The fa the 1977 entries ‘At the beginning lve tone there is Contemporargilmmllat only a few Course, Miltary March, Ladle published laby, and Aura Lee arranil Byear, the resu Donald C. Little; and for troliggamaeimterest from t First Time Out, Outdoor Ailgmmtion by the The Trombone Wait: by Pallmmianke existed ner (all Belwin-Mills). This Mmisation comp! solo music is easy to read, stil BW music is pul n accessible range dense ple piano parts for young aetetiat would hay panists. Great music it istjamsible only a ger Brion Moris is Master Solos Intermeditt lla go" 2 Trombone edited and peti Riblogical Univer by Buddy Baker and Mast the University Intermediate Level-Bariton® Tuba Ensemble edited and performed by LaMljga Music Guide ( Campbell (both Hal Leonardi tentalist Co. ), aljsuited t0 junior high and first- Clef Studies for Trombone ar- formance of contemporary music. second:vear high school stu ranged by Ralph Sauer (Wimble- Although not published this year fais. Along with the solo and don Music) would be an excellent the Annotated Guide to Trombone mao part are “lessons” which in- book after the trombone student Solas with Band and Orchecwra tw fige work on fundamentals as has completed preliminary cle! Vern Kagarice (Studio P/R) iso “il as specific preparatory work — work. The 36 short, lyrical pieces most valuable reference work te fr the solos. an optional basso from the Baroque through Roman- help you track down usable litera. piu part, and a cassette tic periods use either tenor or alto ture of all levels for trombene and Gjich provides a complete perfor- clef without mixing the two. Be- band or orchestra. The annetations face followed by performance cause they are not high register will give you a good ikea as to the us the solo part. The music for studies nor rhythmically complex, feasibility of either the sole or the books consists mainly of tran- they are valuable to the student and/orchestra parts. Buy it be gayions of Baroque through who wishes to develop clef facility fore the price catches up with the denantic era pieces. If you need without the problems of range and yalue one of the two, the trom rhythm. The Trombonist’s Handbook me package would probably be Trombone Studies in Contem- A Complete Guide to Playing and Rrable. The two new pieces porary Music by Robert Nagel Teaching the Trombone by Rest rrombone by Robert Kehrberg (Edward B. Marks/Belwin-Mills) nald Fink (Acura Music) is an ex- performances, the baritone isanexcellent book at the advanced tremely wellorganized and well p package contains five dupli- level with which to begin the explo- presented volume. Nearly every fins of the trombone book and ration of contemporary perfor- subject that relates to trombone mance techniques. Mixed meter, playing is at least touched upon rapid dynamic contrasts, whole The quality of the photographs, peed (college level) than the tone, twelve tone, and quartal drawings, and musical examples Siediate label it carries. The compositional techniques as well is superb. Because the Kagarice as the special effects and new and particularly the Fink texts are notation are presented clearly and costly to produce and appeal to an concisely. Because Nagel utilizes esoteric audience, they may go out the middle range exclusively, he of print quickly and never return brthwhile for junior and removes the high register obstacle For this reason books of this qual- High school students work- from the student's progress, which ity should be added to your school should allay some of the fears stu- oF professional library as soon as dents have acquired about the per- possible. 7 _ New Solos and Studies for Tuba R. Winston Morris players ago. Quite a few composers _iel Perantoni. The package includes Hisheghl*e*s for tuba and publishers have been especially eight Grade III level solos in styles fend throughout an activein this new atmosphere, seem ranging from Bach to blues. plus a Giro f apparent ing to be excited by the enthusiasm cassette tape with both a complete ihe aetubistsand with which their new works are performance and an accompani- eq Publishers that received and performed. ment-only version, The two original Gmpln Gt, Cty has ‘Three pieces published this year works and six transcriptions can be ispabiey changed, are especially interesting. The Con- used for study, contest, or recital Dies Red forsolo temporary Band Course series (Bel. Encore: Boz (Wimbledon) is for Have nec echnical win) contains three works at Grade the advanced college student or fener, hOught —Tevel arranged for tuba and piano professional. It was written “for svationoftuba by Donald C. Little. Each work Bozo” (Roger Bobo of the Los stant professor Tequires a range of approximately Angeles Philharmonic) and requires ie Termessee one octave. fa range from the highest to the Gip,Where he di. For use by high school students lowest note now available on the Bs as well as possible review by college tuba. The piece is avant-garde in players, there is Master Solos, Jn- style, involving some theatre, and termediate Level, Tuba (Hal Leon- intended to display the virtuosity of ard), edited and performed by Dan- the performer. .