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| Composer | Arranger | Instrument(s) | Accompaniment | Title | Publisher | © | Clefs | Key Sigs | Range | Notes | ||||||||
| Anon. | Ostling, Acton | Tuba | Piano | Gallant Captain | Belwin-Mills, Melville, NY | 1970 | B | Ab | Eb2 (opt. Ab1) - C3 | Sea Chantey. | ||||||||
| Bell, William | Tuba | Piano | Jolly Jumbo | Belwin, Rockville Centre, NY | 1963 | B | Ab | D2 (opt. Ab1) - Eb3 | In 6/8. Has opportunity for "Elephant Trumpet" sound. | |||||||||
| Bell, William | Tuba | Piano | Tubaman, the | Belwin Mills, Melville NY | 1962 | B | Eb | D2 (opt. Bb1) - C3 | Is "Blow the Man Down." | |||||||||
| Billings, William | Barnes, James | Tuba | Piano | Old American Patriotic Song (Chester) | Belwin-Mills, Melville, NY | 1980 | B | Bb,Eb | Bb1 - Eb3 | Half could be done up an octave for euphonium. | ||||||||
| Bordogni, Marco | Bowles, Richard W. | Tuba | Piano | Bordogni Medley | Belwin-Mills, Melville, NY | 1973 | B | F | C2 - E3 (opt. F3) | Nice setting. | ||||||||
| Clarke, Ernest | Trombone | Piano | In Rank and File (March) | Carl Fischer, New York, NY | 1934 | B | Bb | D3 - Eb4 (opt. F4) | All quarter and half notes. Quite easy. Good as first solo. | |||||||||
| Gabaye, Pierre | Trombone | Piano | Complainte | Leduc, Paris, France | 1957 | B | Bb | D3 - Eb4 | Simple, quite tonal. 61 measures, mostly quarters and eighths, only 2 16ths. | |||||||||
| Gallet, Jean | Trombone | Piano | Legende | Billaudot, Paris, France | 1973 | B | G | C3 - E4 | All quarters & halves. Key sig. a consideration. 64 measures long in 2/4. | |||||||||
| Gartenlaug, O. | Trombone | Piano | Rite | Billaudot, Paris, France | 1977 | B | No Sig. | Db3 - D4 | Simple. Fastest notes or 8ths. 50 measures long. | |||||||||
| Popper | Bell, William | Tuba | Piano | Gavotte | Belwin, Rockville Centre, NY | 1962 | B | Bb | Eb2(opt. Bb1) - Eb3 | Quarters and halves. Easy. | ||||||||
| Purcell, Henry | Dishinger, Ronald C. | Trombone | Piano | March from Suite No. 5 | Medici, Owensboro, KY | 1989 | B | F | C3 - D4 | Excellent first solo. | ||||||||
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| Composer | Arranger | Instrument(s) | Accompaniment | Title | Publisher | © | Clefs | Key Sigs | Range | Notes | ||||||||
| Anon. | Laycock, Harold | Trombone | Piano | Dove, the (Welsh Air - Y Deryn Pyr) | Boosey & Hawkes, London, England | 1937 | B | F | D3 - F4 | In 6/8. | ||||||||
| Anon. | Bell, William | Tuba | Piano | Folksong Medley | First Division, Rockville Centre, NY | 1965 | B | Bb,Eb,F,Ab | Bb1 - F3 | 6/8 going to 2/4. | ||||||||
| Anon. | Walters, Harold L. | Trombone or Baritone | Piano | When the Saints Go Marching In | Rubank, Chicago, IL | 1952 | B | Eb,F | D3 - C4 | Glissandi. | ||||||||
| Bakaleinikoff, Vladimir | Trombone or Baritone | Piano | Andantino Cantabile No. 3 | Belwin, Rockville Centre, NY | 1953 | B | G | D3 - G4 | 6/8 & 2/4. 16ths. Fairly simple. | |||||||||
| Beaucamp, Albert | Tuba or Bass Trombone | Piano | Cortège | Leduc, Paris, France | 1953 | B | C | Db2 (opt. C2) - G4 | 57 measures, would require sensitivity. | |||||||||
| Brown, Charles | Trombone | Piano or Organ | Meditation | Leduc, Paris, France | 1955 | B | F | C3 - G4 | 1 mvt. | |||||||||
| Buchtel, Forrest L. | Baritone or Trombone | Piano | Blue Bells of Scotland (with variations) | Mills, New York, NY | 1945 | B | Eb | D3 - Eb4 | Theme, 2 vars. Good (but missleading) festival piece. | |||||||||
| Buchtel, Forrest L. | Trombone or Baritone | Piano | High Stepper's March | Mills, New York, NY | 1959 | B | Bb,Eb | D3 - C4 | Double tongue could be used in several 8ths & 2 16ths. | |||||||||
| Buchtel, Forrest L. | Trombone or Baritone | Piano | Jean Waltz | Mills, New York, NY | 1945 | B | F,Bb | C3 - F4 | Old-fashioned style. Nice. Good for festival. | |||||||||
| Buchtel, Forrest L. | Tuba | Piano | Reluctant Clown, the | Mills, New York, NY | 1945 | B | G minor | D2 - F3 | 6/8. Minor, major, minor sound. | |||||||||
| Buchtel, Forrest L. | Trombone or Baritone | Piano | Romantica | Kjos, Park Ridge, IL | 1975 | B | Db,Ab,Gb | Eb3 - Bb4 | Possibly a challenging festival piece. | |||||||||
| Byrd, William | Dishinger, Ronald C. | Trombone | Piano | Earle of Oxford's Marche, the | Medici Music, Owensboro, KY | 1989 | B | Eb | Bb2 - F4 | Fairly easy with a few 16ths. | ||||||||
| Destanque, Guy | Trombone | Piano | Romance en Ré mineur | Leduc, Paris, France | 1978 | B | D minor | A2(opt. Bb1) - D4 | 26 measures. Not hard (no 16ths), but 8th and quarter-note triplets. | |||||||||
| Dubois, Pierre Max | Trombone | Piano | En Coulisse | Rideau Rouge, Paris, France | 1969 | B | C | G2 - G4 | Not hard. In spite of title, no glissandi. | |||||||||
| Gagnebin, Henri | Trombone | Piano | Sarabande | Leduc, Paris, France | 1953 | B | F | C3 - F4 | 29 measures. Slow. 8ths and a few 16ths. | |||||||||
| Giordani, Giuseppe | Harvey, Russell | Trombone | Piano | Caro mio ben - Dearest, believe | Schirmer, New York, NY | 1939 | B | Eb | D3 - F4 | |||||||||
| Glière, Reinhold | Isaac, Merle J. | Baritone | Piano | Russian Sailors' Dance from "The Red Poppy" | Carl Fischer, New York, NY | 1970 | B | Bb | G2 - G4 | Fun solo. Last upper G could be octava bassa. | ||||||||
| Gounod, Charles | Ostrander, Allen | Trombone | Piano | Calf of Gold from "Faust" | Edition Musicus, New York, NY | 1965 | B | Eb | C3 - Eb4 | 53 measures (w/ repeat) in 6/8. Good for festival. | ||||||||
| Gretchaninoff, Alexander | Swanson, Ken | Tuba | Piano | Slumber Song | Belwin-Mills, Rockville Centre, 71 | 1965 | B | Eb | Bb1 - G3 | Not difficult. | ||||||||
| Haack, Paul | Baritone | Piano | Sweet Betsy Suite (Variations on an American Folk Song) | Southern, San Antonio, TX | 1983 | B | C,Bb,Eb | Bb2 - F4 | Fairly simple. Easy for festival. | |||||||||
| Handel, G.F. | Buchtel, Forrest L. | Trombone or Baritone | Piano | Cantilena | Kjos, Park Ridge, IL | 1960 | B | Bb | A2(opt. F2) - F4 | Short. Not too hard. | ||||||||
| Handel, G.F. | Baritone or Trombone | Piano | Largo | Cundy-Bettoney / Carl Fischer, New York, NY | B | F | C3 - F4 | A slow piece. Trills suited for euph. Possible festival piece. | ||||||||||
| Handel, G.F. | Ostrander, Allen | Trombone or Baritone | Piano | Total Eclipse from "Sampson" | Southern, San Antonio, TX | 1973 | B | E minor | E3 - G4 | Short. Not too hard. Sharps a consideration. | ||||||||
| Iannaccone, Anthony | Euphonium or Trombone | Piano | Night Song | Tenuto, Presser, Bryn Mawr, PA | 1976 | B | Ab | Bb2 - G4 | 72 measures. Not difficult. Possibly a challenge to put together. | |||||||||
| Liadov, Anatol | Dishinger, Ronald C. | Trombone | Piano | Dancing Song (from Eight Russian Folk Songs) | Medici Music, Owensboro, KY | 1989 | B | Eb | Eb3 - Eb4 | Span of one octave, short. Mostly eighth notes.&nsp; Allegro. Inconsequential melody. | ||||||||
| Pergolesi, Giovanni Battista | Harvey, Russell | Trombone | Piano | Nina (Canzonetta) | Schirmer, New York, NY | 1939 | B | G minor | F3 - G4 | 35 measures. Ability to subdivide needed. Moderately high tessitura. | ||||||||
| Tchaikowsky, P. | Sansone, Lorenzo | Horn | Strings | Chanson Triste | Southern, San Antonio, TX | 1950 | Treble in F | Eb Concert | C3 - Bb4 | Accompaniment is very easy. | ||||||||
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| Composer | Arranger | Instrument(s) | Accompaniment | Title | Publisher | © | Clefs | Key Sigs | Range | Notes | ||||||||
| Anon. | Dittmer, J. Stanley | Trombone or Baritone | Piano | Dark Eyes (Russian Gypsy Folk Song) | Century Music, New York, NY | 1940 | B | F,Bb | A2 - A4 | Modest technique needed. Has a cadenza. | ||||||||
| Anon. | Mendez, Rafael | Trumpet | Piano | Chiapanecas | Carl Fischer, New York, NY | 1954 | Treble in Bb | Eb Concert | Bb2 - G4 | Allegro. Requires some techinque. | ||||||||
| Anson, George | Trombone | Piano | Jazz Scherzo | Carl Fischer, New York, NY | 1948 | B | Eb | F#2 - Bb4 | Glissandi. | |||||||||
| Baratto, Paolo | Trombone or Baritone | Piano or Organ | Andante Cantabile | Zürich, Switzerland | B | Eb | Ab2 - Eb4 (opt.Bb4) | Ozalid copy. Fairly easy. Simple tune & accomp. | ||||||||||
| Berlioz, Hector | Goldman, Richard F. | Trombone or Baritone | Piano | Recitative and Prayer (2nd mvt. of Grand Symphony for Band) | Mercury Music | 1947 | B | Bb,F | A2 - A4 | Requires patience. Fairly slow. | ||||||||
| Berlioz, Hector | Clark, Frank | Trombone or Baritone | Piano | Three Songs from "The Damnation of Faust" | Edition Musicus, New York, NY | 1960 | B | F,Bb | Bb2 - Ab4 | 3 aria-mvts. | ||||||||
| Berlioz, Hector | Ostrander, Allen | Trombone | Piano | Unknown Isle, the | Quinto Maganini | 1951 | B | F | D3 - G4 | Allegro spiritoso in 6/8. Jaunty. | ||||||||
| Boda, John | Trombone | Piano | Sonatina (1954) | Stuart, New York, NY | 1963 | B | No Sig. | E2 - A4 | 2 mvts. Good festival piece. | |||||||||
| Brown, T. Conway | Trombone | Piano | Merry Andrew | Boosey & Hawkes, London, England | 1929 | B (& Treble in Bb) | F,Bb | F2 - A4 (opt. Bb4) | Looks cute. Glissandi. | |||||||||
| Bruchmann, Klaus-Peter | Trombone | Piano / Orchestra | Facetten | Friedrich Hofmeister, Leipzig, Germany | B | No Sig. | G2 - G4 (opt. Bb4) | 1 mvt. Short: 221 bars. Modern, quartal, syncopated. | ||||||||||
| Buchtel, Forrest L. | Baritone | Piano | Impromptu | Mills, New York, NY | 1945 | B | Fminor,F | C3 - F4 | Somewhat light for festival. | |||||||||
| Bush, Milton L. | Trombone | Piano | Ballad for Trombone | Kjos, Park Ridge, IL | 1976 | B | No sig. | Ab4 (optDb5) - A2 (opt.F2) | 109 measures, moderato-allegro, challenging for H.S. | |||||||||
| Cimera, Jaroslav & Sares, I. | Trombone | Piano | Caprice | Belwin, Rockville Centre, NY | 1960 | B | C,Bb,Eb | F2 - G4 | Short but challenging. | |||||||||
| Cimera, Jaroslav & Sares, I. | Trombone | Piano | Polka | Belwin, Rockville Centre, NY | 1960 | B | Db,Ab | C3 - G4 | Limited range but mostly 16ths. Some triple tonguing needed. Short. | |||||||||
| Clark, Robert E. | Trombone or Baritone | Piano | May Blossoms (Valse eleganée) | Carl Fischer, New York, NY | 1924 | B | B,Bb,Eb | F2 - C4 | Requires several Bb4s. | |||||||||
| Clérisse, Robert | Smith, Glenn | Trombone or Baritone | Piano | Idylle | Southern, San Antonio, TX | 1973 | B | Eb | G2 - E4 | Short, not fast, does have 16ths. | ||||||||
| Coriolis, Emmanuel de | Trombone | Piano | Quatre Piécettes | Billaudot, Paris, France | 1973 | B | D,G | F#2 - D4 | 4 mvts. All rather short. Very good piece for first recital. | |||||||||
| Donizetti, Gaetano | Harvey, Russell | Trombone | Piano | Furtiva Lagrima, una (from the opera "L'Elisir d'amore") | Schirmer, New York, NY | 1939 | B | Db,Bb | F3 - Ab4 | 48 measures.&nnbsp; Larghetto in 6/8. Short cadenza at end. Not flashy. | ||||||||
| * | Fillmore, Henry | Trombone | Piano | Lassus Trombone | Fillmore Brothers, Cincinnatti, OH | 1918 | Treble in Bb | F,Bb Concert | C3 - F4 | Standard glissando display piece. | ||||||||
| Fillmore, Henry | Trombone | Piano | Mose Trombone | Fillmore Brothers, Cincinnatti, OH | 1919 | B | F,Bb | F2 - F4 | Glissando piece like "Lassus" only a tad easier. | |||||||||
| Galiegue, Marcel | Trombone | Piano | Essai I | Leduc, Paris, France | 1976 | B | F,D | A2 - G4 | Printed with blue ink. Nice melody. | |||||||||
| Galiegue, Marcel | Trombone | Piano | Essai II | Leduc, Paris, France | 1976 | B | C | F2 - G4 | A cadenza with stemless notes. 16th section. Not terribly hard. | |||||||||
| Goeyens, A. | Buchtel, Forrest | Trombone or Baritone | Piano | All'antica | Kjos, Park Ridge, IL | 1975 | B | Eb | A2 - G4 | 16ths. | ||||||||
| Goodwin, Gordon | Euphonium | Piano | Alborada | Southern, San Antonio, TX | 1976 | B | No Sig. | Db3 - Gb4 | Fairly easy for HS player. 74 measures long. | |||||||||
| Granados, Enrique | Mendez, Rafael | Trumpet | Piano | Andaluza | Carl Fischer, New York, NY | 1968 | Treble in Bb | Bb,G Concert | E3 - E4 | Reasonably easy. | ||||||||
| Guentzel, Gus | Tuba | Piano | Mastodon | Mills, New York, NY | 1945 | B | Eb,Ab | Ab1 - F3 | Has a cadenza and allegro w/ 16ths. Kind of corny. | |||||||||
| Handel, G.F. | Ostrander, Allen | Trombone | Piano | Honor and Arms from "Sampson" | Edition Musicus, New York NY | 1965 | B | Bb | G2 - Eb4 | Martial. 16ths. ABA form. Good intermediate student could play this. | ||||||||
| Hovhaness, Alan | Baritone Horn | String Orchestra | Concerto No. 3 - Diran (the Religious Singer) | Robert King, North Easton, MA | 1962 | B or Treble in Bb | C,Bb | G2 - Bb4 | 3 mvts. Not hard. Modal. No piano reduction. | |||||||||
| Hovhaness, Alan | Trombone | Percussion | Mysterious Horse Before the Gate | Peters, New York, NY | 1964 | B | No Sig. | F2 - C4 | Not hard nor long. Pitched perc & gong. No piano reduction. | |||||||||
| Hovhaness, Alan | Trombone | Strings | Overture | Peters, New York, NY | 1967 | B | F | C3 - F4 | Modal. No piano accomp. String quartet or orchestra. | |||||||||
| Hume, John Ord | Bass Trombone | Piano | Majestic, the | Boosey & Co., London, England | 1927 | B | D,G,C | D2 - G4 | Through composed. Trigger trombone or 4-vlv euph period contest piece. | |||||||||
| Hummel, Bertold | Trombone | Piano | Sonatine Opus 59 (1876) | Zimmermann, Frankfurt am Main, Germany | 1978 | B | No Sig. | E2 - A4 | 3 mvts. Quartal-looking. 2nd mvt requires mute. | |||||||||
| Ketelbey, Albert W. | Teague, William | Trombone | Piano | In a Monastery Garden | Harms, New York, NY | 1915 | B | G,D | D3 - G4 | Not very long. Expressive festival piece. | ||||||||
| Lamy, Fernand | Trombone | Piano | Choral Varié | Leduc, Paris, France | 1949 | B,T | Bb,D,G | F#2 - A4 | 55 measures. Moderately challenging. | |||||||||
| Petit, Pierre | Tuba or Bass Trombone | Piano | Grave | Leduc, Paris, France | 1952 | B,T | C | Ab1 - A4 | 42 measures. Range is a consideration. | |||||||||
| Presser, William | Trombone | Piano / Strings | Rondo for Trombone and Strings | Presser, Bryn Mawr, PA | 1964 | B | F | Bb1 - C5 | Pretty straightforward. Longish, but probably good for festival. | |||||||||
| Pryor, Arthur | Shifrin, Ken | Trombone | Piano | Cakewalk Contest (1899) | Virgo, London, England | 1989 | B | F,Bb | Bb1 - F4(opt. C5) | Ragtime style. | ||||||||
| Pryor, Arthur | Trombone | Piano | Little Chief, the (Polka Caprice) | Carl Fischer, New York, NY | 1916 | B | Ab,Db,Gb | Ab2 (opt.Ab1) - Bb4 (opt.D5) | Moderately difficult for H.S. player. | |||||||||
| Pryor, Arthur | Trombone | Piano | Starlight (Waltz Caprice) | Carl Fischer, New York, NY | 1939 | B | F,C,Bb | G2 - G4 (opt. Bb4) | Several prominent G4s. Requires good intonation. | |||||||||
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| Composer | Arranger | Instrument(s) | Accompaniment | Title | Publisher | © | Clefs | Key Sigs | Range | Notes | ||||||||
| Aladov, N. (born 1890) | Horn | Organ or Piano | Sinfonia Pastoral | Musical Evergreen | 1975 | Treble in F | Eb Concert | C3 - Bb4 | Nice tune, Volga boatman-ish, good practice for transposition. | |||||||||
| * | Arnold, Malcolm | Trombone | Unaccompanied | Fantasy for Trombone | Faber, London, England | 1969 | B,T | Bb | Ab1 - Db5 | Jury show piece. | ||||||||
| Bernstein, Louis | Korn, Peter Jona | Trombone | Piano | Small Suite for Trombone and Piano | Faber, London, England | B | F | A2 - A4 | Ozalid manuscript. 4 mvts. Something Borrowed, Something New, Something Blue, Something Old | |||||||||
| Boutry, Roger | Trombone | Piano | Choral Varié | Leduc, Paris, France | 1956 | B,T | C,A | E2 - A4 | Theme & 3 short vars. Good for jury. | |||||||||
| * | Cesare, Giovanni Martino, I | Smith, Glenn | Trombone | Piano or Organ | La Hieronyma from Musicali Melodie (1621) | Robert King, North Easton, MA | 1972 | B | No Sig. | A2 - A4 | Subdivision required. | |||||||
| Chopin, Frederich | Marsteller, Robert | Trombone | Piano | Nocturne in F Minor | Robert King, North Easton, MA | 1972 | T | F minor | Ab2 - Bb4 | Oazlid copy. Nice, fluid jury piece. Requires sensitivity. | ||||||||
| Clérisse, Robert | Trombone | Piano | Prière | Leduc, Paris, France | 1959 | B | Bb,G | D3 - F4 | Short. Not hard. Possible for jury. | |||||||||
| Clérisse, Robert | Trombone | Piano | Thème de Concours | Buffet-Crampon, Paris, France | 1959 | B | Bb | Bb3 - F#4 | Possible for jury. | |||||||||
| Clérisse, Robert | Trombone | Piano | Voce Nobile | Leduc, Paris, France | 1953 | B | F | F2 (opt. C2) - G4 | Short. Usable for jury. | |||||||||
| * | Corelli, Arcangelo | Ostrander, Allen | Trombone | Piano | Sonata in F Major | Edition Musicus, New York, NY | 1943 | B | F | A2 - A4 | 4 short mvts. Giga is in 6/8. | |||||||
| * | Corelli, Arcangelo | Ostrander, Allen | Trombone | Piano | Sonata in G Minor | Edition Musicus, New York, NY | 1943 | B | Bb | Bb2 - Bb4 | 3 mvts. Short overall. Nice for jury. | |||||||
| Cowell, Henry | Ostrander, Allen | Trombone | Piano | Hymn & Fuguing Tune - number 13 (1960) | Associated, New York, NY | 1960 | B,T | D,C | E2 - C5 | Range a consideration. Not hard otherwise. | ||||||||
| Debussy, Claude | Brown, Keith | Trombone | Piano | Romance | International, New York, NY | 1977 | B | D | D3 - B4 | 28 measures. Requires control and high B. Not enough contrast for jury display. | ||||||||
| Dewanger, Anton | Trombone | Piano | Humoresque | Leduc, Paris, France | 1954 | B | Bb | Bb1 - Bb4 | Not difficult. Mostly quarter and half notes. | |||||||||
| Donizetti, Gaetano | Tobani, Theo. M. | Trombone | Piano | Lucrezia Borgia | Carl Fischer, New York, NY | 1913 | B | Bb,Eb,Ab | Bb2 - F4 | Through composed. Stand alone arias. | ||||||||
| Fauré, Gabriel | Casals, Pablo | Cello | Piano | Après un Rêve | International, New York, NY | 1913 | T,Treble in C | C minor | C3 - F4 | Treble should be done octava bassa. Short, pretty jury piece. | ||||||||
| * | Fauré, Gabriel | Ostrander, Allen | Trombone | Piano | Après un Rêve | International, New York, NY | 1957 | B | C minor | C3 - F4 | Excellent transcription. Perfect for jury. | |||||||
| Frescobaldi, Girolamo | Brown, Keith | Trombone | Piano | Toccata | International, New York, NY | 1967 | T | C | C3 - A4 | Excellent for jury. | ||||||||
| Friml, Rudolf | Violin | Piano | Vision d'Amour (Love-Song) | Schirmer, New York, NY | 1921 | Treble in C | A | E3 - A4 (compressed octaves) | Transcription would need to compress octave extremes. | |||||||||
| Gabaye, Pierre | Trombone or Euphonium | Piano | Tubabillage | Leduc, Paris, France | 1959 | B | C | C2 - E4 | Not too hard. Trigger C's could be done up the octave. | |||||||||
| Galiegue, Marcel | Trombone | Piano | Essai IV | Leduc, Paris, France | 1976 | B,T | No Sig. | E2 - Bb4 | Avant-garde notation. All four "essai's" make a good suite. | |||||||||
| * | Galliard, Johann Ernst | Clark, John | Trombone | Piano | Six Sonatas - Sonata V | Josef Marx, Hinrichsen | 1947 | B | F,D | F#2 - G4 | 4 mvts, all short. Good for jury. | |||||||
| * | Galliard, Johann Ernst | Clark, John | Trombone | Piano | Six Sonatas - Sonata VI | Josef Marx, Hinrichsen | 1947 | B | C | 2 - G4 | 2 mvts. 1st mvt: good study for subdivision. 2nd mvt: in 4/2. | |||||||
| Gounod, Charles | Tobani, Theo. M. | Baritone or Trombone | Piano | Romeo and Juliet | Carl Fischer, New York, NY | 1913 | B | C,F,Ab,Eb | Bb2 - Ab4 | Through composed. Stand alone arias. Too many "bops." | ||||||||
| Gounod, Charles | Mendez, Rafael | Trumpet | Piano | Ave Maria - Meditation on Bach | Carl Fischer, New York, NY | 1971 | Treble in Bb | F Concert | C3 - A4 | Easy. Good jury piece. | ||||||||
| Herf, Franz | Trombone or Euphonium | Piano / Orchestra | Konzertstück | Leuckart, Germany | 1960 | B,T | No sig. | F2 - A4 | Somewhat long. Large print. | |||||||||
| Horovitz, Joseph | Trombone or Euphonium | Piano | Adam-Blues | Novello, England | 1969 | B,T | No sig. | A2 - A4 | Short. Okay for jury | |||||||||
| Huré, Jean | Brown, Keith | Trombone | Piano | Air in F Major | International, New York, NY | 1984 | B,T | F | C3 - C5 | 1 mvt. Slow jury piece. Needs solid high C. | ||||||||
| Joseph 1, Emperor | Manson, David | Trombone | Piano | Alme Ingrate (Ungrateful Souls) - (1705) | Virgo, England | 1987 | T | C | D3 - G4 | Baroque in style. 16ths. | ||||||||
| Kreisler, Fritz | Leidzen, Erik | Trombone or Euphonium | Piano | Rondino on a Theme of Beethoven | Charles Foley, New York, NY | 1945 | B | F | C3 - G4 | Excellent for jury. In fast 3. | ||||||||
| Liagre, Dartagnan | Tobani, Theo. M. | Trombone or Euphonium | Piano | Souvenir de Calais | Andrieu Frères, Paris, France | 1951 | B | Bb,Ab | F2(opt. Bb1) - G4(opt. Bb4) | Through-composed. Some technique required. | ||||||||
| Poot, Marcel | Trombone | Piano | Étude de Concert | Leduc, Paris, France | 1958 | B,T | C | F2 - B4 | Moderately challenging. | |||||||||
| Pressel, Gustav | Trombone or Baritone | Piano | On the River's Brink (An der Weser) | Carl Fischer, New York, NY | 1914 | B | Ab | C3 - F4 | Innocuous tune, not long. Possible for jury. | |||||||||
| Prokofieff, Serge | Brown, Keith | Trombone | Piano | Waltz from "Music for Children" | International, New York, NY | 1984 | B | A | G#2 - B4 | 67 measures. Excellent for jury. | ||||||||
| Pryor, Arthur | Trombone | Piano | Supervisor, the | Carl Fischer, New York, NY | 1939 | B | Bb | F2 - G4 (opt. Bb4) | Allegro, Theme, 2 vars., Finale. A technical piece, good workout. | |||||||||
| Ravel, Maurice | Ostrander, Allen | Trombone | Harp or Piano | Pavane | Edition Musicus, New York, NY | 1954 | B | G | G2 - Bb4 | Nice, accessible setting. | ||||||||
| James, Woody | Trombone or Baritone | Piano | Elegy | Ludwig, Cleveland, OH | 1962 | B | G minor | Bb2 - A4 | 99 measures. Technically easy, moody. | |||||||||
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| Composer | Arranger | Instrument(s) | Accompaniment | Title | Publisher | © | Clefs | Key Sigs | Range | Notes | ||||||||
| Desportes, Yvonne | Trombone | Piano | Fantaisie en Si b | Buffet-Crampon, Paris, France | B,T | Bb | F2(opt. Bb1) - C5 | Jury material. | ||||||||||
| Fauré, Gabriel | Katims, Milton | Cello | Piano | Sicilienne, Opus 78 | International, New York, NY | B,T | G minor,Eb | D2 - G4 | Low notes could be taken up the octave. Good jury piece. | |||||||||
| Galiegue, Marçel | Trombone | Piano | Essai III | Leduc, Paris, France | 1976 | B,T | G | E2 - Bb4 | Some rhythmic difficulties. | |||||||||
| Galliard, Johann E. | Clark, John | Trombone | Piano | Six Sonatas, No. 1 | Hinrichsen, England | 1947 | B | A minor | E2 - G4 | 5 short mvts., 2 slow, 3 fast. | ||||||||
| Glière, Reinhold | Kovar, Simon | Bassoon | Piano | Impromptu, Opus 35, No. 9 | International, New York, NY | 1948 | B | Bb | Bb1 - A4 | Short jury piece. Romantic sounding, like Liszt. Low notes could be up an octave. | ||||||||
| Guentzel, Gus | Trombone or Baritone | Piano | Rosabella | National Educational Music, Hollywood, CA | 1942 | B | F,Bb | F2 - A4 (opt. C5) | Somewhat corny. | |||||||||
| * | Guilmant, Alexander | Falaguerra, E. | Trombone or Baritone | Piano | Morçeau Symphonique, Opus 88 | Remick Music | 1937 | B | Gb,Eb | F2 (opt. Bb1) - Bb4 (opt. C#5) | Requires sensitive playing, triple tongue at end. | |||||||
| Handel, G.F. | Shifrin, Ken | Trombone | Piano | Concerto in Ab Major | Virgo, England | 1988 | T | Ab | Eb3(opt.Db3) - Bb4 | Requires some lip turns & trills. | ||||||||
| Handel, G.F. | Pezzi, Vincent | Bassoon | Piano | Concerto in C Minor (1703) | Southern, San Antonio, TX | 1941 | B | C minor | F2(opt. C2) - F4 | 4 mvts. Would work well on euphonium. | ||||||||
| Ibert, Jaques | Bassoon | Piano | Arabesque "Carignane" | International, New York, NY | 1954 | B,T | No Sig. | Db2 - Bb4(opt. C5) | 37 measures. Very slow and free, requires good range and control. | |||||||||
| Legendre, J. | Trombone | Piano | Souvenir du Poitou (Air Varie) | Carl Fischer, New York NY | B | F,Bb | F2 - C5 | Intro, theme, 3 vars, finale. Fairly typical of early 20th band-style solo. | ||||||||||
| Levy, J. | Goldman, Edwin F. | Cornet or Baritone | Piano | Grand Russian Fantasia (Theme and Variations) | Carl Fischer, New York NY | 1917 | Treble in Bb | Ab,Db Concert | Ab2 - F4 | Intro, theme, 2 vars, finale. Ends with Russian national hymn. | ||||||||
| Loudová, Ivana | Trombone | Piano | Ancient Ballad | Panton, Praha, Czechoslovakia | 1973 | B | No Sig. | F#2 - B4 | 2 mvts. Through-composed. Grave: requires lip trills. Allegro: pretty short. Possible for jury. | |||||||||
| * | Pryor, Arthur | Trombone or Baritone | Piano | Thoughts of Love (Valse de Concert) | Carl Fischer, New York NY | 1904 | B | Bb,Eb,Ab | F2 - C5 | |||||||||
| Ravel, Maurice | Bazelaire, Paul | Cello | Piano | Piece en Forme de Habanera | Leduc, Paris, France | 1926 | T | Bb,G | D3 - A4 | Good for jury. Quite free and requires good subdivision concept. | ||||||||
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| Composer | Arranger | Instrument(s) | Accompaniment | Title | Publisher | © | Clefs | Key Sigs | Range | Notes | ||||||||
| Anon. | Mendez, Rafael | Trumpet | Piano | Fandango (Jota #3) | Carl Fischer, New York, NY | 1968 | Treble in Bb | F,Ab,Bb Concert | C3 - C5 | Technical display piece. | ||||||||
| Arban, J.B. | Lillya, C. & Isaac, M. | Baritone | Piano | Etude No. II | Carl Fischer, New York, NY | 1960 | B | Bb,Gb | ||||||||||
| Arban, J.B. | Pichaureau, Claude | Trombone | Piano | Sept Etudes Caracteristiques | Leduc, Paris, France | 1978 | B | Bb,Db,C,F,E,Eb,Gb,A | As in Arban's. | |||||||||
| * | Barat, J. Ed. | Trombone | Piano | Andante et Allegro | Buffet Crampon, Paris, France | B | Bb minor, Bb | F2 - Bb4 | Excellent jury piece. | |||||||||
| Beethoven, Ludwig van | Trombone | Piano | Adelaide, Opus 46 | Cundy Bettoney | B | Bb | Eb3 - A4 | 2 mvts. Relatively high tessitura. Would make a good Alto transcription. | ||||||||||
| Behar, Gyorgy | Trombone | Piano / Strings | Concerto per Trombone e Archi | Editio Musica, Budapest, Hungary | 1974 | B,T | No Sig. | A1 - C5 | A couple of lip trills required. Reasonable. | |||||||||
| Berghmans, Jose | Tuba or Bass Trombone | Piano / Ch. Orch. | Femme a Barbe, La | Leduc, Paris, France | 1958 | B,T | No Sig. | A2 - A4 | Fourth mvt. of "Tableaux Forains" (Traveling Circus). | |||||||||
| Bonneau, Paul | Trombone | Piano / Orchestra | Fantaisie Concertante | Leduc, Paris, France | 1950 | B,T | No Sig. | B2 - C5 | Through composed. Challenging at this level. | |||||||||
| Boutry, Roger | Tuba or Bass Trombone | Piano | Tubaroque | Leduc, Paris, France | 1955 | B | No Sig. | A1 - G4 | Through composed. Intro, allegretto, moderato, allegro. Some time sig. considerations. | |||||||||
| Bozza, Eugene | Trombone | Piano | Prelude et Allegro | Leduc, Paris, France | 1953 | B | No Sig. | E2 - A4 | Good jury showpiece. | |||||||||
| Bradford-Anderson, M. | Horn | Piano | March, in Canon | Hawkes & Son, London, England | 1953 | Treble in F | Ab,E Concert | E2 - B4 | Good exercise in transposition. Not long. Good for jury. | |||||||||
| Buesser, Henri | Trombone | Piano | Cantabile et Scherzando, Opus 51 | Leduc, Paris, France | B,T | D,B | E2 - B4 | Challenging (key) jury piece. | ||||||||||
| Caporale, Andrea | Marsteller, Robert | Trombone | Piano | Sonata | Ozalid manuscript | 1974 | T | F,G | F2 - Bb4 | 3 mvts. Good recital piece. | ||||||||
| Clarke, Herbert L. | Cornet | Piano | Neptune's Court | M. Witmark & Sons, New York, NY | 1915 | Treble in Bb | F,Bb Concert | E2 - C5 | Barcarolle. | |||||||||
| Clarke, Herbert L. | Cornet | Piano | Sounds From the Hudson (Valse Brillante) | M. Witmark & Sons, New York, NY | 1912 | Treble in Bb | F,Bb,Eb Concert | E2 - C5 | Two cadenzas that require chops and fingers, rest not too hard. | |||||||||
| Coker, Wilson | Trombone | Piano / Band | Concerto for Tenor-bass Trombone | Presser, Bryn Mawr, PA | 1961 | B | No Sig. | Bb1 - C5 | Through composed. Wide range. Good jury material. | |||||||||
| * | De Luca, Joseph | Cornet | Piano | Beautiful Colorado (Valse Caprice) | Carl Fischer, New York, NY | 1924 | Treble in Bb | F,Bb Concert | A2 - Bb4 | Moderate technique required. | ||||||||
| Dubois, Théodore | Trombone | Piano | Concertpiece in Ab Major | International, New York, NY | B,T | Ab | Ab2 - C5 | 2 mvts. Excellent length for jury. | ||||||||||
| Duclos, René | Trombone | Piano | Doubles sur un Choral | Leduc, Paris, France | 1939 | B,T | E,G,Db | E2 - B4 | Requires facility. 16ths & Double tongue. | |||||||||
| Glazunov, Alexandre | Cello | Piano | Chant du Ménestrel | International, New York, NY | B,T | A,D | B#2 - D5 | High tessitura. No rests. | ||||||||||
| Glover, Ernest N. | Trombone | Piano | Pan's Revels | Kjos, Chicago, IL | 1949 | B | Bb,F | Bb2 - D5 | ||||||||||
| * | Granados, Enrique | Brown, Keith | Trombone | Piano | Madrigal in A minor | International, New York, NY | 1985 | B, Treble in C | No Sig. | C3 - D5 | Challenging jury piece. | |||||||
| Granados, Enrique | Munzer, Alfred A. | Cello | Piano | Playera (Spanish Dance) | Carl Fischer, New York, NY | 1928 | B,T | G,E | B2 - D5 | Tenor clef sections may be lowered an octave. | ||||||||
| Hlobil, Emil | Trombone | Piano | Sonata, Opus 86 | Panton, Praha, Czechoslovakia | 1975 | B,T | No Sig. | F2 - D4 | 3 mvts. Fairly easy, 2nd mvt requires good subdivision and range. | |||||||||
| Hoffman, Earl | Bass Trombone | Piano | Big Horn, the | Southern, San Antonio, TX | 1973 | B | Eb,F | Bb1 - G4 | Rather quick 16th passages. Range a consideration. | |||||||||
| Jaffe, Gerard | Trombone or Baritone | Piano | Centone Buffo Concertante | Southern, San Antonio, TX | 1973 | B or Treble in Bb | No Sig. | F2 - Bb4 | Quite rhythmic. Jury show-piece. | |||||||||
| Lauga, Émile | Trombone | Piano | Concerto in F minor | Edition Musicus, New York, NY | 1978 | B | Ab,Bb,F | C3 - C5 | Fairly difficult. | |||||||||
| Lavrov, N. | Trombone | Piano or Strings | Canzonetta | Izdatelstvo, Moscow, U.S.S.R. | 1964 | T | F,Ab | C3 - Db5 | Good jury material. | |||||||||
| Nux, P.V. de la | Trombone | Piano | Solo de Concours | Leduc, Paris, France | 1961 | B,T | F,Bb | G2 - Bb4 | 2 mvts. Through-composed. Has cadenza and triplets. Good material for jury. | |||||||||
| Pilss, Karl | Bass Trombone | Piano or Strings | Concerto for Bass Trombone and String Orchestra | Robert King, North Easton, MA | 1978 | B | C,Gb,G,Ab,E,Eb,F | D#2 - Bb4 | Through composed. A bit hard to read. Keys and accidentals a stretch. | |||||||||
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| Composer | Arranger | Instrument(s) | Accompaniment | Title | Publisher | © | Clefs | Key Sigs | Range | Notes | ||||||||
| Casinière, Yves de la | Trombone | Piano | Theme Varié | Leduc, Paris, France | 1958 | B,T | Bb,C,F | Bb2 - C5 | Mostly allegro with a cadenza. Good jury length. | |||||||||
| Delcroix, Léon | Trombone | Piano | Légende | Evette et Schaeffer, Paris, France | 1921 | B,T | C,Ab | G2 - C5(opt. C#5) | Poses some challenges. Somewhat trite for a jury piece. | |||||||||
| Dukas, Paul | Horn | Piano | Villanella "Rustic Idyll" | Izdatelstvo, Moscow, U.S.S.R. | 1968 | Treble in F | No Sig. | D2 - C5 | Looks like an eminently doable piece. | |||||||||
| * | Fauré, Gabriel | Marsteller, Robert L. | Euphonium | Piano | Elegie, Opus 24 | Southern, San Antonio, TX | 1973 | B | C minor | C2 - Eb5 | Requires fingers, range, ability to subdivide. Fairly challenging. | |||||||
| Fayeulle, Roger | Euphonium or Trombone | Piano | Bravaccio | Leduc, Paris, France | 1958 | B | A min.,G min. | A1 - F3 | Reasonable facility in low register required. | |||||||||
| Friml, Rudolf | Stone, Gregory | Violin | Piano | Rose-Marie | Harms, New York, NY | 1945 | Treble in C | Ab | G2 - Eb5 | Short. Nice period movie-type melody. Possible for jury. | ||||||||
| * | Handel, George F. | Brown, Keith | Trombone | Piano | Sonata (in A minor) | International, New York, NY | 1970 | B,T | A minor | A2 - C5 | 4 mvts. Good jury material. | |||||||
| * | Handel, George F. | Brown, Keith | Trombone | Piano | Sonata No. 3 in F major | International, New York, NY | 1968 | B | F | G2 - D5 | 4 mvts. Considerable high note facility required. | |||||||
| * | Hartley, Walter S. | Euphonium or Trombone | Piano | Two Pieces | Tenuto, Presser, Bryn Mawr, PA | 1976 | B | No Sig. | A1 - C5 | Modern. Useful for jury. | ||||||||
| Hayward, R.B. | Trombone or Baritone | Piano | Troubadour, the | Boosey & Hawkes, London, England | 1940 | B | Ab,Db. | Eb3 - Bb4(opt. Db5) | ||||||||||
| Kelly, Robert | Trombone | Piano | Sonata for Tenor Trombone and Piano | Tritone, Presser, Bryn Mawr, PA | 1970 | B,T | No Sig. | F2 - Db5 | 3 mvts. Questionable. | |||||||||
| * | Pergolesi, G.B. | Sauer, Ralph | Trombone | Piano | Sinfonia | Wimbledon, Century City, CA | 1977 | T | F | E3 - C5 | Challenging. No rests. Excellent for recital. | |||||||
| Pryor, Arthur | Trombone | Piano | Petite Suzanne, La (Valse Caprice) | Carl Fischer, New York, NY | 1937 | B | Db,Ab,Gb | Ab2 - Ab4 (opt. Db5) | Requires good triple tongue. | |||||||||
| * | Saint-Saens, Camille | Horn | Piano | Concertpiece, Opus 94 | International, New York, NY | 1956 | Treble in F | Ab,F Concert | F2 - D5 | Through composed. Eminently doable. | ||||||||
| Saint-Saens, Camille | Brown, Keith | Trombone | Piano | Swan, the from "Carnival of the Animals" | International, New York, NY | 1974 | T | F | D3 - C5 | Slow, sensitive playing required. | ||||||||
| * | Sulek, Stjepan | Trombone | Piano | Sonata (Vox Gabrieli) | Brass Press, Nashville, TN | 1975 | B | Db | Bb1 - Bb4 | Through composed. Excellent for jury or recital. Opening is quite free. | ||||||||
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| Composer | Arranger | Instrument(s) | Accompaniment | Title | Publisher | © | Clefs | Key Sigs | Range | Notes | ||||||||
| Albeniz, I. | Stutschewsky, J. | Cello | Piano | Malaguena from Opus 165, No. 3 | Schott's, Mainz, Germany | 1929 | T, Treble in C | B minor | C2 - E5 | Challenging. | ||||||||
| Ameller, André | Tuba or Bass Trombone | Piano | Irish-Cante | Leduc, Paris, France | 1977 | B | C | Eb1 - G4 | ||||||||||
| * | Beethoven, Ludwig van | Brown, Keith | Trombone | Piano | 7 Variations on a theme from Mozart's "Magic Flute" | International, New York, NY | 1986 | B,T | Eb,Gb (Ebminor) | F2 - C5 | Subdivide like crazy. | |||||||
| Bigot, Eugene | Trombone | Piano | Impromptu | Leduc, Paris, France | 1927 | B,T | Gb | E2 - C5 | Through composed, allegro, andante (short), allegro. Good jury piece. | |||||||||
| * | Blazewitch, Vladislav | Trombone | Piano | Concert Sketch No. 5 | Moscow, U.S.S.R. | 1960 | B,T | Amin.,Fmin. | F2 - Bb4 | Escellent. | ||||||||
| Buesser, Henri | Jones, Christopher | Trombone | Piano | Concertpiece in Eb Major | International, New York, NY | 1973 | B,T | Gb,Eb | E2 - Cb5 | Short andante & allegro form. | ||||||||
| Buesser, Henri | Jones, Christopher | Trombone | Piano | Phoebus (Variations sur un Air Pyreneen: "Aquellos Montagnos") | Buffet-Crampon, Paris, France | 1973 | B,T | Bb,G | F2 - C5 | Theme & five short vars. | ||||||||
| Clarke, Herbert L. | Cornet | Piano | Southern Cross, the (Solo Romantique) | M. Witmark & Sons, New York, NY | 1912 | Treble in Bb | Ab,Db Concert | E2 - Db5 | Range and triple tongue considerations. Not long. | |||||||||
| Clarke, Herbert L. | Cornet | Piano | Nereid | Carl Fischer, New York, NY | 1923 | Treble in Bb | Eb,Bb Concert | Bb2 - Ab4 | Some triple tonguing. | |||||||||
| Crocé-Spinelli, B. | Cornet | Piano | Solo de Concours | Evette & Schaeffer, Paris, France | B,T | Ab,F | F2 - Bb4 | Good for jury. | ||||||||||
| Duclos, René | Trombone | Piano | Sa Majesté le Trombone | Leduc, Paris, France | 1948 | B,T | F,Ab | E2 - C5 | 2 mvts. Excellent length for jury. | |||||||||
| Dunhill, Thomas F. | Horn | Piano | Cornucopia (A Sheaf of Miniatures), Opus 95 | Boosey & Hawkes, London, England | 1941 | Treble in F | C,F,Db,Bb,Eb Concert | F2 - C5 | 6 mvts. All rather short. Possible for recital. | |||||||||
| * | Eccles, Henry | Brown, Keith | Trombone | Piano | Sonata in G Minor | International, New York, NY | 1970 | B,T | G minor | G2 - D5 | Good for Jr. recital. | |||||||
| Gabler, Egon | Trombone | Piano | Metamorphosen, Freie Variationen über zwei Themen | Benjamin, Hamburg, Germany | 1954 | B | E,Db,Ab,C | E2 (opt. C2) - C5 | Fairly substantial. Possible for Junior recital. | |||||||||
| Luening, Otto | Trombone | Piano | Sonata for Trombone and Piano | Highgate Press, London, England | 1953 | B | No Sig. | G1 - G4 | 4 mvts. Possible recital piece. | |||||||||
| Pfeiffer, G. | Trombone | Piano | Solo de Trombone | Leduc, Paris, France | 1947 | B,T | Ab,F | G2(opt. F2) - C5 | Through composed. Good (longish) piece for jury. | |||||||||
| * | Pryor, Arthur | Smith, Glenn P. | Trombone | Piano | Annie Laurie (Air Varie) | Ludwig, Cleveland, OH | 1958 | B | Eb | Bb1 - G4 (opt. C5) | Allegro, theme & variations, finale | |||||||
| * | Saint-Saens, Camille | Trombone | Piano | Cavatine, Opus 144 | Durand, Paris, France | 1915 | B,T | Db,E | Ab1 - Bb4(opt. Db5) | ABA form. Excellent for jury or recital. | ||||||||
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| Composer | Arranger | Instrument(s) | Accompaniment | Title | Publisher | © | Clefs | Key Sigs | Range | Notes | ||||||||
| Bellstedt, Herman | Simon, Frank | Trombone or Baritone | Piano | American Boy, the | Southern, San Antonio, TX | 1962 | B | Db,Bb,Eb | F2 - Bb4 | Has polka & Trio. Requires triple tongue. | ||||||||
| Cairns, Robert | Trombone | Piano | Sonata for Trombone and Piano | Leduc, Paris, France | 1958 | B,T | F,B,C,Gb,D | E2 (opt. D2) - Db5 | Ozalid. Somewhat hard to read. | |||||||||
| Capdeville, Constanca | Trombone | Piano | Sonate Concertante | Leduc, Paris, France | 1966 | B,T | No Sig. | F#2 - C#4 | Atonal. Good representation of 20th century repertoire for jury. | |||||||||
| * | Castérède, Jacques | Trombone | Piano | Sonatine pour Trombone et Piano | Leduc, Paris, France | 1958 | B,T | No Sig. | E2 - C5 | Nice piece. Standard recital repertoire. | ||||||||
| Clarke, Herbert L. | Cornet | Piano | Harp That Once Trho' Tara's Halls, the | M. Witmark & Sons, New York, NY | 1912 | Treble in Bb | Eb Concert | Bb1 - Bb4 | Solo with variations. Triplet and triple tongue work. | |||||||||
| Demersseman, Jules | Trombone | Piano | Introduction et Polomaise | Kalmus, New York, NY | B | Eb,Ab,B | Eb2 - C5 | Introduction is quite free. Polonaise has 16ths. | ||||||||||
| Dondeyne, Désiré | Trombone | Piano | Leduc, Paris, France | Leduc, Paris, France | 1958 | B,T | F,D | F2 - C5 | 2 mvts. Longish for jury, good as a recital "filler." | |||||||||
| Dvoracek, Jiri | Trombone | Piano | Invence / Invenzioni | Panton, Praha, Czechoslovakia | 1968 | B,T,A | Eb,C | E2 - Eb5 | 3 mvts: Intrada, Meditation, Bacchanale. Extreme high notes are optional. | |||||||||
| Gedalge, Andre | Jones, Christopher | Trombone | Piano | Contest Piece for Trombone and Piano | International, New York, NY | 1972 | T | Eb | G2 - C5 | Fairly technical. | ||||||||
| George, Thom Ritter | Trombone | Piano | Sonata | Southern, San Antonio, TX | 1977 | B,T | C,E | E2 - Bb4 | Through composed: Precipitando, Song of the Sirens, Vivace scherzando. | |||||||||
| Gillis, Don | Trombone | Piano / Band | Dialogue | Mills, New York, NY | 1958 | B | No Sig. | G2 - C5 | Good for recital. Several C5s. | |||||||||
| Graefe, Friedebald | Trombone | Piano / Band | Concerto | International, New York, NY | B | Bb,Eb | F1 - Bb4 | Through composed: 3 mvts., includes theme and 2 variations. | ||||||||||
| Granados, Enrique | Brown, Keith | Trombone | Piano / Band | 2 Tonadillas | International, New York, NY | 1985 | B,T,Treble in C | C,Bb | C2 - D5 | Good recital piece. Each mvt. would be good as a jury piece. | ||||||||
| Grube, Fritz | Trombone | Piano | Concertino | Benjamin, Hamburg, Germany | 1958 | B | Eb,Ab,E,G | G2 - Bb4 | Through composed: 3 mvts., includes theme and 2 variations. | |||||||||
| Grudzinski, Czeslaw | Kierek, S. | Horn | Piano | Miniatury na Rog I Fortepian | Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne, Krokow, Poland | 1959 | Treble in F | Ab Concert | F2 - Bb4 | 6 mvts. 1st mvt. is longest, rest are reasonably short. | ||||||||
| Handel, G.F. | Brown, Keith | Trombone | Piano | Concerto in F Minor | International, New York, NY | 1964 | T | F minor | C3 - Bb4 | 4 mvts. Would work well on euphonium. | ||||||||
| Hartley, Walter S. | Trombone | Piano | Sonorities III | Tenuto, Presser, Bryn Mawr, PA | 1976 | B,T | No Sig. | A1 - D5 | 48 measures. Photocopy of manuscript. Modern. Jury material. | |||||||||
| Haydn, Johann Michael | Sherman, Charles | Alto Trombone | Piano | Larghetto | Doblinger, Vienna, Austria | 1981 | A | F | A3 - D5 | 1 mvt: trills, write own cadenza. | ||||||||
| Hidas, Frigyes | Trombone | Piano | Movement | Editio Musica, Budapest, Hungary | 1983 | B,T | No Sig. | F#2 - E5 | 1 mvt. Requires good high register. Varying tempos. | |||||||||
| * | Hindemith, Paul | Trombone | Piano | Sonate | Schott's Soehne, Mainz, Germany | 1942 | B,T | No Sig. | E2 - B4 | Excellent for recital. Requires strong chops, fat low register, aggressive playing. | ||||||||
| Hlobil, Emil | Trombone | Piano | Canto Emozionante | Panton, Praha, Czechoslovakia | 1972 | B,T | Bb,C | Bb1 - C5 | Recital possibilities. | |||||||||
| Hovhaness, Alan | Baritone Horn | Piano | Symphony No. 29, (Mt. Tahoma) | Broude, New York, NY | 1978 | B | C,F | E2 - Bb4 | 4 mvts. Nice recital piece. Part is difficult to read. | |||||||||
| Krol, Bernhard | Trombone | Organ | Sinfonia sacra "Jesu, meine Freude," Opus 56 | Bote & Bote, Berlin, Germany | 1973 | B,T | No Sig. | F2 - C5 | Church recital possibility. | |||||||||
| Kuehne, J.C. | Trombone | Piano | Concertino | Belwin Mills, Melville, NY | B | Eb,Ab | Bb2(opt. G2) - Bb4 | Through composed. Similar to Weber. | ||||||||||
| Laks, Szymon | Pietrachowicz, Juliusz | Trombone | Piano | Suita Concertante | Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne | 1953 | B,T | F,Db,C | F2 - D4 | 3 mvts. Preludio: somewhat florid. Romanza: high and slow. Scherzo. | ||||||||
| Lepetit, Pierre | Trombone | Piano | Pièce de Concert | Leduc, Paris, France | 1955 | B,T | Eb | E2 - C5 | Somewhat atonal. | |||||||||
| Nowakowski, Jozef | Kwiatkowski, Feliks | Trombone | Piano | Concertino | Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne | 1953 | B | Ab | F2(opt. Eb2) - C5 | Through composed. Theme, vars, adagio, allegretto. | ||||||||
| Presser, William | Trombone or Baritone | Piano | Sonatina | Presser, Bryn Mawr, PA | 1962 | B,T | F,C | Bb1 - A4(opt. B4) | 3 mvts. Mute needed. Piano effects. Good for recital. | |||||||||
| Salzedo, Carlos | Trombone | Piano | Piece Concertante, Opus 27 | International, New York, NY | T | Ab,Db,F | C3 - Db5 | Through composed. Good length for jury. | ||||||||||
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| Composer | Arranger | Instrument(s) | Accompaniment | Title | Publisher | © | Clefs | Key Sigs | Range | Notes | ||||||||
| Bachelet, Alfred | Trombone | Piano | Concertpiece | International, New York, NY | B,T | Gb,A,Db,C,Eb | G2 - C5 | Thgough composed: andante, plus vite, agitato, maestoso, molto agitato, piu vivo. | ||||||||||
| Barat, J. Ed. | Trombone | Piano | Piece en Mi Bemol | Leduc, Paris, France | 1923 | B,T | Eb minor,Eb | F2 - C5 | Through composed, lent, andante, allegro. A good jury piece. | |||||||||
| Barta, Lubor | Trombone | Piano | Koncertino | Praha, Bratislava, Czechoslovakia | 1966 | B | No Sig. | F2 - Bb4 | 3 mvts. Good recital length. | |||||||||
| * | Bassett, Leslie | rombone | Piano | Sonata | Robert King, North Easton, MA | 1967 | B | No Sig.t | E2 (opt. Bb1) - C5 | 3 mvts. Recital material. | ||||||||
| * | Bellstedt, Herman | Simon, Frank | Cornet or Trumpet | Piano | Napoli (Theme & variations) | Southern, San Antonio, TX | 1962 | Treble in Bb | Eb Concert | F2 - Bb4 | Good recital material. | |||||||
| Bigot, Eugene | Trombone | Piano | Variations | Leduc, Paris, France | 1949 | B,T | Bb,G,Gb | F2 - Db5 | Through composed. Requires mute. Typically French. | |||||||||
| Bonneau, Paul | Trombone | Piano | Capriccio | Leduc, Paris, France | 1946 | B,T | No Sig. | E2 - C5 | 3 mvts., Through-composed. "Blues"" mvt, can stand alone. | |||||||||
| Boutry, Roger | Trombone | Piano | Trombonera | Leduc, Paris, France | 1956 | T | No Sig. | D3 - C#5 (opt. D5) | Maestoso, Andante, Allegro, Vivace, requires cup mute. | |||||||||
| Bozza, Eugene | Trombone | Piano | Allegro et Finale | Leduc, Paris, France | 1953 | B (opt. Treble in C) | No Sig. | E2 - A4 (opt. B4) | Alternates allegro w/ moderato, somewhat low tesitura. | |||||||||
| * | Bozza, Eugene | Trombone | Piano / Orchestra | Ballade, Opus 62 | Leduc, Paris, France | 1944 | B,T | No Sig. | E2 - Db5 | Nice jury piece. | ||||||||
| * | Bozza, Eugene | Trombone | Piano | Hommage à Bach | Leduc, Paris, France | 1957 | B,T | No Sig. | F2 - D5 | 3 sections, a couple of wicked chord patterns. | ||||||||
| Bozza, Eugene | Tuba or Bass Trombone | Piano | Theme Varie | Leduc, Paris, France | 1957 | B | Eb | G1 - G4 | Works well for Euphonium. | |||||||||
| Buesser, Henri | Trombone | Piano | Étude de Concert | Buffet Crampon, Paris, France | 1927 | B,T | F,D | E2 - C#5 | Fairly technical. | |||||||||
| Büttner, Max | Trombone | Piano | Konzert | Rahter, Hamburg, Germany | 1954 | B,T | Eb,Bb,Gb,Ab,Db,B | F2 (opt. Bb1) - C5 | Through composed: allegro, tranquillo, rondo. Good recital material. | |||||||||
| Chopin, Frederich | Marsteller, Robert | Euphonium | Piano | Polonaise Brillante, Opus 3 | 1974 | B,T | No Sig. | Eb2 - C5 | Ozalid. Polacca section. Challenging recital piece. | |||||||||
| * | David, Ferdinand | Trombone | Piano | Concertino, Opus 4 | Belwin Mills, Melville, NY | 1954 | B | Eb | F2(opt. Bb1) - C5 | Standard recital piece. | ||||||||
| * | Defaye, Jean-Michel | Trombone | Piano | Deux Danses | Leduc, Paris, France | 1954 | B,T,Treble in C | No Sig. | A2 - F4 | Extreme range. Excellent recital material. | ||||||||
| Dubois, Pierre Max | Trombone | Piano | Suite pour Trombone et Piano | Leduc, Paris, France | 1965 | B,T,Treble in C | C | G2 - C5 | 5 mvts. Fairly substantial. Good for recital. Light-hearted sounding. | |||||||||
| Fauré, Gabriel | Cello | Piano | Elegie, Opus 24 | Izdatelstvo, Moscow, U.S.S.R. | 1952 | B,T | Eb | C2 - Eb5 | Quite challenging due to range and subdivisions. | |||||||||
| Gaubert, Phillipe | Trombone | Piano | Symphonic Piece | International, New York, NY | B,T | Db,Ab | B2 - C5 | Good for jury or recital. | ||||||||||
| Gileadi, Michael | Euphonium or Trombone | Piano / Ch. Orch. | Concerto for Euphonium (or Trombone) | Jerona, Hackensack, NJ | 1981 | B,T | No Sig. | Gb1 - Db5 | Challenging modern work. Ends high. | |||||||||
| Handel, G.F. | Marsteller, R.L. | Trombone | Piano | Concerto in F minor | Jerona, Hackensack, NJ | T | F minor | C3 - Bb4 | 4 mvts plus "Double." | |||||||||
| * | Horovitz, Joseph | Euphonium | Piano | Euphonium Concerto | Novello, England | 1972 | Treble in Bb | Eb,C,Ab Concert | B2 - C5 | 3 mvts. Good recital piece. | ||||||||
| Hummel, Johann N. | Richardson, Norman | Bassoon | Piano | Bassoon Concerto | Boosey & Hawkes, London, England | 1975 | B,T | F,Bb | Bb1 - Bb4 | Ideal for euphonium recital. | ||||||||
| Hummel, Johann N. | Trumpet | Piano / Orchestra | Kontsert | Izdatelstvo, Moscow, U.S.S.R. | 1967 | Treble in Bb | Eb,Cb,Ab,Gb Concert | Bb2 - Bb4 | Good recital piece for Euphonium. | |||||||||
| * | Jacob, Gordon | Trombone | Piano / Orchestra | Concerto for Trombone & Orchestra | Mills, New York, NY | 1956 | B,T | Bb,Eb | G1 - D5 | 3 mvts. Excellent for recital. | ||||||||
| Jacob, Gordon | Euphonium / Baritone | Piano / Band | Fantasia for Euphonium & Band | Boosey & Hawkes, London, England | 1973 | B | C,Bb | GC2 - Bb4(opt. D5) | Through composed. Good recital material. Mute required. | |||||||||
| Johnson, Roy | Trombone | Piano | Fantasy | Southern, San Antonio, TX | 1976 | B,T | No Sig. | E2 - Db5 | 218 measures. Through composed. Pointilistic. | |||||||||
| Jongen, Joseph | Trombone | Piano | Aria et Polonaise, Opus 128 | Belwin Mills, Melville, NY | B,T | Bb minor,D | F2 - C#4 | Through composed. Fairly challenging.  Would work well on euphonium. | ||||||||||
| Kilar, Wojciech | Horn | Piano | Sonata (na rog I fortepian) | Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne, Krakow, Poland | 1959 | Treble in F | No Sig. | Ab2 - C5 | 3 mvts. Challenging. | |||||||||
| Klein, Mannie & Koff, C. | Trumpet | Piano | Quixote (Keehotee) | Koff, Studio City, CA | 1970 | Treble in Bb | Eb Concert | D3 - Bb4 | A bravura piece. Fun.  Requires good fingers. | |||||||||
| Krol, Gernhard | Trombone | Piano / 7 Instrus. | Capriccio da camera für Posaune und sieben Instrumente | Marbot, Hamburg, Germany | 1961 | B,T | No Sig. | E2 - C5 | Through composed. Would be good for chamber piece on recital. | |||||||||
| La Montaine, John | Peebles, Byron | Trombone | Piano | Conversations, Opus 44 | Fredonia Press, Hollywood, CA | 1977 | B,T | No Sig. | E2 - C5(opt. Eb5) | 4 mvts. Interesting. | ||||||||
| * | Larsson, Lars-Erik | Trombone | Piano / St. Orch. | Concertino, Opus 45 | Earl Gehrman, Stockholm, Sweden | 1957 | B,T | No Sig. | E2 - Db5 | Standard recital piece. | ||||||||
| Nesterov, A. | Gibson, William | Trombone | Piano | Concerto, Opus 11 | International, New York, NY | 1958 | B,T | Db,F,D,Bb | F2(opt. Bb1) - Db5 | Through composed. Rather long cadenza. | ||||||||
| Parrott, Ian | Trombone | Piano / Band | Concerto for Trombone and Wind Band | Musica Rara, London, England | 1968 | B,T | No Sig. | Bb1 - Bb4 | 2 mvts. 1st: wanders tonally. 2nd: rhythmically driving. | |||||||||
| Pascal, Claude | Trombone | Piano | Pastorale Heroique | Durand, Paris, France | 1952 | B,T | E,C,Ab,D | E#2(opt. Bb1) - C#5 | Good genre representative for recital. | |||||||||
| * | Reiche, Eugene | Satz, Ralph | Trombone | Piano | Concerto No. 2 in A Major | Leeds, New York, NY | 1946 | B | A,Ab | E2(opt. E1) - C5(opt. E5) | Through composed. Good piece for jury or recital. | |||||||
| Rolle, E. | Lewis, Walter | Trombone or Baritone | Piano | Veteran, the | Eby, Virtuoso-Cornet School, Buffalo, NY | 1921 | B | F,Bb | F2 - Bb4 | Triple tongue passages require good techinque. | ||||||||
| * | Ropartz, J. Guy | Trombone | Piano | Piece in Eb minor | International, New York, NY | B,T | Gb,D,C,Eb | F2 - C5 | Through composed. Fairly standard. | |||||||||
| Scarlatti, Domenico | Marsteller, Robert | Trombone | Piano | Cat's Fugue | T | G minor | G2 - Bb4(opt. Db5) | Ozalid. Perfect length for jury. | ||||||||||
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| Composer | Arranger | Instrument(s) | Accompaniment | Title | Publisher | © | Clefs | Key Sigs | Range | Notes | ||||||||
| * | Albrechtsberger, J. G. | Darvas, Gabor | Alto Trombone | Piano / Strings | Concerto per Trombone Alto ed Archi (1769) | Editio Musica, Budapest, Hungary | 1966 | A | Bb,Eb | |||||||||
| Alexander, Josef | Trombone | Piano | Sonata for Trombone & Piano | General Music, New York, NY | 1967 | B,T | C | 3 mvts., dedicated to Davis Schuman. | ||||||||||
| Alschausky, Serafin | Hansen, Arno | Trombone | Piano | Konzert No. 1 in B - dur | Fischer, Bremen, Germany | 1911 | B,T | Bb,Eb | F2 - C4 | |||||||||
| * | Bach, J. S. | Marsteller, Robert | Euphonium | Piano | Sonata No. 3 | Southern, San Antonio, TX | 1974 | B,T | Bb | |||||||||
| * | Beethoven, Ludwig van | Brown, Keith | Trombone | Piano | 12 Variations on a theme from Mozart's "Magic Flute" | International, New York, NY | 1987 | B,T, Treble in C | F,Ab minor | C2 - D5 | ||||||||
| * | Bellstedt, Herman | Simon, Frank | Trombone or Baritone | Piano | Mandolinata, La (Fantasia) | Southern, San Antonio, TX | 1962 | B | Bb,Eb | F2 - Bb4 | Intro, theme & vars. Similar to "Carnival of Venice. | |||||||
| * | Blazhevich, Vladislav | Lafosse, Andre | Trombone | Piano | Concerto No. 2 | International, New York, NY | 1950 | B | Db,C,F,Gb | F1 (opt. Eb1) - Bb4 | Thickly written. | |||||||
| * | Blazhevich, Vladislav | Ostrander, Allen | Trombone | Piano | Concerto No. 5 | International, New York, NY | 1982 | B,T | Eb,G,Bb | Thickly written. Last section is triplet tour-de-force. | ||||||||
| Blazhevich, Vladislav | Ostrander, Allen | Trombone | Piano | Concerto No. 10 | International, New York, NY | 1982 | B,T | Ab,E,Eb,F,Bb,Db | ||||||||||
| * | Bloch, Ernest | Trombone | Piano / Orchestra | Symphony for Trombone and Orchestra (1954) | Broude Bros., New York, NY | 1961 | B,T | C,A | Also comes with a simplified version. | |||||||||
| * | Boccalari, Ed. | Baritone | Piano | Fantasia de Concerto (Sounds from the Riviera) | Carl Fischer, New York, NY | 1906 | B | Bb,G,Eb,Ab,C | Requires good fingers and tongue technique. | |||||||||
| Boutry, Roger | Trombone | Piano | Concerto | Leduc, Paris, France | 1963 | B,T | No Sig. | Bb1 - Db5 | Moderately challenging. Frequent entrances after 16th rest. Final Presto in 8/8 (3+2+3) | |||||||||
| Briccialdi, Giulio | Davis, Albert O. | Trombone or Baritone | Piano | Carnival of Venice, the | Ludwig, Cleveland, OH | 1985 | B | F | F2 - Bb4 | Very note-y. | ||||||||
| * | Brink, Philip | Trombone | Piano / Strings | Concerto for Trombone and Piano | Cole, Chicago, IL | 1972 | B,T | No Sig. | F2 - Bb4 | Accompaniment is difficult. | ||||||||
| Bruch, Max | Brown, Keith | Trombone | Piano | Kol Nidrei | International, New York, NY | 1981 | B,T | D minor,D | F2 (opt.C#2) - C#5 | |||||||||
| Cimera, Jaroslav | Köstner, Josef | Trombone | Piano | Carnival of Venice (Variations) | Gamble Hinged, Chicago, IL | 1943 | B | F,Eb,Bb | Bb1 - Eb5 | Still not Arban's. | ||||||||
| * | Clarke, Herbert L. | Simon, Frank | Trombone or Baritone | Piano | Stars In a Velvery Sky | Carl Fischer, New York, NY | 1939 | B | Ab,Eb,Db | Db3 - Ab4 | Triple tongue required. | |||||||
| Defaye, Jean-Michel | Trombone | Piano / Orchestra | Concerto pour Trombone et Orchestre | Leduc, Paris, France | 1984 | B,T | No Sig. | Bb1(opt. E1) - Eb5(opt. E5) | A tour-de-force. Stemless notes, other effects. Very challenging. | |||||||||
| Dubois, Pierre Max | Trombone | Piano / Strings | Concerto (dit "L'Irrespectueux") | Leduc, Paris, France | 1970 | B,T | No Sig. | A2 - D5 | Opens with percussion. | |||||||||
| Haendel | Lafosse, Andre | Trombone | Piano | Concerto en fa mineur | Leduc, Paris, France | 1948 | B,T | Ab | ||||||||||
| Haydn, Johann M. | Kohlenberg, Randy | Alto Trombone | Piano / Orchestra | Concerto from "Divertimento in D" (1764) | Modern Editions | 1984 | A | C,D,G | F#3(opt. D3) - D5 | Questionable extraction. | ||||||||
| * | Pryor, Arthur | Trombone or Baritone | Piano | Blue Bells of Scotland (Air & variations) | Carl Fischer, New York, NY | 1931 | B | F | G1 - C5 | |||||||||
| * | Simon, Frank | Baritone or Trombone | Piano | Willow Echoes | Carl Fischer, New York, NY | 1920 | B | Bb,Eb | A2 - Bb4 | Technique and triple tongue required. | ||||||||
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