Violent Shadows for Solo Bass Trombone and Trombone Quintet (Perusal Score)
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- Опубліковано 27 сер 2018
- The premiere performance of Violent Shadows for Bass Trombone and Trombone Quintet, performed by AJ Muusse and members of the CMU Trombone Studio at my Master's Composition Recital in 2018.
Program Notes:
Violent Shadows was originally written for AJ Muusse in 2017. The wind ensemble version of the piece was written in 2019 for Evan Clifton and a consortium of 9 bass trombonists. Inspired by progressive rock, Violent Shadows showcases the different characters of the bass trombone, from the loud and aggressive side commonly associated with the instrument to the more pure and lyrical side.
Throughout the piece, the solo and accompaniment parts work in opposition to one another. The piece begins with an energetic and fierce A section, featuring a call and response between the soloist and accompaniment where the echoed response is often melodically and rhythmically inverted. This conflict calms down in the slow and reflective B section, but some rhythmic tension persists as the bass trombone's lyrical melody often moves on contrasting beats from the accompaniment. The two halves of the ensemble fully come together in a grandiose statement of the B section, but this unification is cut short by an embellished recapitulation of the opening section and a quick, harmonically dissonant coda.
More information about Violent Shadows:
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The bass trombone soloist gets some really good pedal notes in here
I love a good pedal!
I definitely know what pedal notes you are talking about? Every time I want to play pedal notes that loud, I wish I could have good sounds and they are annoying sometimes. I'm going to be a junior in this year in august! And I wanted to play the bass trombone ever since when it was my first year of first playing the trombone. I thought a bass trombone was the one with a F attachment. But my junior high director told me that a bass trombone had two triggers and it is a high school instrument. So then when I was in 9th grade I asked my high school band director if I could play it and he said yes! And I was ready for the challenge and I made 1st Band 2nd in All-Region regular band this year and 2nd Band 1st chair in All-Region Jazz I got to try out for All-State regular band and I sadly did not make it because I practiced so hard but some kid from a different school got scared of my sound and he pushed on my bell. And I was mad because he busted my lip when I had an hour to practice before my audition happened and I did not make it because I could not play these pedal notes that they chose and they took to much air. And this only scale was a hard scale called g# harmonic minor and it is like the hardest scale on the harmonic scales!
Bass trombone really just has a larger bore a senior from my school graduated and got a single trigger bass in college
Gorgeous piece. Glad I was able to stumble across this
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!
This is tremendous!! I forget under what circumstances I discovered this, n why I chose to share this with 3 people, but whatever the reason was, 2 mos later, I am just as taken aback as when I heard this the 1st time. Thank you for sharing your gift.
I just found it four years later! Real nice!
The brutality and meter changes of the fast sections remind me of the work of John Mackey and Eric Whitacre, and the lyrical portions are lovely! As a trombonist myself, I'd love to perform this, but I don't know anyone who would play it with me :(
Two of my biggest influences! I appreciate it! There is a version for bass trombone and piano that might work better for you.
Ah!! Trombones for ever!! This kind of music piece clearly showcases the versatility of the trombone!! 👍 👍 Excellent! !
Thank you so much! Glad to hear you enjoyed the piece!
It’s been probably around a a year and I still can’t stop listening to this
I don't even play trombone, I play saxophone. But this is easily one of the coolest pieces I've come across! Well done.
Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed it.
Same
I think I've listened to this piece just about 20 times and it doesnt get old.
I'm glad you like it!!
So glad I was able to play this in May. Got the highest score on site for the contest in my school. Really fun to play, even with only a piano accompaniment.
Glad you enjoyed it! Congratulations on the great performance!
This was my best quintet I've ever played and heard
Glad you enjoyed it!
6:40 with the gliss, ritardando, and continuing is my favorite part. It sounds so nice
Thank you! It's my wife's favorite part too!
i saw this comment and was like “omg me too” then i saw it was you lmao hi tyler
That's so true
That gliss is SO JUICY
This is easily one of the best pieces I’ve ever discovered
Wow, I really appreciate it! Glad you enjoyed it!
true story i watched someone perform this and fell absolutely head over heels and then he started working with my marching band and he's actually so awesome i hope he comes back next year
This song strangely gives me nostalgia, like it feels like every song I’ve ever listened to a long time ago combined
I always come back to this piece every now and then just to listen to how good this piece is!
This can't get any more awesome!
What a cool piece! Makes me miss being able to play with other bones. I suspect the audio does not do it justice. Sounds like one of those pieces that would give me goosebumps in person.
Thanks, I'm glad the piece spoke to you! The lyrical sections of the piece certainly gave me chills during this performance, but I think I'm pretty biased.
Well done, I love how this piece is written and driving! Quite inspirational
Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed it!
Beautiful bass trombone
with the soloist dropping to pedal A and the 1st trombonist getting up to double D in this piece, and the insane meter changes just makes for an incredibly difficult piece all around
That's the goal!
legend that chris is still replying to comments to this very day
Not all comments 😉
Excellent!
I’m going to be playing bass trombone next year, I’m excited to try this piece
I love this! I can really hear the Steven Verhelst in it, especially that ending. Great job man!
Oh for sure - the section at 2:03 is right out of Devil's Waltz. Glad you enjoyed it though!
who are the 10 soulless cretins who voted thumbs down? Love the Latin vibe in this piece.
IMHO this is so cool it's BADASS. Thank you. (DUDE - you rock)
I appreciate it!! I'm glad you liked the piece!
i love how unapologetically evil this piece is but it sounds so cool
Is 5th trombone being played on tenor? Sounds like it should be played on bass.
I believe trombone 4 and 5 were both played on bass trombones in this performance. It's technically optional, but those parts definitely work better on bass.
@@cehass11 Wonderful, thank you!
It's also possible to play them on tenor
A tenor with f attachment can do it but it is more suitable for a double rotor!! 👍 👍 excellent piece!! I love it!!
I know I'm late but I hope this helps. It only sounds like it's being played on tenor because the EQ isnt quite right for the room they are playing in. If you listen to quite a few of the soloist's low parts, it's lacking a lot of power when they start to push in the lower register. Something easily fixed in a sound editor or audio file compiler.
Superb adventure.... definitely adds flavour to a Trombone romp! Thank you.
Thank YOU for your kind words! Glad you enjoyed it!
This makes me wish I played trombone. Best piece I've ever stumbled across omg
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Nice piece!. I like that.
Wonderful!! Challenging and extremely fun to play
Hey thank you! Glad you're enjoying working on it!
Thanks for coming out to Marshall IL, it was cool to see what you did! Can’t wait for the Drew Keown performance
Thank you so much! It was a pleasure working with the different ensembles at Marshall yesterday!
@@cehass11 it was awesome, thank you
Wonderful composition and so well played by real musicians! Far superior to the rubbish I've just seen elsewhere of sequenced computer-generated trombones!!!
I appreciate it! I'm spoiled having all of these amazing musicians perform my work!
This is a really nice piece and really well played
Thank you so much!
Nice piece. Back when I was studying bass trombone, one had to, many times, look to tuba literature (yes, I'm old and haven't played in 10 years) to find decent material to perform. Should you do something like this again, might I suggest that you consider a tuba instead of a bass trombone for the lowest voice. In my opinion, the tuba's sonority provides a solid foundation and its harmonic overtones lend themselves so well to the trombone choir's fullness. Yes, the solo bass trombone will still come through, even with the tuba, given its timbre. Food for thought.
I appreciate your suggestion! I’ve had performances of this piece with the accompaniment played by a mixed low brass quintet (with trombones, euphoniums, and tubas) and it worked really well. I’m always open to those kind of substitutions. I’ll definitely consider writing a designated tuba part in the future for something like this though!
@@cehass11 Yes, this piece would work well for the mixed brass you described. I know the purists will frown upon me, but I've always preferred a tuba to a contrabass trombone. The tuba just makes the whole ensemble sound richer, fuller, and bigger. Again, a nice piece you wrote. All I've ever written for trombone ensembles are arrangements.
@@michaelquillen2679 I honestly think cimbassos (4 valve contrabass trombones) sound better than tubas for aggressive music.
Imagine playing that high on a b flat tuba
@@sevynturner9200 imagine not playing bydlo on the biggest baddest Bb you can find
Thank you very much for providing attributions.
Of course!
Sounds great!
Thanks buddy!
Great piece. Congrats.
Thank you!!
Final boss of counting
reminds me of a mix of colors for trombone by appermont and devils waltz
Whoa!! That intro is so rhythmic! This ensemble delivers results that remind me of the punch of a sackbut ensemble!
Haha, I appreciate it man! Glad you enjoyed it!
Great piece
Frost Wolf Thank you!
Chris Evan Hass My favorite part is pickups to measure 72
Love that g chord at 5:28
When you listen to this beautiful arrangement hundreds of times you notice things like the two E 16th notes played as an 8th note
Where?
and the cracked high D's from the first trombone
@@obinnanwakwue5735 yeah, but give them a *lil* slack bc they're playing in Alto clef
no discredit to the players but it sounds like it could've used another day or two of practice
Damonusess Brooks
Psssst.... buddy that’s tenor clef
Nice
The chorale section is so beautiful. The chord progressions are so similar in nature but the voicing changes throughout are ingenious along with the slight differences in the melody line as it goes on. And don’t even get me started on the faster more punctual sections. Is the 5th part written for contrabass trombone?
@5:57 I thought I accidentally paused the song lmfao
same lol
I'm not a trombone player, but i really like this piece.
Glad I could convince you to join the dark side!
@@cehass11 oh no
i can finally play measure 44 i feel like a god
Sounds awesome ✨
I am a base bone player and i love it
That’s the goal! Thanks so much!
Could you upload a video on the bass bone w piano accompaniment? I’m tempted to purchase but I want to make sure it meets my expectations
Unfortunately, I don't have a recording of the piano version at the moment. If you give me your email address I can send you the MIDI recording and score of that version though.
Chris Hass awesome! Thank you, my email is
Nathanielclemetson@icloud.com
You got it!
rpbeeler81@gmail.com if you could send it there too that’d be great :)
@@cehass11 would you be able to send me this aswell?
I thought I was going great while easily reaching a Bb1
But then comes that D in 8:32 and I think: "no, I'm not"
i can barely get down to that D but whenever i put more air in, i break it
also, isn't Bb2 the normal Bb for trombones? trombone pedal is Bb1, and the one below thats Bb0 which is the tuba pedal
Todd Xu bass trombones can play that but it’s easier on tuba and contrabass trombone due to larger mouthpiece
@@felixplaystuba6937 i know. i play bass trombone, and by god do i get lightheaded quickly in that register
Todd Xu I tried bass from tuba, seemed the same but I just couldn’t handle moving my arm very fast during 16th notes, I mean it helped me with my high register, but on tuba i start sounding like my lips are pressuring notes from G3 and above
Is there a version with brassorchestra or something else? Intersting bravo
I'm working on a version with wind ensemble at the moment! It should be done in a month or so.
is it okay if i use ‘violent shadows’ in a marching band score i am writing?
Sounds like a cool project! Could you email me to send some more information? Thanks!
Cehass11@gmail.com
Where can I buy this arrangement
hassmusic.com/solo/violentshadows/
Класс👏✊👍
Idk why but the beginning sounds like there is a lot of timing issues but they recover a bit afterwards. Still a good piece regardless
The 5th Trombone Part was a Tuba Part.
I agree, however it is more akin to a Tuba part.
Any tips for getting a wide vibrato like that?
practice moving jaw up and down slowly and start to speed it up
The tenor trombone can play pedals too!
Do you think this would work with a solo tuba?
I think it could! You could just do grace notes instead of the short glisses. Just good luck with the range around 6:40.
@@cehass11 So far I've found that half valves and chromatics help with glisses, also it actually fits really well on a tuba and I'm hoping to perform at my schools iu9 band festival, my problems are H and I think M
uhh me and my friends are gong to do this and they told me to watchthis because its very simmiler to the arrangment we are doing...... why did I opt for trombone 5
i love the peice tho so happy im in the group
im a softmore btw so to the practice rooms i got for the rest of the year
Best of luck! Enjoy all the pedals!
Lol I played this and my brother nailed the bass trombone solo
Could I get the Score and sheet music to this?
Sure, the piece is available for purchase here:
hassmusic.com/solo/violentshadows/
Chris Evan Hass Cool thank you
Frost Wolf Of course!
OMG
Very funny piece!
It may have been a slightly better choice to use x/8 time signatures to fit the pulse better like you did at the end. Sounds really great, though.
I definitely thought of that for the intro/outro, but I decided it’d look cleaner to use x/4 signatures with accents instead. Thanks for the suggestion though!
Why is first in alto clef
Joel Chi - Tenor clef, just so it’s easier to read since the part is in the upper register the whole piece.
BLUECOATS PLEASE PLAY THIS WHEN I JOIN
Trombone 5 would probably also be a bass trombone.
Yep, 5 is a bass bone part and 4 is easier on bass, but could work on tenor with an F attachment instead.
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If I dont see this in a carolina crown show or play it when I get to join, then I'm triggered
I love all the thumbs downs on this video
Sending love to all the h8ers😘😘😘
AJ Muusse It’s only like 1% of the reactions! People love you man!
Yeah, excellent performance of an excellent piece
Rehearsal marking Z!?!?!
Very convenient that that was the last rehearsal letter!!
Seriously though, you nailed the lyrical part, so happy to come across this glorious instrumental masterpiece 2 years late
@@jp2024b That's very kind of you to say! So happy to hear you enjoyed the piece!
Tenor trombone #5 plays lower than the bass trombone in most of the piece??????? Great piece though man
Brylan Caldwell Trombone 5 is also a bad as well as Trombone 4.
Pretty sick, the time signatures are an oof, though.
When I saw that it was a trombone sextet, I was kind of turned off, but it sounds pretty alright. Good job
8:32 ahahaha
No :)
Orchestration:
2 Tenor Trombones
2 Bass Trombones
Solo Bass Trombone
3 Tenor Trombones (Tbns 1, 2, 3)
It seems 7 villages have lost their idiots..dislike what?
Too easy, make it harder.
Maybe next time 😉