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View: Pitch Designations,” International Trombone Journal 44, No Florida State University Libraries Electronic Theses, Treatises and Dissertations The Graduate School 2018 Twenty-First Century Unaccompanied Bass Trombone Solos Written by Composers Who Play or Have Played Trombone Christopher Thomas Brown Follow this and additional works at the DigiNole: FSU's Digital Repository. For more information, please contact [email protected] FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MUSIC TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY UNACCOMPANIED BASS TROMBONE SOLOS WRITTEN BY COMPOSERS WHO PLAY OR HAVE PLAYED TROMBONE By CHRISTOPHER THOMAS BROWN A Treatise submitted to the College of Music in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Music 2018 Christopher Thomas Brown defended this treatise on March 29, 2018 The members of the supervisory committee were: John Drew Professor Directing Treatise Richard Clary University Representative Christopher Moore Committee Member Leon Anderson Committee Member The Graduate School has verified and approved the above-named committee members, and certifies that the treatise has been approved in accordance with university requirements. ii Dedicated to my family. iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to thank my primary teacher Dr. John Drew and the members of my supervisory committee, Professor Anderson, Professor Clary, and Dr. Moore for their guidance and support throughout this degree program. iv TABLE OF CONTENTS List of Musical Examples ................................................................................................. vi Abstract ............................................................................................................................. ix 1. INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................... 1 2. HISTORY OF THE BASS TROMBONE ...................................................................... 3 3. CONFLICTION BY ADRIAN MORRIS ..................................................................... 11 4. CHECK BY JAMES BICIGO ...................................................................................... 16 5. SOMETHING TO PLAY BY DAVID FETTER ........................................................... 22 6. TANGO & GYMNASTICS BY MARK NIGHTINGALE ............................................. 28 7. MUST TRY HARDER BY BRIAN LYNN.................................................................... 34 8. 4 IMPROMPTUS FOR LOW BONE ALONE BY BRAD EDWARDS ....................... 39 9. THREE MOVEMENTS FOR UNACCOMPANIED BASS TROMBONE BY PHILIP BRINK .47 10. FIRST THINGS FIRST BY FRANK GULINO .......................................................... 54 11. SUMMARY ................................................................................................................ 59 References ......................................................................................................................... 60 Biographical Sketch .......................................................................................................... 63 v LIST OF MUSICAL EXAMPLES 2.1 Pitch Designations ........................................................................................................ 6 3.1 Confliction mm. 9-10 .................................................................................................. 13 3.2 Confliction mm. 96-99 ................................................................................................ 13 3.3 Confliction m. 18 ........................................................................................................ 13 3.4 Confliction mm. 13-14 ................................................................................................ 14 3.5 Confliction mm. 135-138 ............................................................................................ 14 4.1 Check m. 9 .................................................................................................................. 18 4.2 Check m. 10 ................................................................................................................ 18 4.3 Check m. 12 ................................................................................................................ 18 4.4. Check m. 12, no. 2 ..................................................................................................... 18 4.5 Check m. 42 ................................................................................................................ 18 4.6 Check m. 124 .............................................................................................................. 19 4.7 Check m. 126 .............................................................................................................. 19 4.8 Check m. 14 ................................................................................................................ 19 4.9 Check m. 10 ................................................................................................................ 20 4.10 Check m. 11 .............................................................................................................. 20 4.11 Check m. 137-138 ..................................................................................................... 21 4.12 Check mm. 90-91 ...................................................................................................... 21 5.1 Something to Play I. mm. 1-2 ..................................................................................... 24 5.2 Something to Play I. mm. 25-26 ................................................................................. 24 5.3 Something to Play I. mm. 28-29 ................................................................................. 24 vi 5.4 Something to Play I. mm. 22-24 ................................................................................. 25 5.5. Something to Play II. m. 9 ......................................................................................... 25 5.6 Something to Play II. m. 24 ........................................................................................ 26 5.7. Something to Play II. m. 17 ....................................................................................... 26 6.1 Tango & Gymnastics mm. 5-7 .................................................................................... 30 6.2 Tango & Gymnastics mm. 149-151 ............................................................................ 31 6.3 Tango & Gymnastics mm. 120-121 ............................................................................ 32 6.4 Tango & Gymnastics mm. 142-143 ............................................................................ 32 7.1 Must Try Harder m. 144 ............................................................................................. 36 7.2 Must Try Harder m. 14 ............................................................................................... 36 7.3 Must Try Harder mm. 1-3 ........................................................................................... 36 7.4 Must Try Harder mm. 111-113 ................................................................................... 37 7.5 Must Try Harder mm. 140-143 ................................................................................... 37 8.1 4 Impromptus for Low Bone Alone: #1. m. 14 ............................................................ 42 8.2 4 Impromptus for Low Bone Alone: #1. mm. 30-37 ................................................... 43 8.3 4 Impromptus for Low Bone Alone: #1. mm. 66-77 ................................................... 43 8.4. 4 Impromptus for Low Bone Alone: #1. mm. 118-122 .............................................. 44 8.5 4 Impromptus for Low Bone Alone: #2. m. 1 .............................................................. 44 8.6 4 Impromptus for Low Bone Alone: #2. mm. 13-21 ................................................... 45 8.7 4 Impromptus for Low Bone Alone: #2. mm. 1-5 ....................................................... 45 8.8 4 Impromptus for Low Bone Alone: #4. mm. 58-65 ................................................... 46 9.1 Three Movements for Unaccompanied Bass Trombone: 1. mm. 1-4 ......................... 48 9.2 Three Movements for Unaccompanied Bass Trombone: 1. mm. 23-29 ..................... 49 vii 9.3 Three Movements for Unaccompanied Bass Trombone: 2. m. 37 .............................. 50 9.4 Three Movements for Unaccompanied Bass Trombone: 2. m. 28 .............................. 50 9.5 Three Movements for Unaccompanied Bass Trombone: 2. m. 6 ................................ 50 9.6 Three Movements for Unaccompanied Bass Trombone: 2. mm. 19-22 ..................... 51 9.7 Three Movements for Unaccompanied Bass Trombone: 2. m. 39 .............................. 51 9.8 Three Movements for Unaccompanied Bass Trombone: 3. mm. 1-6 ......................... 52 9.9 Three Movements for Unaccompanied Bass Trombone: 3. mm. 24-29 ..................... 52 10.1 First Things First mm. 1-4........................................................................................ 56 10.2 First Things First mm. 44-46.................................................................................... 56 10.3 First Things First m. 23 ............................................................................................ 57 10.4 First Things First mm. 33-36.................................................................................... 57 viii ABSTRACT Because of composers' ongoing contributions to the repertoire,
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