First and Third for trombone quartet (PDF sheet music)

Description

Composer: Adam Scott Neal
Instrumentation: Trombone Quartet
Format: Downloadable PDF — Score and Parts
Length: 35 pages total (including cover and front matter)
Size: 8.5 × 11 in.

Preview

Recording

Program note

I remember being aghast at one of my fellow trombonists in middle-school band who referred to pitches only by their slide position numbers. This obviously affected his playing– all too often a D emerged from his bell when the music displayed a G. After all, to him they were both “fourth.” This piece uses pitches primarily found in first and third positions, though there is a good bit of second and fourth as well (and any alternate positions are up to the players). The title is also a baseball reference. It was composed for the Guidonian Hand.

Performances

• Guidonian Hand – The Cell Theatre, NYC, 10/4/16

About the Work

First and Third is an original composition for intermediate to advanced trombone players interested in contemporary repertoire influenced by funk, rock, and minimalism. The piece is available exclusively as a digital download (PDF score and parts) directly from the composer’s catalog.