Solo Tenor Trombone with Orchestra.

Five movements.

Also available:
Piano reduction (catalogue number: C607).

Commissioned in 1985 by John Esaias and the Burford Orchestra, for the trombonist Michael Skitt.
First performed in March 1986.
Fully revised in 2018.

This concerto can be performed in any of the following configurations:

• • ‘Concerto‘ (movements I – V) duration: 20 minutes
  • ‘Concertino‘ (movements I, III and V) duration: 13½ minutes
  • ‘Buffoonery‘ (last movement only) duration: 4 minutes

Contents

• • • • • I     Prologue 4½ minutes
        • II    Aria 3½ minutes
        • III   Scherzo 5 minutes
        • IV  Canzona 3 minutes
        • V   Buffoonery 4 minutes

Orchestration

Trombone Solo
Flute 1
Flute 2 (optionally doubling on Piccolo)
Oboe 1
Oboe 2 (optionally doubling on Cor Anglais)
Clarinet 1 in Bb
Clarinet 2 in Bb
Bassoon 1
Bassoon 2
Trumpet 1 in Bb
Trumpet 2 in Bb
Horn 1 in F
Horn 2 in F
Timpani
Percussion
Large Bass Drum
Large Suspended Tam-tam
Large Suspended Cymbal
Clashed Cymbals
Gockenspiel
Whip
Swanee Whistle
Wood Block
Rock Drum Kit
Violin I
Violin II
Viola
Violoncello
Double Bass