TROMBONE
Piano Score Allegro q = ca. 132 On the beach...
Trombone
Piano
5
f
marcato
f
FRANK TICHELI
mp legato
p
legato
ff
f
rit. (2nd time only)
mp
mp
p
Fine
DANCE OF THE WALRUS, for Solo Trombone
25
mp
p legato
p
mp
We end Book I of Making Music Matter with a solo piece for your instrument. This piece may be performed with or without piano. This solo piece is provided as a reward for all of your accomplishments. You could play this piece for family or friends, or in a public recital. Or you could just have fun playing the piece for your own personal enjoyment. About this Solo Piece On the one hand, Dance of the Walrus has something that comes naturally to the trombone — the glissando. On the other hand, the piece reveals two sides of the trombone’s expressive personality — one humorous, and the other more graceful and gentle. The first 12 bars convey the image of a walrus crawling around somewhat clumsily on a beach. But starting in bar 13, you can imagine the walrus in the water, where it is as graceful as any animal can be.
192
21
p
mf
in the water...
17
9
f marcato
FOR SOLO TROMBONE With or Without Piano
TROMBONE
13
DANCE OF THE WALRUS
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The trombone glissando does not appear elsewhere Book I, but it’s quite easy (and fun) to do! Here’s how: For the first gliss (in bar 1) just slide from the 6th position C to the 3rd position E-Flat so that we hear the glissando effect. Do the same thing in the next bar, sliding from the 4th position D to 1st position F.
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Note that the music calls for a crescendo during the glissando, and that the second note of the glissando is always shorter than the first note.
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In bar 5, remember that marcato means “marked.” In music, that means to articulate notes more aggressively with an accented attack.
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Starting in bar 13, the trombone becomes graceful and lyrical in quality. Play the notes in a very connected fashion (legato). You’ll need to move the slide quickly but gracefully between these notes to enhance the gentle lyricism of the melody.
D.C. al Fine