Wagner - Three Wesendonck Lieder for Solo Trombone and 5-part Trombone Ensemble Bizet with whistling

with whistling

Originally scored for a Chamber String Ensemble

the piece incorporates elements from both the jazz and classical realms and features a unique harmonic reinterpretation of John Coltrane’s Giant Steps

and is for moderately advanced players with good endurance

Martin Luther took the Latin words from the Roman mass and the melody from a 1525 Wittenberg publication

Wagner - Three Wesendonck Lieder for Solo Trombone and 5-part Trombone Ensemble Bizet with whistlingWagner composed five songs or lieder for voice and piano in 1857 58 based on poems by Mathilde Wesendonck, the wife of one of his patrons, and have thus been known as the Wesendonck Lieder over time. Three of them: Der Engel (The Angel), Schmerzen (Sorrows), and Trume (Dreams) have been beautifully arranged for solo Trombone (may be performed on Tenor or Bass Trombone) and 5 part Trombone Ensemble by Bob Burnham. They are very beautiful to listen to!