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Diversions for flute and trombone - sheet music

SKU: NDV 420X
GTIN: 9790502882884
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Diversions for
flute and trombone

I. "First Impressions" (2:50)
Ia. "The Challenge" (2:35)
II. "By Starlight" (3:50)
III. "Carnival" (2:50)

Score incl. individual parts

Level of difficulty: 5=Very difficult

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About the Composition
Diversions (2009) for flute and trombone by Howard J. Buss. The 4 colorful and entertaining movements are programmatic in a general way.
“First Impressions” is a friendly musical conversation reflecting the ebb and flow of ideas that two people may exchange and develop when meeting the first time.
The music has an easygoing quality with the discourse becoming quite excited at times.
“The Challenge” begins with a flute cadenza that highlights the agility the instrument with rapid tonguing, quick dashes of sound, and trills.
When the trombonist enters and demonstrates to the surprised flutist the ability to execute similar passages also with agility and finesse, it becomes apparent that a challenge has been issued.
For the remainder of the movement the two players try to impress one another with their individual technical prowess.
The manner in which the two finish the movement together suggests the contest is a draw.
“By Starlight” has a beautiful and romantic atmosphere. The lyricism is woven into a predominately consonant harmonic tapestry that at times melts into poignant dissonance.
By contrast, the freewheeling final movement, “Carnival”, is bright and exuberant. The colorful music and rondo-like form is suggestive of a carousel in motion.

Performance Notes
Diversions is constructed so that it may be performed with or without “The Challenge.”
This movement is technically more adventurous than the other three because it includes passages that incorporate rapid tonguing fragments requiring double and triple tonguing.
Unlike the other movements, “The Challenge” also contains some theatrics that ask the players to interact with some histrionic gestures.
Nevertheless, performers are encouraged to perform “The Challenge” with the other movements whenever possible as it adds an intriguing dimension to the overall work.
The trombonist must be careful not to overpower the flutist and should calibrate his/her dynamic range with that of the flute as well as the acoustics of the particular performance venue.
In movement 1a., “The Challenge”, the trombonist may need to play louder in order to overcome the resistance of the harmon mute and maintain the proper balance with the flute.

edition:	Score, parts
difficulty:	5=difficult
Genre:	Contemporary
instrumentation:	duet (flute, trombone)
author / composer:	Howard J. Buss
playing time:	00:12:30
extent:	48 pages
year of publication:	2024
ISMN:	9790502882884
publishing number:	NDV 420X

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