Bass Trombone Materials

Etude and Method Books:

Aharoni - New Method for Bass Trombone

-The Non-Classic Bass Trombone

Arban’s – Complete Method for Trombone

Bitsch – 14 Etudes de Rhythm

Blazevich – Clef Studies

-70 Studies for Tuba

-Sequences

Blume – 36 Studies for Trombone w/F attachment

Bordogni/Rochut-Melodious Etudes

Boutry- 12 Etudes de Perfection

Clarke, H.L. - Technical Studies

Concone/Korak – The Complete Solfeggi

Faulise – F&D Double Valve Bass Trombone

Fink – Introducing the Alto Clef

-Introducing the Tenor Clef

Gillis – 20 Etudes

-70 Progressive Studies

Gregoriev – 24 Studies

-78 Studies for Tuba

Johnson, J.J. – Solos (transcribed by Leisenring & Butler)

Knaub – Technical Studies

Kopprasch – 60 Selected Studies (both Trbn. & Tuba versions)

LaFosse – School of Sight Reading

Mantia – Trombone Virtuoso

Charlie Parker Omnibook

Pederson - Advanced Etudes

The “Real” Book (or any good fake book)

Remington – Warm Ups

Slama – 66 Studies in All Keys

Schlossberg – Daily Drills

Teele – Advanced Embrouchre Studies for Bass Trombone

Toulon – Basique IV – Style et nuances

Tyrell – 40 Advanced Studies for B-Flat Bass

Uber – Concert Etudes

-Studies (30)

Vernon – A Singing Approach to the Trombone (and other Brass)

Wilson/Viola – Chord Studies for Trombone

Solos:

Adler – Canto II

Bach – Six Suites for Cello Solo

Casterede – Fantasie Concertante

-Sonatine

Bolter – Of Mountains

Bozza – New Orleans

Brahms – Cello Sonatas

Broughton – Sonata for Tuba

Brubeck, C. – Concerto

Damase - Prelude, Elegie & Finale

David - Concertino (transposed to B-flat for Bass Trombone)

Dedrick – Inspiration

Dossett – Trilogy

Ewazen – Ballade

-Concertino ( w/ Trombone Choir)

-Concerto

-Dagon II

Fetter – Bass Lines

-Variations on Palestrina's Dona Nobis Pacem

Frank – Variations on Barnacle Bill the Sailor

Frescobaldi – Canzoni per Basso Solo

Friedman – OS

Galliard – Sonatas

George – Concerto

Gillingham - Sonata

Grantham - Sonata in One Movement

Hovahaness – Sym. #34 (Bass Trombone Concerto)

Jacob – Cameos

Kotsier – Allegro Maestoso

-Falstaffiade (w/ trbn. trio)

Lebedev – Concerto #1 & 2

Liptak – Flaming Angel (w/Harpsichord)

Lieb – Concertino Basso

Liszt – Hosanna (w/Organ)

McCarty – Sonata

Mueller – Praeludium, Chorale, & Variations

Nelhybel – Concerto

Pilss – Concerto

Premru – Concerto for Tuba

Sachse – Concertino in F

Schnyder – subZERO – Concerto for Bass Trombone

-Sonata

-Kislev

-Tammuz

Semler-Collery – Barcarolle et Chanson Bachique

Siekmann – Concerto

Spillman – Concerto

-Two Songs

Strauss – Horn Concerto #1 (trans. for Tuba)

Sulek – Sonata (Tenor Solo…works well for Bass)

Telemann – 12 Fantasies

Tomasi – Etre Ou Ne Pas Etre (w/Trbn. Trio)

Vaughn-Williams – Tuba Concerto

White – Tetra Ergon

Wilder – Sonata

Williams, J. – Concerto for Tuba

Woud - Serenade (w/trbn. quartet)

Zwillich – Concerto

Chamber Music

Albam – Escapade (w/WW 5-tet)

Dedrick – Inspiration (w/trpts, hns, cl, and cello)

Ellington (arr. Abene) – Come Sunday (w/violin & piano)

Everett – Duos (w/clarinet)

Glass – Diversions (w/ 2 flutes)

Hartley – Sonata da camera (w/ oboe, 2 cls, & bsn)

Hibbard – Bass Trombone, Bass Clarinet, Harp

Liebman – Remembrance (w/WW 4-tet)

Liptak – Chamber Concerto #2 (w/fl, vln, cello, vibes, & piano)

Lund – Plane Dancing (w/fl, trpt, bass cl, & perc)

McCarty – Sonata (w/ String 4-tet)

Poulenc – Sonata (w/trpt & horn)

Premru – Concertino (w/ WW 4-tet)

Rzewski – Moonrise with Memories (w/ 6 soprano range instruments)

Schmidt – Concertino (w/ WW 5-tet)

Stravinsky – Concertino

-In Memorium Dylan Thomas (Tenor, String 4-tet, Trbn. 4-tet)

-Octet for Winds

-L’histoire du Soldat

Szollosy – 100 bars for Tom Everett (w/ Bongos)

Tucker – Four Cantigas (w/ Fl/piccolo & 2 Percussionists)

Villa-Lobos – Choros #4 (w/ 3 horns)

Wourinen – Archangel (w/ String 4-tet)

Archaeopteryx (w/ chamber orchestra)

Trio for Bass Instruments (w/ Tuba & String Bass)

This is a list of important works for my bass trombone students to have studied, or at least be familiar with.