Passaggi

Stephen Gryc

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Subtitle: Concerto for Trombone and Wind Ensemble

General Info

Year: 2005 / 2006
Duration: c. 22:00
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Trombone and orchestra
Publisher: Stephen Gryc
Cost: Score and Parts; (digital) - $250.00 | Score Only (print) - $25.00

Movements

1. Preludio – 5:20
2. Variazioni – 10:40
3. Scherzi tempestosi – 5:35

Instrumentation

Full Score
Solo Trombone
C Piccolo
Flute I-II-III-IV (III doubling Piccolo; IV doubling Piccolo and Alto Flute)
Oboe I-II
English Horn
Bassoon I-II-III
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Saxophone
E-flat Alto Saxophone
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Harp
Celesta
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III

(percussion detail desired)

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

What a privilege it was to write a trombone concerto for the great Joe Alessi. My friend and colleague Edward Cumming conducted the two premiere performances with Joe and the Hartford Symphony. Another friend and colleague, Glen Adsit, asked for a wind ensemble version which was promptly recorded by Joe and the Hartt Wind Ensemble.

I am (or was, at least) a trombone player, so Passaggi (Italian for passages) is autobiographical in a way. Each of the three movements represents a different stage in the life of a musician and is dedicated to a different trombonist in my life. The three dedicatees are Daniel Livesay (both Joe's and my trombone teacher), Leslie Bassett (my composition teacher), and Joseph Alessi (the man!).

- Program Note by composer

Media

Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown (Joe Alessi, trombone)
Audio CD: Hartt School Wind Ensemble (Glen Adsit, conductor; Joe Alessi, trombone)

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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The Hart School (Hartford, Conn.) Wind Ensemble (Glen Adsit, conductor; Scott Hartman, trombone) – 31 March 2007 (CBDNA 2007 National Conference, Ann Arbor, Mich.) *Premiere Performance*

Works for Winds by This Composer

Blue Rider
Concerto for Winds and Percussion (2011)
Evensong (2000)
Fanfare for a Noble Rebel
Fire Brigade Volunteers Quick March
Fly High
Golden Gate (2015)
Guignol (2016)
Las Campanas (2001/2009)
Masquerade Variations on a Theme of Sergei Prokofiev (1997/2004)
Passaggi (2005/2006)
Rossiniana (2016)
Six Romances after Mendelssohn (2013)

Resources

Battisti, Frank. The NEW Winds of Change. Meredith Music Publications, 2018, pp. 273-274.
Gryc website Accessed 10 September 2021