Reflective Mood

Sammy Nestico

Subtitle: Trombone Solo with Concert Band

General Info

Year: 1964
Duration: c. 4:10
Difficulty: IV (solo); III (ensemble) (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Trombone and Piano
Publisher: Kendor Music
Cost: Score and Parts – Out of print.

Instrumentation

Full Score
Solo Trombone
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Cornet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Percussion, including:

Bass Drum
Crash Cymbals
Orchestra Bells
Snare Drum
Suspended Cymbal
Triangle

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Written in 1964 and dedicated to his trombone teacher, Matthew Shiner, this popular Nestico original is a warm ballad with rubato passages, two cadenzas, and a high range to B4.

- Program Note from publisher

Media

Audio CD: Tennessee Tech Symphony Band (Joseph Herman, conductor; Joshua Hauser, trombone) - 2012

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project

University of Kentucky (Lexington) Wind Symphony (John Cody Birdwell, conductor; Brad Kerns, trombone) - 18 September 2022
Allan Hancock College (Santa Maria, Calif.) Concert Band (Greg Stoll, conductor; Bruce Scott, trombone) – 13 May 2017
Polizeiorchester Niedersachsen (Hanover, Germany) (Thomas Boger, conductor; Rolf Gaedecke, trombone) – 13 October 2012

Works for Winds by This Composer

All Through the Night (as arranger) (1964)
American Originals (as arranger) (1989)
Apotheosis (1968)
Armed Forces Medley (as arranger)
The Boys of Wexford (as arranger) (1963/2007)
Christmas Joy (1971)
A Fireside Christmas (as arranger) (1992)
Good Swing Wenceslas (as arranger) (2006)
The Greenbriars of Wexley (1966)
Jingle Bells (as arranger)
Los Valientes (1979/1991)
March for the Young
Malagueña (as arranger)
Marines' Hymn Apotheosis. See: Apotheosis
Pacific Island Fantasy (1980)
Persuasion (2001)
Portrait of a Trumpet (1965)
Reflections
Reflective Mood (1964)
Rhapsody for Concert Band and Jazz Ensemble (as arranger) (1975)
Rhapsody for Flugelhorn
Salute to American Jazz (as arranger) (1994)
Seascape
Shield of Freedom (1982)
The Silver Quill (with Harpham) (1967)
A Tribute to Harry James (2006)
Tribute to Sammy Davis, Jr
A Tribute to Stephen Foster (as arranger) (1968)
Two Christmas Carols (1972)
Two Folk Songs
Vaquero (arr. Bocook) (1967)
When You Wish Upon a Star (as arranger) (1940/1976)

Resources

Nestico, S. (1964). Reflective Mood: Trombone Solo with Concert Band [score]. Kendor Music: Delevan, N.Y.