Two-Bone Concerto
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Subtitle: For Two Trombones & Wind Orchestra
General Info
Year: 2016
Duration: c. 20:45
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Amstel Music
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - €350.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
Solo Trombone I-II
C Piccolo/Flute III
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
English Horn
Bassoon I-II
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III-IV
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Piano
Harp
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV, including:
(percussion detail desired)
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
It gives me true pleasure to introduce my third solo work for trombone and wind orchestra, Two-Bone Concerto. It is written for two tenor trombones and follows two notable offspring, my 1995 T-Bone Concerto and 2007’s Canticles for bass trombone. This new work is written for and dedicated to trombone legends Joseph Alessi and Jörgen van Rijen who, in my mind, are among the world’s finest trombone players. Besides Alessi's and van Rijen’s orchestral positions as principal trombone with the New York Philharmonic and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam, respectively, they both have built outstanding careers as soloists, and they also frequently perform together with the World Trombone Quartet, along with Michel Becquet and Stefan Schulz.
The trombone was my primary instrument during earlier years when I was performing more than composing or conducting, and it will always remain close to my musical heart. I had the honor to conduct both Joe and Jörgen separately many times in performances of T-Bone Concerto all over the globe, and we all have become close friends. So it was about time I wrote a piece to showcase both their highly individual, yet equally stellar virtuosity and witness their chemistry on stage. No commission involved; I wrote Two-Bone Concerto purely out of friendship and admiration for their fabulous musicianship.
The world première of Two-Bone Concerto took place during the International Trombone Festival at the Juilliard School of Music in New York. I couldn’t think of a better platform than this prestigious festival, with numerous renowned trombone players, students and fans attending.
- Program Note from composer
Commercial Discography
- Audio CD: New York Wind Symphony (Johan de Meij, conductor; Joseph Alessi and Jörgen van Rijen, trombones)
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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- Ball State University (Muncie, Ind.) Wind Symphony (Caroline Hand, conductor; Joseph Alessi and Chris Van Hof, trombone) – 20 March 2020
- Symphonic Wind Orchestra St. Michael Of Thorn (Netherlands) (Ivan Meylemans, conductor; Jörgen van Rijen and Alexander Verbeek, trombones) – 20 July 2017 - WASBE Conference (Utrecht, Netherlands)
- Harmonie St. Michaël van Thorn (Ivan Meylemans, conductor; Jörgen van Rijen and Alexander Verbeek, trombones) – 26 May 2017
Works for Winds by This Composer
- African Harmony (2017)
- Aladdin Suite (as arranger)
- American Prelude
- Aquarium (1991)
- At Kitty O'Shea's (2011)
- Beatles Collection (as arranger) (1982)
- Canticles (2007)
- Casanova (2000)
- Celtic Classics (2016)
- Ceremonial Fanfare (2005)
- Chanson de Matin (as arranger) (c. 1890/1988)
- Clair de lune (as arranger) (1890/1905/2017)
- Cloud Factory (2011)
- Continental Overture (1997)
- Copacabana (as arranger)
- Downtown Divertimento (2014)
- Dutch Masters Suite (2008)
- Echoes of San Marco (2016)
- Edgar (as arranger) (1889/2008)
- Extreme Make-Over (2004)
- Extreme Beethoven (2012)
- Fellini (2015)
- Festive Hymn (2007)
- Fifty Shades of E (2016)
- Highlights from "Riverdance" (as arranger) (1994/2014)
- Highlights from the Seville Suite (as arranger) (1992/2011)
- Hobbits Dance and Hymn (arr. Lavender) (1987/2006)
- Honky Tonk Ragtime (as arranger) (1985)
- James Bond 007 (1983/2021)
- Jazz Suite No. 2 (as arranger) (post-1956/1994)
- March (as arranger) (post-1956/1994)
- Lyric Waltz (as arranger) (post-1956/1995)
- Dance I (as arranger) (post-1956/1994)
- Dance II (as arranger) (post-1956/1994)
- Waltz No. 2 (as arranger) (post-1956/1994)
- Finale (as arranger) (post-1956/1994)
- Joropo (as arranger)
- Jupiter Hymn (as arranger)
- Klezmer Classics (2004)
- La Fanciulla del West (as arranger) (1910/2008)
- La Quintessenza (1990/1998)
- Les Papillons (as editor)
- Loch Ness (1988)
- Lord of the Rings. See: Symphony No. 1
- Lord of the Rings (arr. Lavender) (1987/2001)
- Los Cuatro Vientos (2021)
- Madurodam (1997)
- March to Mars (as arranger) (1987)
- Marche Americana (as editor) (1997)
- A Midsummer Night's Dream (as arranger) (1826/2022)
- Moment for Morricone (as arranger) (1966/1996)
- Mondriaan (2021)
- Musical Highlights from "Chess" (as arranger) (1993)
- The Painted Bird (2021)
- Pavane (as arranger) (1899/1991)
- Pennsylvania Faux Songs (2018)
- Phantom of the Opera (as arranger)
- Polish Christmas Music, Part I (1995)
- Ratatouille Satirique (as arranger) (/1994)
- Romeo and Juliet (as arranger). See: Suite from the Ballet "Romeo & Juliet"
- Rotterdam 1945 (2019)
- Sinfonietta No. 1 (2011/2012)
- Songs from the Catskills (2012)
- Spring (2010)
- Star Wars Saga (as arranger) (1987)
- Suite for Variety Orchestra (as arranger) (post 1956/1994)
- Suite from the Ballet "Romeo & Juliet" (as arranger) (1935/1990)
- Summer (2013)
- Symphony No. 1 (1987)
- Symphony No. 2 (1993)
- Symphony No. 3 (2007)
- Symphony No. 4 (2013)
- Symphony No. 5 (2018)
- Ancalagon, the Black (2018)
- UFO Concerto (2012)
- T-Bone Concerto (1996)
- Te Deum (as transcriber) (1900/2010)
- Two-Bone Concerto (2016)
- Teddy Trombone (as arranger)
- Triptychon (2023)
- Triumphal March (as arranger) (1872/2003)
- Un Momento Dado (2021)
- The Venetian Collection
- Via Claudia (2012)
- Wind in the Willows (2002)
- Windy City Overture (2006)
- The Witches' Sabbath (as arranger)
- The Woman in White (as arranger) (2006)
- The Year 2020 (2022)
Resources
- Johan de Meij website Accessed 21 July 2017
- Perusal score