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Trombone Guide

By Alex Knutrud

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Guidelines

Tarmac

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For Bass Trombone

Difficulty: Pro

A 4 minute recital finisher for bass trombone alone. Tarmac plays on virtuosic and dexterous control of the instrument while employing commercial jazz techniques and styles.

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Suite of Sketches

for Tenor Trombone

Difficulty: Advanced

A five movement suite for trombone and based upon 5 different paintings that hang in the museum of fine arts in Boston, MA. This work is stylistically similar to a bach cello suite.

This method book is designed to be an all-encompassing methodology for alto trombone. From the very beginner to the seasoned professional, this book has something for everybody.

AltoNative Methods

A practical guide to the alto trombone

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Baba Yaga

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for Tenor Trombone

Difficulty: Pro

A recital finisher for Tenor Trombone alone. Baba Yaga uses virtuosic command of the tenor trombone and wide lip slurs to portray an eastern european folk legend.

Starlight Highway

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for Alto Trombone
and
Piano

Difficulty: Pro

A Concertino based upon the groundbreaking work of Physicist Stephen hawking. I will be performing this at ITF 2022. Available for purchase now, and originally recorded by myself and pianist Thomas Weaver.

Cathedral of Dreams

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For Trombone Octet

Difficulty: Pro

This piece was written to honor my grandfather, Architect E. Crawley Cooper. Cathedral of Dreams is a passacaglia built around an ever-changing setting that mirrors a dream I had shortly after my grandfather passed, where he was designing a cathedral from his thoughts, forming around me as he toured me through many different rooms, rapidly changing as we went.

Cellarium of Stone

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For Trombone Quartet

Difficulty: Advanced

This quartet is written based upon a motet that I wrote to depict Fountains Abbey, a monestary still standing today from the 12th century.

Eidetic Secrets

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for Tenor Trombone
and
Harp

A Romance written for trombone and harp, this shorter work allows for interesting interplay between different textures.

The Second Chapter in AltoNative Pedagogy, this book contains an advanced etude for Alto Trombone in each key, all modeled after different composers to help build your sense of style.

Altonative Unchained

Difficulty:
Advanced

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Etudes for the concert hall for tenor trombone.

12 Etudes of the Round Table

Difficulty:
Intermediate-Advanced

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Northland Sketches

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For Horn, Trombone, and Tuba or Bass Trombone

Difficulty: Advanced

A set of four pieces, each based upon a place in northern New England.

Sonata For
Trombone and
Piano

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For Trombone and Piano

Difficulty: Pro

My first sonata for Trombone and Piano, this three-movement work is based around a four-note cell (F-C-G-Dflat).

The Lion's Shield

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For Trombone Octet

Difficulty: Intermediate-Advanced

A fanfare octet originally for 7 bass trombones, then reworked for traditional octet. Commissioned for the Jeju Wind Ensemble Festival 2024.

Chimera

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For Bass Trombone
(And optional pedal)

An unaccompanied programatic work that plays on three different themes fused together. Commissioned by Evan Conroy, ITF 2022.

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