Solo Title: Concerto
Composer and Arranger: Henri Tomasi (1901-1971)
Publisher Code: Alphonse Leduc, AL21687
Date Published: 1956
Clef: Bass and Tenor
Purchase Link: Sheet Music Plus
Recording: Christian Lindberg, All The Lonely People, BIS Records
Tomasi’s Concerto for trombone is one of the quintessential works that shows everything the trombone is known as a soloistic instrument. From the opening notes, with its “tip of the hat” to Tommy Dorsey’s Trombonology, to the use of straight and cup mutes in the second movement, this concerto takes the soloist on a journey of French style. Lyrical playing at a fast tempo is found in the first movement with a slow test of endurance in the second movement. The third movement races through technical passages. Be aware that bass, tenor, and treble clefs are used frequently throughout the work.
| Movements and Tempo Markings | Duration | |||||||
| I. Andante Et Scherzo-Valse Lento assai rubato (dotted q=54) Allegro (h=80) Tempo di Valse (dotted h=56) | 7' | |||||||
| I. Nocturne Andante (q=60) Lent (q=52) | 5' | |||||||
| III. Tambourin Allegro giocoso (q=144) | 4' | |||||||
| Organization’s Class and Grade Levels | FMEA | ISSMA | ITA | NYSSMA | OMEA | PMEA | UIL | |
| (What is This?) | 6 / 7 [1] | NL | 6 | NL | A [2] | NL | 1 [3] | |
| Grading Points Scale | Level | Total Points | Range | Rhythm | Tempo | Duration | Bonus | |
| (What is This?) | - | - | F2 to D5 | 16th | 74 bpm | 16' | See Footnote [4] | |
| 5 (4.5) | 22.5 | 2.5 | 4 | 2 | 10 (max) | 4 | ||
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- FMEA Level 6 requires movement 1 and 2 OR 2 and 3. Level 7 requires all movements.
- OMEA requires movement 1 OR movement 2 and 3.
- UIL requires movements 1 and 2 OR movements 2 and 3.
- Clef Changes (1), Mute (1), Meter Changes (1), Interval Jump (1)