Danse Bacchanale (Saint-Sæns)

Practice recordings of Danse Bacchanale for VYO trombone section. Original audio sourced from Gustavo Dudamel conducting the Berliner Philharmoniker (video below). Overdubs hastily recorded by me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbkCfxnoY4A
Recording with all trombone parts
minus 1st trombone
minus 2nd trombone

Slama #22

I absolutely love the Anton Slama book. There are so many studies in here which start like a basic scale exercise, but then take you someplace completely different. Many others are much more like a Bordogni vocalise. Regardless of style, tempo, or key (all sharps and flats found in here!), they always interest me.

In #22, I like to disregard the tempo marking of Moderato in order to get the whole thing done in one breath. Slide position suggestions are useful with a straight horn, but don’t make a lot of sense with an F attachment. The key is to practice difference lines slowly, and frequently switching the target areas, always staying cool and relaxed.

19 measures, one breath.