Violent Shadows for Solo Bass Trombone and Trombone Quintet (Perusal Score)
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5 жыл бұрынThe premiere performance of Violent Shadows for Bass Trombone and Trombone Quintet, performed by AJ Muusse and members of the CMU Trombone Studio at my Master's Composition Recital in 2018.
Program Notes:
Violent Shadows was originally written for AJ Muusse in 2017. The wind ensemble version of the piece was written in 2019 for Evan Clifton and a consortium of 9 bass trombonists. Inspired by progressive rock, Violent Shadows showcases the different characters of the bass trombone, from the loud and aggressive side commonly associated with the instrument to the more pure and lyrical side.
Throughout the piece, the solo and accompaniment parts work in opposition to one another. The piece begins with an energetic and fierce A section, featuring a call and response between the soloist and accompaniment where the echoed response is often melodically and rhythmically inverted. This conflict calms down in the slow and reflective B section, but some rhythmic tension persists as the bass trombone's lyrical melody often moves on contrasting beats from the accompaniment. The two halves of the ensemble fully come together in a grandiose statement of the B section, but this unification is cut short by an embellished recapitulation of the opening section and a quick, harmonically dissonant coda.
More information about Violent Shadows:
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@cehass11 5 жыл бұрын
This piece (and a version for bass trombone and piano) are now available for purchase at: hassmusic.com/solo/violentshadows/
@TheBryceholden 3 ай бұрын
Final boss of counting
@DillonDoesMusic 3 жыл бұрын
The bass trombone soloist gets some really good pedal notes in here
@cehass11 3 жыл бұрын
I love a good pedal!
@A_Shires_Bass_Trombome Жыл бұрын
I definitely know what pedal notes you are talking about? Every time I want to play pedal notes that loud, I wish I could have good sounds and they are annoying sometimes. I'm going to be a junior in this year in august! And I wanted to play the bass trombone ever since when it was my first year of first playing the trombone. I thought a bass trombone was the one with a F attachment. But my junior high director told me that a bass trombone had two triggers and it is a high school instrument. So then when I was in 9th grade I asked my high school band director if I could play it and he said yes! And I was ready for the challenge and I made 1st Band 2nd in All-Region regular band this year and 2nd Band 1st chair in All-Region Jazz I got to try out for All-State regular band and I sadly did not make it because I practiced so hard but some kid from a different school got scared of my sound and he pushed on my bell. And I was mad because he busted my lip when I had an hour to practice before my audition happened and I did not make it because I could not play these pedal notes that they chose and they took to much air. And this only scale was a hard scale called g# harmonic minor and it is like the hardest scale on the harmonic scales!
@matthewfarquhar6962 6 ай бұрын
Bass trombone really just has a larger bore a senior from my school graduated and got a single trigger bass in college
@luisburgos6940 4 жыл бұрын
Ah!! Trombones for ever!! This kind of music piece clearly showcases the versatility of the trombone!! 👍 👍 Excellent! !
@cehass11 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! Glad to hear you enjoyed the piece!
@jenkinsfamily2229 Жыл бұрын
The brutality and meter changes of the fast sections remind me of the work of John Mackey and Eric Whitacre, and the lyrical portions are lovely! As a trombonist myself, I'd love to perform this, but I don't know anyone who would play it with me :(
@cehass11 Жыл бұрын
Two of my biggest influences! I appreciate it! There is a version for bass trombone and piano that might work better for you.
@henryeugenedoublehockeysti1894 5 жыл бұрын
Gorgeous piece. Glad I was able to stumble across this
@cehass11 5 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!
@suzannabienkowski2033 3 жыл бұрын
This is tremendous!! I forget under what circumstances I discovered this, n why I chose to share this with 3 people, but whatever the reason was, 2 mos later, I am just as taken aback as when I heard this the 1st time. Thank you for sharing your gift.
@bobboscarato1313 Жыл бұрын
I just found it four years later! Real nice!
@daltonspies5429 4 жыл бұрын
I don't even play trombone, I play saxophone. But this is easily one of the coolest pieces I've come across! Well done.
@cehass11 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed it.
@James-nd1vl Жыл бұрын
Same
@flame_viperyt7023 3 жыл бұрын
It’s been probably around a a year and I still can’t stop listening to this
@nicolascicero5999 4 жыл бұрын
I think I've listened to this piece just about 20 times and it doesnt get old.
@cehass11 4 жыл бұрын
I'm glad you like it!!
@wolfdiving1357 2 жыл бұрын
So glad I was able to play this in May. Got the highest score on site for the contest in my school. Really fun to play, even with only a piano accompaniment.
@cehass11 2 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! Congratulations on the great performance!
@beastbro5666 4 жыл бұрын
6:40 with the gliss, ritardando, and continuing is my favorite part. It sounds so nice
@cehass11 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you! It's my wife's favorite part too!
@jaident8157 4 жыл бұрын
i saw this comment and was like “omg me too” then i saw it was you lmao hi tyler
@mss8411 4 жыл бұрын
That's so true That gliss is SO JUICY
@kings2284 2 жыл бұрын
This was my best quintet I've ever played and heard
@cehass11 2 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@TrueApexMusic 2 жыл бұрын
This is easily one of the best pieces I’ve ever discovered
@cehass11 2 жыл бұрын
Wow, I really appreciate it! Glad you enjoyed it!
@danieldekok6949 4 жыл бұрын
who are the 10 soulless cretins who voted thumbs down? Love the Latin vibe in this piece.
@denfinch5694 2 жыл бұрын
Wonderful composition and so well played by real musicians! Far superior to the rubbish I've just seen elsewhere of sequenced computer-generated trombones!!!
@cehass11 2 жыл бұрын
I appreciate it! I'm spoiled having all of these amazing musicians perform my work!
@peacelovetrombones2731 3 жыл бұрын
What a cool piece! Makes me miss being able to play with other bones. I suspect the audio does not do it justice. Sounds like one of those pieces that would give me goosebumps in person.
@cehass11 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks, I'm glad the piece spoke to you! The lyrical sections of the piece certainly gave me chills during this performance, but I think I'm pretty biased.
@michaelquillen2679 3 жыл бұрын
Nice piece. Back when I was studying bass trombone, one had to, many times, look to tuba literature (yes, I'm old and haven't played in 10 years) to find decent material to perform. Should you do something like this again, might I suggest that you consider a tuba instead of a bass trombone for the lowest voice. In my opinion, the tuba's sonority provides a solid foundation and its harmonic overtones lend themselves so well to the trombone choir's fullness. Yes, the solo bass trombone will still come through, even with the tuba, given its timbre. Food for thought.
@cehass11 3 жыл бұрын
I appreciate your suggestion! I’ve had performances of this piece with the accompaniment played by a mixed low brass quintet (with trombones, euphoniums, and tubas) and it worked really well. I’m always open to those kind of substitutions. I’ll definitely consider writing a designated tuba part in the future for something like this though!
@michaelquillen2679 3 жыл бұрын
@@cehass11 Yes, this piece would work well for the mixed brass you described. I know the purists will frown upon me, but I've always preferred a tuba to a contrabass trombone. The tuba just makes the whole ensemble sound richer, fuller, and bigger. Again, a nice piece you wrote. All I've ever written for trombone ensembles are arrangements.
@somebody9033 Жыл бұрын
@@michaelquillen2679 I honestly think cimbassos (4 valve contrabass trombones) sound better than tubas for aggressive music.
@sevynturner9200 Жыл бұрын
Imagine playing that high on a b flat tuba
@somebody9033 Жыл бұрын
@@sevynturner9200 imagine not playing bydlo on the biggest baddest Bb you can find
@obinnanwakwue5735 5 жыл бұрын
Is 5th trombone being played on tenor? Sounds like it should be played on bass.
@cehass11 5 жыл бұрын
I believe trombone 4 and 5 were both played on bass trombones in this performance. It's technically optional, but those parts definitely work better on bass.
@obinnanwakwue5735 5 жыл бұрын
@@cehass11 Wonderful, thank you!
@chefasap2747 4 жыл бұрын
It's also possible to play them on tenor
@luisburgos6940 4 жыл бұрын
A tenor with f attachment can do it but it is more suitable for a double rotor!! 👍 👍 excellent piece!! I love it!!
@adamschmidt6386 4 жыл бұрын
I know I'm late but I hope this helps. It only sounds like it's being played on tenor because the EQ isnt quite right for the room they are playing in. If you listen to quite a few of the soloist's low parts, it's lacking a lot of power when they start to push in the lower register. Something easily fixed in a sound editor or audio file compiler.
@marsbar5445 8 ай бұрын
true story i watched someone perform this and fell absolutely head over heels and then he started working with my marching band and he's actually so awesome i hope he comes back next year
@Microk 9 ай бұрын
This song strangely gives me nostalgia, like it feels like every song I’ve ever listened to a long time ago combined
@daddychill1027 Жыл бұрын
with the soloist dropping to pedal A and the 1st trombonist getting up to double D in this piece, and the insane meter changes just makes for an incredibly difficult piece all around
@cehass11 Жыл бұрын
That's the goal!
@abaronofchivalry5176 2 жыл бұрын
This can't get any more awesome!
@legoryangaming3360 2 жыл бұрын
I always come back to this piece every now and then just to listen to how good this piece is!
@jwjeffrey 5 жыл бұрын
Excellent!
@tyronium2 3 ай бұрын
i love how unapologetically evil this piece is but it sounds so cool
@emiliapacia8385 Жыл бұрын
Beautiful bass trombone
@yoothmusic9066 3 жыл бұрын
Nice piece!. I like that.
@ryancomposition 5 жыл бұрын
I love this! I can really hear the Steven Verhelst in it, especially that ending. Great job man!
@cehass11 5 жыл бұрын
Oh for sure - the section at 2:03 is right out of Devil's Waltz. Glad you enjoyed it though!
@emilysilvernail4769 11 ай бұрын
This makes me wish I played trombone. Best piece I've ever stumbled across omg
@kell_0741 4 ай бұрын
👀
@interestingperson7205 Жыл бұрын
legend that chris is still replying to comments to this very day
@cehass11 Жыл бұрын
Not all comments 😉
@Microk 9 ай бұрын
I’m going to be playing bass trombone next year, I’m excited to try this piece
@aydenbran6058 5 жыл бұрын
Well done, I love how this piece is written and driving! Quite inspirational
@cehass11 5 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed it!
@jasonsullivann 3 жыл бұрын
IMHO this is so cool it's BADASS. Thank you. (DUDE - you rock)
@cehass11 3 жыл бұрын
I appreciate it!! I'm glad you liked the piece!
@michaelarthur6271 3 жыл бұрын
Superb adventure.... definitely adds flavour to a Trombone romp! Thank you.
@cehass11 3 жыл бұрын
Thank YOU for your kind words! Glad you enjoyed it!
@groovinhooves 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much for providing attributions.
@cehass11 4 жыл бұрын
Of course!
@SadieAtCollege 3 жыл бұрын
Wonderful!! Challenging and extremely fun to play
@cehass11 3 жыл бұрын
Hey thank you! Glad you're enjoying working on it!
@whippdogkzoo 5 жыл бұрын
Sounds great!
@cehass11 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks buddy!
@BassboneNelson 4 жыл бұрын
This is a really nice piece and really well played
@cehass11 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!
@DonvyG 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for coming out to Marshall IL, it was cool to see what you did! Can’t wait for the Drew Keown performance
@cehass11 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! It was a pleasure working with the different ensembles at Marshall yesterday!
@DonvyG 2 жыл бұрын
@@cehass11 it was awesome, thank you
@TheAndrewSchneider 3 жыл бұрын
Whoa!! That intro is so rhythmic! This ensemble delivers results that remind me of the punch of a sackbut ensemble!
@cehass11 3 жыл бұрын
Haha, I appreciate it man! Glad you enjoyed it!
@audicoes 3 жыл бұрын
Great piece. Congrats.
@cehass11 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you!!
@JamesMeissnertbn Жыл бұрын
reminds me of a mix of colors for trombone by appermont and devils waltz
@flame_viperyt7023 4 жыл бұрын
Great piece
@cehass11 4 жыл бұрын
Frost Wolf Thank you!
@flame_viperyt7023 4 жыл бұрын
Chris Evan Hass My favorite part is pickups to measure 72
@brandonsanchez398 5 жыл бұрын
Love that g chord at 5:28
@kennethschechter352 5 жыл бұрын
Nice
@spike6192 3 жыл бұрын
I'm not a trombone player, but i really like this piece.
@cehass11 3 жыл бұрын
Glad I could convince you to join the dark side!
@spike6192 3 жыл бұрын
@@cehass11 oh no
@moist_soup7215 Жыл бұрын
The chorale section is so beautiful. The chord progressions are so similar in nature but the voicing changes throughout are ingenious along with the slight differences in the melody line as it goes on. And don’t even get me started on the faster more punctual sections. Is the 5th part written for contrabass trombone?
@lukassimon1227 3 жыл бұрын
i can finally play measure 44 i feel like a god
@DeleteMeSooner Жыл бұрын
Sounds awesome ✨
@apolloboi775 9 ай бұрын
I am a base bone player and i love it
@cehass11 9 ай бұрын
That’s the goal! Thanks so much!
@dacoconutnut9503 5 жыл бұрын
I thought I was going great while easily reaching a Bb1 But then comes that D in 8:32 and I think: "no, I'm not"
@Stand_Tall 4 жыл бұрын
i can barely get down to that D but whenever i put more air in, i break it
@Stand_Tall 4 жыл бұрын
also, isn't Bb2 the normal Bb for trombones? trombone pedal is Bb1, and the one below thats Bb0 which is the tuba pedal
@felixplaystuba6937 4 жыл бұрын
Todd Xu bass trombones can play that but it’s easier on tuba and contrabass trombone due to larger mouthpiece
@Stand_Tall 4 жыл бұрын
@@felixplaystuba6937 i know. i play bass trombone, and by god do i get lightheaded quickly in that register
@felixplaystuba6937 4 жыл бұрын
Todd Xu I tried bass from tuba, seemed the same but I just couldn’t handle moving my arm very fast during 16th notes, I mean it helped me with my high register, but on tuba i start sounding like my lips are pressuring notes from G3 and above
@delusionalpath 5 жыл бұрын
@5:57 I thought I accidentally paused the song lmfao
@arnavchowdhry3868 4 жыл бұрын
same lol
@noahbrooks8405 5 жыл бұрын
When you listen to this beautiful arrangement hundreds of times you notice things like the two E 16th notes played as an 8th note
@moonsprit 4 жыл бұрын
Where?
@obinnanwakwue5735 4 жыл бұрын
and the cracked high D's from the first trombone
@vividbeatzz 4 жыл бұрын
@@obinnanwakwue5735 yeah, but give them a *lil* slack bc they're playing in Alto clef
@mrcatcat8246 4 жыл бұрын
no discredit to the players but it sounds like it could've used another day or two of practice
@lukecrawford6251 4 жыл бұрын
Damonusess Brooks Psssst.... buddy that’s tenor clef
@patrixraph8897 4 жыл бұрын
Is there a version with brassorchestra or something else? Intersting bravo
@cehass11 4 жыл бұрын
I'm working on a version with wind ensemble at the moment! It should be done in a month or so.
@golubi_zelenoy 5 ай бұрын
Класс👏✊👍
@delusionalpath 5 жыл бұрын
Could you upload a video on the bass bone w piano accompaniment? I’m tempted to purchase but I want to make sure it meets my expectations
@cehass11 5 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately, I don't have a recording of the piano version at the moment. If you give me your email address I can send you the MIDI recording and score of that version though.
@delusionalpath 5 жыл бұрын
Chris Hass awesome! Thank you, my email is Nathanielclemetson@icloud.com
@cehass11 5 жыл бұрын
You got it!
@ryanbeeler6834 5 жыл бұрын
rpbeeler81@gmail.com if you could send it there too that’d be great :)
@fech8763 5 жыл бұрын
@@cehass11 would you be able to send me this aswell?
@drakmelone2563 3 жыл бұрын
Idk why but the beginning sounds like there is a lot of timing issues but they recover a bit afterwards. Still a good piece regardless
@kaydenkaboobi 4 жыл бұрын
is it okay if i use ‘violent shadows’ in a marching band score i am writing?
@cehass11 4 жыл бұрын
Sounds like a cool project! Could you email me to send some more information? Thanks! Cehass11@gmail.com
@regular_tbone Жыл бұрын
OMG
@ABFan-bj2uj 4 жыл бұрын
The tenor trombone can play pedals too!
@AllaieJay 5 жыл бұрын
Where can I buy this arrangement
@cehass11 5 жыл бұрын
hassmusic.com/solo/violentshadows/
@romansans1581 4 жыл бұрын
The 5th Trombone Part was a Tuba Part.
@romansans1581 4 жыл бұрын
I agree, however it is more akin to a Tuba part.
@bertrandrussel3680 Жыл бұрын
Very funny piece!
@galacticdinosaur6678 Жыл бұрын
Any tips for getting a wide vibrato like that?
@dakotaingram4529 Жыл бұрын
practice moving jaw up and down slowly and start to speed it up
@hiiexist479 Жыл бұрын
Do you think this would work with a solo tuba?
@cehass11 Жыл бұрын
I think it could! You could just do grace notes instead of the short glisses. Just good luck with the range around 6:40.
@hiiexist479 Жыл бұрын
@@cehass11 So far I've found that half valves and chromatics help with glisses, also it actually fits really well on a tuba and I'm hoping to perform at my schools iu9 band festival, my problems are H and I think M
@fr0styjns444 Жыл бұрын
uhh me and my friends are gong to do this and they told me to watchthis because its very simmiler to the arrangment we are doing...... why did I opt for trombone 5
@fr0styjns444 Жыл бұрын
i love the peice tho so happy im in the group
@fr0styjns444 Жыл бұрын
im a softmore btw so to the practice rooms i got for the rest of the year
@cehass11 Жыл бұрын
Best of luck! Enjoy all the pedals!
@counterfit5 3 жыл бұрын
It may have been a slightly better choice to use x/8 time signatures to fit the pulse better like you did at the end. Sounds really great, though.
@cehass11 3 жыл бұрын
I definitely thought of that for the intro/outro, but I decided it’d look cleaner to use x/4 signatures with accents instead. Thanks for the suggestion though!
@upsidedownpyramid7617 4 жыл бұрын
BLUECOATS PLEASE PLAY THIS WHEN I JOIN
@grlv1505 Жыл бұрын
Lol I played this and my brother nailed the bass trombone solo
@cookie0329 3 жыл бұрын
Trombone 5 would probably also be a bass trombone.
@cehass11 3 жыл бұрын
Yep, 5 is a bass bone part and 4 is easier on bass, but could work on tenor with an F attachment instead.
@joelchi2529 4 жыл бұрын
Why is first in alto clef
@cehass11 4 жыл бұрын
Joel Chi - Tenor clef, just so it’s easier to read since the part is in the upper register the whole piece.
@johnspence5689 6 күн бұрын
I feel like that 1st trombone is a bit high yk? Maybe make it an alto trombone
@flame_viperyt7023 4 жыл бұрын
Could I get the Score and sheet music to this?
@cehass11 4 жыл бұрын
Sure, the piece is available for purchase here: hassmusic.com/solo/violentshadows/
@flame_viperyt7023 4 жыл бұрын
Chris Evan Hass Cool thank you
@cehass11 4 жыл бұрын
Frost Wolf Of course!
@ajmuusse9469 4 жыл бұрын
I love all the thumbs downs on this video Sending love to all the h8ers😘😘😘
@cehass11 4 жыл бұрын
AJ Muusse It’s only like 1% of the reactions! People love you man!
@KasioGames 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, excellent performance of an excellent piece
@jesusguadalupecaamalmoo9641 Жыл бұрын
spotify
@greenrules8290 4 жыл бұрын
If I dont see this in a carolina crown show or play it when I get to join, then I'm triggered
@jp2024b 3 жыл бұрын
Rehearsal marking Z!?!?!
@cehass11 3 жыл бұрын
Very convenient that that was the last rehearsal letter!!
@jp2024b 3 жыл бұрын
Seriously though, you nailed the lyrical part, so happy to come across this glorious instrumental masterpiece 2 years late
@cehass11 3 жыл бұрын
@@jp2024b That's very kind of you to say! So happy to hear you enjoyed the piece!
@romansans1581 4 жыл бұрын
Pretty sick, the time signatures are an oof, though.
@brylancaldwell1556 4 жыл бұрын
Tenor trombone #5 plays lower than the bass trombone in most of the piece??????? Great piece though man
@flame_viperyt7023 4 жыл бұрын
Brylan Caldwell Trombone 5 is also a bad as well as Trombone 4.
@CristianVasquez_ 3 жыл бұрын
8:32 ahahaha No :)
@brylancaldwell1556 4 жыл бұрын
When I saw that it was a trombone sextet, I was kind of turned off, but it sounds pretty alright. Good job
@terryshoemaker5393 4 жыл бұрын
It seems 7 villages have lost their idiots..dislike what?
@ABFan-bj2uj 4 жыл бұрын
Orchestration: 2 Tenor Trombones 2 Bass Trombones Solo Bass Trombone
@obinnanwakwue5735 3 жыл бұрын
3 Tenor Trombones (Tbns 1, 2, 3)
@spermythecat9984 3 жыл бұрын
Too easy, make it harder.
@cehass11 3 жыл бұрын
Maybe next time 😉
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