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9.28.85. Drake Mabry. Trombone sheet music. Advanced.

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9.28.85. Drake Mabry. Trombone sheet music. Advanced.

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9.28.85 composed by Drake Mabry. For Trombone. 20th Century. Advanced. Score. Published by Drake Mabry Productions. S0.10699. 9.28.85 was written in 1985 and the date refers to the date of completion, September 28, 1985. Excerpts of this piece are included in Benny Sluchinâs book on contemporary trombone excerpts. This work includes my invention of the idea of playing lip multiphonics. Here's the story. During the Spring of 1985 I participated in the âœl'atelier de recherche instrumentalâ department for acoustic instrument exploration at IRCAM working with Pierre-Yves Artaud. flute. , Daniel Kientzy. saxophone. and Benny Sluchin. trombone. Most of the research was based on looking at new ways to produce sound with acoustic instruments and the department was open to performers and composers. A few months after the IRCAM workshops Benny Sluchin and I decided to work on a piece for him. We worked together to explore various contemporary techniques which I might select for the piece. After a while I narrowed down my choices to a movement with air, one with lip multiphonics, and one using the spatial characteristics of the bell, singing, and sending sound out the back by an alternate F tube. Benny is great to work with as heâs a wonderful musician, anything is possible, heâs open to trying out new ideas and heâs a great human being. The perfect combination for a composer. First, about the lip multiphonics in the second movement. During one of our work sessions we looked at singing and playing multiphonics but I wanted something different. So I asked Benny what would happen if he placed his embouchure between two partials of the overtone series. The result was amazing. A number of partials sounded at the same time and the textural colors were varied and beautiful. The only problem with this was the âœwindowâ for placing the embouchure was very narrow. Slightly too high or slightly too low would result in a terribly out of tune and uncentered partial. Reminded me of what a sick cow might sound like. This difficulty was less pronounced between partials of a fifth but became more difficult when the partials were closer together. Fourths were okay but major and minor third partials were extremely difficult and risky. We decided what the heck and I wrote the second movement knowing the risks. But when the embouchure is well placed it produces such a beautiful sound. Benny mentioned that the idea had a pedagogical side benefit. He said from being able to focus on placing the embouchure in such a limited âwindowâ it made placing the embouchure for normal note much easier. My invention has been used by other composers since including Xenakis in 1986 and an Icelandic composer a couple of years later. The alternate movement come about after Benny had played the piece for a couple of years. Heâs able to get these multiphonics but realized that maybe there would not be many other players able to do so. To avoid the problem that this movement might scare players away from the piece we decided that it would be good to have an alternate movement which would use the same ideas but in a less stressful way for the performer. I thought this was a good idea and wrote, what for me, is a more meditative piece based on the same material. I also imagined that it could be played by itself if the player wished. There is a misprint in the score at the end of the first line where there appears a multiphonic based on placing the embouchure between an Eb and an A natural. The A should be an Ab. The first movement explores the subtleties of various vowel and consonant formations in the mouth while playing. Since the trombone is such a perfect amplifier these small details can be heard. For instance the difference between âtsâ and âtshâ comes off well. I think of this movement as a vocal conversation or discourse which becomes highly animated at the end. The dynamics play an important role in providing additional colors. The player should really âspeakâ without speaking for this movement to work. The third movement is my circus piece. I know it is complicated to play but the overall feeling should be one of a circus clown. With the âFâ tube replaced by a straight tube going back. keeping the tuning equal however. I could get three possible spatial dimensions. the sound out the bell, singing from the mouthpiece placement. but not into the trombone for part of the movement. , and sounds coming out the âFâ tube at the back. For the singing youâll notice that at the beginning the player never sings at the same time as he or she plays. Beginning at measure 27 when the singing and playing occur together the player will, of course, have to sing into the mouthpiece. For the recapitulation beginning at measure 69 to end the player will revert to singing as in the beginning by backing off a fraction of an inch from the mouthpiece to use the voice. But I know the piece can been done by always singing into the mouthpiece. The overall mood here should one of fun, jubilation and humor despite the hard work it takes to play this movement. Not to mention singing quarter-tones. Digital Print is printable sheet music available anytime, anywhere. Just purchase, print and play. View your online sheet music at home, school, work or anywhere you have a computer connected to the Internet. Use our iPad app to view your digital sheet music on the go. With Digital Print, you can print your digital sheet music immediately after purchase, or wait until its convenient. And our software installation is easy - we'll guide you through the simple steps to make sure you have Adobe Flash Player, Adobe AIR and the Sheet Music Plus AIR application.

Translation

9.28.85 composed by Drake Mabry. For Trombone. 20th Century. Advanced. Score. Published by Drake Mabry Productions. S0.10699. 9.28.85 was written in 1985 and the date refers to the date of completion, September 28, 1985. Excerpts of this piece are included in Benny Sluchinâs book on contemporary trombone excerpts. This work includes my invention of the idea of playing lip multiphonics. Here's the story. During the Spring of 1985 I participated in the âœl'atelier de recherche instrumentalâ department for acoustic instrument exploration at IRCAM working with Pierre-Yves Artaud. flute. , Daniel Kientzy. saxophone. and Benny Sluchin. trombone. Most of the research was based on looking at new ways to produce sound with acoustic instruments and the department was open to performers and composers. A few months after the IRCAM workshops Benny Sluchin and I decided to work on a piece for him. We worked together to explore various contemporary techniques which I might select for the piece. After a while I narrowed down my choices to a movement with air, one with lip multiphonics, and one using the spatial characteristics of the bell, singing, and sending sound out the back by an alternate F tube. Benny is great to work with as heâs a wonderful musician, anything is possible, heâs open to trying out new ideas and heâs a great human being. The perfect combination for a composer. First, about the lip multiphonics in the second movement. During one of our work sessions we looked at singing and playing multiphonics but I wanted something different. So I asked Benny what would happen if he placed his embouchure between two partials of the overtone series. The result was amazing. A number of partials sounded at the same time and the textural colors were varied and beautiful. The only problem with this was the âœwindowâ for placing the embouchure was very narrow. Slightly too high or slightly too low would result in a terribly out of tune and uncentered partial. Reminded me of what a sick cow might sound like. This difficulty was less pronounced between partials of a fifth but became more difficult when the partials were closer together. Fourths were okay but major and minor third partials were extremely difficult and risky. We decided what the heck and I wrote the second movement knowing the risks. But when the embouchure is well placed it produces such a beautiful sound. Benny mentioned that the idea had a pedagogical side benefit. He said from being able to focus on placing the embouchure in such a limited âwindowâ it made placing the embouchure for normal note much easier. My invention has been used by other composers since including Xenakis in 1986 and an Icelandic composer a couple of years later. The alternate movement come about after Benny had played the piece for a couple of years. Heâs able to get these multiphonics but realized that maybe there would not be many other players able to do so. To avoid the problem that this movement might scare players away from the piece we decided that it would be good to have an alternate movement which would use the same ideas but in a less stressful way for the performer. I thought this was a good idea and wrote, what for me, is a more meditative piece based on the same material. I also imagined that it could be played by itself if the player wished. There is a misprint in the score at the end of the first line where there appears a multiphonic based on placing the embouchure between an Eb and an A natural. The A should be an Ab. The first movement explores the subtleties of various vowel and consonant formations in the mouth while playing. Since the trombone is such a perfect amplifier these small details can be heard. For instance the difference between âtsâ and âtshâ comes off well. I think of this movement as a vocal conversation or discourse which becomes highly animated at the end. The dynamics play an important role in providing additional colors. The player should really âspeakâ without speaking for this movement to work. The third movement is my circus piece. I know it is complicated to play but the overall feeling should be one of a circus clown. With the âFâ tube replaced by a straight tube going back. keeping the tuning equal however. I could get three possible spatial dimensions. the sound out the bell, singing from the mouthpiece placement. but not into the trombone for part of the movement. , and sounds coming out the âFâ tube at the back. For the singing youâll notice that at the beginning the player never sings at the same time as he or she plays. Beginning at measure 27 when the singing and playing occur together the player will, of course, have to sing into the mouthpiece. For the recapitulation beginning at measure 69 to end the player will revert to singing as in the beginning by backing off a fraction of an inch from the mouthpiece to use the voice. But I know the piece can been done by always singing into the mouthpiece. The overall mood here should one of fun, jubilation and humor despite the hard work it takes to play this movement. Not to mention singing quarter-tones. Digital Print is printable sheet music available anytime, anywhere. Just purchase, print and play. View your online sheet music at home, school, work or anywhere you have a computer connected to the Internet. Use our iPad app to view your digital sheet music on the go. With Digital Print, you can print your digital sheet music immediately after purchase, or wait until its convenient. And our software installation is easy - we'll guide you through the simple steps to make sure you have Adobe Flash Player, Adobe AIR and the Sheet Music Plus AIR application.