Trombone Concerto (Grøndahl)

Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra was written in 1924 by Danish composer Launy Grøndahl during his time in Italy. It was inspired by the trombone section of the Orchestra of the Casino Theatre in Copenhagen (of which Grøndahl had been a violinist since the age of thirteen). This work was premiered in Copenhagen by the Orchestra of the Casino Theatre with soloist Vilhelm Aarkrogh, the principal trombonist of the orchestra. The work has been recorded by Joseph Alessi, Brett Baker, Håkan Björkman, Jesper Juul Sørensen, Massimo La Rosa, Christian Lindberg, Jacques Mauger, and Branimir Slokar, among others.

Structure

The concerto has a duration of approximately 15 minutes and is cast in three movements:

1. Moderato assai ma molto maestoso
2. Quasi una Leggenda: Andante grave
3. Finale: Maestoso - Rondo

Instrumentation

This score is written for the following instruments:

• Brass
  • Solo trombone
  • horn in F
  • 2 trumpets
• Woodwinds
  • 2 flutes
  • 2 oboes
  • 2 clarinets in Bb
  • 2 bassoons
• Strings
  • 1st violins
  • 2nd violins
  • violas
  • cellos
  • double basses
• piano

Additional versions exist for:

• solo trombone and concert band.
• solo trombone and brass band.
• solo trombone and brass ensemble (3 trumpets, 2 horns, 2 trombones, euphonium and tuba), edited by Michael Stewart.
• solo trombone and piano.

External links

• Introduction to the piece(in traditional Chinese)