Transcribed for 10 part Trombone ensemble by Gordon Cherry, retired Principal Trombonist of the Vancouver Symphony. Wagner's grand, magnificent, spiritual work for 2 Alto Trombones, 6 Tenor Trombones and 2 Bass Trombones is for sale. This transcription is very tastefully done with detailed editing of phrasing and dynamics. This work of 6 minutes in length can be performed with an ensemble of ten Trombones or a Trombone choir of many players. Wagner's composition is beautifully dramatic. It will make a great addition to your concert. The difficulty level is advanced for the top 2 parts and high intermediate for the rest of the group. A solid college/university trombone ensemble can perform this work.This work has been recorded by I Tromboni with members of the Vancouver Symphony & Vancouver Opera. You can purchase the entire album that this recording is on from the I Tromboni web site at: www.itromboni.com
In 2000 Mr. Cherry began Cherry Classics Music which now has over 350 works in its catalog including the well known "Complete Collection of Low Brass Orchestral Music".
Mr. Cherry lives in Vancouver and has been married to his lovely wife Joyce, a Pianist and music teacher. They are often heard in recital together.
Initially establishing his reputation as a composer of works such as The Flying Dutchman and Tannhäuser which were in the romantic traditions of Weber and Meyerbeer, Wagner transformed operatic thought through his concept of the Gesamtkunstwerk ("total work of art"). This would achieve the synthesis of all the poetic, visual, musical and dramatic arts, and was announced in a series of essays between 1849 and 1852. Wagner realised this concept most fully in the first half of the monumental four- opera cycle Der Ring des Nibelungen. However, his thoughts on the relative importance of music and drama were to change again and he reintroduced some traditional operatic forms into his last few stage works including Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg.
