[Trombone-l] Bartok Gliss BEST WAY

Thu Apr 26 12:01:02 CDT 2007

Do the whole thing glissing from 7 to 6.  Play a falsetone B (which you can mostlikely nail with little practice) and then gliss up with the lips to the f while moving the slide in a position.  Or, articulate the B in T 7+ and flat as heck - you should be able to nail a decent B, then gliss up and pull pitch to center.

But the first way works better for me.

One other thing - find a an F bass Sacbut at the local college.  Use it for the gliss, put it down and finish the piece.  A guy at Oberlin did that, I hear...

J.c.

---- Raymond Horton <rayhorton at insightbb.com> wrote: 
> (Sorry I put first reply off - busy week here.) 
> 
> I've posted this here before but it got no reaction.  This is the 
> absolute BEST way to play the Bartok _Concerto for Orchestra_ Bass 
> Trombone glissando without using an F bass trombone. 
> 
> I believe that this comes via San Francisco, from our great tubist, 
> Daryll Johnson, who had subbed there. 
> 
> Grease your flat E pull extra slick (try Vaseline with a drop of valve 
> oil on top).  You will need a cooperative tubist, and some practice with 
> him/her.  (Tubist has to do this with tuba propped on his legs, ready to 
> play , because he has to come in only a few bars later.)   Start with 
> valve in flat E.  Tubist (sitting on your left) holds his two hands in 
> place, ready to push your slide back in _during the glissando_.  Sounds 
> crazy, but you won't believe how great this works.  The first time we 
> did this, I laughed out loud, it was so good! 
> 
> Try it - you'll never do it any other way again.  
> 
> 
> Raymond Horton
> Bass Trombonist
> Louisville Orchestra
> 
> 
> james meador wrote:
> > Getting ready to play Concerto for Orchestra in a few weeks, and since 
> > there is all this talk about the gliss I'm just wandering what your 
> > 'special techniques' are for playing the thing.  Luckily I have a flat 
> > E pull on my Bach so I will be able to rig something up, but I am just 
> > curious as to what trick you guys use.
> >
> > James
> >
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> >
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