[Trombone-l] Bartok Gliss

[Stephen Troy]

At 02:54 PM 04/26/2007 -0600, Dennis Clason wrote:
>
>In the context of the piece, it's supposed to be Bartok blowing his nose 
>at the critics.


I've heard a different story (from Blair Bollinger): It's more like Bartok
throwing up.  It comes right after a quote from Shostakovich's Leningrad
Symphony.  Apparently Bartok heard the Leningrad while writing the
Concerto, and thought it was the dumbest thing he ever heard - so he put
the Leningrad theme in the Concerto and then "threw up" after hearing it.

Another spectacular use of the trombone, no?

I have no idea if that's 100% accurate - you can take it up with Blair if
you want!

Steve Troy