[Trombone-l] Moravian Trombone Music for Easter

[Fred Hudson]

Graham,

If the "Green Book" is the one I am familiar with it is arranged for full
wind band instrumentation but there are many doubled parts so that groups of
four or five brass voices can cover the harmonies.
But ---be aware this is stretching my memory back to my undergraduate years
in the early fifties. Our department head, James Christian Pfohl, was of
Moravian descent and he organized the annual Easter Sunrise Service in "Old
Salem" - the Moravian Section of Winston-Salem, NC. Small brass choirs would
be placed on several street corners around the Old Salem area and the hymns
would be played antiphonally and progressively by phrases.

There is an archive of music and instruments at the Moravian Church there in
Winston Salem but I don't have any contact information. I suggest you try
Google or Ask.com, I know there is a lot of information on the internet.

Hope this helps

Fred H

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Graham Middleton" <gmiddleton at gmail.com>
To: "Trombone-L" <trombone-l at samford.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2007 11:07 AM
Subject: [Trombone-l] Moravian Trombone Music for Easter


> Hello All,
>
> I was contacted my a Church today about possibly organizing some Moravian
> Trombone ensemble music for their Easter service.  I am familiar with the
> large trombone ensembles ranging from soprano to contra, but it is
possible
> to do some literature with smaller instrumentation like soprano/trumpet,
> alto, tenor and 1 or 2 bass trombones.  What instrumentations are best?  I
> have heard of the "Green Book", but I am not sure what instrumentation it
> like.  What pieces are interesting and fun to preform?  Any with Organ?
Are
> there and sources where music is commercially available?  Any info would
be
> much appreciated.
>
> Thank you
>
> -- 
> Graham Middleton
> Adjunct Instructor of Low Brass: Kenyon College
> Associate Trombone: Columbus Symphony Orchestra
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> Mt Vernon, OH 43050
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