[Trombone-l] Morceau Symphonique title confusion?

[Tom Gibson]

At an organ conference a while back, I played his "organ" symphony....  
it was nice!

Dr. Tom Gibson
Trombonelessons.com

On Jul 13, 2009, at 1:24 PM, "Charles DePaolo" <chuck at hickeys.com>  
wrote:

> Guilmant was French. His title almost certainly would have been  
> Morceau
> Symphonique. "Concert Piece / Concertpiece" is a poor English
> translation. This is the title used on the International Music edition
> (no editor cited). A more appropriate translation is "Symphonic  
> Piece."
>
> --Chuck
>
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> To: Nelween M. Gan
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> Subject: Re: [Trombone-l] Morceau Symphonique title confusion?
>
> Nelween M. Gan wrote:
>> During my high school time,  I played this piece, but, I remember,
> Its titled "Concert Piece", now, i am confused.
>>
>>
> It would seem, as far as I can determine with any certainty without
> seeing the MS MS <g>, "Morceau Symphonique" is the composer's original
> title.
>
>
> A couple of English language publications, (International & Henry C.
> Smith's _Solos for the Trombone Player_ Collection, pub by Schirmer,  
> to
> name two) have substituted "Concert Piece."   This, IMHO (having a  
> whole
>
> two years of high school French back in the late 1800's) seems a weak
> translation, "Symphonic Piece" being more direct.  There are other  
> solo
> works entitled "Morceau de Concert," which would be translated  
> "Concert
> Piece."  (Then there are the pieces entitled "Morceau de Concours"  
> which
> I believe is "Competition Piece.")
>
>
> But everyone knows the Guilmant piece better as "Morceau Symphonique,"
> which is a nicer title, anyway.
>
>
> While there are quite a number of pieces published with the other two
> French titles, I have only found two other with the "Morceau
> Symphonique" title, the Gaubert piece for trombone and a Franck work  
> for
> orchestra.
>
>
> Trombonists and organists are the only instrumentalists who know and
> appreciate Guilmant, of course.  My wife and I went to a service at  
> the
> Basilica (the newer of the two) in St. Louis last year and I was
> delighted to hear the organist tear into a lovely Guilmant work for  
> the
> prelude.
>
>
>
> Raymond Horton
> Bass Trombonist,
> Louisville Orchestra
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