Rachmaninoff - Two Dances from the Gypsy Opera "Aleko" for Brass Quintet Bass Trombone It is appropriate for moderately

It is appropriate for moderately advanced performers and is about 5 minutes in length

This edition can also be used by Tubists to work on their upper range

This piece was premiered in August 2019 at the 2nd annual Vancouver Trombone Week

often performed around the Christmas season

I’ve thrown in the critical element of terrible humor by way of pathetic jokes and ignominious puns

Rachmaninoff - Two Dances from the Gypsy Opera "Aleko" for Brass Quintet Bass Trombone It is appropriate for moderatelyAleko, by Sergei Rachmaninoff, an early composition from 1892 is a one act tragic opera based on a poem by Alexander Pushkin called The Gypsies. The opera was a graduation work for the Moscow Conservatory, winning the highest prizes from the judges that year. Although the music is heavily influenced by the great Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff shows that he is quite capable of walking in his own shoes. The dramatic music Two Dances has been beautifully