Nordic trombone music : [an honors thesis] (HONRS 499)

Abstract

From early in the 20th century to present day, the Nordic region has served as a strong source of trombone music. This is due, in part, to the fact that the region has served as a home to some of the world's preeminent trombonists including, but not limited to, Carsten Svanberg and Christian Lindberg. By far, the best mean by which to explore and understand this music is to take the time to develop and perform a selection of those very pieces. Consequently, I have compiled a group of pieces by the Nordic composers Vagn Holmboe, Axel Jorgensen, Lars-Erik Larssen, Stig Rybrant, and Georg Wilkenschildt. I will perform these pieces in a recital and accompany them with program notes that provide the audience with historical and biographical information on the composers as well as analytical notes on the pieces.