Poulenc - Four Short Prayers of Saint Francis of Assisi for Trombone Sextet

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Poulenc - Four Short Prayers of Saint Francis of Assisi for Trombone SextetFour Short Prayers of Saint Francis of Assisi were introduced to Poulenc by his nephew Jrome, a Franciscan monk, who asked the composer to set them to music. Poulenc found these prayers very inspirational, as he was deeply moved spiritually and at the same time intimidated by the Saint's humility. Robert Kalwas has done a marvelous job arranging these four short works (timing is about 7 8 minutes) for a sextet or 6 part ensemble of Trombones. All

Liszt was very impressed with the young Glazunov and arranged to have his 1st Symphony performed in Weimar

with each part having a fun and challenging time

Below are a few notes from the arrangement by Ralph Sauer

studying natural science

Tomás Luis de Victoria was the most famous composer of the 16th century in Spain

a reference to the peasants of the island

The abbreviation "AM" is

Souvenance

Bartok's Romanian Folk Dances is a short six-movement suite originally composed for Piano in 1915

1 for Cello

so when the occasion arose for a new work for the 2001 Prairie Festival of New Music

The most up-to-date scholarly editions of the Requiem have the Trombones participating in a major way throughout the work