Perplexing and Perilous Pieces Armand Russells Perplexing and Perilous Pieces for Trombone and Piano is in two contrasting movements. The first movement Perplexing Prelude is slow, sad, gloomy, worried and moody. The second movement Perilous Pursuit is fast with many different 4-note "Bartokian" modal-like scales and quite playful in mood. It gets going faster and faster, finally slowing right down and becoming quiet at the end like an exhausted child, but giving one surprise last gasp of a "Hoorah" to conclude. This work of a bit over 5 minutes in length is appropriate for intermediate performers and is all in bass clef.
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