{"product_id":"bim-gounod-c-solo-de-trombone-387043","title":"Gounod C. - Solo De Trombone","description":"\u003ch3\u003eSummary of This Score\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn Saturday, July 28, 1855, at the Paris Conservatory, the trombone class gathered for its annual competition. The context was particular: the Crimean War had reduced the number of candidates, but the test remained \"honorable.\" That year, the required piece was the \u003cstrong\u003eTrombone Solo by Charles Gounod (1818-1893)\u003c\/strong\u003e, complemented by a sight-reading test: an allegro for trombone with cello accompaniment by an anonymous author (already used in 1852).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLong unpublished, Gounod's Solo was declared lost by the composer's biographers until a recent rediscovery. Two manuscript sources allowed the reconstruction of this edition: a trombone part alone found at the end of the 1990s, and a copy preserved by trombonist Frantz Couvez, transmitted through the teaching of Gilbert Moisand. Several stylistic clues confirm the authenticity of the piece: writing close to the \u003cstrong\u003eSix mélodies pour cor et piano\u003c\/strong\u003e (1839), characteristic harmonic turns, and an accompaniment conception reflecting Gounod's ambivalent relationship to the keyboard.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe edition thus offers a piano accompaniment clarified in places (harmonies completed or redistributed, figurations made more natural, hand superpositions rearranged), while respecting the musical spirit of the work. The Solo is structured in \u003cstrong\u003etwo movements\u003c\/strong\u003e : first in G minor, with an andante introduction followed by a 6\/8 adagio cantabile with a vocal line, flexible and sensual, inspired by the Italian colors then fashionable in Paris. The second part, in B-flat major, adopts a \u003cstrong\u003emolto pomposo e ben marcato\u003c\/strong\u003e character and concludes with demanding triplets, perfect for developing articulation, endurance, and phrasing control.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThanks to the addition of the sight-reading piece, this publication goes beyond a simple concert score: it fits within the tradition of competitions and becomes an excellent practice tool for the trombonist wishing to approach a documented, musical, and formative \u003cstrong\u003eFrench Romantic repertoire\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eTechnical specifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cstyle\u003e@media(max-width:632px){table[data-wb-spec]{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr) minmax(0,1fr)}table[data-wb-spec] colgroup{display:none}table[data-wb-spec] tbody,table[data-wb-spec] tr{display:contents}table[data-wb-spec] td{display:block;overflow-wrap:anywhere;grid-row:var(--wb-l);background-color:var(--wb-lb)}table[data-wb-spec] td[data-r]{grid-row:var(--wb-r);background-color:var(--wb-rb)}table[data-wb-spec] td[colspan=\"2\"]{grid-column:1\/-1}table[data-wb-spec] td:empty{display:none}}\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003ctable data-wb-spec style=\"width:100%;table-layout:fixed\"\u003e\n\u003ccolgroup\u003e\u003ccol style=\"width:25%\"\u003e\u003ccol style=\"width:25%\"\u003e\u003ccol style=\"width:25%\"\u003e\u003ccol style=\"width:25%\"\u003e\u003c\/colgroup\u003e\n  \u003ctr style=\"background-color:var(--wb-neutral-50);--wb-l:1;--wb-r:2;--wb-lb:var(--wb-neutral-50);--wb-rb:transparent\"\u003e\u003ctd style=\"text-align:left\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMusical Genre\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003ctd style=\"text-align:left;font-weight:var(--font-body-weight-bolder)\"\u003eClassical\u003c\/td\u003e\u003ctd data-r style=\"text-align:left\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003ctd data-r style=\"text-align:left;font-weight:var(--font-body-weight-bolder)\"\u003eSheet music\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ctable data-wb-spec style=\"width:100%;table-layout:fixed\"\u003e\n\u003ccolgroup\u003e\u003ccol style=\"width:25%\"\u003e\u003ccol style=\"width:25%\"\u003e\u003ccol style=\"width:25%\"\u003e\u003ccol style=\"width:25%\"\u003e\u003c\/colgroup\u003e\n  \u003ctr style=\"background-color:transparent;--wb-l:1;--wb-r:3;--wb-lb:var(--wb-neutral-50);--wb-rb:var(--wb-neutral-50)\"\u003e\u003ctd style=\"text-align:left\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eComposer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003ctd style=\"text-align:left;font-weight:var(--font-body-weight-bolder)\"\u003eCharles Gounod\u003c\/td\u003e\u003ctd data-r style=\"text-align:left\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInstrumentation\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003ctd data-r style=\"text-align:left;font-weight:var(--font-body-weight-bolder)\"\u003etrombone and piano (with a sight-reading piece for trombone and cello)\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003ctr style=\"background-color:var(--wb-neutral-50);--wb-l:2;--wb-r:4;--wb-lb:transparent;--wb-rb:transparent\"\u003e\u003ctd style=\"text-align:left\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArranger\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003ctd style=\"text-align:left;font-weight:var(--font-body-weight-bolder)\"\u003eLaurent Madeuf\u003c\/td\u003e\u003ctd data-r style=\"text-align:left\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenre\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003ctd data-r style=\"text-align:left;font-weight:var(--font-body-weight-bolder)\"\u003eclassical score\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"BIM","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54358480355603,"sku":"387043","price":30.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/0872\/6803\/files\/a6953f5c55840a1cfdfe62daf3ab4722c407a274_BIM_TB105.jpg?v=1789452981","url":"https:\/\/woodbrass.shop\/products\/bim-gounod-c-trombone-solo-387043","provider":"Woodbrass.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}