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Arthur Pryor - Trombone Solo's

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Subject: Arthur Pryor - Trombone Solo's
From: Colin Randle <colin.randle@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 08 Apr 1999 10:15:17 +0100
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THoward34@xxxxxxx wrote:

Further to your comment about 'Love's Enchantment' I must agree a marvelous
trombone solo why requires use of the tonality of the trombone and the
gorgeous high  note at the end (was it a D?). This was one of a number of
trombone solos written by an American (?) called Pryor but I can't remember
the others. I have no doubt the answer will be forthcoming!

> Cheers

> Ted Howard

Dear Ted,

Yes indeed it was a D - but high notes are never a problem on a trombone!

I think I'm right in saying that Arthur Pryor was a member of of "Sousa's Band",
the famous march king from America.  He obviously wrote a lot of trombone solo's
for himself to play - and thankfully he published them for future generations of
trombone players like myself to attempt and enjoy.  The best known of these is
Loves Enchantment - but he also wrote one in the same waltzy style called
"Starlight".  Again - whilst Ken Dennison was at Coventry he arranged this for
full band and I had the pleasure of featuring it on Coventry band concerts many
years ago.  Ironically - the first time I ever played it was at the Belgrade
Theatre in Coventry - a theatre that had a lot of the wood interiors and
fitments furnished by the city of Belgrade - a place we are now bombing the hell
out of!

Arthur Pryor also wrote what I think of as a cornet solo called "Blue Bells Of
Scotland", which has been attempted by many a trombone player, (but never me I
hasten to add), which is so difficult that it is rarely attempted nowadays.  My
old friend Chris Jeans, ex. Desford and Dyke, was the only player who I ever
heard who got anywhere near it when he played it at the Oxford Solo
Championships many years ago.

Cheers,

Colin Randle.

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