The underrepresented French trombone: A recording and written document of rarely performed 20th century trombone literature of the Paris Conservatory

Author

Kyle A. Remnant, James Madison UniversityFollow

Creative Commons License

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Date of Graduation

5-6-2021

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA)

Department

School of Music

Advisor(s)

Andrew Lankford

Kevin Stees

Lisa M. Maynard

Abstract

The purpose of this project was to highlight some of the lesser-known trombone solos within the oeuvre of the Paris Conservatory Solo de Concours (Solo Contest). While the output of solo works through the Paris Conservatory has been well documented for over a century-and-a-half, there are numerous compositions that have not reached the canonical status of the works of Tomasi, Guilmant, Castérède, and others. Several Prix de Rome winners composed for the trombone as a solo instrument; among them are Alfred Bachelet, Henri Büsser, Jules Mazellier, Raymond Loucheur, Yvonne Desportes and Claude Pascal. Regrettably, no reference recordings exist for many of the trombone solos written as contest pieces for the Paris Conservatory, including those composed by winners of the Prix de Rome. This project maintains a two-fold goal of recording an album of previously unrecorded trombone works from twentieth-century France, and providing a written document to include composer biographies and relevant information about the works performed.

Recommended Citation

Remnant, Kyle A., "The underrepresented French trombone: A recording and written document of rarely performed 20th century trombone literature of the Paris Conservatory" (2021). Dissertations, 2020-current. 58.
https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/diss202029/58