Professional Documents
Culture Documents
T.J. Anderson - Mindstrel Man (Bass Trombone and Percussion)
T.J. Anderson - Mindstrel Man (Bass Trombone and Percussion)
M IN S T R E L M A N
C o m m is s io n e d b y a n d d e d ic a te d to T h o m a s G . E v e re tt
,h e s o c ia l a n d p s y c h o lo g ic a l in fr in g e m e n t o n th e b la c k A m e r ic a n h
e d th e m to c re a te a s c a u s
a m u s ic w h ic h is b o th u n iq u e a n d p e r s o n a l. T h e m in s tre l p e r io d , a n 'e r a
u s ic a l p a r o d y , fl o f m
m a n y b la c k ll1 u s ic ié ,m s p e r fo r m in Q w ith o u tw a r d jo y a n d in n e r s o rro w
o m p o s itio n M IN S . T h e c
M A N is a fu r th e r p r o je c tio n o f th a t fe e lin g . It m a k e s u s e o f R a g tim e ,
M u s ic , J a z z , B lu M a rc h
a n d a v a n t- g a r d e s ty le s ." ( T . J . /" \J IU = : : " '"
T h e p ie c e is w r itte n fo r o n e in s tr u m e n ta lis t o n ly w h o p la y s th e h i- h a t c y m b a ls b y th e le ft fo o
th e b a s s d r u m b y th e r ig h t fo o t. T h e d u r a tio n o f a p e r fo r m a n c e is a p p r o x im a te ly 7 11 2 m in u te s .
F ir s t P e r fo r m a n c e : M a r c h 1 2 , 1 9 7 8 B ro w n U n iv e r s ity , P r o v id e n c e , R .I., U S A
J a v \e r C ~ \O fn e f C a s t l\ le l6 ~
P R O fE S S O R Ilf ¡R O M B O j T R O M 8 Ó S A IX
e l . R lu P e n a g u ila e
T e \.: 9 6 5 5 9 2 1 2 6 . T e l M O l/U 6 2 9 0 8 0 2 1 4
0 3 8 Z 0 COCENTA1NA { ~ lic a o te \