Fantasy for Trombone, James Edward Curnow, 1943

Maestoso – Allegro spiritoso

Solo by Trombone and is Accompanied by Piano
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HAx5Lq7B-U

Melody:
Range – Wide (approximately uses two octaves). Does not go above Eb*

Around this range

No particular shape or direction of melodic motion, there are times the melody ascends and
descends

There are crescendos and decrescendos to somewhat to make the trombone melody sound
more broad or intensify.

The melody’s rhythm often does not start or make emphasis on playing syncopation. Rhythm is
not complicated and is often played right on the pulse. Crotchets, quavers and semi quavers
seem to all fit well into the pulse.

There is a motive transformation as the piece changes to a faster tempo as the piece proceeds.
The original motive goes through diminution. In the beginning mostly crotchets, quavers and a
bit of semi quavers were used. However as the tempo gets faster, it uses way more semi quavers
and quavers with hardly no crotchets.

Meter
The music is played in 4/4 and has a time signature change during the middle as it gets whole
lot faster. The time signature changes to 2/4 and goes back to 4/4 and goes back

Harmony
The chords mostly all seems to be in major key
The melody is in major scale

Form
Played by a solo trombonist with a piano accompaniment.
The piece is in a form of theme and variation. The same melody/musical idea/theme is played at
the beginning and is repeated throughout the piece.

Context
Composed in 1943, so modern classical?

Texture:
This is a polyphony texture because one dominant melodic tune is accompanied by chords from
the piano