Sibelius - Valse Triste for Euphonium and Piano Gliere The musical version may contain

The musical version may contain two or three individual parts within a single melodic line

Timpani/Percussion

This transcription sounds amazing and is a fantastic showpiece for Tenor Trombonists

The piece was inspired by the composer's own feelings regarding America as well as the reputation the country has acquired throughout the world

Gliere's Intermezzo and Tarantella

Sibelius - Valse Triste for Euphonium and Piano Gliere The musical version may containValse Triste is taken from the music that Sibelius wrote for a drama called "Kuolema" or "Death". The shortened version of the story goes something like this: It is nighttime and a dying Mother is being watched over by her son who eventually falls asleep and dreams. In the dream, the Mother, dressed in a ballroom gown begins to dance a very slow dance. More and more people enter the ballroom to dance with the Mother, but they will not look her in the