Relationships

Adapted for Trombone Trio by the composer. Original program notes:

Relationships is an interpretation of the interplay between people translated into music taking into account the personalities of the instruments. For instance, Two Against One uses the similarity of sound that unite the French Horn and the Tuba, both conical bore instruments, against the cylindrical bored Bass Trombone. Ménage à Trois gives each instrument a distinct personality while still playing together in harmony. Again, the Trombone is the odd man out being the "cool" one. And Cronies has the somewhat comic quality of three old friends sitting in the mall on a Saturday afternoon commenting on the events of the day as well as the occasional passerby, perhaps a pretty girl or a group of annoyingly loud boys who catches their attention.