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Bass n' Brass Trio (2013) by Douglas Hill
For Horn, Trombone and String Bass

1. Jazzette
2. Sambassa
3. Meanderings
4. Bang-Tango

Commissioned by bassist, Aaron Miller, BYU-Idaho

Performed May 29, 2014 at Northwestern's Regenstein Recital Hall as part of Aaron Miller's DMA Recital. Aaron Miller is a student of Andrew Raciti.

Horn: Melanie Erena
Trombone: Joseph Peterson
String Bass: Aaron Miller


Notes from the Composer:

Bass ‘n’ Brass Trio” for Horn, Trombone, and String Bass was completed in the fall of 2013 and composed at the request of the artist/performer Aaron Miller, a member of the Jazz program and the Double Bass instructor at BYU-Idaho.

This four-movement work emphasizes numerous jazz and latin-jazz elements while including options for moments of improvisation. The dark tone colors of these instruments allow for richly blended chords and mutual melodic strength and are treated as equals throughout. Incidental percussion instruments and a few percussive requests are also included to provide variety and rhythmic emphasis.

“Jazzette” begins with the rich, blending qualities of these three instruments, alternating with an original jazz waltz composed after having played the Thieleman standard, “Bluesette”, enjoying its lilting playfulness.

“Sambassa” is a melodic, light-hearted bossa nova complete with percussive compliments, and an opportunity for the bass to solo over the samba-like rhythms of the claves with stopped-horn punctuations.

“Meanderings” gently weaves its smooth melodic lines through varied modal settings. The abilities for these three instruments to glide
across pitches eventually dominate and the rich blending qualities create a meandering blur.

“Bang-Tango” starts off with a shout from each of the performers, then alternates freely among rambunctious motives, luxurious melodies, darkly blended harmonies, and fun-loving percussive interjections.