Colors for Trombone


Colors for Trombone is a concerto for solo trombone and concert band. It was composed in 1998 by Belgian composer in Ravels. It was written for Belgian trombonist Ben Haemhouts. The piece is in four movements, each based on a color, and characterizes a typical musical quality:
  1. Yellow - inspiring and stimulating,
  2. Red - dynamic, passionate developing into dramatic, furious and fighting
  3. Blue - melancholic, dreamy and introvert
  4. Green - hopeful and full of expectation
The work exists in versions for solo trombone and brass band, fanfare band, and piano.
This piece is widely considered a virtuoso piece of trombone literature and is frequently performed. A performance of the composition usually lasts around 15 minutes.

Recordings

Breeze in the Hearts, Bloom in the World - Takenori Yoshikawa, trombone; Iku Miwa, piano - 2011Colors - Akira Kuwata, trombone; Tokai University Dai-yon High School Wind Orchestra; Shigeyoshi Ida, conductor - 2006Colors - Ben Haemhouts, trombone; Symphonic Windorchestra Conservatory Antwerp; Dirk De Caluwe, conductor - 1999Visions - Joseph Alessi, trombone; Columbus State University Wind Ensemble; Robert Rumbelow, conductor - 2008When I Walk Alone - Lito Fontana, trombone; Fausto Quintabà, piano - 2002