Rollercoaster commissioned by Ryan McNulty
for Solo Trombone
Nicholas V Hall (ASCAP)
| 2013 Š
commissioned by Ryan McNulty for Solo Trombone
Rollercoaster I. The Perfect Ride Nicholas V Hall
Begin off stage, enter by taking a step with each note performed.
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Trombone
q = 120
U œ. œ œ. Œ . f
Ú
q = 152 glance around the entire stage ( 8'')
q = 52 gliss.
10
Tbn.
4œ 4 . œ œ. Œ #œ. #œ #œ. Œ . . f ff
Ú
?4 w 4
2 4
w
p
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U œ. œ œ. Œ . f
glance around the entire stage ( 8'')
5
Tbn.
W
q = 112
∑
mf
∑
fff
4œ Œ Ó 4 .
step with each note
glance around the entire stage ( 10'')
U œ. Œ Ó
Œ Ó
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q = 210
16 glance around the entire stage ( 10'')
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∑
Tbn.
20
Tbn.
B œ. œ œ. Œ #œ. #œ œ. U . . Œ f
ff
at time of note turn with excitement and stare at the chair in the middle of the stage. Step with each note.
EV
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mf
f
? Curiously, examine the chair and slowly move in front of it. Sit down in the chair with a slow motion and become comfortable. (30'')
II. The Climb
As you accel lean backward looking toward the ceiling.
q = 62
accel.
23
PR
Tbn.
Growl 4 œ Œ œ Œ 6 œ Œ œ Growl 4 œ Œ œ Œ ? œ Œ œ Œ 5œ Œ œ 4 . 4 . . . . ˙ 4 . . . ˙™ 4 . .
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28
Growl
Tbn.
? œ Œ . ˙
34
œ. Œ œ. Œ
Growl
œ. Œ ˙
Growl
œ. Œ œ. Œ
œ. Œ ˙
œ. Œ œ. Œ
q = 194
Growl
Tbn.
? œ Œ . ˙
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Tbn.
W
Tbn.
q = 62
?2 4 œ >œ œ œ
4 œ œ œ. 4 . .
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With each crescendo, return closer to being perpendicular with the stage.
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IE
q = 42 Harmen mute, stem out + growl
45
U œ
B #˙ ™
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U œ
˙™
Tbn. f
p
ff
EV
p
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U œ
p
fff
B
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II. The Ride
Open Long and slowly faster with random descending notes
48
œ
? Tbn.
51
Look up Look down
Look up Look down
q = 60
œ ˙
Snap body left and shake
+ w
Woo!
Raise hands above head and yell
PR
Tbn.
? ˙ g lis s . ˙ g lis s . œ
+
s . g li ˙ g lis ˙ s s .
Looking at the floor
˙™
œo
Plunger Mute Growl Closed to open plunger
Snap body right and shake
57
? Sit Striahgt Up (4") wo
Tbn.
˙™
+ œ
Woo! Sit Striahgt Up (4")
+
Growl Open to closed plunger
q = 160
62
Tbn.
? ™™ >œ ff
j > g li j > g li j > g li j > g li j œ ‰ œ ss. œ ‰ œ ss. œ ‰ œ ss. œ ‰ œ ss. œ ‰ Ó
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™™
4 Long and slowly faster with random descending notes
66 Growl
Tbn.
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œ. Œ ˙
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69
q = 60 g lis s .
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Ó
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Tbn.
j œ ‰ Ó
˙
g lis s .
W
ff
j œ ‰ Œ
˙ mf
j œ ‰
gliss.
mp
IE
f
˙™
73
EV
IV. The Departure
? Performer should stand slowly from the chair, showing signs of being dizzy and shaken. Slowly begin walking away Tbn.
from the chair to the back stage area. (10")
q = 42
Harmen mute, stem out + growl
74
B ˙™ Tbn.
fff
PR
p
"
U œ
˙™
U œ
p
ff
" #˙ ™
U œ
p
f
Continue off stage stepping with each note in a dizzy and shaken manner.
77
Tbn.
B #œ. #œ œ. Œ .
#œ. #œ œ. U Œ .
nœ. nœ œ. Œ .
œ. œ œ. U Œ .
81
Tbn.
. . B #œ. #œ œ. Œ #œ. #œ œ. U Œ nœ nœ œ Œ . . .
œ. œ œ. U Œ .
Off stage
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