THE DEVIL`S DERMISH
COMPOSER: LAUREN BERNOFSKY

INSTRUMENTATION: TROMBONE, PIANO
DURATION: 10:00
DEDICATION: FOR BRIAN L. DIEHL
PUBLISHER: THEODORE PRESSER COMPANY
ITEM STATUS: PRINT
PRODUCT TYPE: SCORE AND PARTS
ACCOMPANIED: ACCOMPANIED SOLO
PAGE COUNT: 28
WEIGHT: 0.3 LBS.

DESCRIPTION:
-THIS FIENDISHLY VIRTUOSIC CONCERT PIECE WAS WRITTEN FOR TROMBONIST BRIAN DIEHL IN 1994. A DERMISH IS A CROATIAN FOLK DANCE (AUTHENTICALLY SPELLED “DRMES”) CONTAINING DANCE STEPS THAT, AT TIMES, GO “AGAINST THE GRAIN” OF THE MUSIC. THE DEVIL`S DERMISH HAS TWO MAIN TYPES OF MUSIC, ONE IN THE LOWER RANGE OF THE INSTRUMENT, WITH QUICK, TONGUED NOTES, AND THE OTHER A “LIMPING” WALTZ IN 5/8 TIME, MORE SCALAR AND LEGATO, EXPLORING THE HIGHER RANGES AND ALLOWING FOR EXPRESSIVE USE OF TONE COLOR AND VIBRATO. THE CADENZA-LIKE SECTION EMPLOYS TECHNIQUES SUCH AS HARMONIC GLISSANDI IN ONE SLIDE POSITION, AND MULTIPHONICS (SINGING ONE NOTE WHILE PLAYING ANOTHER). FOR ADVANCED PERFORMERS.