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Marco Bordogni · The Complete Vocalises

The Complete Vocalises for trombone, in the high range

The classic Bordogni Vocalises arranged to allow progressive practice of the high range. Early studies top out at high B♭, and as the book progresses the highest note moves progressively higher. Studies presented in tenor clef. With piano accompaniments for Nos. 1–132, in the same keys.

132
studies
22
keys
tenor clef
clef
289
pages (Letter)

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Piano accompaniment samples

Play the vocalises with piano accompaniment.

All 132 studies include Bordogni’s original piano accompaniment. Each track opens with two bars of ticks, and after a fermata two ticks indicate the rhythm for re-entry.

  • 1F major= 60

    whole · 1:48

  • 23B♭ minor= 58

    first 45 seconds

  • 24E♭ minor= 120

    first 45 seconds

No. 1 whole, the study the free sample prints, so you can play the whole thing before buying; and two more for their first 45 seconds.

The piano: Salamander Grand Piano by Alexander Holm (CC BY 3.0). Drums: VCSL (CC0) and the JJazzLab SoundFont (CC BY 4.0).

Contents

132 studies in 22 keys.

Nos. 1–132 come with their piano accompaniment.

Book INos. 1–60
  1. 1F major
  2. 2G♭ major
  3. 3B♭ major
  4. 4B♭ major
  5. 5E♭ major
  6. 6F major
  7. 7E♭ major
  8. 8E♭ major
  9. 9D♭ major
  10. 10D♭ minor
  11. 11G major
  12. 12E major
  13. 13F major
  14. 14B major
  15. 15G♭ major
  16. 16B major
  17. 17A major
  18. 18B major
  19. 19D major
  20. 20G♭ major
  21. 21A♭ major
  22. 22F major
  23. 23B♭ minor
  24. 24E♭ minor
  25. 25C major
  26. 26A♭ major
  27. 27A♭ major
  28. 28F major
  29. 29C major
  30. 30A♭ major
  31. 31B major
  32. 32D♭ major
  33. 33D♭ major
  34. 34D minor
  35. 35B major
  36. 36B major
  37. 37E major
  38. 38B major
  39. 39A♭ major
  40. 40A♭ major
  41. 41D minor
  42. 42B♭ major
  43. 43G major
  44. 44C major
  45. 45F major
  46. 46D minor
  47. 47F major
  48. 48C major
  49. 49D major
  50. 50F major
  51. 51G♭ major
  52. 52D♭ minor
  53. 53A♭ major
  54. 54D♭ major
  55. 55D♭ minor
  56. 56E♭ major
  57. 57A♭ major
  58. 58C major
  59. 59G♭ major
  60. 60G♭ major
Book IINos. 61–90
  1. 61A minor
  2. 62G minor
  3. 63E major
  4. 64C major
  5. 65D major
  6. 66B major
  7. 67C major
  8. 68B major
  9. 69A major
  10. 70G major
  11. 71F major
  12. 72G minor
  13. 73G major
  14. 74D♭ major
  15. 75D♭ major
  16. 76B♭ major
  17. 77A♭ minor
  18. 78E minor
  19. 79A♭ minor
  20. 80B♭ major
  21. 81G♭ major
  22. 82F major
  23. 83C major
  24. 84C major
  25. 85E♭ minor
  26. 86D♭ major
  27. 87A♭ major
  28. 88E♭ major
  29. 89A♭ major
  30. 90A major
Book IIINos. 91–120
  1. 91B♭ major
  2. 92A♭ minor
  3. 93B minor
  4. 94E♭ major
  5. 95A major
  6. 96F major
  7. 97F major
  8. 98B♭ minor
  9. 99A♭ major
  10. 100A♭ major
  11. 101F major
  12. 102G♭ minor
  13. 103B♭ major
  14. 104D♭ minor
  15. 105C major
  16. 106D♭ major
  17. 107F major
  18. 108C major
  19. 109E♭ major
  20. 110D♭ major
  21. 111B♭ major
  22. 112C major
  23. 113C major
  24. 114D♭ minor
  25. 115C major
  26. 116G♭ major
  27. 117C major
  28. 118G major
  29. 119D♭ major
  30. 120C major
After RochutNos. 121–132
  1. 121F major
  2. 122C major
  3. 123C major
  4. 124C major
  5. 125D♭ minor
  6. 126G♭ major
  7. 127E♭ major
  8. 128D♭ major
  9. 129D♭ major
  10. 130D♭ major
  11. 131G major
  12. 132C major

About The Complete Vocalises

Marco Bordogni’s one hundred thirty-two vocalises in one book, numbered following Joannes Rochut’s 1928 transcription for trombone and the 12 studies Rochut missed included. Newly engraved from Bordogni’s own prints.

Source: Engraved by Practice Farm. Bordogni's own prints, published by the author in Paris: 11e, 12e, 8e, 6e, 4e and 5e livres, copies at the Bibliothèque nationale de France, digitised on Gallica; and the 36 Vocalises, G. Schirmer, New York, 1897, edited by Max Spicker.

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