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“The Flipside”

“The Flipside”. Thomas Bacon. Introduction. Heavy brass introduction with drum solo. Sets the mood for the rest of the piece. Bass line transition into the solo. Instrumentation. French Horn Saxophone Trumpet Trombone Percussion Bass Piano. Timbre/ Texture. Big Band approach

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“The Flipside”

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  1. “The Flipside” Thomas Bacon

  2. Introduction Heavy brass introduction with drum solo. Sets the mood for the rest of the piece. Bass line transition into the solo.

  3. Instrumentation • French Horn • Saxophone • Trumpet • Trombone • Percussion • Bass • Piano

  4. Timbre/ Texture • Big Band approach • Lite runs show Bacon’s versatile playing ability • Arranged by Art Gottschalk

  5. The Band • Rice University Jazz Band • Larry Slezak (current)

  6. Soloist—Thomas Bacon • Born Chicago 1946 • Repertoire ranges from Renaissance to Classical, Contemporary and Jazz • Principle hornist for many orchestras • Former member of the St. Louis Brass Quintet • Commissioned many horn pieces • Teaches and performes master classes at universities across the country. (ATU, UCA, UofA)

  7. History • Mid-20th century, horn broke into the jazz world • Claude ThornhillOrchestra arranged jazz music with nontraditional instrument voicing • Julius Watkins joined a six-member jazz band playing horn • Ronald Sweetman's study, A Preliminary Chronology of the Use of the French Horn in Jazz, Further Rev. 1991 Text, Montréal Vintage Society, 1991, ISBN 1-895002-05-2.

  8. Resources • http://www.allmusic.com/artist/thomas-bacon-mn0001653920/biography • http://bands.blogs.rice.edu/jazz-ensembles/ • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horn_in_jazz • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCBam2fs3VM

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