Trombone Requiem

Composed by Dr. Don Bowyer

With Trombonists:

Billy Bargetzi
Kevin Bounds
Don Bowyer
Danny Hutson
Tom Mitchell
Billy Orton

October 3, 2004
3:00 p.m.

Roberts Recital Hall

Trombone Requiem

I – Introit

Grant eternal rest to them, Oh Lord, Eternal rest.
Shine eternal light on them, Oh Lord, Eternal light.
Hear our prayer, Oh Lord. Hear our prayer, Oh Lord.
Bless our instruments of song, As we honor you with music.
Grant eternal rest to them, Oh Lord, Eternal rest.

II – Kyrie

Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us all.

III – Dies Irae

On the Day of Wrath, When all are judged, Who will be worthy?
Merciful Lord Jesus, Grant them eternal rest.

IV – Offertory

V – Sanctus

Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God of Hosts!
Heaven and earth are full of Thy glory! Lord God of Hosts!
Hosanna in the highest! Lord God of Hosts!
Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God of Hosts!

VI – Benedictus

Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest!
Hosanna in the highest!

VII – Agnus Dei

Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world.
Grant them eternal rest.

VIII – Communion

Grant eternal rest to them, Oh Lord, Eternal rest.
Shine eternal light on them, Oh Lord, Eternal light.
Hear our prayer, Oh Lord. Hear our prayer, Oh Lord.
Grant eternal rest to them, Oh Lord, Eternal rest.

Dedication

This composition is dedicated to the memories of loved ones lost.

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Trombone Symbolism

The trombone first appeared in the 15th century. During the Renaissance era, the trombone ensemble developed a symbolic association with death, and was used for this purpose to great effect by Baroque, Classical, and Romantic composers from Monteverdi to Mozart to Berlioz. According to the New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians: “while it is difficult to determine the exact point from which such meanings originate, it is certain that these associations were well understood by the start of the 17th century.”

Also from the New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians: “The earliest detailed depiction of a trombone appears in Filippino Lippi's fresco The Assumption of the Virgin (1488-93) in S Maria sopra Minerva, Rome.”