FULL SCORE Lassus Tromone Henry Fillmore Edited y Roert E Foster CB140 INSTRUMENTATION Full Score 1 Flute Piccolo 8 Ooe 2 Clarinet in E 1 Clarinet 1 in B 4 Clarinet 2 in B 4 Clarinet in B 4 Bass Clarinet in B 2 Bassoon 2 Alto Saxohone 1 in E 2 Alto Saxohone 2 in E 2 Tenor Saxohone in B 2 Baritone Saxohone in E 2 Trumet 1 in B 2 Trumet 2 in B 2 Trumet in B 2 Trumet 4 in B 2 Horn 1 2 Horn 2 2 Horn 2 Horn 4 2 Tromone 1 Tromone 2 Tromone Euhonium TC in B 2 Euhonium BC 4 Mallet Percussion 1 Bells Percussion 1 1 Snare Drum Percussion 2 2 Crash Cymals, Bass Drum
2 Program Notes The well-known and leader and comoser, Henry Fillmore ulished his most amous comosition, Lassus Tromone, in 1915 This was the second o his oular tromone smears eaturing the sliding tromones His irst smear, Miss Tromone, was ulished in 1908, and had ecome a oular selection on the concerts y the Sousa Band When several memers o the Sousa Band visited with Henry Fillmore in 1915, they mentioned that Miss Tromone had leased audiences whenever it was erormed This comment roaly insired Henry to write his est-known iece o music, Lassus Tromone According to the author, Paul Bierley, For all ractical uroses, Lassus Tromone is a classic The structure is solid The melody, harmony and rhythm are comined in a glorious, near erect manner It is highly listenale, clever and snay Because it literally exudes hainess, it is little wonder that Henry lived to see sales o the sheet music surass the two million mark Lassus Tromone quickly took a lace among the world s toe-taers, and it still alls in that category When he was asked aout the origin o the title, Fillmore resonded, Why, molasses, o course I thought o molasses on read or reakast, dinner, and suer Sousa soon discovered the magic o Lassus and he erormed it almost daily or several years (Inormation rom Halleluah Tromone!, The Story o Henry Fillmore, y Paul Bierley, ulished y Carl Fischer Catalog Numer TXT1) Perormance Notes This edition o Lassus Tromone is ased on the original 1915 ulication which was layed y the Sousa Band It is erect or oth smaller and larger ands It is so well written that it will also sound good with ands that do not have large or comlete instrumentation 1) Temo The temo is not ast Fillmore wrote the words, Slow Drag on the conductor art instead o a more traditional temo marking This will work very well at aout Π= 96 2) Dynamic Contrast The est erormances o Lassus Tromone will e layed with great dynamic contrast Exaggerate the dierence in dynamics y laying the soter ortions even soter ) Tromone Smears This work eatures tromone smears All o the smears (glissando) need to e layed louder Trio 4) Bells As in the original, the ells only lay the irst strain o the trio 5) Tromones For greater dynamic (and texture) contrast, tromones can e tacet the irst art o the Trio the irst time through The counter-melody will e layed y the Tenor Sax and the Baritone At measure 69, tromones lay oth times c140f
Aout the Comoser ames Henry Fillmore, r was orn in Cincinnati on Decemer, 1881 into a amily o comosers and ulishers o religious music A somewhat incorrigile oy, he was ored with church music He reerred more exciting music such as that used in circuses In act, her ran o with circuses at least three times This caused no small amount o consternation in the amily, which had a digniied English-American earing (he was a second cousin, twice removed, o President Millard B Fillmore), so he received much o his education in a military school He graduated rom the Miami Military Institute in 1901 Frustrated at eing unale to inluence the Fillmore Brothers to ranch into the ulication o and music, he let home He married his secret sweetheart Mael ones, a vaudeville dancer, and oined the Lemon Brothers circus as a tromone layer He returned to Cincinnati and the ulishing comany ater one season, ut it was several years eore the amily acceted Mael Gradually, Henry ersuaded his ather and uncles to ulish more and music The irm eventually ecame a leading and house, rimarily ecause the music o Henry Fillmore and his seven aliases had ecome very oular Another actor was his exertise as an arranger and editor Meanwhile, he was heavily involved with ands in the Cincinnati area Under his leadershi, the Syrian Temle Shrine Band ecame America s inest raternal and Industrialist Powell Crosley enticed him to organize a roessional and, and it, too, achieved widesread ame through roadcasts over the owerul radio station WLW One novel eature o the rograms was Henry s excetional dog, Mike the radio hound, who arked at redetermined sots in the music Henry s music was now eing layed y ands throughout North America and aroad, and his intense schedule as comoser, arranger, music editor, and conductor egan to take its toll In his late ities, he develoed a serious heart rolem Doctors told him his lie exectancy would e less than one year unless he retired They also suggested that he move to a warmer climate He moved to Miami with the exectation o living only a short time However, he was revived y the Florida sunshine and lived almost two more decades Much o his renewed energy could e attriuted to a new lie as mentor o school musicians throughout the state o Florida He loved the kids, who adoted him universally as their Uncle Henry His activities in the music education ield soon ecame a serious commitment One o his old riends was ohn Heney, a noted ormer ercussionist o Sousa s and, who was osessed with raising the level o school ands lorida Together they traveled aout the state encouraging school oicials to start ands The end result o their extraordinary romotional eorts was the creation o three dozen new high school ands An esecially loving relationshi develoed etween Henry and the and at the University o Miami He was named ermanent guest conductor and accomanied the and on tris, including three to Central America In areciation o his concern and his generosity the university awarded him with an honorary doctorate Desite the warnings o doctors, Henry ecame even more active in the and movement He was elected resident o the restigious American Bandmasters Association and held the organization together through the years o World War II when travel was restricted And he seldom assed u a chance to e resent at unctions o the Florida Bandmasters Association He moved to Miami with the exectation o living only a short time However, he was revived y the Florida sunshine and lived almost two more decades Much o his renewed energy could e attriuted to a new lie as mentor o school musicians throughout the state o Florida He loved the kids, who adoted him universally as their Uncle Henry His activities in the music education ield soon ecame a serious commitment One o his old riends was ohn Heney, a noted ormer ercussionist o Sousa s and, who was osessed with raising the level o school ands lorida Together they traveled aout the state encouraging school oicials to start ands The end result o their extraordinary romotional eorts was the creation o three dozen new high school ands c140f
4 An esecially loving relationshi develoed etween Henry and the and at the University o Miami He was named ermanent guest conductor and accomanied the and on tris, including three to Central America In areciation o his concern and his generosity the university awarded him with an honorary doctorate Desite the warnings o doctors, Henry ecame even more active in the and movement He was elected resident o the restigious American Bandmasters Association and held the organization together through the years o World War II when travel was restricted And he seldom assed u a chance to e resent at unctions o the Florida Bandmasters Association As might e exected, he aid the rice or not heeding his doctor s advice Ater eing weakened y a series o illnesses, the ig heart o Henry Fillmore inally gave way He died eaceully in his slee on Decemer 7, 1956 His ody was cremated, and his ashes were interred with those o his eloved Mael at the Woodlawn Park Cemetery in Miami The and world had lost a giant, ut his music will live as long as there are ands to lay it Beneiting most rom his legacy was the University o Miami Band, to which he equeathed most o his estate The Henry Fillmore Band Hall with its Fillmore Museum is a symol o that legacy Aout the Editor Roert E Foster has an extensive ackground as a music educator, conductor, adudicator, and as a comoser and arranger He has served as a successul and director at the unior high school, high school, and university levels, and he has conducted and/or adudicated throughout the United States and Canada, Mexico, Euroe, aan and Singaore He is Proessor o Music in the School o Music at the University o Kansas, where he has een on the aculty since 1971 He is ast resident o the American Bandmasters Association, the National Band Association, the Southwest Division o College Band Directors National Association, and o the Big Twelve Conerence Band Directors Association He is the conductor o the award winning Lawrence City Band In 2006, he was inducted into the National Band Association Hall o Fame o Distinguished Conductors In 2010, he was inducted into the Kansas Music Educators Hall o Fame Foster is Vice-President o the ohn Phili Sousa Foundation, and has een actively involved in the romotion and erormances o the music o ohn Phili Sousa He worked with the Instrumentalist magazine as guest editor to roduce their Sousa Sesquicentennial issue in Novemer, 2004 He has edited new critical editions o Sousa s music, as well as o the music o Henry Fillmore His imersonation o ohn Phili Sousa in Sousa Concerts has een a huge success, selling out concert halls in several dierent states In uly, 2006 he served as conductor o the National Band Association National Community Band in Las Vegas, again serving as Mr Sousa in a gala concert called Sousa on the Stri Mr Foster rings a wealth o exerience, ackground, and knowledge aout traditional marches, and the concerts that were erormed y Mr Sousa and his great and, and y the legendary and leader, Henry Fillmore c140f
Full Score Flute/Piccolo Ooe Clarinet Clarinet 1 Clarinet 2, Bass Clarinet Bassoon Alto Saxohone Tenor Saxohone Baritone Saxohone Trumet 1 Trumet 2 Trumet, 4 Horn 1, Horn 2, 4 Tromone 1 Tromone 2, Euhonium Mallet Percussion (Bells) Percussion 1 (Snare Drum) Percussion 2 (Crash Cymals, Bass Drum) unis throughout Slow drag q = 96 gliss 6 1 6 1 6 2 6 6 n gliss 1 6 6 1 6 2 6 6 n Tacet to Trio SD ΠCr Cym ΠBD 1 2 4 Slow drag q = 96 Lassus Tromone 5 HENRY FILLMORE Edited y Roert E Foster Coyright 1915 y Fillmore Bros Co Coyright renewed All rights assigned to Carl Fischer, LLC This arrangement Coyright 2011 y Carl Fischer, LLC International Coyright Secured All rights reserved including erormance rights
6 Fl/Picc O Cl Cl 1 Cl 2, B Cl Bsn A Sax T Sax Bar Sax Tt 1 Tt 2 Tt, 4 Hn 1, Hn 2, 4 Tn 1 Tn 2, Euh Mall Perc 5 5 1 6 2 6 1 6 2 6 Perc 1 Perc 2 5 6 7 8 9 10
Fl/Picc O Cl Cl 1 Cl 2, B Cl Bsn A Sax T Sax n n n 7 Bar Sax Tt 1 Tt 2 Tt, 4 Hn 1, Hn 2, 4 Tn 1 Tn 2, Euh Mall Perc n n 1 2 6 2 n 1 2 6 2 n n Perc 1 Perc 2 Π11 12 1 14 15 16
8 Fl/Picc O Cl Cl 1 Cl 2, B Cl Bsn A Sax T Sax Bar Sax Tt 1 Tt 2 Tt, 4 Hn 1, Hn 2, 4 Tn 1 Tn 2, Euh Mall Perc Perc 1 Perc 2 5 1 2 6 6 6 6 n n n Πn Π17 18 19 1 ΠΠΠ1 ΠΠn Π5 1 2 6 6 6 6 n n n Πn n n 20 2 2 ΠΠΠ21
Fl/Picc O Cl Cl 1 Cl 2, B Cl Bsn A Sax T Sax Bar Sax Tt 1 Tt 2 Tt, 4 Hn 1, Hn 2, 4 Tn 1 Tn 2, Euh 22 n Πn Πn Πn n ΠΠΠΠn Πn ΠΠn ΠΠn ΠΠΠΠn n Πn Πn 22 Πn ΠΠΠn Πn Πn ΠΠΠgliss n ΠΠ5 5 gliss n Πn Πn 5 5 n ΠΠn 9 Mall Perc Perc 1 Perc 2 ΠΠn ΠΠΠΠ22 2 24 25 26 27
10 Fl/Picc O Cl Cl 1 Cl 2, B Cl Bsn A Sax T Sax Bar Sax Tt 1 Tt 2 Tt, 4 Hn 1, Hn 2, 4 Tn 1 Tn 2, Euh ΠΠΠΠΠn Πn Πn Πn ΠΠn ΠΠΠΠΠΠΠΠn ΠΠΠΠΠΠn Πn ΠΠΠn ΠΠΠΠΠΠΠΠΠn ΠΠΠΠn ΠΠ5 5 Πn Π5 5 n n ΠΠMall Perc Perc 1 Perc 2 ΠΠΠΠΠΠΠΠ28 29 0 1 2
Fl/Picc O Cl Cl 1 Cl 2, B Cl Bsn A Sax T Sax Bar Sax n n n n ΠΠ1 n n n Π2 11 Tt 1 Tt 2 Tt, 4 Hn 1, Hn 2, 4 Tn 1 Tn 2, Euh 1 2 n n Πn ΠΠΠΠn ΠΠn Mall Perc Perc 1 Perc 2 n Π4 5 6 7 ΠΠ8
12 Fl/Picc O Cl Cl 1 Cl 2, B Cl Bsn A Sax T Sax Bar Sax Tt 1 Tt 2 Tt, 4 Hn 1, Hn 2, 4 Tn 1 Tn 2, Euh Mall Perc 9 9 6 2 6 2 Perc 1 Perc 2 9 40 41 42 4
Fl/Picc O Cl Cl 1 Cl 2, B Cl Bsn A Sax T Sax Bar Sax Tt 1 Tt 2 Tt, 4 Hn 1, Hn 2, 4 Tn 1 Tn 2, Euh Mall Perc 1 n n n n 2 6 6 2 n 2 6 n n 6 2 n Perc 1 Perc 2 44 45 46 47 48 49
14 Fl/Picc O Cl Cl 1 Cl 2, B Cl Bsn A Sax T Sax Bar Sax Tt 1 Tt 2 Tt, 4 Hn 1, Hn 2, 4 Tn 1 Tn 2, Euh n ΠΠΠΠn Π1 1 5 Π6 6 6 6 n n n Π5 1 ΠΠ1 n 6 6 6 6 n n Πn n n n n n n Mall Perc Perc 1 Perc 2 ΠΠΠΠ50 51 52 5 54
Fl/Picc O Cl Cl 1 Cl 2, B Cl Bsn A Sax T Sax Bar Sax Tt 1 Tt 2 Tt, 4 Hn 1, Hn 2, 4 Tn 1 Tn 2, Euh Mall Perc Perc 1 Perc 2 55 Trio Otional: Play 2nd time only Otional: Play 2nd time only Bells 55 Trio 55 56 57 58 59 60 15
16 Fl/Picc O Cl n Cl 1 Cl 2, B Cl Bsn A Sax T Sax Bar Sax Tt 1 Tt 2 Tt, 4 Hn 1, Hn 2, 4 Tn 1 Tn 2, Euh Mall Perc Perc 1 Perc 2 61 62 6 64 65 66
Fl/Picc O Cl Cl 1 Cl 2, B Cl Bsn A Sax T Sax Bar Sax Tt 1 Tt 2 Tt, 4 Hn 1, Hn 2, 4 Tn 1 Tn 2, Euh Mall Perc ΠΠΠΠΠn n ΠΠΠSolo, lay oth times n ΠΠSolo, lay oth times Πn ΠΠ1 1 n n n ΠΠn n 2 2 17 n n Perc 1 Perc 2 ΠΠ67 68 69 70 71
18 Fl/Picc O Cl Cl 1 Cl 2, 72 n Πn Πn Πn Πn ΠΠn ΠΠΠΠn B Cl Bsn A Sax T Sax Bar Sax Tt 1 Tt 2 Tt, 4 Hn 1, Hn 2, 4 Tn 1 Tn 2, Euh ΠΠn ΠΠΠΠΠΠn Πn Πn 72 Πn ΠΠΠn ΠΠΠn Πn ΠΠn ΠΠ5 5 n ΠΠn 5 5 n n ΠΠMall Perc Perc 1 Perc 2 ΠΠtacet ΠΠΠΠ72 7 74 75 76
Fl/Picc Π80 n Π19 n O Cl Cl 1 Cl 2, ΠΠΠn Πn Πn Πn ΠΠn B Cl Bsn A Sax T Sax Bar Sax Tt 1 Tt 2 Tt, 4 Hn 1, Hn 2, 4 Tn 1 Tn 2, Euh ΠΠΠn Πn 80 Πn ΠΠΠn Πn ΠΠn ΠΠΠΠ5 ΠΠ5 n n ΠΠn ΠΠMall Perc Perc 1 Perc 2 n ΠΠΠ77 78 79 ΠΠ80 81
20 Fl/Picc O Cl Cl 1 Cl 2, B Cl Bsn A Sax T Sax Bar Sax Tt 1 Tt 2 Tt, 4 Hn 1, Hn 2, 4 Tn 1 Tn 2, Euh Mall Perc Perc 1 Perc 2 Πn ΠΠΠn Πn ΠΠn Πn Πn n ΠΠ5 n Π5 ΠΠn ΠΠΠΠn ΠΠΠn 82 8 84 85 86 87 CB140 $7500 Set $1500 Full Score CB140P $400 Parts 65 Bleecker Street, New York, NY 10012 wwwcarlischercom UPC ISBN 0-8258-8516-7