[Co]Valence IIIc: Battling a Diversion of Thought [SOLO TROMBONE] (2016, AMH) SCORE

Composer: Alannah Marie Halay (2016)

Instrumentation

solo trombone

(the trombonist requires a stop watch)

[Co]Valence IIIc for solo trombone is an overall schizophrenic dichotomy between expressive moments and percussive accents: percussive smack tones (outlined in boxes) present sudden interruptions to the otherwise ‘flowing’ melodic line. The overall desired effect is of a solo performer theatrically thinking aloud (performing) to themselves whilst

being distracted by other divergent thoughts (denoted by the percussive moments). Despite these distractions (which the audience will never know the details of), the performer tries very hard to stay focused on the matter at hand (the 'main' melody).