Divergent Roads

Adventures in Brass is a series of 6 six brass solos written by Anthony Plog and commissioned by M. Dee Stewart, Director of CAP ventures (College Auditions Preparation) at the Jacobs School of Music, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA: Musings, trumpet and piano (BIM TP330) Eckig Blues, horn and piano (BIM CO94) Divergent Roads, trombone and piano (BIM TB88) Initiatives, bass trombone and piano (BIM TB89) Walking, tuba and piano (BIM TU181) Prelude-Tarantella, euphonium and piano (BIM TU182) Anthony Plog’s characteristic and original style of composition is clearly in evidence here in this series of six contrasting and idiomatic short pieces (between 3’30’’ and 4’). Each of them can enrich a recital program. Important about notation: The compositions of Anthony Plog include many passages with accidentals. It is important to observe the international rules for music notation in his works: 1) independent accidentals in one measure do not apply to following measures. 2) accidentals in one octave do not apply to any other octave 3) When accidentals are redundantly repeated in any measure to avoid confusion, they appear in parenthesis (also in small size above the note).